Slit-scan photography works much like a rolling shutter does—the sensor continually collects image data but the shutter never actually closes, hence its use in determining a “photo finish”—whatever ...

The trippy twist stretching across your screen is a doctored flower—though you won’t see this creation at a wedding reception anytime soon. Each spiral is a product of an editing technique called slit ...

Award-winning visual effects artist Douglas Trumbull died recently, leaving behind a body of memorable work including the slit-scan ‘Stargate’ sequence from 2001: A Space Odyssey. But what is ...