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Screen LAB
Screen LAB

Full Specification

The CoSTAR Screen Lab LED stage is lit up displaying a Martian landscape. An actor in a spacesuit is on the stage. A cameraman is shooting the scene from the side. A group of spectators watch from seats in front of the stage.
Overview

The Screen Lab offers world-class in-camera virtual effects technology and provides a unique environment integrated into a commercial virtual production complex, for the development of tools and production pipelines that enhance real-time visual effects. The research lab is placed inside of the world’s most technologically advanced virtual production studios.

VP3

VP3 is CoSTAR Screen Lab's dedicated stage at Studio Ulster

  • A state-of-the-art LED volume with floor and ceiling
  • Motion capture deck (access to be costed into bids) 
  • 3D and 4D scanning capability (access to be costed into bids)
  • Fixed and mobile spatial audio kit, including Genelec 8040 monitoring (up to 8-channel spatial audio arrays, suitable for ambisonics), portable stereo monitoring via Genelec 8020, location sound microphones and recorders (Sound Devices MixPre10, Sennheiser MKH416) studio microphones (AKG414 matched pair, and a Coresound Octomic ambisonics microphone),  a Pro Tools system with Carbon interface and S1 control surface. 
The Lab
  • Dedicated desk space for technicians and researchers
  • Computer programmes including Unreal Engine for designing and testing virtual environments
  • VR/AR Headsets
5G Connectivity
  • 5G enabled devices including cameras, Lidar scanners and encoders
  • 5G Private Network at Studio Ulster, a portable 5G Private Network for remote connectivity and software facilitating multi-site collaboration (compatible with n77 band supported devices)
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Facilities Team