The concept of the digital studio―the virtual sound stage with stored props and sets modeled on Hollywood's factory system―has not really come to pass. Extraordinary digital effects have become routine in the past 10 years and software development is still brisk and at times startling, but the idea that a database of digital assets could provide a permanent library of ready-made cars, cities, humans, and props is still a dream. Viewpoint, TurboSquid, and others continue to try to make a business of stock models, but because of a lack of a standards the idea has failed to produce anything but a disparate collection of models that require considerable customization.
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