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disguise is powering the return of live theatre

Theatres around the world are opening their doors with disguise’s industry-standard hardware-on-software platform sitting at the heart of various productions. Here are a few noteworthy productions that have resumed their ongoing tours or have opened up in new countries since the onset of the pandemic: Beetlejuice opens in Korea Opening in July 2021, Beetlejuice will […]

October 26, 2021

Accedo partners with Nreal

Accedo has partnered with the Augmented Reality (AR) glasses brand Nreal, to deliver Extended Reality (XR) viewing for video consumers. This partnership enables OTT providers to bring binge-worthy content to Nreal’s lightweight AR glasses. Accedo XR, is a cross-platform solution that allows video providers to launch Extended Reality (XR) experiences, using templated designs. Using Accedo […]

October 21, 2021

Emily Rowed music video brought to life with disguise xR

Nashville-based singer/songwriter Emily Rowed bursts into “Bloom” in a new music video shot entirely in the disguise Extended Reality (xR) workflow, supported by disguise gx 2c media servers and rx II rendering nodes. Atlanta-based virtual production studio MEPTIK joined forces with the award-winning video production company Gear Seven to shoot the music video at Arc […]

October 21, 2021

disguise xR powers the Honda Civic Tour

Honda fans got a preview of the all-new 2022 Honda Civic Sedan as well as a live streamed concert from a Grammy and Academy Award winning artist in the 20th Anniversary Honda Civic Tour. The event, broadcasted on Twitch, was an extended reality (xR) experience powered by disguise xR with changing virtual landscapes enhancing the […]

October 19, 2021

Huawei calls for industry 5G cooperation

Huawei’s 12th annual Global Mobile Broadband Forum (MBBF) kicked off in Dubai with a keynote from the company’s Rotating Chairman, Ken Hu, in which he called on the ICT industry to get its technology, businesses and capabilities ready to take advantage of the opportunities offered by 5G. He spoke on the current state of 5G […]

October 13, 2021By Colin Mann

Back to the Future The Musical deploys disguise-powered VFX video set design

When pop culture movie phenomenon Back to the Future arrived in the West End, it was a time-traveling dream come true for the many fans of the original movie. Following its world premiere at the Opera House in Manchester in February 2020, the VFX-filled show set up its residency at London’s Adelphi Theatre in August […]

October 12, 2021

echo3D raises $4m in seed funding

XR cloud delivery service Echo3D has finished a funding round valued at roughly $4 million. Konvoy Ventures led the funding round which all featured participation from Space Capital, Remagine Ventures, Datadog, GitHub, and US tech giant Facebook. echo3D builds tools and infrastructure to help developers create 3D games and apps. Its cross-platform cloud solution manages, […]

October 10, 2021

disguise acquires Mapping Matter & Previz

disguise has announced its acquisition of Mapping Matter and Previz, paving the way for remote collaboration and cloud-based 3D content previsualisation, made available through the disguise platform. Both Mapping Matter and Previz share a reputation for delivering interactive cloud-based solutions. By integrating both platforms into its solution, disguise says it will enable users across all […]

September 28, 2021

disguise and ROE Visual partner

In 2020, disguise launched its award-winning xR workflow that allows creative and technical teams to render photorealistic graphics content from engines like Unreal Engine on LED surfaces developed by companies like ROE Visual. With the help of camera tracking technology, these graphics can then be displayed in-camera as real-time, 3D, photorealistic environments that immerse actors, […]

September 13, 2021

Darmah, using disguise, powers TV Azteca’s Tokyo Olympics coverage

Miami-based creative studio, Darmah, broke boundaries during the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, when it went live with a full extended reality (xR) broadcast running a 4K workflow for TV Azteca Sports. The production, delivered by Darmah’s full turnkey dXR Stage, was powered by two disguise vx 4 media servers and six rx II render nodes, […]

August 24, 2021