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3D digital assets
Film, TV and VFX 3D scanning
Props, sets, vehicles and actors captured in full colour for visual effects as well as advertising. On set, on location or at our studio, delivered in the form your VFX house works in.
- Portable, battery powered
- On set
- To capture an actor handheld
- Seconds
- Texture with the geometry
- Full colour
The real thing, made digital
Visual effects start from the real thing: the prop, the vehicle, the set and the actor. Scanning gives the VFX team accurate geometry with colour to build digital doubles, extend sets and track effects to.
We scanned for EasyJet’s advert with MPC. Our portfolio runs from a Skyfall dragon and actors to whole vehicles. Handheld scanners are quick enough to capture a performer between takes, while LiDAR takes the set or the location.
How a job runs
- 01
Schedule
Around the shoot, so scanning never holds up the unit.
- 02
Capture
Leo or Eva for people and props, Ray II or Jet for sets and locations.
- 03
Process
Clean, textured meshes, retopologised where the pipeline needs it.
- 04
Hand over
In the formats and scale the VFX house asks for.
What you get back
In the formats your team already uses. Ask if you need something else.
Textured scan
High-resolution mesh with colour, at real-world scale.
Clean topology
Retopologised models ready for rigging and animation.
Set and location cloud
LiDAR of the environment for tracking and extension.
The kit we use
The same scanners, arms and software we sell, train on and support. Like what you see? You can buy or hire it too.
Artec LeoWireless handheld, full colourFind out more →
Artec EvaHandheld for medium objects, colourFind out more →
Artec Spider IIFine detail on small parts, 0.05 mmFind out more →
Artec Ray IITripod LiDAR, 130 m rangeFind out more →
Artec JetSLAM LiDAR on foot, vehicle or droneFind out more →
Artec StudioProcessing, meshing and textureFind out more →
FAQ
If yours is not here, ring 0330 229 0175 and ask for the scanning team.
Not answered here?
Ask the engineers who run the machines. We answer the same working day.
Can you work on location?
Yes. The handheld scanners are battery powered and the Leo needs no laptop, so we can work wherever the unit is.
How long does an actor need to stand still?
Seconds to a few minutes, depending on detail. Faces and hands get a second, closer pass.
Tell us what needs scanning
A photo, a rough size and what you need out of it. We will come back with a fixed price and a date, and if scanning is not the right answer, we will say so.
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