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DIGITAL INNOVATION Decades of experience has culminated in a creative collaboration between software and equipment
CROATIAN MOCAP STUDIO ONE OF THE FIRST TO DEPLOY VICON’S VALKYRIE AND SHŌGUN
across an impressive field of view, and tailored towards demanding applications including full-body and high-resolution finger performance capture, virtual production and in-camera VFX (ICVFX) for AAA films and games.
space and is now fully equipped with 24 Vicon Valkyrie 26-megapixel cameras for its growing client list across the gaming and film industries. “Built on nearly four decades of Vicon expertise, the capabilities and
Digital Kinetics, a new motion capture studio based in Croatia, has become one of the first studios in the world to utilise Vicon’s top-of-the-line Valkyrie cameras along with the well-established Shōgun software platform. Delivered by GPEM, a specialist motion capture company and Vicon distributor based in Italy, the combination of Valkyrie and Shōgun has enabled the creation of a truly world-leading motion capture stage at the Digital Kinetics Zagreb base. Designed to deliver the best motion capture and virtual production services, this is available to local and international entertainment companies. The Digital Kinetics motion capture stage boasts a total of 300 sq m studio
robustness of the combined Valkyrie and Shōgun system are designed to help studios of any size optimise capture and processing for maximum- quality results,” said Andy Ray, sales director at Vicon. “It’s fantastic to see an up-and- coming studio go live with their Valkyrie-enabled system.” The VK26 is the flagship of the Valkyrie range, offering 26-megapixel resolution
BFI funds industry players Berkshire Skills Cluster has received £600,000 in funding over three years from the British Film Institute (BFI), to help film and TV production become more accessible and train new crew. Resource Productions CIC, Shinfield Studios and the University of Reading joined forces to create the cluster, addressing acute shortages in the industry. The scheme will create opportunities
for underrepresented groups and offer support for over-50s jobseekers, building a greater local skills base and providing effective development. Shinfield Studios is set to become one of the largest state-of- the-art production facilities in the UK, already attracting high- profile productions.
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