An intriguing demo from Mo-Sys at NAB highlighted the sheer speed of its Scan-to-Shoot virtual production workflow.
Mo-Sys' ‘Scan-to-Shoot’ workflow leverages a hybrid process, combining LIDAR and 3DGS (3D Gaussian Splatting) location scanning techniques together with Mo-Sys’ VP Pro software and Mo-Sys XR Set Extensions. This enables filmmakers to shoot off the LED wall out into the virtual environment and back onto the wall seamlessly. The idea is that this produces more dynamic, engaging and dramatic camera moves that fully harness the potential of these scanned locations in smaller LED wall facilities.
As a practical demonstration of all this, Mo-Sys has collaborated with Thailand-based Virtual Production specialists Studio X Beyond. The project demoed out in Vegas saw Mo-Sys transfer scanned London location data to the Bangkok studio for a fast-turnaround use case. The creative teams developed a global collaborative production from concept to delivery in record time, with the Studio X Beyond team shooting with digitised UK locations. The scan took less than 10 minutes, and the scene was shot in a day.
“For years, photo-realistic Virtual Production has been constrained by time-intensive 3D creation workflows and the need for highly specialized modeling and optimization skills,” said Michael Geissler, CEO of Mo-Sys Engineering. “Our new scanning workflow changes all that. By making more realistic content creation accessible to in-house teams, we are delivering on the promise of Virtual Production and empowering creators to bring their visions to life faster and more believably than ever before.”