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XGRIDS PortalCam Achieves Unprecedented Recognition

In a groundbreaking achievement, XGRIDS' innovative spatial camera, the PortalCam, has made history by securing four prestigious awards at the 2026 NAB Show. Announced on April 22 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, this remarkable feat marks the first time in the eight-year history of the NAB Product of the Year Awards that a single product has won in four distinct categories: Cameras, Graphics/VFX/Switchers, Intelligent Technology, and Remote/Live Production.

Redefining Spatial Intelligence in Content Creation

The NAB Show, organized by the National Association of Broadcasters, is a renowned global forum for the latest innovations in broadcast, film, and media technology. The recognition of PortalCam across categories such as capture, post-production, AI-driven workflows, and live production highlights the growing importance of spatial intelligence technologies in the content creation pipeline. Gone are the days when spatial capture was viewed as a niche tool; it is now becoming a fundamental element in how digital content is produced and utilized across various industries.

PortalCam's cutting-edge technology integrates LiDAR with a multi-camera array to create photorealistic, measurable 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) models of real-world environments in a single walkthrough. Processed through XGRIDS' LCC Studio software, these models allow for the creation of navigable 3D environments suitable for editing, visualization, and deployment into popular platforms like Unreal Engine and Unity.

Enhancing Production Workflows

The benefits of PortalCam are numerous. It transforms real-world locations into reusable digital assets, significantly enhancing workflows in pre-production, production, and post-production phases. For instance, location scouting can now be completed once and shared among distributed teams, which is particularly advantageous for companies with multiple remote workers. Furthermore, virtual production workflows can function independently of physical locations, streamlining operations tremendously.

The technology is already being leveraged across many facets of the industry. In South Korea, the SBS network has incorporated PortalCam into its AIXR Studio, enabling new XR-based live broadcasting methods. The award-winning film Resurrection utilized PortalCam for location scouting and virtual set planning, allowing the production team to make informed decisions using digital replicas of actual settings. Similarly, on the Apple TV+ series Shrinking, PortalCam was instrumental in pre-capturing shooting environments, which were then projected onto LED volumes. This innovation allowed actors to perform against lifelike digital sets while reducing the need for extensive downstream compositing work.

The Future of Content Creation

As stated by Sunny Liao, Director of Global Sales & Marketing at XGRIDS, “Winning four awards across four categories reflects a larger transformation underway. Spatial capture is evolving from a specialized tool into core infrastructure for how digital content is created and used across industries.” The significance of this statement cannot be understated; it emphasizes not just the achievement of the PortalCam but also a paradigm shift in the industry towards spatial intelligence.

About XGRIDS

XGRIDS is committed to bridging the physical and digital worlds through its spatial intelligence platform. By enabling physical environments to be transformed into structured spatial data, it opens up new possibilities for production, simulation, and AI-driven applications—a leap toward the future of digital content innovation.

With its unprecedented achievements, XGRIDS' PortalCam is poised to redefine the landscape of media production, setting new standards for what is possible in the art of storytelling and content creation.