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
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 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
Inside Door G's Brand-First Virtual Production Pipeline: AI in Pre and Post, Not on the Wall May 13, 2026 A virtual production studio that doubles as an AI workflow shop is pitching brands on the idea that a shoot should leave behind a reusable digital asset, not a torn-down
Disney's First Scooter Audio-Animatronic Was Motion-Captured From the Actual Muppet May 16, 2026 Walt Disney Imagineering revealed the first-ever Audio-Animatronic figure of Scooter, built by motion-capturing the actual Muppet puppet to replicate his performance details, acco
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 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
The acquisition is paying off: Foundry is embedding AI agents directly into artist workflows using Model Context Protocol, and showing live compositing demos at NAB. Foundry used NAB 2026 to sho
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
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 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 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 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
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 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 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 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
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 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 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'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
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 Inc. (PFN) has announced a new plugin for Unreal Engine 5 that integrates 3D Gaussian Splatting technology, enabling creators to transf
Hollywood VFX studio Halon Entertainment has given new life to Ms. Blue , America's largest outdoor blue whale skeleton, by creating a complete digital twin using the same adv
