DNE and Gracia release 4-minute streamable 4DGS performance
[Sponsored] LA-based volumetric capture studio Digital Nation Entertainment (DNE) and volumetric infrastructure company Gracia have released the first real-time streamed music performance captured in 4D Gaussian Splatting (4DGS), playable in any web browser with no app or download necessary.
The shoot took place on DNE’s proprietary volumetric capture stage in Los Angeles, designed by cinematographer Addie Reiss. The system uses a webbed camera grid purpose-built for 4D reconstruction, with light, spacing, and angle coverage calibrated around the volumetric output rather than traditional cinematography.
From mesh to radiance fields
For years, volumetric capture output was locked to polygon meshes — accurate in geometry, but synthetic in feel. DNE’s rig paired with Gracia’s 4DGS processing pipeline shifts the reconstruction from mesh to radiance fields, preserving soft edges, subsurface response, and micro-detail that meshes flatten.
Directed by Ed Fraiman
The debut capture is a 4-minute performance of “Open” by UK singer-songwriter Amy May, directed by Emmy-nominated director Ed Fraiman (The 100, Secret State). The piece streams in real time over WebGPU at bitrates between 17 and 75 Mbps, with no length cap, and plays on desktop, mobile, and Meta Quest 3 headsets.
The performance reached 1.5 million views across platforms in its opening weekend.
Watch Amy May’s performance captured in 4D Gaussian Splatting on Gracia’s website
Read more about Gracia’s WebGPU-based pipeline for streaming 4DGS content