CGI is the pictures in films and television that a computer builds, rather than a camera filming a real street, creature, or object. The letters stand for computer-generated imagery. A dragon that never stood on a set, a crowd of thousands who were never there, a city that sinks in one shot — that is CGI.

CGI is the pictures in films and television that a computer buildsCGI是電影和電視裡由電腦做出來的畫面，rather than a camera filming a real street, creature, or object而不是攝影機拍到的真實街道、生物，或物品。The letters stand for computer-generated imagery這幾個字母代表computer-generated imagery（電腦生成影像）。A dragon that never stood on a set一隻從沒站上片場的龍、a crowd of thousands who were never there一群根本沒到場的成千上萬觀眾、a city that sinks in one shot或一個鏡頭裡沉沒的城市——that is CGI那就是CGI。

People also use CGI rather loosely for “the computer part of the effects,” even when some of the work is painting or sticking several pictures together. In careful talk, CGI is the computer-made image itself.

People also use CGI rather loosely for "the computer part of the effects,"人們也會鬆散地用CGI來指「特效裡電腦做的那部分」，even when some of the work is painting or sticking several pictures together就算其中有些工作其實是手繪或把好幾張圖拼在一起。In careful talk講究一點的話，CGI is the computer-made image itselfCGI指的就是電腦做出來的影像本身。

This is everyday film talk now. The same three letters mean other things in computing; this entry is the film and TV sense.

This is everyday film talk now這現在是電影圈的日常用語。The same three letters mean other things in computing同樣這三個字母在電腦領域還有別的意思；this entry is the film and TV sense這個條目講的是電影電視的意思。