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Annapurna Studios, Qube Cinema Partnering on Virtual Production

Mon, 04/11/2022 - 11:35 -- Nick Dager

Annapurna Studios and Qube Cinema today announced their plans to deliver India's first full-service LED virtual production stage for pan-Indian and international content creators. This transformative collaboration between two of India's most respected names in the media business aims to provide the tools for creators to craft the best versions of their stories for feature films, streaming episodics, and advertising commercials.

Unilumin Selects Macroblock LED Cinema Screen Display Drivers

Mon, 03/07/2022 - 10:03 -- Nick Dager

After reviewing several other options, Chinese LED cinema screen manufacturer Unilumin has selected Macroblock’s MBI5850 as its display driver. The MBI5850 features 16-bit grayscale with smooth low grayscale performance, and a 3,840Hz visual refresh rate that the company says is designed for high-resolution LED displays.

Brompton Technology Releases Tessera v3.3 for Virtual Production

Wed, 02/02/2022 - 10:01 -- Nick Dager

LED video processing products manufacturer Brompton Technology has released Tessera v3.3 with software features that company says optimize the performance of LED panels to further streamline professional workflows. A beta version of the v3.3 software is now available for download from the Brompton website. New features include Operating Modes, and Per-Batch PureTone. Additionally, the Tessera SX40 and S8 now have a preset to support the Academy Color Encoding System AP1 color space, as used by ACEScg. Finally, in collaboration with Mo-Sys, Brompton has added support for the company’s StarTracker camera tracking system when using panels fitted with the Tessera R2 or Brompton’s new Tessera R2+ and an SX40 or S8 processor with Frame Remapping.

The Muppets Discover ARFX

Tue, 11/09/2021 - 09:39 -- Nick Dager

Virtual production is gaining more traction in the motion picture business. One example? The recent collaboration of several companies came together for both practical and creative reasons to bring the Disney+ feature the Muppets Haunted Mansion to life. “The Muppets and ARwall are a perfect fit,” says Rene Amador, co-founder and CEO of ARwall. His company creates virtual production technology for its own use and in turn markets it to other filmmakers. Its first product is ARFX, a suite of real-time tools developed natively for using real-time in-camera LED effects in scripted filmmaking.

Timewaying Moves from 3D to LED

Wed, 07/28/2021 - 13:11 -- Nick Dager

Earlier this month, the Chinese manufacturer Timewaying Technology announced that its LA2K-10 LED Cinema System had passed the DCI Compliance Test Plan. Timewaying is the largest 3D equipment supplier for the Chinese market, with more than 30,000 3D systems installed among 11,000 cinema sites across China.

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