
XR Tales Relies on Ultimatte 12 and Unreal Engine for Virtual Production
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Brie Clayton June 10, 2021
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Blackmagic Design today announced that Mexican immersive technology company XR Tales has incorporated its Ultimatte 12 compositing processor for virtual production on numerous projects, including Mexican pop band Jotdog's Cat strofes Perfumadas music video. XR Tales coupled virtual elements created with Unreal Engine with Ultimatte 12's real time compositing capability for the high energy and visually stunning video, which portrays a colorful alien invasion.
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