Puget Systems Returns to NAB NY 2024 with Deep-Dive Demonstration of World Building for Filmmaking in Unreal Engine, Featuring School of Motion’s Short Film “Metal Heart”
Puget Systems Also Partners with Vū in Sponsorship of its Second Virtually Everything Summit; Demonstrating the Power of Puget Systems’ Tech Expertise for Virtual Production
Auburn, WA (October 2, 2024) – Puget Systems (www.pugetsystems.com) today announced it is returning to NAB NY next week at the Jacob Javitz Center in New York City to demonstrate its latest high-performance custom workstations optimized for high-end VFX and world-building in Unreal Engine. The team from Puget Systems is partnering with School of Motion to present a demonstration and BTS explanation of how to leverage the power of Puget Systems workstations optimized for Unreal Engine to create School of Motion’s recent short film, Metal Heart.
In their booth #761 on the show floor, the team from Puget Systems will provide an in-person demonstration of how to manage the workflows for creating complex visual effects and 3D elements using Unreal Engine. During the demo, Puget Systems will walk attendees through the motion capture workflow, creating VFX, color grading, motion design, and sound design as well as useful tips and tricks in both Unreal Engine and After Effects. For more information on School of Motion and to see the BTS video for Metal Heart, please visit here.
Puget Systems also announced it is partnering with Vū, a creative technology company for next generation content and home to the largest network of virtual studios, as a sponsor of the Vū Virtually Everything Summit during NAB NY week. During the event, Puget Systems will join AMD and Vū in leading a special breakout session entitled “Inside the Tech,” in which attendees will be led through a guided tour – and deep explanation – of the technologies that power an LED volume, as well as provide an understanding of how these technologies can be optimized in real world environments.
The Virtual Everything Summit is a high value event with discussions and presentations designed to raise awareness and educate audiences on the challenges and benefits of supporting high-end Virtual Production, GenAI, VFX and content creations workflows and taking place on Monday, October 8 at Media Pro Production Studio in New York City. For more information on the Vū Virtually Everything Summit, please visit here.
Puget Systems is in partnership with Vū for the design and development of custom Vū branded workstations specifically designed and spec’d for complex high-end virtual production workflows. The Vū virtual production workstation is ideally suited to running a LED wall for virtual production with Unreal Engine.
The Demo Station Previewing Metal Heart: Under the Hood
During NAB NY next week, Puget Systems will be featuring the latest high-performance workstation technology specifically designed for VFX, 3D modeling and world building in Unreal Engine with the GPU power required to power such performance-demanding workflows as needed for creating immersive content like Metal Heart. Key specs built into the Puget Systems Ryzen X670E workstation include:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 4.3GHz 16 Core
- RAM: 32GB Kingston DDR5-5600 RAM
- GPU: NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation 48GB PCI
- Storage (Primary): Kingston KC3000 1TB Gen4 M.2 SSD
- Storage (Secondary): Kingston KC3000 2TB Gen4 M.2 SSD
Puget Systems custom workstations for Unreal Engine are available for configuration for a wide range of VFX, 3D modeling and Unreal Engine workflows. To learn more, please visit here. To learn more about Puget Systems Canadian consulting and sales operations, please visit here.
For more information on Puget Systems’ presence at NAB NY 2024, please visit here.
About Puget Systems
Puget Systems is based in the Seattle suburb of Auburn, WA, and specializes in high-performance custom-built computers. We emphasize customization with a laser focus on understanding each customer’s specific workflow and offer personal consulting and support that we believe is becoming quite rare in the industry. Our goal is to provide each client with the best possible computer for their needs and budget. For more information or to see how Puget Systems can design a system specifically tailored to the work that you do, please visit www.pugetsystems.com.