ABOUT SIRT
Sheridan College’s SIRT Centre is proud to support innovation in Ontario’s Media, Entertainment and Culture ecosystem through applied research, access to cutting-edge technology and a 10,000 sq. ft. innovation centre located at Pinewood Toronto Studios. This Canadian Technology Access Centre (TAC) acts as an industry/academic collaboration hub dedicated to the development and adoption of new technologies, processes and skills. SIRT’s work in Virtual Production, Mixed Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Digital Humans is at the forefront of emerging technology integration and best practice development.
Sheridan students shooting A thesis project using virtual production at SIRT.
Contact SIRT
Pinewood Toronto Studios, 225 Commissioners St. Suite 200b/Stage10, Toronto, ON M4M 0A1
Services offered in: English
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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION EXPERTISE
EXPERTISE
- Virtual Production – Motion Capture, Camera Tracking, Real-time Compositing
- Software Integration with an emphasis on industry solutions
- AI Acceleration and Adoption
- Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality
- Performance Capture
- Reality Capture (Digital Twins/Doubles)
- Applied Research
- Technology Consulting
- Software/Hardware Testing
- Prototype Development
- Workflow / Pipeline Development and Optimization
- Remote and Real-time Collaboration and Shared Services
- Industry Training – certifications, credentials and/or bespoke workshops
TECHNOLOGY SECTORS
- Cyber Security and Disruptive Technologies
- Digital Media and Graphic Communications
- Information and Communications Technology
EQUIPMENT AND LABS
| Equipment | Function |
|---|---|
| World-Class Facility (10,000 sq. ft. sound stage at Pinewood Toronto Studios) with Global Accessibility. | |
| Dedicated and secure high-speed 10 Gbps fibre optic network | |
| On-site workstation-based teaching facility with a range of available software and hardware | Conducting training workshops in virtual production |
| 7ft x 11ft LED Wall made up of 78 LED Tiles. | Virtual Production Research - In-Camera VFX |
| Optitrak 46 Camera, Motion Capture System | Virtual Production Research- Film, television and gaming sectors |
| Esper full body photogrammetry rig | 3D scanning and photogrammetry for creating digital double characters |
| Various VR/AR systems including the full Meta Quest 2, 3 & Pro, Apple Vision Pro, etc… | VR/AR application development and immersive content development |
| Cinema Cameras including Red Komodo-X, Arri Alexi and Blackmagic Ursa Mini Pro 12k | Virtual Production Research- Film, television and gaming sectors |
| Unreal, Unity, Optitrack, Manus Core, Reality Capture, Reallusion, Marvelous, Maya, ZBrush, Houdini | Software - Game engines, character creation/design, rigging & skinning, animation, motion capture, retargeting, rendering, hair and cloth simulation |
| NVIDIA DGX STATION A100 160GB | Dedicated multi-user server for training AI models |
| Noldus STATIONARY LAB | Research Lab - provides user-friendly, plug-and-play observation lab equipment for digital audio/video recording and data collection |
- Autodesk
- Dark Slope
- Interaxon
- Metcalf Foundation
- National Arts Centre
- National Ballet of Canada
- Pinewood Toronto Studios
- Transport Canada
- Unreal Engine
- SIRT Technology Access Centre funding renewed (Nov. 2018)
- Sheridan breaks into the top five for research colleges in Canada (Nov. 2018)
- SirtNet commercialization announcement
- SIRT gets real with innovative animation
- Navigating motion capture in Furious Seas
- Sheridan co-op students showcase innovation at SIRT for new President
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