🎁 Free Scan #1 of 10 is here! (new pack) 🚀 Production-ready asset for Virtual Production, pre and post-production. Over the next 10 weeks, I'll be releasing a new, hyper-detailed 3DGS scan each week for you to use in your projects. This is a continuation of our large library of assets for the film industry. We're starting with this beauty: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dw_xhXRn Want access to our entire, constantly growing library of free scans? Let me know, and I'll send you the link. I share goodies like this in almost every post, so stay tuned! Why is 3DGS the new reality for filmmaking? This isn't just "another technology"; it's a fundamental shift. Instead of spending weeks on pre-production, imagine this: ✅ Pre-production in hours, not days: We scan a complex location in a couple of hours. The director and DP can "walk" through it in VR the same day, planning every shot. ✅ No more "plastic" look: The main pain point of VP is the "game engine feel" of virtual sets. Our scans are a direct capture of the real world. We use a hybrid approach: LiDAR for huge spaces and custom multi-camera rigs for "hero" assets to ensure every detail is photorealistic. ✅ Seamless Integration: We don't just hand you a.PLY file. We are your R&D team. We'll show you and introduce you to the best solutions and plugins on the market for Unreal Engine, Unity, Nuke, After Effects, and Houdini, so you can painlessly integrate these assets into your pipeline. 🛠️ Hardware: An Honest Conversation XGRIDS scanners in Europe. But I'm not here to just sell you a product. I'm a practitioner, and my job is to help you choose the right tool. ➡️ LiDAR Scanners (XGRIDS): Perfect for massive scenes. But they have their flaws (dynamic range issues, "sky sticking"), which I write about often. If you buy a scanner through us, you get my personal, extensive expertise and consultation on how to work around these issues and achieve ideal quality. ➡️ Custom Rigs: For "impossible" tasks that require maximum detail (like in projects for Apple or Meta), I create unique multi-camera systems. If standard equipment can't do the job, we invent it. 🤝 Let's Build the Future Together! We're looking for interesting teams and projects to collaborate with. If you want to integrate 3DGS/4DGS into your pipeline but don't know where to start, or if you have an ambitious idea that others have dismissed, you've found the right person. Calendar: https://lnkd.in/dX_Gf9G5 Is the xgrids lixel l2 pro price justified for a small studio? Maybe not. Rent it or hire a pro. But if you do huge sites, this lidar for construction is a money printer. Here is the ROI breakdown: https://lnkd.in/dPPg6FQf XGRIDS & Nucleus4D #3DGS #4DGS #VirtualProduction #ImmersiveCinema #VolumetricFilm #LEDStudio #PostProduction #FilmMaking #Teleportour #ShramkoScan #Volinga #xgrids #volumetric #photogrammetry #ShramkoVR #ShramkoCamera #ShramkoSoft
Andrii Shramko
8mo
And did you know that while you're still considering it, leading VFX supervisors and major studios are already using 3DGS and 4DGS in major films, completely changing the game? Bryan S. Vogt, VFX Supervisor at Paramount Pictures, has already confirmed that Volinga's 3DGS-based toolset has had a "tangible impact on Paramount's projects" because it fully integrates into their professional HDR and ACES workflows—the standard for high-budget filmmaking. Instead of weeks of painstaking modeling, entire film sets are now being scanned with 3DGS in a matter of hours. Joseph Steel, director of the international studio Visualskies, puts it bluntly: "Imagine being able to capture an entire film set—every detail, every angle—in less than an hour. What used to take days of manual scanning can now be done before lunch." His studio is already cutting data processing time by 80% and costs by 70%, creating photorealistic "digital backlots" for virtual production.
Andrii Shramko
8mo
A quick note on usage rights: Feel free to use these scans for free in any of your non-commercial projects, for pipeline testing, and for R&D. You're also welcome to use them in promotional materials to pitch your next big idea. If you'd like to use a scan in a final commercial project, just reach out to me to discuss a simple license. Please just remember to credit me as the author. Let's create amazing things together!
Andrii Shramko
8mo
By the way, this scan was done by me using the XGRIDS L2 Pro 32. If you're interested in purchasing a PortalCam, feel free to get in touch!
Andrii Shramko
8mo
Here’s a clear example of how our scans are used in Virtual Production. I highly recommend ATM Virtual for collaboration. Want to see more interesting scans? Connect with me — every week you can download a new high-quality scan for your tests, promos, and research. Best regards, Andrii Shramko https://www.linkedin.com/posts/atm-virtual_atatm-virtual-we-had-the-opportunity-activity-7374062674785255424-9mKA?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAecTfEBqB78myZv_TKjQ-InaanMbYBl98s
Looks amazing, Andrii! And what about lighting? If a studio wants to create a timelaps fly through, for example.
Gijs Luijten
8mo
Andrii Shramko would love to contribute to the library. As a beginner, I have an Insta 360 x4, a Canon fish eye dual lens, and a Canon camera. Where do I start to convert these to 3/4DGS? There are so many tools that I sometimes feel overwhelmed. I don't see the forest because of the trees ;-)
Stéphane B.
8mo
Thanks so much for sharing 😇 What's an amazing place 🙃
Chris Blaser
8mo
Still not working with shadows?
The calendar link is broken
By the way, on the hardware front. While we're pushing software boundaries here, the gear for 4DGS is still a compromise. Today, volumetric capture means choosing: either you fly your talent to a massive, stationary studio, or you sacrifice cinematic quality on location because a truly mobile, high-end solution doesn't exist. We're building what the market is waiting for: a portable 80-camera 4DGS studio for cinematic-quality shoots on any location. We're looking for 2-3 partners to co-invest in the ~€180k hardware. We already have A-list projects waiting for this tech. Who's ready to get in on the ground floor and start billing clients?