Virtual Production News: Tyler Perry's LED Volume, Relightable Splats & SIGGRAPH 2026

Virtual production quietly turned into normal kit this week, and we have a proper catch-up: a new LED volume on Tyler Perry's lot, a student film that shot its whole set as a Gaussian splat, Arnold learning to relight those splats, a RED firmware fix aimed straight at the wall, and SIGGRAPH going live in LA. 00:00 Intro 00:49 Tyler Perry Studios builds a virtual production LED volume in Atlanta (with Synapse) 01:43 DOSENMUTTER: a student film shot its set as a Gaussian splat on an LED wall 03:39 Autodesk Arnold 7.5.2 renders and relights Gaussian splats 05:02 RED V-Raptor firmware 2.2: Discrete Phantom Track for LED volumes 06:13 Join the Community/Course 06:48 SIGGRAPH 2026 is live in LA: Real-Time Live and the Immersive Pavilion 08:33 Wrap-up Everything this week points the same way: the LED wall keeps getting more capable, and it keeps getting more normal. Want more VP breakdowns before they hit YouTube? Join our free virtual production community here: https://www.skool.com/virtual-product... If you want the full step-by-step training, the VP Course is here: https://vp.coach/course Our course is now on MZed!: https://www.mzed.com/courses/virtual-... Sources: Tyler Perry Studios + Synapse: https://deadline.com/2026/07/tyler-pe... https://www.tvtechnology.com/producti... https://reelchicago.com/article/tyler... DOSENMUTTER (Filmakademie): https://blog.siggraph.org/2026/07/gau... Autodesk Arnold 7.5.2: https://www.cgchannel.com/2026/06/aut... https://radiancefields.com/arnold-7.5... RED V-Raptor firmware 2.2: https://www.newsshooter.com/2026/05/2... https://www.cined.com/red-v-raptor-an... SIGGRAPH 2026: https://s2026.siggraph.org/ https://s2026.siggraph.org/program/re... #virtualproduction #ledvolume #unrealengine #gaussiansplatting #filmmaking #vfx #icvfx #realtime #siggraph2026 #cinematography