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Ever wanted to put your face into clips from TV shows or movies? A company called BigStage is making it possible using face-mapping technology developed for the CIA.

[JonasGray1]

Hi Josh,

Thanks for helping us spread the word about our public beta. To elaborate on one of your points, our avatar creation system stems from advanced stereo reconstruction technology developed over a nine-year period at USC. No other company provides our level of detail and accuracy in creating life-like 3D avatars from consumer pictures, or our ability to totally immerse those avatars into digital media, networks and communities. As a result, we are offering consumers a completely new way to personally represent themselves online and actively engage both with content and each other. We also have a number of enhancements in the short-term that will improve the UI and expand Big Stage?s feature set, so stay tuned!

Best,

Jonas Gray
SVP, Marketing
Big Stage Entertainment, Inc.

[KateJJ]

This is definitely impressing technology, but as far as consumer usage - what conversion rates are you expecting? I would imagine that uploading 3 pictures AND installing software AND waiting 3 minutes for a video to render would be major hurdles.

[JonasGray1]

Good feedback. The video delivery is actually real-time when you are logged in and viewing through the Big Stage Media Player. It is only when you share a personalized video that it needs to render out into Flash and be published so others can view. Speed of rendering varies based on length of video but should be fairly fast...

Working on all hurdles, and definitely benefitting from user feedback during the beta period!

Much more on the way.