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Australian Creative and Technical Talent Leads Virtual Production Boom

The global film, TV, and advertising industry is being transformed by Virtual Production and Australia’s TDC Studios is leading the way at home and abroad. Virtual Production is a suite of interlocking tools and techniques that give filmmakers infinite creative possibilities while cutting the cost as well as the carbon footprint of conventional shooting on location.Read More »Australian Creative and Technical Talent Leads Virtual Production Boom

AOTO Electronics and Mediatrade Oy Transform Finland TV Station with Cutting-Edge XR Studio

In the ever-evolving landscape of television production, the pursuit of innovation drives the creation of captivating content and immersive viewer experiences. Recently, a remarkable collaboration between AOTO Electronics and Mediatrade Oy in Finland has taken this pursuit to new heights. The result is a groundbreaking XR (Extended Reality) TV studio for Grassmark Oy, brought to life with the state-of-the-art CV1.5 series LED panels.Read More »AOTO Electronics and Mediatrade Oy Transform Finland TV Station with Cutting-Edge XR Studio

Christie GS Series Powers Groundbreaking 360° Immersive VR Laboratory in Shanghai

This innovative immersive VR laboratory is powered by 20 Christie DWU7062-GS laser projectors

Christie® announces that its GS Series 1DLP® laser projectors are powering an innovative 360° immersive VR laboratory at a prestigious national public research university in Shanghai, China. This state-of-the-art facility represents a major milestone in immersive education, providing students with an unparalleled virtual reality experience. The stunning 2D and 3D visuals displayed on the surrounding screen are achieved by 20 Christie DWU7062-GS laser projectors, delivering an astounding 16K super resolution. The projectors were supplied, commissioned, and installed by Christie’s trusted partner, Liancheng Digital. This landmark setup, which boasts 3D positioning and tracking functions, is the first of its kind built by a Chinese university. It optimizes talent training and creates new opportunities for experiential learning.Read More »Christie GS Series Powers Groundbreaking 360° Immersive VR Laboratory in Shanghai

Volinga Integrates with disguise for AI-Driven 3D Content Creation

disguise’s new integration with SaaS platform Volinga.ai enables filmmakers and virtual production specialists to generate 3D environments in minutes. Users can now capture real-world 2D content with their phones, upload the footage to Volinga’s AI Platform, and, through disguise’s RenderStream™ bi-directional protocol, translate it into immersive virtual scenes that anyone on set can interact with.

It’s now faster and easier than ever to recreate environments shot on location using a virtual production volume. Users can simply upload their phone footage via the Volinga RenderStream™ plugin, and modify the weather, or atmosphere of a scene – without having to recreate it in 3D from scratch. Scenes can easily be run in real-time with little optimization needed, cutting down on lengthy pre-production work. Here’s an overview video from disguise on Volinga’s AI platform:

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Virtual Horizons

At NAB 2022, roughly 50 out of 1,200 booths showed Virtual Production (VP) solutions. A year later there were 600 out of 1,500 booths in the segment. InfoComm 2023 also underscored the fact that VP as a market segment has moved from buzzy trend to something worthy of full blown R&D assets for manufacturers.

InfoComm 2023: Absen to Amaze Audiences with Innovative LED Displays

Absen announces its participation at InfoComm 2023, the premier event for the professional audiovisual and information communications industries. The event will take place from June 14 – 16 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. As a trusted player in the industry, Absen is excited to showcase its cutting-edge solutions and engage with industry experts and attendees at this highly anticipated event.Read More »InfoComm 2023: Absen to Amaze Audiences with Innovative LED Displays

disguise and Move.ai’s Real-Time Markerless Motion Capture Solution is Now Available

disguise has announced the immediate availability of Invisible — a complete technology bundle for real-time markerless motion capture developed in partnership with Move.ai. By removing the need for markers, wearable suits and long calibration setups, the Invisible bundle allows anyone to easily mirror their movements onto a character rig within disguise’s Designer software, all in real time. Here’s a video preview of Invisible from disguise:

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What Do I Mean When I Say XR?

The usefulness of words hinges on a consensus of what they mean. In his “XRticle” published in the May 2023 issue of PLSN’s “In the Volume” section, by Matthew Ward, who is part of the Emerging Technologies at Fuse Engineering Workshop and Head of Product with Superlumenary LLC offers his interpretation for how Reality, Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Extended Reality (XR) and Mixed Reality (MR) can be understood, then goes deeper in analyzing the trickiest one on the list: XR.

disguise and ZeroSpace Develop New Spout Integration

disguise has announced integration with ZeroSpace’s SpoutBridge, a tool that bridges the Spout technology with disguise RenderStream to facilitate production for xR and live events. The ZeroSpace engineering team, a next-generation media production facility and research lab in downtown Brooklyn, NY, worked with disguise to open up access to ZeroSpace’s Spout technology within the disguise user community. Spout is integrated into most commercial VJ software and is available as a free plug-in for OBS Studio, the free, open-source cross-platform screencasting and streaming app. This allows sharing of the same GPU video texture with content render engines for uncompressed, zero-latency frame streaming.Read More »disguise and ZeroSpace Develop New Spout Integration

Unilumin at NAB 2023: Talks & Panels on Virtual Production, Building Metasight Ecosystem

 

From April 16th to 19th, 2023, Unilumin showcased its cutting-edge virtual production solutions at NAB 2023, the National Association of Broadcasters Show held in Las Vegas, USA. At booth C8320, Unilumin presented four scenes featuring its advanced virtual production solutions, broadcast solutions, COB technology, and LED walls. The attendees of the exhibition were treated to stunning visual effects that showcase the seamless fusion of virtual and real worlds. Here’s a brief video recap of Unilumin at NAB 2023:

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