Augmented Reality for Lighting Adjustment in a Virtual Studio
Maja Michaelis and Jens Herder, "Augmented Reality for Lighting Adjustment in a Virtual Studio",
in "Augmented Reality - Situated Spatial Synergy", IntechOpen,
DOI=10.5772/intechopen.10124242, October, 2025.
An interactive virtual studio is used for live broadcasts with live interaction
in front of the recording system. Advances in Augmented Reality (AR) using video
see-through Head-Mounted Displays (HMDs) also make it possible to improve the
production process itself. Lighting can be improved and adjusted using AR while
seeing live effects. An Augmented Reality Lighting Adjustment System (ARLAS) for
a virtual studio has been developed and evaluated. The traditional process for
controlling lighting in a virtual studio is complicated and time-consuming. It
often requires several people to control many different components at different
locations. Using AR, this process is simplified by integrating relevant programs
and video streams into a single application on an HMD, allowing direct control at
lighting locations. Changes to settings are immediately visible on the real
fixtures. Real lights can be replicated virtually to maintain consistent lighting
conditions in virtual scenes, ensuring that virtual objects are lit as they would
be in a real studio. The prototype demonstrated the benefits of AR for complex
virtual studio setups and was evaluated by 18 participants.
Funded by the central publication fund of Hochschule Düsseldorf University
of Applied Sciences.
Keywords:
Interactive Virtual Studio,
Lighting adjustment,
Set design,
Previsualization,
Production control,
Augmented Reality,
Augmented Virtuality
Tools:
Viz Arc,
Viz Artist,
NDI,
Unity,
Meta XR SDK,
Javascript,
Artnet
