A lack of support from the Victorian Governement and VicScreen has resulted in Cyberscanning coming to an end.
This company can no longer compete with QLD that has enterprise grants of hundreds of thousands of $/year.
This means that Australia’s finest system and Victoria’s only mobile service with multiple national ACS awards, is no more.
Avatar Factory will operate in a diminshed capacity offering prop scanning with their superior Track Scanner.
Thank you to all the VFX Producers, Supervisors and Journalists that have supported us in the past.

Mark is now available as a consultant.

The following is what was …

Mobile 3D Asset Creation with a Family Crew!

172 Cameras in a Truck with Power to Follow Production – We Come to You!
#1 Preferred System in Australia for High-End Film Production with a
United Family Crew Providing Experience with a Consistent Workflow for Cyberscanning, Lidar, Props and Mavic 3 Pro for fun!!
Latest – Recipient of the ACS 2023 Bob Miller Technical and Innovation Achievement Award for Advanced Lighting Technique.
Mark has received a micro accreditation via Melbourne Uni in Virtual Production.

What do we do?

Specialising in the creation of 3D Avatars | CyberScanning | Characters for Feature Films, AAA Gaming, VR, AR, and Fashion Industries, the Avatar Factory uses 172 cameras (the largest complement of cameras in Australia), with 164 x 24 Mpx cameras + 8 x 48 Mpx, using photogrammetry to capture a Photo-Realistic 3D Model in an instant.

It’s all about the lighting!
Super flat, floor-to-ceiling lighting – minimal shadows compared to other mobile direct lighting systems.
Parallel and Cross Polarisation captured simultaneously.
OLAT! A simple system with 6 lighting positions over the face.
Lidar – Yes!
Props – Yes, with the addition of a Track Scanner we offer a full scanning service with a single point of contact.

We can complete your mission with catalogue volume scanning experience.

Feature		Benefit
Mobile		Can Follow Production – Production Efficient Quick Set Up
Experience		Many productions from 2 to 3000+ scans per production.
Memberships		Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS)
VIC + QLD + TAS		Crew Listings in Queensland, Victoria + Tasmania
Cross Polarisation		Superior Model Texture – Close to Zero Reflections – Close to Zero Flare We have the secrets of X Pol for floor and ceiling.
172 Cameras		164 x 24 Mpx + 8 x 48 Mpx Camera – Hi-Res on the face
Family Crew		All Have Feature Film Experience. A Family Bond Offering a Consistent Product and Workflow
32TB 8 bay 10Gbe NAS + 2×14 TB HDD back up. LTO Archive.		We are serious when it comes to back up.
3 Work Stations		3 Reality Capture Work Stations to process 24+ models per day. Ideal for High Volume Catalogue Projects.
Drone		Mavic 3 Pro-just for fun!
NAS + LTO		32TB 8 bay 10Gbe NAS + 2×14 TB HDD back up. LTO Archive. We are serious about back up.
100% Australian		We are a 100% Australian-based company – not overseas just operating in Australia. All the money stays in Australia! By supporting us you are supporting local jobs and growth within the community. Hiring local workers also means you could be eligible for government funding.
Awards		Mark Ruff, the principal, is a valued member of the ACS. 3 x major ACS awards for Innovation, Advancement and Technical Achievement in Cinematography. AIPP, Master of Photography. Gold for Best Photo-Book – National Print Awards. Moran Contemporary Photographic Portrait Prize Finalist. When you work with us, you work with Achievers!
Props		Our new Track Scan system can capture a shoe to an aircraft!

Our work has been used on …

Recently, at Docklands Studios in Melbourne in 2022 …
With 3 productions occurring at the same time, there was no space to accommodate a regular photogrammetry setup, and, there was no house power for us.
Mobile rocks! Entirely self-contained – drive in, shoot and leave – no fuss!

Get in touch so we can discuss your production