Sony Electronics Announces the Launch of XYN's "Spatial Capture Solution" for Professionals Generating High-Quality 3DCG Assets from Real-World Spaces

Suite of Three Powerful Software Options Streamline Creative Workflows Including Virtual Production

SAN DIEGO, April 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Electronics' XYN™(/Zin/)'s spatial capture solution, which creates high-quality 3DCG (3D Computer Graphics) assets, is expected to be available to professional customers in the United States starting summer 2026¹. The first release of this solution comprises three software tools: the smartphone application² "XYN Spatial Scan Navi" to assist with shooting spatial content³; the cloud application "XYN Spatial Scan" for generating real-world spaces as high-quality 3DCG assets; and the rendering plugin "XYN Spatial Renderer Plugin" for achieving high-quality, stable image display.

XYN, an integrated suite of software and hardware solutions supporting spatial content creation, was announced in January 2025.

The spatial capture solution supports capturing, generating, and utilizing 3DCG assets optimized for virtual production in film, drama, and commercial production. It enables the efficient use of production-quality photorealistic 3DCG assets designed for use with large LED walls and real-time rendering environments in virtual production.

Future plans include expanding multi functions and applications beyond virtual production, aiming for broader adoption in fields like gaming, animation, architecture, manufacturing, digital twins, and cultural heritage archiving. Furthermore, it will roll out plugins and services designed to integrate with standard 3DCG production tools and game engines across industries, contributing to the creation of seamless workflows.

Key Features of XYN Spatial Scan Navi

1. The AR navigation functionality assists real-time shooting
   By connecting to a Sony Alpha™ camera and a smartphone⁴, it visualizes the required shooting position and angle using AR (Augmented Reality), guiding users to the optimal shooting position. It enables capturing the necessary photos to generate a complete, high-quality 3DCG asset.
   
   
2. The Real-time preview feature visualizes the shooting status to minimize missed shots
   Features that allow users to view and confirm shooting locations from a bird's-eye view, as well as clearly highlight completed sections, enable real-time monitoring of shooting progress. By preventing missed shots, this helps reduce overall production time.
   
   
3. Automatic integration with cameras streamlines the shooting and generation workflow
   The application controls the optimal camera settings and capturing parameters based on the subject. This enables consistent, high-quality photography even without specialized knowledge of spatial content creation. Additionally, by automatically recording shooting information, lens data, and camera metadata, it contributes to improving the quality and accelerating the subsequent 3DCG generation process.

 Details here: https://xyn.sony.net/en/products/xyn_spatial_scan_navi 

Key Features of XYN Spatial Scan

1. Sony's proprietary algorithms generate production-quality 3DCG assets optimized for virtual production.
   Even when 3DCG assets are displayed on the large LED screens—typically several inches in size—commonly used in virtual production, Sony's proprietary generation algorithm faithfully reproduces details such as reflections, gloss, and the atmospheric quality of distant scenes in high resolution⁵. By generating data compatible with the color management workflows required for HDR (High dynamic range) display, the system achieves rich tonal expression with minimal clipping in highlights and shadows⁶.
   
   
2. Deployment and operation independent of production environments
    Since rendering is performed in the cloud, the system can be deployed without the need for a dedicated production environment, and high-quality data can be generated and reviewed in the cloud even while on the go. Additionally, it enables the creation of high-quality 3DCG assets required for virtual production through simple operations.
   
   
3. Flexibly adapts to creators' existing workflows
    It supports input from standard mirrorless camera footage, and the generated data can be integrated into standard workflows using tools such as Unreal Engine. Furthermore, by combining the Alpha camera with the XYN Spatial Scan Navi and the XYN Spatial Renderer Plugin, you can achieve a higher-quality and more efficient workflow.

 Details here: https://xyn.sony.net/en/products/xyn_spatial_scan 

Key Features of the XYN Spatial Renderer Plugin

1. Production-quality real-time rendering achieves flexible virtual production shooting
   A Sony-developed rendering plug-in that enables production-quality playback of 3DCG assets generated with XYN Spatial Scan. Maintains high image quality on LED backgrounds regardless of distance or angle, increasing flexibility in virtual production shooting. It also supports HDR display, enabling more realistic virtual production shooting.
   
   
2. Usability that realizes the creator's creativity
   During virtual productions, XYN Spatial Render Plugin enables adjustments to depth of field, matching lighting between live subjects and LED backgrounds, color correction of any area on the LED background, and CG overlay, supporting the execution of the creator's creativity.
   
   
3. Compatible with industry-standard media servers for seamless integration into existing workflows
   Compatible with Unreal Engine, widely used in virtual production, as well as media servers and software such as Disguise for integrating, outputting, and controlling video playback data, enabling seamless integration into existing production environments. Furthermore, by integrating with Sony's "Virtual Production Tool Set"— which enables pre-shoot simulations and color calibration for both the actual footage displayed on LED screens and the footage captured by cameras — a more efficient workflow is achieved.

 Details here: https://xyn.sony.net/en/products/xyn_spatial_renderer_plugin 

For full details, please visit the XYN webpage: https://xyn.sony.net/en/. 

Exhibition Information

This solution will be exhibited in Sony's booth, C8401, at the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) Show 2026, April 19-22, in Las Vegas.

About Sony Electronics Inc.
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¹ XYN Spatial Capture Solution's general availability is expected summer 2026. Prototype product and services subject to change.
² After initial inquiry with Sony, the app can be downloaded at the Apple App Store with plans for availability in summer 2026. Network services, content, and operating system and software subject to terms and conditions and may be changed, interrupted or discontinued at any time and may require fees, registration and credit card information. 
³ Digital content that utilizes technologies such as VR, AR, MR, and stereoscopic displays to provide experiences with a sense of depth and immersion.
⁴Compatible Alpha cameras and smartphones can be found here: https://xyn.sony.net/en/products/xyn_spatial_scan_navi/specification
⁵ Varies depending on the image quality used for generation
⁶ As of the announcement on April 15, 2026, content generation optimized for HDR display is in beta.

SOURCE Sony Electronics, Inc.