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Real-Time Over Pre-Rendered Movies

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Games that overlay realtime characters or objects over FMV (full motion video) cutscenes to lessen the contrast against the realtime portion of the game.

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This was a technique that started appearing in the arcades in the early 80s with the help of Laserdisc technology, and gained popularity on the Sega CD ten years later with StarBlade, Bram Stoker's Dracula and Silpheed. It was primarily used in the PSX era in games that used prerendered backgrounds. By playing back a full motion video (FMV) behind the in-game characters the game could reach unprecedented visual quality while still letting the player control the character on screen in real time.

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