Experts use AI and computer vision to determine if the famous film is real or a hoax in the latest 'The Proof is Out There' episode
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‘The Proof is Out There’ episode about Bigfoot will run tonight at 10pm ET and is hosted by Tony Harris.
KEY POINTS:
• The History Channel's latest 'The Proof is Out There' episode investigates the story of Bigfoot
• The Patterson–Gimlin film from 1967 claims to have captured the creature in northern California
• The show brings in experts in computer science, anthropology and costume design to dissect the film
• The team looks at how the figures feet interacts with the ground as it walk
• They also analyze how its body moves, which they say would not be possible in a manmade suit
• The figure in the film would also be at least seven feet tall and 700 pounds
EXCERPT: Computer vision algorithms were applied to stabilize the images, producing a final version that is much clearer to make out – as if Patterson had the camera standing on a tripod while shooting from the riverbed.
Bob Heironimus, a retired Pepsi bottler from Yakima, came forward years after the footage was released claiming he wore the costume used to make the ‘fake’ video.
However, Gimilin, who is still alive, refutes the claims and sticks to his story that it was Bigfoot he and Patterson saw in the woods 50 years ago.
'The Proof is Out There' experts looked at the creature’s foot in the film and with the redesigned footage, they are able to see how the figure’s foot interacts with the ground... (MORE - details)
The film that made Bigfoot a star
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...-hoax.html
‘The Proof is Out There’ episode about Bigfoot will run tonight at 10pm ET and is hosted by Tony Harris.
KEY POINTS:
• The History Channel's latest 'The Proof is Out There' episode investigates the story of Bigfoot
• The Patterson–Gimlin film from 1967 claims to have captured the creature in northern California
• The show brings in experts in computer science, anthropology and costume design to dissect the film
• The team looks at how the figures feet interacts with the ground as it walk
• They also analyze how its body moves, which they say would not be possible in a manmade suit
• The figure in the film would also be at least seven feet tall and 700 pounds
EXCERPT: Computer vision algorithms were applied to stabilize the images, producing a final version that is much clearer to make out – as if Patterson had the camera standing on a tripod while shooting from the riverbed.
Bob Heironimus, a retired Pepsi bottler from Yakima, came forward years after the footage was released claiming he wore the costume used to make the ‘fake’ video.
However, Gimilin, who is still alive, refutes the claims and sticks to his story that it was Bigfoot he and Patterson saw in the woods 50 years ago.
'The Proof is Out There' experts looked at the creature’s foot in the film and with the redesigned footage, they are able to see how the figure’s foot interacts with the ground... (MORE - details)
The film that made Bigfoot a star