Interactive video compositing

Interactive video compositing, or IVC, is an <a href="/facts/Interactive_media/4TnPQC4K">interactive media</a> production technique that uses <a href="/facts/Pre-rendering/YtB5k4Jh">pre-rendered</a> videos and images to create visual coherence, allowing interactive environments to be created without the heavy processing load incurred by <a href="/facts/Realtime_3D_graphics/jrILnb0K">real-time 3D graphics</a>.
The most popular examples of IVC are in <a href="/facts/Video_game/vmTdNASJ">video games</a> using the technique prior to the propagation of <a href="/facts/3D_rendering/6SqukntK">real-time 3D graphics</a>. On the <a href="/facts/Internet/Xw1rVvJU">Internet</a>, some websites (generally in <a href="/facts/Adobe_Flash/3Lrp9JuH">Adobe Flash</a>) make use of this technique for visual rendering with other effects.
The differences with interactive video <a href="/facts/Compositing/xGdHadIj">compositing</a>, as opposed to real-time graphics, lies in the finality of the product. IVC is used with the goal of creating an enriched interactive experience from a product's constituent media in a simple manner.

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Interactive video compositing