Breathtaking apartments: These chic architecture, furniture and design videos are generating enthusiasm on YouTube.
The clips are clicked thousands of times and commented on by numerous users.
But what you see in the video is not real. The clips are 3D renderings created on the computer.
But how do you achieve such realistic results? What’s up with the incredible renderings?
The architecture videos are produced by the Brazilian design company “UE4Arch”. The company was founded in 2014 by Daniel Falci and Rafael Reis.
Graphic designer Falci explains to the star that her productions have been mistaken for real recordings several times.
For the production of the clips, the computer-savvy design team uses, among other things, the software “Unreal Engine 4”.
“In order to achieve realistic results, it is necessary to master different fields (…) It is necessary to know different computer programs (…) That is why we have set up a team that shares these tasks and competencies.”
As far as the future quality of 3D productions is concerned, Falci is very confident:
“I believe that the latest advances in hardware and software will enable ultra-realistic, real-time 3D renderings that will make it difficult to distinguish between the real and the virtual.”
The tech demo “The Matrix Awakens” with Hollywood star Keanu Reeves, published in December 2021, offers a small foretaste of this future.
The demo impressively shows that video games can come up with a look in the future that was previously reserved for expensive Hollywood productions.
The case makes it clear that not every place you see on the internet exists in the real world. Sometimes stunning apartments just come from a computer in Brazil.
How do we examine videos for manipulation in the editorial office? It is important to take a look at the details. The individual frames of a video often reveal whether a video has been edited. We take a close look at each picture and enlarge individual sections. Indications of a fake are, for example: lack of motion blur, unnatural shadows or cutting errors. At stern, the general rule is: Seriousness over speed. We always double-check facts and material carefully before we publish them. To do this, we work with the cross-editorial “Verification Team” together with RTL, NTV, RTL2, and Radio NRW.