In addition to being featured at NAB 2022, Brainstorm Suite 5 will be available on March 1.
Brainstorm, the manufacturer of real-time 3D graphics and virtual studio solutions, has released Brainstorm Suite 5, a major upgrade to its flagship products InfinitySet, Aston and eStudio.
This includes new, and enhanced features designed to improve XR content creation and workflows, while adding even tighter integration with Unreal Engine. These enhancements will streamline the ability of the clients to improve their virtual content creation regardless of whether they are using LED walls or chroma sets to produce their virtual content.
Brainstorm has developed new features that allow for easier and more integrated creation of immersive XR content, specifically designed to be displayed on large LED video walls. With these features, Brainstorm’s clients will see their XR content creation accelerated when creating in-context AR in LED walls, XR Set extensions, or even backgrounds for film and drama production.
Suite 5 has a dedicated interface for creating XR installations, which allows for modelling any kind of video wall, including curved, shaped and corner installations, and map the desired 3D content in such model. This facilitates the creation of virtual AR content to be directly displayed and seen by the camera with the correct perspective at all times.
In addition, the integration of InfinitySet and eStudio with Unreal Engine allows for the inclusion of fully editable Brainstorm scenes and templates within an Unreal project, and vice-versa. This is coupled with the UnrealControl feature, which supports editing the Unreal Projects directly within InfinitySet’s familiar interface with total control of blueprints, objects and parameters. Suite 5 also features a new, redesigned internal chroma keyer that includes a new mode, which embeds the Unreal Engine chroma keyer directly into InfinitySet. Brainstorm Suite 5 is fully compatible with Unreal Engine 4.27 and will be with UE 5.
Hector Viguer, Brainstorm’s COO and Engineering Director, said: “Brainstorm has been deeply involved with Augmented Reality and Virtual Production for decades now, and Suite 5 is the result of applying our expertise to the new display methods that broadcasters and filmmakers are introducing into their workflows. The advanced features of Suite 5 will allow any user to comply with any kind of VR/AR/XR requirement, regardless of how complex it is, and leaving them free to choose the production workflow they feel is best for their production, whether LED walls or chroma keying. We want to be agnostic so we can provide a solution for any requirement.”
Some other features are included, like improved HDR workflows, and better integration with robotic heads from manufacturers such as Panasonic or Sony. Also, Edison, the company’s virtual studio in a box product designed for live events and presentations, will also benefit from some of the above plus its own features as a result of its upgrade to V5.
Brainstorm Suite 5 will also be demonstrated at NAB 2022. It will be available on March 1.
Stand N2608.
