2D Environments
Real-world locations captured as seamless 2D motion environments for the LED volume, in high fidelity.
Real-world locations captured as seamless 2D motion environments for the LED volume, in high fidelity.
The Perfect View
Like our driving plate process, real-world locations can be captured with either our 220° dual-camera process or our four-camera 360° stitched array for seamless, high-fidelity 2D motion environments. Real locations on the LED volume create panoramic, photoreal environments and ambiences that are highly compelling in virtual production. When a scene doesn't need 3D, real-time tracked parallax, 2D plates are an excellent solution: real photography always looks excellent on the LED stage.
Scheduling Headaches? Not A Problem.
Whether it's the two-camera or four-camera process, our plate capture team can be sent to capture the most stunning backdrops at the perfect time of day. And like our other capture processes, it's fast: clips are usually uploaded the same day as the capture for client selection. When getting to a distant or exotic location doesn't fit your schedule, we bring that environment to the stage. Our capture processes are about offering solutions, not limitations.
See For Yourself.
A real location, captured as a seamless motion plate and played back on the volume. Real photography and real light, wrapped around the scene.
Real locations captured as seamless 220° or 360° motion plates, ready for the wall.
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Real locations as 2D plates.
Hi-res motion reality
We bring the world to you
On the wall
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2D environments are real-world locations captured as seamless, high-fidelity motion plates and played back on the LED volume. 2D video plates are especially useful for distant environments and fixed backdrops where tracked-camera parallax isn't critical. They're a fast, cost-effective way to put photoreal panoramic surroundings on the volume, and they add the right base level of illumination to the foreground scene.
Real photography reads… well, real to the camera.
When are 2D plates the right call?
If the background doesn't feature prominent objects or geography near the screen plane, and instead provides a distant backdrop for the staged scene, 2D plates are a highly effective way to get photoreal environments in camera. And if your boards don't call for significant camera movement, the parallax gained from full 3D playback is negated anyway. Full 3D Unreal Engine environments can take significant time and resources to reach photorealism; 2D plates have it inherently.
2D environment capture options
- 220° dual-camera capture: the same stitchless approach as our driving plates
- 360° four-camera array: a full-surround stitched plate for maximum flexibility to pan the environment's perspective in the volume
- Tighter frustum plates: optional, captured as needed
- Same-day dailies: clips usually uploaded the day of capture for client selection
Need the camera to move through the space with real parallax? See Gaussian Splats. Shooting a moving vehicle? See Driving Plates.