Isn't it theoretically possible to make a video of anything, given you know the right format, encoding, etc. (i.e. camera absent)?
We know (or better said,
can know) how to draw a red square 24x24 pixels as a .BMP format or such without having to actually draw the image. It can be done byte-by-byte (or a program could do it) without ever having to draw that.
Although it's insane comparing the encoding format of an all red 24x24 .BMP to a 470 MB 1080p video with tens of thousands of frames, wouldn't this be possible?
For example (and simplicity), one could byte-by-byte write manually (or with the help of a computer program) a 2 second clip of water ripples at 20 frames per second in the simplest video format and smallest size possible, whilst still keeping details. The result would be encoding 40 frames non-interlaced colors detailing the ripple movements with, say, .AVI; no sound necessary.
One would need to concoct the (roughly) similar data of the desired shot, as to how it should be intended to look with regards to the physical manifestation of its encoding scheme based on lighting, colors, compression, etc. as captured by a camera.
Here are some image examples: (NOTE: these are examples of angles and physical manifestations of how water could be recorded, not of a video to actually be made in practice):
Diffraction/Top-ViewDark water; low-lightClear blue light water (transparent)Even-balancedAll that would also need to be know? Possibly color encoding formats, compression, etc.
If nobody understands what I'm talking about, I'm talking about byte-by-byte creating a representation of a video that can be played without actually having recorded anything (same as making a red square, or two red squares, as a .BMP without using MSPaint.exe). Yes, that means encoding the necessary color, frame, compression, etc. info
by hand as a video camera or recording device would after capturing light from the aperture and encoding it digitally as some format (including playback capable, yes).
I just want some thoughts on this in similar manners:
1.Do you think this is
theoretically possible and applicable in practice somehow, considering the simplest movement/video possible?
2.Any ideas on how this can be accomplished in this lifetime?
3.How many possibilities can there be in recording things (e.g. light capture, colors, etc. that can be encoded from observable light in a camera), and what's the simplest thing one can create like this (if not water ripples)?