Scan Pro Video - Virtual Production - what is it, how is it used and what's it's current potential

Virtual Production Solutions

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Making Virtual Production Easy

Combining a long-standing expertise in delivering systems, camera equipment and LED hardware, Scan are uniquely positioned to provide all aspects of a virtual production setup. Having helped multiple studios, facilities and universities to adopt and expand virtual production workflows, Scan provides end-to-end solutions from consultancy, installation and training.

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End-to-end Solutions

Backed by a strong network of technology partners and real-world success stories, we offer scalable solutions powered by 3XS Systems workstations, ensuring reliable, high-performance results, whether you're compositing in real-time or driving visuals across advanced LED walls.

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Partner & Success Stories

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Recode XR

Scan has recently supplied Recode XR studios in Manchester with a custom, ultra-high-end 3XS VP workstation to run both their new LED wall, and Aximmetry (Unreal) VP software.

The system has been used exclusively on a number of high-end ITV, BBC & Sky Dramas since its installation, and continues to provide a high-end solution and un-wavered support for this developing technology for filmmaking.

This special 4U rack mounted workstation consisted of the latest AMD Threadripper Pro CPUs along with NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada GPUs.

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Partner & Success Stories

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Nightsky Studios

Nightsky Studios are one of the very few independent stages in the UK, and the first in Scotland.

During the research and design phase of their project, they sought powerful and customisable workstations to power their VP stage. Our configurator proved to be just the tool they needed to be able to spec their workstation to exactly as they wanted.

Our team were available to help progress the project and were able to design and quote everything they needed to make their VP stage not only functional, but impressively powerful.

Scan supplied 5x 3XS VP Pro 32C workstations with NVIDIA RTX A6000 GPUs.

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Collaborative Workflows

As remote production becomes the new standard, real-time collaboration is more important than ever. With platforms like NVIDIA Omniverse, teams can work together seamlessly, no matter where they are.

We provide the tools and expertise to help you build collaborative virtual production pipelines that keep your creative process connected and efficient.
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Hardware Integrations

Virtual production workflows require specialized hardware, especially for realistic camera movement. Solutions like Mo-Sys StarTracker provide precise in-studio camera tracking. Through our partnerships with leading brands, we offer these advanced technologies as part of a complete, end-to-end virtual production solution.
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LED Walls

For high-quality, real-time visuals in virtual production, we offer complete LED wall solutions, including full installation and all necessary connectivity. Our top-tier setups ensure seamless integration into your production workflow, delivering exceptional performance for modern cinema.

Virtual Production Systems

Whether you're compositing in real-time or driving high-resolution visuals across multiple LED panels, Virtual Production demands serious computing power. At the heart of any setup is the workstation, one of the most critical components in ensuring a smooth, high-performance workflow. Choosing the right workstation for your specific needs is essential to achieving optimal results. Scan Pro Video alongside 3XS Systems, offer tailored solutions to suit productions of all sizes.

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CPU AMD Threadripper Pro 7975WX AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
RAM 128GB DDR5 64GB DDR5
GPU 96GB NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 32GB NVIDIA RTX 5090
PRIMARY DRIVE 1TB Corsair MP600 Pro 1TB Corsair MP600 Pro
PROJECT DRIVE 2TB Corsair MP600 Pro 2TB Corsair MP600 Pro
ADD-IN-CARD NVIDIA RTX PRO Sync Capture Card

Types of Virtual Production

Performance Capture

Bringing Digital Characters to Life

Performance capture uses motion tracking and facial recognition to animate digital characters based on real human movement. Actors wear marker suits and use depth-sensing technology to bring lifelike movement into a real-time environment—ideal for timing, framing, and scene interaction on set.

Hybrid Virtual Production

Combining Real-Time Previews with Post-Production Control

Hybrid virtual production is often used in green screen environments. Unlike traditional shoots where VFX are added in post, this method offers real-time composite previews. This allows crews to visualise the final look while filming, improving efficiency and creative collaboration - especially useful in live broadcasts and sports.

LED Wall Virtual Production

Immersive Filmmaking with Real-Time Backgrounds

This cutting-edge technique blends real-time rendering with camera tracking and LED wall technology. Unlike green screen setups, LED walls display final-pixel imagery on set, allowing:

  • Realistic lighting that interacts with actors and sets
  • Immediate visual feedback for directors, DPs, and crew
  • Improved actor performance through environmental immersion
  • Reduced post-production guesswork

The Benefits

Real-time Workflow
Real-time Workflow

One of the greatest benefits of virtual production is that everything happens in real-time, down to the compositing. This means everything can be assessed as it happens and instead of requiring the formerly linear process of post-production to determine any issues that arrive or creative decisions that need to be made, they can now be spotted or made at the time of production.

Remote and Multi-User Collaboration
Remote and Multi-User Collaboration

As technology and computing get faster, communication and collaboration in production is only getting stronger and in a virtual production workflow this has benefits across all stages of production such as remote virtual scouting sessions to collaborative performance capture sessions.

Malleable Tools
Malleable Tools

Using a real-time engine as part of a production gives various different departments presets and tools they will use as part of their virtual production workflow. These have the advantage that they can be revisited and re-used across different scenes, locations and even projects.

Real-time Physics
Real-time Physics

The physics in a real-time engine are a key part to certain areas of virtual production and are what makes tools such as simulating camera movement possible. This brings benefits to areas such as visualisation down to the visual effects seen in the final image.

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