Brompton Technology has supplied its Tessera LED processing platform alongside AOTO Electronics’ RM1.9 LED display series to Phase II of Dawa Studio’s Yongchuan Virtual Production Studio in Chongqing, China.
The facility, located in Yongchuan District – 15 minutes by high-speed rail from Chongqing city centre – is positioned as a western China hub for technology-driven film and television production. Phase II has added 32,800sqm of stage space across five soundstages, including two high-tech studios, enabling the simultaneous service of more than three mid-to-large-scale production crews.
The AOTO RM1.9 LED display series forms the visual centrepiece of the virtual production environment, anchored by a 60m-wide by 10m-high curved main LED wall complemented by four movable extension screens measuring 7m × 4.5m each. To process and distribute content across the LED volume, Brompton has supplied 30 Tessera SX40 4K LED video processors and 60 Tessera XD 10G data distribution units.
The Tessera platform’s ShutterSync feature synchronises the LED refresh rate with the camera shutter to eliminate visual artefacts such as flicker, scan lines and unwanted image defects on camera. The Extended Bit Depth feature is designed to enhance dynamic range in shadow areas, enabling cameras to capture greater detail in low-light conditions.
The wider facility integrates XR, virtual production and motion capture systems alongside a real-time green screen pipeline, a digital human application platform, and an on-site rendering and computing centre with 1,000 servers. The project holds over 200 patents and intellectual property rights, and RMB 1bn – nearly £109m – has been invested in the construction of the Yongchuan studio to date.
The studio’s virtual production system is designed to reduce the cost of filming complex scenes by up to 90 percent compared to traditional methods, while improving overall shooting efficiency by more than 55 percent, the company says. Since opening, the facility has hosted more than 50 film and television productions.
Beyond image integrity, Tessera supports colour management across professional colour spaces including ACEScg, DCI-P3 and BT.2020, with real-time colour adjustment available via on-set grading systems such as Pomfort Livegrade. A Frame Remapping feature allows cameras operating at different frame rates to capture the correct image from a single LED volume simultaneously.
Tiezheng Yang, production director at Dawa (Chongqing) Imaging Technology, said: “On a stage like this, everything comes down to what the camera sees. We needed a processing platform that gives us confidence in clean on-camera capture, particularly when productions are pushing challenging shutter settings and lighting. Software features like ShutterSync, and the ability to preserve detail in darker areas, were key reasons for choosing Tessera LED processors.”
Sebastian Kanabar, head of sales APAC, Brompton Technology, added: “DAWA Studio’s Yongchuan facility represents a significant investment in technology-driven filmmaking, and Tessera is designed for exactly this kind of environment, delivering clean on-camera performance, precise colour control and multi-camera efficiency, alongside the stability studios need day after day.”
Chenliang, COO at Dawa (Chongqing) Imaging Technology, added: “Plans for Phase III are already under way, with commissioning expected by late 2026 or early 2027. Even more new technologies will be introduced.”
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