Services

Our photogrammetry rig, based on an original concept by Lee Perry-Smith, comprises 190 DSLR cameras, including 36 Canon 5D models, synchronized to capture images within 1/100th of a second, placed all around the subject in order to instantaneously capture a 3D likeness of the subject. Our 3D scan services also offer flexibility for full-body scans in various poses, with a special focus on facial 3D scans. 20 minutes are enough to switch configurations in a single session.

Our Paris-based studio provides an ideal setting, with a large scanning room for crew participation, a dedicated dressing room for talents, and remote monitoring options via conference calls. We offer additional services like meeting rooms and catering. Furthermore, our casting service sources diverse talents and manages all aspects, from briefings to on-set coordination, ensuring a seamless production experience for our clients.

Following a 3D scan shoot, clients receive a comprehensive contact sheet featuring all shots, including multiple camera angles, allowing them to select their preferred shots for processing. Our most basic scan service swiftly provides clients with raw data, including photo sets and raw scans generated in Reality Capture.

Going further, we also offer a cleaned data delivery based on two options:
• a simple cleaning pass, removing artifacts and reprojecting textures for turntables or 3D prints,
• a complete and thorough cleaning pass, ensuring models are production-ready through meticulous avatar creation, artifact removal, surface refinement, texture re-projection, and fine-detail geometry application. This comprehensive approach has been employed in major productions such as the Love, Death and Robots Netflix series and the Baldur’s Gate 3 Trailer by Unit Images.

Our 3D scan services encompass scanned expressions, for which we offer various cleaning options, all including a complete clean of a neutral head:

• FACS cleaning involves adapting a neutral cleaned model to the desired expression, ensuring consistent skin deformations in UV space for texture blending. This prepares the model for blendshape creation and is delivered in OBJ or Maya format.
• Rig Resolution Blendshapes built upon the initial clean, converting the adjusted model into blendshapes that match the rig’s resolution. In this case, we take care of defining the blendshape areas, their segmentation and the correction of displacements. We deliver the result in OBJ or Maya format.
• High Poly Resolution Blendshapes take your model a step further by transferring all micro scanned details to a high-poly model, enhancing the skin surface with fine expression intricacies, and baking geometric information into textures for dynamic shader blending, thereby offering a comprehensive solution for expression refinement. This unlocks the creation of displacement or normal maps and is delivered in OBJ, Maya and Zbrush format.

We provide valuable assistance in simplifying the complex task of crafting CGI haircuts, employing a meticulous manual approach that involves careful analysis of hairstyle shapes and the painstaking reproduction of individual strands. Our grooming techniques, generated using X-Gen for Maya, yield realistic and detailed hair simulations that can be exported as Alembic files and seamlessly integrated into real-time environments like Unreal Engine.

Moreover, upon request, we offer customized hair solutions for Houdini; for specific real-time applications, we can achieve the same high-quality results using haircards and alpha textures, ensuring detailed and realistic hair representations while optimizing performance.

Scanning the human figure and capturing the details of human skin, though challenging, can be mastered through experience. Yet, the ever-evolving landscape of cloth materials continues to pose fresh challenges. Our collaborations with renowned fashion brands have given us the ability to offer 3D scan services for complex or exotic surfaces like medieval armor and glossy leather with stunning results.

When it comes to creating avatars, we meticulously break down captures, retopologize patterns for clean UVs and deformation-friendly topology, and project surface details, ensuring the textures are expertly cleaned. Furthermore, we offer the capability to craft clothing from scratch, using industry-standard tools to deliver custom-tailored garments to meet your specific creative needs.

With the advent of Metahumans, a new benchmark for quality and features has been established in the entertainment industry. In response to client demands for this level of excellence, we offer tailor-made Metahumans, allowing for the creation of scanned characters rigged as Metahumans with exceptional quality and personalized features.

This service ensures compatibility and high-quality results, aligning with the industry standard set by Epic Games and 3Lateral’s Metahuman tech. All custom MetaHumans leverage the powerful human rig designed by 3Lateral and are able to use the animation solutions offered by Unreal Engine 5.

The Tax Rebate for International Productions (TRIP) is an appealing incentive for filmmakers considering shooting their projects in France. Administered by the CNC, TRIP offers a substantial rebate of up to 30% (or 40% for substantial French VFX expenses) on qualifying expenditures within France, with a maximum cap of €30 million per project.

Eligibility criteria require projects to include elements related to European culture, heritage, and territory. To qualify, projects must allocate a significant portion of their budgets to French expenditures and involve a minimum of 5 days of shooting in France for live-action works.

With that being said, it’s important to note that expenses related to our 3D scan services can be included in the VFX envelope for TRIP; filmmakers seeking more information and guidance on TRIP can visit the CNC website for comprehensive details.

Our photogrammetry rig, based on an original concept by Lee Perry-Smith, comprises 190 DSLR cameras, including 36 Canon 5D models, synchronized to capture images within 1/100th of a second, placed all around the subject in order to instantaneously capture a 3D likeness of the subject. Our 3D scan services also offer flexibility for full-body scans in various poses, with a special focus on facial 3D scans. 20 minutes are enough to switch configurations in a single session.

Following a 3D scan shoot, clients receive a comprehensive contact sheet featuring all shots, including multiple camera angles, allowing them to select their preferred shots for processing. Our most basic scan service swiftly provides clients with raw data, including photo sets and raw scans generated in Reality Capture.

Our 3D scan services encompass scanned expressions, for which we offer various cleaning options, all including a complete clean of a neutral head:

• FACS cleaning involves adapting a neutral cleaned model to the desired expression.
• Rig Resolution Blendshapes built upon the initial clean, converting the adjusted model into blendshapes that match the rig’s resolution. 
• High Poly Resolution Blendshapes take your model a step further by transferring all micro scanned details to a high-poly model, offering a comprehensive solution for expression refinement. 

We provide valuable assistance in simplifying the complex task of crafting CGI haircuts, employing a meticulous manual approach that involves careful analysis of hairstyle shapes and the painstaking reproduction of individual strands. Our grooming techniques, generated using X-Gen for Maya, yield realistic and detailed hair simulations that can be exported as Alembic files and seamlessly integrated into real-time environments like Unreal Engine.

Scanning the human figure and capturing the details of human skin, though challenging, can be mastered through experience. Yet, the ever-evolving landscape of cloth materials continues to pose fresh challenges. Our collaborations with renowned fashion brands have given us the ability to offer 3D scan services for complex or exotic surfaces like medieval armor and glossy leather with stunning results.

With the advent of Metahumans, a new benchmark for quality and features has been established in the entertainment industry. In response to client demands for this level of excellence, we offer tailor-made Metahumans, allowing for the creation of scanned characters rigged as Metahumans with exceptional quality and personalized features.

The Tax Rebate for International Productions (TRIP) is an appealing incentive for filmmakers considering shooting their projects in France. Administered by the CNC, TRIP offers a substantial rebate of up to 30% (or 40% for substantial French VFX expenses) on qualifying expenditures within France, with a maximum cap of €30 million per project.