Virtual Sets
Virtual Sets have finally solved all these problems by seamlessly integrating live actors and talents into a 3D modeled set with an interactively moving camera, all the while displaying the correct perspective and casting realistic shadows and reflections in the virtual environment.
The set designer, program director and cameramen can now unleash all their creative talents without worrying about technical limitations. The look and feel of a virtual set can be altered at short notice, periodically or in real-time. Actors can interact with objects around them and every episode can wear a new look with colors and shapes changing in tune with the performance.
ORAD Hi Tec Systems; pioneers in Virtual set technologies, have established themselves as leaders in this field by offering a solution based on Pattern Recognition. By using pattern recognition to extract camera parameters from the video itself, the user no longer has to invest in expensive robotic cameras or cumbersome sensor equipment. In one stroke this does away with calibration, warm-up time, backlash and other problems associated with opto-mechanical sensors and motorized controls.
No TV program today can afford to do without sets. A set decides the mood and often the appeal and reach of a program. Involving a great deal of time, money and labor, erecting a set can often be a long and frustrating process. Once complete however, an almost immediate concern is to dismantle it and make the floor space available for a different set!