Computer Graphics? Or Real? "Ultimate Batting Practice" (video)
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But I can't see how it can be fake, unless the ability of the software these days is significantly beyond what I thought. So I figured I'd ask the community I have contact with that's likely to know the most about it.
And that's HN.
So I ask: Is it for real?
Still awesome though.
On the other hand, the guy may just be a good batter. Bouncing a ball off 4 nets will rob it of a lot of speed, and if one practices a lot it's not that hard to get a rhythm going. When I was a teenager I used to kick a soccer ball off a wall for practice, and my aim was kick it back 100 times, starting over from 0 if I lost it. I wasn't all especially good or dedicated, so I have no problem believing this would be achievable by someone who's serious about the sport. Jugglers have to perform far more complex movements at much faster speeds, for that matter. Finally, for all we know this could have been the 10th or greater attempt to pull this off.
So either is possible. I don't feel like downloading the video and stabilizing it to do a windowed frame diff, but if you wanted to get forensic on its ass the best place to start would be to measure the # of frames between hits, because you're got a nice marker from the noise of the bat; if it's exactly the same more than 3 times in a row suspect a fake, likewise if you see a repeating progression of frame intervals like 23-25-24-23-25-24.
Conclusion: it's a fake.