Companies in Encoding & Software focused on VR/AR/MR.
4 companies
Hungary
Aximmetry provides a real-time 3D virtual production platform that integrates its own rendering engine with Unreal Engine, offering flexibility for broadcast and entertainment professionals. It differentiates itself by including advanced chroma keying technology in all software licenses, eliminating the need for expensive third-party keyers. The platform supports tracked virtual sets, augmented reality, and interactive displays, enabling production-ready solutions for teams of all sizes, from individual creators to major broadcasters. This approach makes high-end virtual studio technology accessible across a wide range of budgets, including a free Studio Edition.
United Kingdom
Foundry develops pioneering creative software for the media and entertainment industry, specializing in digital design, visualization, and visual effects. Its award-winning products, including Nuke, Mari, and Katana, have received four Academy Sci-Tech Awards and an Engineering Emmy, and have been integral to every VFX Academy Award-winning film since 2007. Foundry solves complex visualization challenges for major studios and post-production houses such as ILM, Disney, and Wētā FX, advancing the art and technology of visual experience. The company is headquartered in London and operates globally with over 275 employees.
Canada
SideFX differentiates itself in the 3D animation and visual effects market through its flagship product, Houdini, which is built on a node-based procedural workflow that provides artists with unparalleled power, flexibility, and control. This procedural approach allows for the creation of complex, high-quality effects and simulations that are difficult to achieve with traditional keyframe animation, making it a standard tool in feature film VFX pipelines. Houdini's comprehensive feature set includes modeling, rigging, animation, particle effects, dynamics, compositing, and integrated rendering, and it has been recognized with numerous awards for its contribution to award-winning visual effects in film and television. The company's long-standing commitment to production-proven tools, combined with a minority investment from Epic Games in 2020, reinforces its credibility and stability as a leading provider for the film, TV, and video game industries.
United Kingdom
V-Nova develops hierarchical, compute-aware data formats that transform visual information from static files into structured, adaptive data for AI, media, and immersive experiences. Its technologies, including MPEG-5 LCEVC and SMPTE VC-6, improve video, imaging, and point-cloud compression and have been granted international standard status by MPEG, ISO, and SMPTE. The company holds a portfolio of over 1,500 international patents and has partnered with major organizations such as Sky, Nvidia, and Amazon Web Services. V-Nova's PresenZ format offers photorealistic six degrees of freedom (6DoF) volumetric experiences, setting it apart in the visual data compression market.
