VP Achieves Corporate Synergy with Vū & Accenture

VP tech is making its way into the world with other uses. That’s the theme of today’s main story.

And I think we’ll see a lot more of it this weekend at the Vegas F1 Grand Prix, which incorporates the Sphere as part of the track. Images from test runs are already showing up that it will be part of the driver entrances.

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Alright, let’s jump into VP Land

STUDIO A

Vū Continues to Expand VP into Corporate Territory

Professional services firm Accenture has invested in Vū Technologies to help bring VP tech to the corporate world.

• Accenture sees potential for virtual production to help speed up and save costs with content creation.

• The investment is part of Accenture's Project Spotlight program focused on disruptive enterprise technologies.

• Corporate use cases go beyond video production, to digital twin simulations and virtual meetings without the need of a headset.

Vū CEO Tim Moore said the deal will help Accenture clients optimize production costs and reduce environmental impact through Vū's immersive studio network and tools.

Vū One & Beyond

Vu’s expansion into enterprise use cases makes sense since their announcement of the Vu One, a turnkey virtual production solution, a few months ago.

Big, immersive LED walls that can track people and cameras have more business uses beyond just being a virtual background for a video.

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SECOND UNIT

AI Cinemagraphs

Runway teased a new feature coming soon: Motion Brush

One of the biggest challenges with generating AI videos is getting the movement you’re after.

With motion brush, you can mark up the area you want to add movement to on a still image to better control the output.

The feature reminded me of cinemagraphs when they were all the rage.

But this looks like it goes beyond just a small area of movement.

In the second demo shot the yellow truck gets highlighted for movement but the light from the headlights still illuminates the rest of the scene, like the shipping container.

VIDEO VILLAGE

Here’s an interview with the creator of the machine, Miguel Espada

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🌐 Around the Web

📤 A new file transfer company just launched for sending large files and folders: Blip. Currently free.

🔴 YouTube creators are required to label AI-generated content as "synthetic"

🎬 The surge of virtual production studios in 2024

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🤖 VIVE Mars virtual production expertise showcased at Filmtools' G-Oktoberfest event

🖥 Apple silicon Macs might have a built-in feature for remote access (including sound streaming)

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