Epic Games Acquires Capturing Reality
Another team joins the Epic family.
Epic Games announced they acquired photogrammetry developer Capturing Reality and the team's tools will be integrated into Unreal Engine ecosystem. The announcement also noted that new and existing customers will continue to be supported.
The company develops tools that allow users to reconstruct objects and scenes of any size from images or laser scans, yielding 3D scans. Epic noted that the Capturing Reality team will continue to grow and work closely with the Unreal Engine team. The tools are said to become more accessible and affordable. They also revealed that starting today Capturing Reality will reduce prices for all new and existing customers.
"RealityCapture is the clear market leader in photogrammetry and has been integral to the creation of Quixel Megascans since its inception. We are beyond excited to welcome Capturing Reality to our team, and to accelerate our shared vision to enable anyone to scan the world," said Teddy Bergsman, Senior Director, Quixel at Epic Games.
Epic added that the goal is to integrate Capturing Reality’s photogrammetry software into the Unreal Engine ecosystem, so users will be able to upload images and create photorealistic 3D models in mo time.
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