2000s
HDR Imaging
Research 1997. Photo editing wave of the 2000s, around CS2 2005.
Miniature Faking
Late 2000s: Miniature look on the web. Optical precursors were older.
Datamoshing
Experimental background. A significant wave of music videos and online activity occurred in 2009.
Anamorphic Lens Flare
Visual origins are older. Style wave around Star Trek 2009.
Speed Ramping
2000s action and music videos; later, everyday short videos.
Motion Capture
Previous research; 2000s: prominent digital film characters
Databending
Glitch art and tutorials from the 2000s–2010s.
Liquify
Retouching and filtering culture of the 2000s.
Subsurface Scattering
Jensen et al.: Practical Model for Subsurface Light Transport, 2001.
Ambient Occlusion
2000s: widespread in rendering and subsequently real-time graphics.
Teal and Orange
2000s–2010s: widespread cinema and video look
Emboss
2000s: established standard filters in image software
Bevel and Chrome
Around 2000: three-dimensional typography and metallic digital aesthetics
Mirror Repeat
2000s: established filter and texture work
Polar Coordinates
2000s: established filter; later Tiny Planet look
Point Cloud Rendering
2000: QSplat as an important point rendering milestone
Digital Color Grading
2000, color correction of O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Cel Shading
2000, Sega's Jet Set Radio
Volumetric Light
2007, Crytek's implementation in Crysis
Crowd Simulation
2001, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Fluid Simulation
Late 1990s to 2000s
Fur Simulation
2001, Pixar's Monsters, Inc.
Image-Based Lighting
1999, Paul Debevec's film "Fiat Lux"
Redscale Film
Early 2000s, Lomography community experiments
Panning Shot
2000s, popularization in digital sports and automotive photography
Long Exposure Water
2000s, popularization of heavy ND filters in digital photography
Focus Stacking
2000s, growing use of digital focus stacking in macro photography
Frutiger Aero
Mid-2000s–early 2010s; Windows Vista era, 2007
Skeuomorphic Interface
2000s prominence; Apple's iPhone launched in 2007