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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.
data-src=https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163710/BM_Perfumadas_Combo1200-1024x556.jpg alt= class=lazyload wp-image-2411557 data-srcset=https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163710/BM_Perfumadas_Combo1200-1024x556.jpg 1024w, https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163710/BM_Perfumadas_Combo1200-300x163.jpg 300w, https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163710/BM_Perfumadas_Combo1200-768x417.jpg 768w, https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163710/BM_Perfumadas_Combo1200-624x339.jpg 624w, https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163710/BM_Perfumadas_Combo1200-50x27.jpg 50w, https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163710/BM_Perfumadas_Combo1200-100x54.jpg 100w, https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163710/BM_Perfumadas_Combo1200.jpg 1200w data-sizes=(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px />Based in the city of Guadalajara in Jalisco, Mexico, XR Tales specializes in real time VFX, virtual production and virtual and augmented reality. The music video, directed by Ian Martin and produced by XR Tales in collaboration with Guanamor Music and CM Films, is based on the popular science fiction novel The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. Throughout the video, lead singer Mar a Barracuda and guitarist Jorge La Chiquis Amaro perform the song while a vibrant city in the midst of destruction serves as the backdrop.
data-src=https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163724/BM_perfumadas1_1200-1024x431.jpg alt= class=lazyload wp-image-2411558 data-srcset=https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163724/BM_perfumadas1_1200-1024x431.jpg 1024w, https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163724/BM_perfumadas1_1200-300x126.jpg 300w, https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163724/BM_perfumadas1_1200-768x323.jpg 768w, https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163724/BM_perfumadas1_1200-624x263.jpg 624w, https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163724/BM_perfumadas1_1200-50x21.jpg 50w, https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163724/BM_perfumadas1_1200-100x42.jpg 100w, https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163724/BM_perfumadas1_1200.jpg 1200w data-sizes=(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px />Used in conjunction with Ultimatte Smart Remote 4, DeckLink 8K Pro capture and playback cards and HyperDeck Studio Pro disk recorders, Ultimatte 12 allowed the team to handle complex virtual production scenes composed of graphics, live action and animations.
data-src=https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163735/BM_Permumadas2_1200-1024x433.jpg alt= class=lazyload wp-image-2411559 data-srcset=https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163735/BM_Permumadas2_1200-1024x433.jpg 1024w, https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163735/BM_Permumadas2_1200-300x127.jpg 300w, https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163735/BM_Permumadas2_1200-768x325.jpg 768w, https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163735/BM_Permumadas2_1200-624x264.jpg 624w, https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163735/BM_Permumadas2_1200-50x21.jpg 50w, https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163735/BM_Permumadas2_1200-100x42.jpg 100w, https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163735/BM_Permumadas2_1200.jpg 1200w data-sizes=(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px /> With Ultimatte 12, we were able to handle compositing in real time. The talent performed the song in front of a green screen in our studio, while at the same time we brought in virtual elements created using Unreal Engine to complete the scenes, said XR Tales' Director of Technology Adler Alonso Zamora Ruiz.
data-src=https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163745/BM_Perfumadas9_1200.jpg alt= class=lazyload wp-image-2411560 data-srcset=https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163745/BM_Perfumadas9_1200.jpg 1000w, https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163745/BM_Perfumadas9_1200-300x228.jpg 300w, https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163745/BM_Perfumadas9_1200-768x583.jpg 768w, https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163745/BM_Perfumadas9_1200-624x474.jpg 624w, https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163745/BM_Perfumadas9_1200-50x38.jpg 50w, https://gcs.creativecow.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10163745/BM_Perfumadas9_1200-100x76.jpg 100w data-sizes=(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px />Zamora Ruiz noted that Ultimatte 12 enabled him to manage various environmental layers in front of and behind the artists in real time. He explained, Because there was so much movement with the lead singer running away from zombies, being carried around by a huge gorilla and floating in the sky while aliens took her away, we needed to have full control to ensure it all came together and that the colo
