Introducing XR Stand-ins

Artemis 8.12.0 adds XR Stand-ins, life-size 3D figures placed in a real location through the Artemis viewfinder. A figure holds its position as the operator moves, so a shot can be framed on the actor’s mark from any angle. Earlier versions of Artemis offered 2D stand-ins only.

What shipped

• Placement in the viewfinder. XR is selected at the bottom of the stand-in picker. Figures can be placed, moved, rotated and resized, and are shown through the selected camera, lens, framelines and LUT.
• Sun and shadows. Once a date and time are set for the shoot, the sun lights each figure and appears as the Helios overlay. Artemis shows how far each shadow falls, in feet or meters.
• Occlusion on LiDAR devices. On iPhone and iPad models with LiDAR, doorways, furniture and other real objects hide the parts of a figure behind them. All other XR features work on every device that runs Artemis.
• Saved scenes. A scene saved with two markers can be reopened on location by pointing the camera at a marker. Saved scenes sync through iCloud and can be shared as .artemisScene files.

Stills and video can be captured in XR mode. Each still is saved as a clean plate with a separate stand-in layer.

Availability

XR Stand-ins are available with an Artemis subscription and are not included with the Core License. A subscription also includes Helios, External Camera Mode and what3words.