news 2021 3 min read
disguise reopens LA xR stage with new virtual production and broadcast capabilities
We're proud to announce the launch of our new and improved state-of-the-art xR stage in LA. The new space comes equipped with the latest technology to meet the growing demand for the disguise xR workflow in virtual production and broadcast in the West Coast area.
The upgraded stage comes with an enhanced design, state-of-the-art equipment and a full cluster rendering setup targeting the growing wave of film, episodic TV and broadcast productions relying on scalable, photorealistic real-time content.
The new stage is made up of:
- disguise rx render nodes driving uncompressed real-time scenes from Unreal Engine or other leading render engines
- disguise vx media servers
- ROE Visual Black Onyx 2.8mm LED wall and Black Marble 4.8mm floor
- Brompton Tessera SX40 and S4 LED processors and XD unit
- Red Komodo and Blackmagic URSA cameras
- Stype RedSpy, Ncam, and Mo-Sys StarTracker camera tracking systems
- BlackTrax real-time tracking
- Lighting products from Litegear and Arri
“The disguise LA xR stage has been invaluable to us as we pitch to our clients and evaluate workflow options. Because xR stages are generally costly and hard to come by, the flexibility and versatility of the disguise LA xR stage makes it invaluable to us for testing and exploring use cases across a range of projects and growing list of industry opportunities.“
Steve Richards, Principal at Original Syndicate and long-time disguise customer
For the past two years, the LA stage has been providing our user community with a space to learn and experiment with the xR workflow, test out new content ideas and design end-to-end projects across live music, corporate presentations, broadcast and virtual production for film and episodic TV.
The stage also doubles as an R&D centre and support resource for the community, a space for our technical solutions team to run xR demonstrations for clients around the world - including the latest disguise r18 software webinars - as well as an event space where various educational talks, like a session from Screens Producer Laura Frank, have been hosted. The new stage will also enhance our permanent xR setup in LA with better local knowledge and 24hr global support to better serve customers in the region.
“I think the next couple of months will be very interesting. As live events start to come back, it will be exciting to see how xR can be integrated into live production and utilised to augment in-person experiences,” says Marcus Bengtsson, Technical Solutions Specialist for disguise LA.
He adds: “xR represents a huge technical leap forward for the industry, and there are now technologies and creative tools available to designers that were not around 12 months ago. I am very excited to see what the next generation of live shows will look like and how these new technologies can be incorporated.”
The doors to the disguise LA office are now reopened, and we are excited to welcome new and existing customers to test out the new space, join a live demo, meet the team and discover the amazing ways in which disguise xR can take their production to the next level!
