Alias

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Tools

Early modeling and animation software used by ILM artists during the production.

Why it's here

Placed in Hold: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by research-stage coverage, with 0 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.

Evidence (1)

4Hacker News·7/10/2026research
Oral history of the technology behind Terminator 2
This retrospective oral history revisits how ILM developed the early CGI techniques and custom tools used to create Terminator 2's liquid-metal T-1000 effects. It highlights the small scale of ILM's computer graphics team at the time, their work with early software such as Alias, and the technical challenges of producing the film's landmark visual effects shots.