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[i_amtrunks]

When creating a summer blockbuster film with plenty of computer generated effects and characters, the amount of information stored is often an indicator of exactly how much cgi is to be included in the film, and to a lesser extent, the quality of the cgi in both detail and consistency with its interactions with any live action components.

Thanks to an article on worstpreviews.com, it is now known that the first Transformers film took up 15 terabytes of diskspace on the Industrial Light and Magic servers, not a small amount by any stretch of the imagination. To put the amount of disk space used by the first film, a single terabyte is the equivalent of 1,048,576 megabytes.

However Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen not only eclipses the 15 terabyte mark set by the original, it completely dwarfs it, requiring a total of 140 terabytes of ILM disk space.

To check out the full article, including some comments from ILM's Scott Farrar, please click here.

[Zeds]

Well it sounds like I will be enjoying this film given the effort that has gone into the special effects at the very least.

[Samsonator]

JESUS H. TAPDANCING MONKEY!

[First-Aid]

Holy crap...I can't imagine that much memory in ONE PLACE let alone used for a movie...that's INSANE!

...I wonder what kind of processors they run?

[YRQRM0]

By the allspark!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I want their hardrive

[Megatron Wolf]

BY THE POWER OF GRAY SKULL!!!!!!! Im sure 87% of that is explosions. Any one know how much space Star Wars Episode III took up?

[Mechas8n]

Thats not that big. My mates got about that much space taken up with Anime in his storage room. Admitedly it is just about every anime...Ever! in Original language, official and fan dubbed and subbed and it does take a special cooling system to stop it setting his carpet on fire in the room above.

Its really cool thoughy. You can sit a beer on top of it and its frosty in about 5 minutes.
But I digress.

That is a lot for a movie

[rwalsh17]

"Farrar added that the 60 robot characters that play in these backgrounds will now interact much more with that world."

60 robots?!?

Now I know most of these 'bots are gonna be little more than cannon fodder during battle scenes, but still, that's somethin' to forward to!

[Warbreaker]

Over 1 million megabytes times 140!?

"Farrar added that the 60 robot characters that play in these backgrounds will now interact much more with that world."

60 robots?!?

Now I know most of these 'bots are gonna be little more than cannon fodder during battle scenes, but still, that's somethin' to forward to!

Eh, it's nothing new, that fact came up quite a while ago.

[DMan304]

I didn't realize that many TB could exist.

[rwalsh17]

Eh, it's nothing new, that fact came up quite a while ago.

I don't recall hearing the number 60 before. I remember hearing '20 or more per side,' but never a solid number like 60.

Could you be so kind as to point out when and where this fact was given previously? 'Cause somehow I seem to have missed it.

[Warbreaker]

I don't recall hearing the number 60 before. I remember hearing '20 or more per side,' but never a solid number like 60.

Could you be so kind as to point out when and where this fact was given previously? 'Cause somehow I seem to have missed it.

No problem. Here's the Seibertron page about it when it was a rumour...
viewtopic.php?t=51932

Here's some others; I picked up the fact in a yahoo site where some of the bots were given brief descriptions - cant seem to find it anymore though.
http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/20 ... ers-2.html
http://www.variety.com/article/VR111800 ... =3587&cs=1

There you go, you're welcome.

[dragons]

amazing if rotf doesnt make number at the boxoffice this time they made number one to take up most space on there computers.

it makes me want this film to come out now after reading about this

[Solrac333]

I think they used Computron.

[Rodimus Prime]

Wow. I am guessing a lot of that went into devastator, though having 60 bots probably padded it quite a bit. No matter, this is good news. More bots and fights, less people and talking.

[rwalsh17]

There you go, you're welcome.

Much appreciated, thanks.

I thought I needed psychological help when it comes to TF stuff, but you're really on top of it, aren't you?

Thanks for setting the record straight.

[YRQRM0]

Most of it though is probably dirt, fake trees so they can make it seem more realistic if the robots touch them, fake dirt that moves from them, fake splashes, that whole aircraft carrier that sinks is fake, that tower and everything demolisher runs over, the trees in the forest, cars and everything devy sucks up, countless things like lightposts....

They could put it all together and render a city if they wanted.
But I'm sure a lot of it is still Devastator, Prime, Jetfire, and everyone else.

[cybercat]

No matter, this is good news. More bots and fights, less people and talking.

I second that! More robots! Less humans! More Megatron! Less Witwicky! (But I'll allow a masturbation joke or two)

I'm just waiting for the rumors that that much disk space will destroy the fabric of space-time like they were saying about the Hadron Collider.

HK, secret conspiracy theory!

[Rodimus Prime]

No matter, this is good news. More bots and fights, less people and talking.

I'm just waiting for the rumors that that much disk space will destroy the fabric of space-time like they were saying about the Hadron Collider.

Wasn't that in Angels & Demons? (Haven't seen it yet, will do this weekend.)

But yeah, after readin the novelization, it is clear there will be a lot less human interaction, aside from Sam. Even Mikaela won't be in it as much.

[cybercat]

But yeah, after readin the novelization, it is clear there will be a lot less human interaction, aside from Sam. Even Mikaela won't be in it as much.

And what a cryin' shame that would be. On the 'plus' side, we'll get to see a lot more OF her in the other sense. Booty shorts, anyone?

Every frame with a human is a wasted frame to me.

(Go Decepticons!)

HK, wow, I really sound antisocial.

[Shadowman]

Wasn't that in Angels & Demons? (Haven't seen it yet, will do this weekend.)

Angels & Demons was about anti-matter, which is produced by a particle collider. People actually thought, though, that the Large Hadron Collider would destroy the planet with a black hole.

They're supposed to set off a Very Large hadron Collider in 2012. That's called "tempting fate."

And 140 terabytes of robots? Yes please.

[Rodimus Prime]

But yeah, after readin the novelization, it is clear there will be a lot less human interaction, aside from Sam. Even Mikaela won't be in it as much.

And what a cryin' shame that would be. On the 'plus' side, we'll get to see a lot more OF her in the other sense. Booty shorts, anyone?

Well, I've never been one to look a gift horse in the mouth, but personally, she's a bit too skinny for me...I can honestly say I never once thought about seeing Transformers because of her. I won't deny, being a redblooded male I did crack a smile when Bay gratuitously shot every curve of her, but still, it was an added bonus. If she was to be stepped on accidentally, I would have looked forward to the sequel just the same.

Every frame with a human is a wasted frame to me.

(Go Decepticons!)

HK, wow, I really sound antisocial.

Yeah, really. Even though i kind of agree. I have been a Transfan for 25 years, and I wouldn't mind a movie that takes place entirely on Cybertron, no humans allowed. (OOOH, PREQUEL!!! PREQUEL!!!)

[Wing Zero Custom]

I've seen the 15 TB version in Amsterdam at a press event. It had to be the 15 TB version because they said before the movie began it's the digital version being streamed from several ILM servers. The quality is sickeningly amazing on a huge screen.

I don't think they'll show the digital version of ROTF anywhere in the Netherlands.