Guides & Articles

StEM3: Know your LED volume before you shoot
StEM3 gives creative filmmakers a free, standardised toolkit to test, validate and trust an LED volume before the cameras roll.

Tyler Perry Studios To Launch Virtual Production Soundstage
Tyler Perry Studios has struck a multi-year deal with Synapse Virtual Production to develop and operate a new virtual production-enabled soundstage.

Hungary’s Production Incentive Program Reopens After Orbán-Era Pause
Hungary’s offers a 30% production tax incentive.

More Than Just a New Tool in the Toolkit: VFX Executives Take Stock of AI’s Impact
With the promise to speed up cumbersome processes, AI technology still demands the skill, taste and experience of trained artists to reach its full potential.

Vū Intelligence
Vū Intelligence transforms spoken dialogue into an interactive, living knowledge base. It listens in real time, maps relationships between ideas, and helps teams see the bigger picture as conversations unfold.
Artemis and Cadrage Add Sun Tracking
Artemis and Cadrage both add sun tracking to their viewfinder apps: Helios Live-View integration and the free Cadrage 6.0 update.

LED Wall Configurator – Planning Tool for ICVFX Stages
A browser-based tool for planning LED wall topology, render node assignments, and processor routing for virtual production stages.

How AI Is Transforming How Movies Are Made
As Hollywood bleeds jobs and productions flee Los Angeles, a new hybrid studio called Innovative Dreams is betting AI can reverse the tide.

THIS is the Biggest Thing Since CGI
Learn all sbout Gaussian Splats in this video with Wren! Lets go on a journey learning what they are, how the work, and some cool stuff you can do with them!

It Took Me 30 Years to Solve this VFX Problem
After decades of battling the limitations of traditional chroma keying, Nikon attempts to revolutionize the process. Through custom neural network training and procedural rendering, a new AI-driven tool is developed to handle complex edge details.

Virtual Production + AI: An In-Camera VFX Game Changer
Noah Kadner hosted a live session how AI is actually being used right now in virtual production and in-camera VFX workflows!

PortalCam by Xgrids – unboxing
In this in-depth video review Virtual Nerd dives into a new 3D scanner (PortalCam), from its unboxing all the way to building a finished Gaussian Splatting model.

Virtual Production 2.0 IBC Meetup (12th September, 18:00-22:00)

Introducing ‘WHOA! Great Moments in Effects History Vol. 1’

Starting Pixel LIVE! 2026 October 14 – London
