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XR Studios pioneers disguise’s virtual zoom feature for Katy Perry performance

For the past year, the world has been preoccupied with Zoom meetings. disguise, the technology innovator in extended reality (xR) and virtual production, has been looking at a very different type of zoom. Instead of video meetings, disguise allows its users to zoom in and out of a virtual world on camera.  disguise’s award-winning extended […]

May 18, 2021

disguise receives government funding to develop virtual production solution

disguise, the technology platform enabling visual experiences at the highest level, is receiving research and development funding from Innovate UK to expand its work in virtual production. Innovate UK is part of the United Kingdom Research and Innovation organisation whose purpose is to accelerate UK economic growth by stimulating and supporting business-led innovation. It invests […]

April 21, 2021

disguise collaborates with partners to welcome new era of production

disguise, the technology platform enabling visual experiences at the highest level, has announced an upcoming major software release in early April. Cluster rendering will be a big upgrade in the new release, allowing users to scale out their real-time content rendering without compromise, as their productions increase in size or complexity. disguise invited a select […]

March 24, 2021

disguise democratises Virtual Production with new solutions for integrating Unreal Engine

disguise has announced new features for its xR software. This upgrade will further enhance its integration of Unreal Engine and address the continued demand for immersive content of the highest quality, detail and frame rate across Extended Reality (xR) and Virtual Production. In the past year, disguise has become a major player in Virtual Production […]

March 15, 2021

The Carlyle Group acquires disguise

Livingbridge, the mid-market private equity investors, has announced the sale of disguise, a global player in Extended Reality (xR) technology, to The Carlyle Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2000, disguise is a technology platform which enables creatives and technologists to imagine, create and deliver spectacular visual experiences. The platform combines […]

March 9, 2021

disguise partners with The Carlyle Group

disguise has announced new backing from The Carlyle Group which will allow the company to enter a new phase of its growth development. This new partnership will consolidate disguise’s position as the global ‘platform of platforms’ for the creation and delivery of visual content at any scale and location. disguise partners closely with a strong […]

March 8, 2021

disguise partners with Kwanda and Workfinder

disguise have launched a new internship programme designed to seek out, train and invite the best talent from other under-represented backgrounds into the technology industry. disguise hopes to uncover the most promising young individuals through new partnerships with two initiatives that share disguise’s values of equality and diversity: Kwanda – A non-profit organisations supporting enterprise […]

February 17, 2021

disguise xR drives Alok’s ‘Alive’ music special in Brazil

The biggest Brazilian live DJ show in 2020 took place in xR, as local DJ and musician Alok attracted 750,000 people to his ‘Alive’ live stream in December, also clocking seven million views on YouTube. The disguise xR workflow drove the music special with a vx 4 media server and two rx platforms enabling the […]

January 26, 2021

disguise breaks into Canadian film & TV production

Vancouver-based Promosa has enhanced its twenty-year-old legacy in film and television production by investing in disguise’s vx 4 and rx machines and undergoing specialist xR training to become the first official disguise partner in Canada to deliver full end-to-end xR stage production. With offices across Western Canada and in Washington state, Promosa is a world-class, […]

January 20, 2021

disguise accelerates investment in xR technology

In a year like no other, disguise celebrates a number of resounding successes, where the company saw the sudden shift to remote performance, production and events, and a new partnership with Epic Games to enhance the delivery of its Extended Reality (xR) solution on a global scale. This year alone has seen over 200 xR […]

December 17, 2020