VP Stage Certification

The standard for virtual production stages

The first industry-recognized standard and network for virtual production. Every certified stage, workflow, and partner meets one shared benchmark for quality, reliability, and creative flexibility. Certification is not a patch applied to an existing stage, it is a continued investment in ongoing performance and quality.

The problem

Everyone has gear.
Few have the system.

Every stage runs its own mix of panels, trackers and engines, and the good ones are certified hardware. What separates them is what happens on the day. That part is procedure, not hardware.

The standard

Synapse Certified
Unifies the System.

One benchmark, applied the same way in every room. Calibration, color, tracking and handover stop being local habits. They become a standard a production can count on.

The invitation

Get the system.
Certify your stage.

Certification takes weeks, not years. It starts with a conversation about the room you already have.

The standard covers
  • Calibration
  • Color pipeline
  • Camera tracking
  • Network + sync
  • On-set workflow
  • Data management
  • Safety + rigging
  • Maintenance + audit
  • Crew training
  • Stage infrastructure
  • Display technology
  • Compute + infrastructure
  • Engine playback
Education & Research
education-research
Bring the standard to campus and lab.
Certify your program or lab to the same benchmark professional stages meet, so students, researchers, and technologists work on real infrastructure.
Technical Partners
technical-partners
Prove your tech where it counts.
Showcase your tools in top-tier VP environments and earn real-world validation.
Stage Owners
stage-owners
Stand out in a crowded market.
Be seen, trusted, and chosen for the work your stage deserves.
Agencies & Production Companies
agencies
Pick partners with confidence.
Creative freedom starts with technical clarity, so certification removes the guesswork from complex campaigns.
Studios & Streamers
studios-streamers
Get certified stages faster.
Skip the long vetting process and tap a vetted network of high-performing stages, verified for consistent quality and lower production risk.

LA Center Studios

Our flagship LED volume stage in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

LA Center Studios

Live

Tyler Perry Studios

Virtual production at one of the world's largest studio campuses

Atlanta, GA

Tyler Perry Studios

Live

Borden

East Coast production at full scale, minutes from Manhattan

New York City, NY

Borden Studios

Coming Soon

Texas A&M, RED Stage

Certified teaching and research stage at Texas A&M.

Fort Worth, TX

Texas A&M University

Coming Soon

Texas A&M, Stage 216

Virtual Production Institute

Certified teaching and research stage at Texas A&M.

College Station, TX

Texas A&M, Stage 216

Lab

Probably Monsters

Certified VP stage

Certified virtual production stage at Probably Monsters in Fort Worth.

Fort Worth, TX

Probably Monsters

Lab

Arizona State University

Campus VP lab

Certified virtual production lab at ASU.

Los Angeles, CA

Arizona State University

Lab

Sunset Las Palmas

Early Synapse VP build

One of our earliest virtual production integrations.

Los Angeles, CA

Sunset Las Palmas Studios

Integration Site

Harbor Point Church

Immersive worship environment

Custom LED volume integration for live worship.

Harbor Point Church

Integration Site

VP Stage Certification

The standard for virtual production stages

The first industry-recognized standard and network for virtual production. Every certified stage, workflow, and partner meets one shared benchmark for quality, reliability, and creative flexibility. Certification is not a patch applied to an existing stage, it is a continued investment in ongoing performance and quality.

Get certified

Join the network

The Framework

One standard. Two tiers.

Synapse Certified spans the full virtual-production ecosystem, from bookable production stages to campus and R&D labs, under a single, evolving benchmark. Explore each side of the network.

How Certification Works

The 7-step certification process

A clear, repeatable path from first inquiry to an ongoing certified partnership.

Who It's For

Built for the whole VP ecosystem

One standard that serves every side of virtual production.

The Mesh

One badge, across the network

The Synapse Certified badge appears across every certified Stage and Integration, a cross-cutting mark of trust that ties the whole network together. Wherever you see it, you're looking at a facility built to the standard.

Ready to get certified?

Bring your stage or facility to the Synapse standard, or join the growing network.

Get certified

Join the network

Technology Partners

Built on the tools the industry trusts

Certified stages run on proven hardware and software from the companies that define virtual production.

Studio

Bookable, professional-grade LED volume stages, audited and optimized to the Synapse standard. Every Studio-tier stage meets the technical and workflow benchmarks that studios and streamers expect, so productions can move between certified stages and know exactly what they're walking into.

Explore stages

Labs

Campus and R&D virtual-production labs held to the same Synapse standard as our production stages. Labs bring certified-grade infrastructure to education, training, and R&D, building the pipeline of talent and technology the wider network depends on.

Explore labs

Initial Inquiry & Application

You reach out and share the essentials: stage location, LED and hardware specs, tracking, and the workflows you run. That gives our team the baseline it needs to scope your path to certification.

Pre-Assessment & Readiness Review

We review your specs remotely to surface gaps or blockers before anyone travels. You get a clear readiness picture and a punch list, so the on-site audit runs efficiently.

On-Site Audit

Our team visits and evaluates your stage in person against the standardized Synapse benchmarks, covering the volume, hardware, networking, and day-to-day operations in full.

Performance Benchmarking

We put the stage through live testing across camera tracking, LED response, latency, sync, network infrastructure, and full workflow compatibility, measuring real performance under production conditions.

Approval & Certification

Once every benchmark is met, your stage earns Synapse Certified status: the industry-recognized mark that your facility is verified, reliable, and ready for high-stakes production.

Onboarding & Network Integration

You join the network. Your stage is added to the partner map, included in referral pipelines, and connected to Synapse support channels, so new opportunities and help are always within reach.

Ongoing Audits & Support

Certification is ongoing. We revisit periodically to confirm consistent performance, keep pace with evolving tools and standards, and support continuous improvement over time.

Education & Research

Bring the standard to campus and lab.

Technical Partners

Prove your tech where it counts.

Stage Owners

Stand out in a crowded market.

Agencies & Production Companies

Pick partners with confidence.

Studios & Streamers

Book with confidence.

Unreal Engine

NVIDIA

Brompton Technology

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Megapixel

AOTO

NETGEAR

ModTruss

Who Synapse Certified is for

For Studios & StreamersFor Agencies & Production CompaniesFor Stage OwnersFor Technical PartnersFor Education & ResearchSynapse Certified Labs