AbelCine

08/11/2026

This episode of the Virtually Everything Podcast is from a few months ago, but the points about the future of location scouting and other production processes are still key!

Wondering how reality capture could be a part of your next project? Reach out now: https://www.abelcine.com/equipment-services/tech-services/reality-capture-services

🎬 Ever wondered how remote pre-production is changing the game for filmmakers? This week on Virtually Everything, we dive into the future of location scouting and virtual production with Barnabas Csutak from District Cinema.

From Budapest to Hollywood, discover how new workflows are making filmmaking faster, cheaper, and more creative—no LED wall required. Plus, we unpack the latest in AI, Sora 2, and what it means for the soul of storytelling.

Hit play, get inspired, and let us know: How are you using tech to level up your creative process?👇

08/06/2026

08/04/2026

🔔 𝗔𝘀 𝗮 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 XGRIDS 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝟯𝗗 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗦! 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲.

Through this partnership, AbelCine will offer:

📍Sales of the full XGRIDS lineup of mobile scanners & software (including PortalCam and Lixel K2)
📍Rental of XGRIDS scanner kits
📍Training initiatives & hands-on workshops, in alignment with District Cinema (coming later this year)

🔗 https://www.abelcine.com/articles/news/company-news/abelcine-and-xgrids-partner-to-expand-access-to-production-ready-reality-capture-tools

07/29/2026

Our friend Barnabas Csutak of District Cinema put together this in-depth guide, outlining which XGRIDS scanner might be the best fit for your production needs – PortalCam, K2, or L2 Pro.

Make sure to check out the full post for test scans as well!

A Practical Comparison of the PortalCam, K2 and L2 Pro for Location Scouting At District Cinema, one of our core services is providing advanced reality capture solutions for film and television productions, as well as live events. On a daily basis, we leverage XGRIDS' robust lineup of SLAM (Simultan

07/28/2026

Reality capture is quickly becoming an important component of modern production workflows – but what does that mean when different departments may have their own specific goals and needs?

Geoff Smith breaks down some of the key use cases in his latest post: 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗩𝗶𝘀, 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, and 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁/𝗩𝗙𝗫.

Curious how this could fit into your next production? Read the full article and reach out today!

https://www.abelcine.com/articles/blog-and-knowledge/tech-news/reality-capture-for-film-and-tv-key-use-cases

07/21/2026

07/16/2026

𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝟯𝗗-𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀.

Simultaneously, high-resolution RGB pixel data is captured and associated with the scene’s structure, ultimately producing assets for previsualization, production planning, and impeccably photoreal background replacements.

Four overlapping technologies define this stack:

⚙️ LiDAR
⚙️ Photogrammetry
⚙️ SLAM
⚙️ 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS)

To dive deeper into these technologies and related tools:
https://www.abelcine.com/equipment-services/tech-services/reality-capture-services/underlying-tech-and-platforms

🔖 XGRIDS • District Cinema

07/16/2026

“Of course, incentives are only part of the equation. You still need experienced crews, infrastructure, great locations, and a place where talent wants to work.”

New York sees film and TV production spend surge, New Jersey gains momentum and California halts exodus for now.

Behind the numbers on where projects are shooting on-location in the latest quarter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/new-york-film-tv-spend-california-production-1236649240/

07/15/2026

🤝 𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 District Cinema, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲'𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮’𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 — 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨.𝗦.

The result is a complete, integrated reality capture offering:

📍Consultation & Workflow Design
📍Scanning Services
📍Processing & Optimization
📍Deliverables & Integration
📍Scanner Sales & Rentals
📍Training & Certification

🔗https://www.abelcine.com/articles/news/company-news/abelcine-and-district-cinema-partner-to-deliver-end-to-end-environmental-capture-services