Volumetric Capture

Here is how this works in practice. Spain's volumetric-capture bench is structured around hybrid photogrammetry + multi-camera-array pipelines through The Mill Spain Madrid, Twin Pines and Crater Studio Madrid VFX integration. Standard volumetric-capture rigs combine multi-DSLR + cinema-camera arrays (40-100 synchronised Canon EOS R5 + Sony A7R V bodies on circular mounting rigs around the talent capture volume) with Faro Focus laser scanners + Leica BLK360 LiDAR for room-scale environment capture. And Reality Capture + Polycam + Agisoft Metashape photogrammetry pipelines for the post-capture mesh-and-texture asset generation.

Here is the short of it. For full 4D dynamic volumetric video (the actor performs while the rig captures each angle at once for 360-degree playback) we set up with the 4DViews + Mantis Vision + Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture studio facilities. Spain doesn't yet have a permanent 4D volumetric stage. So the heaviest work flows through cross-border partnerships with London (4DViews UK). Paris (4DViews France) and Berlin partners. With Spanish exterior + heritage + talent-capture sessions feeding back as the principal photography input.

Here is the breakdown. Engagements start with a creative brief, a target-sites spec (Unreal Engine 5 + Unity + WebXR + Apple Vision Pro + Meta Quest 3 + Pico 4 native apps). An asset-pipeline plan (mesh + UV-unwrap + texture-baking through Maya + Blender + Houdini + Substance Painter). And a target-resolution polycount budget that matches the distribution sites. Heritage-zone volumetric capture (Alhambra Granada, Alcázar Sevilla, Mezquita Córdoba, Toledo, Salamanca, Sagrada Familia) needs Patrimonio Nacional + Junta de Andalucía + Generalitat de Catalunya case-by-case permit shepherding for the LiDAR + photogrammetry environment-scanning passes.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Museum + cultural-fitting volumetric work for Museo del Prado, Reina Sofía, Thyssen-Bornemisza, MACBA Barcelona, IVAM Valencia. Bilbao Guggenheim and the regional autonomous-community museum networks drives steady Q1-Q4 volume. Spanish actor-talent volumetric capture for the game-industry IP work (King + Tequila Works + MercurySteam Madrid + Pendulo Studios + Electronic Arts Madrid Spanish-talent dubbing pipelines) and the cross-border European-co-production XR-content market rounds out the bench. Bilingual ES/EN creative direction is standard, Catalan + Basque + Galician + Valencian regional ease on the wider bench. NAV-equivalent ATA carnet through AEAT clears imported scanning gear cleanly.