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Weekly Virtual Production Round-up

Updated: Oct 28

14th October


The main news is that Starting Pixel Live! is sold out! BOOM!

More details and news on that below - it's good new too!

Lots of great conversations going on in the group this week - more details further down, but one that jumped out was on the ethics of digital human twinning. Super interesting and would make for a good podcast.

Have a great weekend!

Rob & team


WE ARE SOLD OUT!!!!


Which is just amazing, doubling the attendees from last year and really demonstrates how the growth in this sector.

But we have some good news!

Return tickets go on sale on Tuesday at 10am BST

Once they have gone, the are gone!


SPL24 'After Party' All welcome! 

16 Oct 2024, 17:30 – 22:00

Rich Mix Bar, 35-47 Bethnal Grn Rd,

London E1 6LA, UK


SPL24 Streaming News!

We are going to attempt to bootstrap the streaming of some sessions on LinkedIn. However, this is very much a 'try' so register HERE and keep an eye out on the socials.


Our SPL24 Patrons

What's Hot!

Meta's Movie Gen paper showcases impressive text-to-video capabilities, particularly its precise editing feature for complex VFX tasks. The model was trained using a clever three-stage process, starting with image edits and leveraging AI for segmentation, achieving great results through "backtranslation."


EFD Studios' planned virtual production facility in Madrid will span 1,200 square meters, making it the largest virtual set on the European continent. This expansive space is designed to accommodate a significant LED volume setup, allowing for versatile and large-scale filming projects, which positions the studio as a major hub for international productions.


Real-time Lighting in Virtual Production Here’s what you’re looking at: a blue screen studio that is being dynamically lit in real time, completely synchronized with a virtual scene in Unreal Engine 5.4.


Experimenting with Runway Gen3 Alpha, Video to Video workflows for 3D rendering enhancements to (Reallusion) iClone animation software has provided some results that John Martin was happy to share.


Last week in the WhatsApp Group

  • Gaussian Splatting: reflections on surfaces are no longer a problem with GaSp optimiser HERE.

  • Re-angling an actor’s facial position with AI without reshooting HERE.

  • Helpful discussions around Optitrack and how to best capture the action.

  • A comparison of different accessible lip sync tools HERE.

  • Texas A&M College students created three VP short films HERE.

  • StarTracker vs StarTracker MAX: comparison by CoPilot Virtual Production HERE.

  • Strictly Come Dancing uses AR graphics and tracked floor projection graphics!



VP related Events and Training


  • 15 Oct | London | Mastering Colour Science for Virtual Production - ColorQ - HERE

  • 15-17 Oct | Dallas | Augmented Enterprise Summit - industrial applications of AR/VR/XR HERE

  • 18 Oct | Online | Unlocking Open-Source AI for Character Creation HERE

  • 17-19 Oct | Mumbai | Broadcast India Show - the latest innovative tech first hand. HERE

  • 24-25 Oct | Salzburg | Two-day VP Workshop at Take 2 Studios in HERE

  • 30 Oct | Online | Photorealism in Virtual Production course HERE

  • Oct  | UK | Colour correction course using DaVinci Resolve 18 HERE 

  • 6 Nov | London | the AI Creative Summit. READ MORE

  • 6 Nov | London | A walk through Virtual Production technology with CVP. HERE


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