Volinga Adds 4D Gaussian Splatting to Its Unreal Engine Pipeline
Volinga has added 4D Gaussian Splatting support to its Unreal Engine workflow, letting animated splat captures play back in real time inside the engine.
VIRTUAL PRODUCTION
The ASC Is Open-Sourcing a Virtual Production Test Kit for LED Volumes
The American Society of Cinematographers is releasing StEM3-VP , a set of open reference assets built to evaluate and calibrate in-camera visual effects stages, and the material is joining the Ac
Orbital Studios Moves Its Headquarters and AI R&D Lab Onto the Historic Television City Lot
Orbital Studios has relocated its headquarters and research lab to Television City, the 73-year-old former CBS lot in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles. The virtual product
Unreal Engine 5.8 Embeds an MCP Server So AI Agents Can Drive the Editor
Epic Games has added native Model Context Protocol (MCP) support to Unreal Engine 5.8, letting external AI agents operate the Unreal Editor directly. According to Epic's documentation , the
Aximmetry's MCP Server Lets AI Agents Build Virtual Production Scenes
Aximmetry's MCP Server Lets AI Agents Build Virtual Production Scenes May 18, 2026 Aximmetry showed an upcoming MCP server at NAB that lets any AI agent operate its virtual production software through natural language. The company is targeting a summer release alongside the n
Streamable 4D Gaussian Splatting Brings Life-Sized Volumetric Performers to Apple Vision Pro
Investor and consumer tech commentator Ben Geskin demoed Gracia's 4D Gaussian Splatting playback on Apple Vision Pro and reported watching life-sized volumetric performer
SplatWorld Turns Gaussian Splat Captures Into Performable Scenes on Vision Pro
SplatWorld, a new app from developer xChester, is live on Vision Pro . The app opens any Gaussian Splat capture and applies real-time visual effects that users can tune on the fly. Key det
Multi-Camera Virtual Projection Stage Goes Tracking-Agnostic at NAB 2026
Christie Digital is showing a multi-camera virtual projection system at NAB 2026 that runs multiple camera tracking solutions at once, positioning projection-based backgrounds as an alternative
Pixera Turns Every LED Wall Into a Live Interactive Environment With One Platform
Pixera is building a unified platform for real-time content on LED walls, virtual productions, and live events. At NAB 2026, Connor McGill showed how Pixera handles everything from pi
Sony XYN Turns Real-World Props and Environments Into 3D Assets for Virtual Production
Sony XYN's spatial capture solution , demonstrated at NAB 2026, provides a complete pipeline for turning physical objects and environments into photorealistic 3D assets. The
Lightcraft Spark Story Puts Browser-Based Previs Into Every Filmmaker's Hands
Eliot Mack shows off a collaborative virtual shot system that runs entirely in the browser, links to an iOS camera app in real time, and costs roughly $30 a month. Lightcraft's Sp
Zero Density Brings Chaos Vantage Ray Tracing, Gaussian Splatting, and AI Newsroom Tools to NAB 2026
Zero Density showcased its full broadcast graphics stack at NAB 2026, with demonstrations built around Reality 5, the EVO III Pro hardware platform, and the Traxis
Sony's XYN Spatial Capture Solution Generates Photorealistic 3DCG Assets From Real-World Scans for Virtual Production
Sony's XYN Spatial Capture Solution Generates Photorealistic 3DCG Assets From Real-World Scans for Virtual Production April 17, 2026 Sony is bringing its XYN Spatial Capture Solution to professional customers, with general availability set for summer 2026 in the US. The tools
The U.S. Navy Is Using ARwall's AI Filmmaking Platform for Training
The U.S. Navy Is Using ARwall's AI Filmmaking Platform for Training April 06, 2026 The U.S. Navy has selected ARwall to provide ARFX Infinite Studio 2 for video-based training content production. The LA-based virtual production platform, which has powered 150+ Hollywood produ
Real-Time Digital Twin Powers E1 Racing Broadcast with Unreal Engine 5
Badass Studios built a live digital replica of the E1 raceboat championship in Unreal Engine 5, synced to live telemetry data with 0.0018 seconds lag. The digital twin enables AR broadcast graph
Doug Liman's Bitcoin Film Uses AI Stage
Doug Liman's Bitcoin Film Uses AI Stage February 19, 2026 Doug Liman's Killing Satoshi , starring Pete Davidson and Casey Affleck, will shoot entirely on a markerless performative capture stage in the UK with no real locations, according to a UK casting notice reported by
Vū One Mini Gets the Setup-Free Treatment: Fully Assembled, Ready to Roll
Vū has upgraded its One Mini LED wall system to ship fully assembled and ready for immediate deployment. The new version eliminates setup complexity, allowing a single person to roll out
Volinga Plugin Pro 0.8.0 Brings Watermark-Free Deployment and Performance Modes for Gaussian Splats in Unreal Engine
Volinga released Plugin Pro 0.8.0 , a significant update to its real-time Gaussian Splat plugin for Unreal Engine that addresses one of the techn
New Volinga Plugin Pro Brings Production-Ready 3DGS to Unreal Engine
Volinga has launched Volinga Plugin Pro for Unreal Engine, positioning 3D Gaussian Splatting as production-ready technology for virtual production pipelines. The new release targets professional
Volinga and XGRIDS Partner to Streamline 3D Environment Creation in Unreal Engine
Volinga and XGRIDS have teamed up to create a complete pipeline that takes environments from LiDAR scan to production-ready 3D Gaussian Splatting in Unreal Engine within hours. Th
Epic Games Drops Free Sports Graphics Package with 40+ Broadcast-Ready Assets
Epic Games released its Sports Broadcast Motion Design Sample for free, delivering over 40 fully rigged graphics assets designed specifically for live sports broadcasts and venue disp
Beeble Camera Brings iPhone Virtual Production to Independent Creators
Beeble's new free iOS app transforms any iPhone with LiDAR into a camera tracking system that instantly generates AI-powered VFX passes. Independent creators can now capture footage with
New Unreal Engine Plugin Solves Mesh Blending Challenges for Virtual Production
MeshBlend, a newly released plugin for Unreal Engine 5 , enables seamless blending between any type of 3D mesh in real-time environments. Real-t ime post-process blending removes the n
Preferred Networks Brings Photorealistic 3D Environments to Unreal Engine 5 with New Gaussian Splatting Plugin
Preferred Networks Inc. (PFN) has announced a new plugin for Unreal Engine 5 that integrates 3D Gaussian Splatting technology, enabling creators to transf