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Realtime Department’s UNIQVUE: The Software Layer Behind Turnkey Corporate Studios

Hardware is nothing without brains. Realtime Department’s UNIQVUE adds the software intelligence to ARRI and Samsung’s turnkey corporate studio. Christoph Gockel explains how.

After exploring ARRI’s high-end camera technology and before looking at Samsung’s LED backbone, the step in our look at turnkey corporate studios leads us to the software layer. That’s where Realtime Department steps in.

Unlike the usual suspects from virtual production, Christoph Gockel and his team don’t come from a film or broadcast background but from live events, where reliability and “the show must go on” is the only rule that matters. We spoke with Christoph about what Realtime Department contributes to the joint ARRI–Samsung turnkey package, how UNIQVUE bridges technology and usability, and why their approach differs from classic VP workflows.

DP: For readers meeting Realtime Department for the first time, what are you bringing to the Turnkey setup?Christoph Gockel: We are the ones who turn an outstanding LED wall and world-class camera and lighting technology into a true platform for corporate communication. ARRI brings its high-end camera expertise, Samsung provides th...


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