COLLABORATIVE SUCCESS
In addition to our training and support services, we are offering co-development services to answer unique needs.
We can help and implement systems to improve the quality of in-game & cinematic VFX, extend PopcornFX existing features to your custom needs, provide guidance or directly optimize your game before shipping.
OUR MISSIONS
Get started
Evaluating a new technology can be time consuming
If your team does not have enough time, we can help to get started with PopcornFX by integrating PopcornFX Runtime SDK into your custom engine.
We have a great deal of experience integrating PopcornFX in various Game engines with varying code bases (Unreal Engine 4 & 5, Unity, Lumberyard, O3DE, Unigine and many custom inhouse engines).
Our team can continue maintaining the PopcornFX module of your engine over your production's lifetime, or hand over to your team the initial implementation.
Implement your ideas
PopcornFX is a simulation framework with many features, not all of them are needed to be implemented in your game code, however:
If there are PopcornFX features required by your production but your team is lacking time to implement them, we can help to implement them directly in your Game engine code base.
On the other hand, your production might require unique features not supported out of the box by PopcornFX:
We can implement required changes in PopcornFX Runtime SDK and/or your Game engine code base.
Ship
Closing in on the deadline, stabilization and optimization become top priority.
PopcornFX dev team can look at game CPU or GPU frame captures and provide guidance on optimization.
We can also audit your PopcornFX effects or integration codebase and tweak what is needed to get the most out of PopcornFX for your specific needs.
When needed, our team can move on-site to help.
We want to help you achieve your original vision for your game's VFX without losing on performance.
ONBOARDING PROCESS
- 1
Audit
Following your initial request, we start taking a look at what is required for us to provide a correct estimate (Game engine source code, Game CPU or GPU captures, ..)
- 2
Evaluate
Following the Audit phase, we estimate the number of hours/days required to implement the request
- 3
Agreement
If you accept the time estimation and quotation, an agreement is signed and we get started
LATEST WORK
To get a better understanding on how PopcornFX development team can help, here are some examples of our recent collaborations:
An initial integration of PopcornFX Runtime SDK was done in an in-house engine for a new game production. It allowed their team to start viewing effects in their game engine viewport after a few weeks
A studio using Lumberyard was willing to evaluate PopcornFX but a good amount of effects were already created using Lumberyard's default particle system. We built a Lumberyard to PopcornFX effects converter, allowing the studio to assess the visual, stability and perf differences between the two systems before committing fully to PopcornFX
We helped a studio optimize their PopcornFX Runtime SDK integration code for their highly anticipated game on all supported platforms (from Nintendo Switch to Next gen consoles). PopcornFX being a sub-system interacting with many other components of the engine, we helped identify additional parts of the engine that required optimization
For an ongoing game production, our development team implemented custom rendering capabilities in Lumberyard game engine for advanced effects rendering
For AMD's latest RDNA 2 "Hangar 21" technology demo, we provided an initial integration of PopcornFX Runtime SDK supporting exclusively D3D12 GPU simulated particles, allowing the demo development team to implement VRS and Raytracing support for PopcornFX particles
TESTIMONIALS
PopcornFX technology gave us an immediate powerful feature rich VFX solution for both runtime and editor. This saved over a year of work of having to write our own solution from scratch. Their support options were invaluable for ship, being involved in custom profiling and tailor made optimization endeavors across many platforms. Their work was diligent, timely and impactful to our project.
Lead Engineer, Diablo II: Resurrected
PopcornFX made many people happy across the whole studio. With the power of templates mechanism we were able to dramatically decrease an amount of manual technical setup effort in favor of focusing on the quality and richness of visual effects. PopcornFX's data-driven design made us able to expose game-specific effects' parameters directly into the game editor with, basically, a single click, which allowed our game designers to easily configure game mechanics supporting visuals without digging deep into each effect innards.
Technical Director, Shatterline
ABOUT US
PopcornFX has helped the evolution of visual effects in France with the development of our software for particles effects in real time. PopcornFX is a reference because of its quality and unique real time solution.
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ANY QUESTIONS?
A list of frequently asked questions to help you understand how it works.
1. When can we get started?
Now! Just request a quote using our contact form above and we will answer you as soon as possible.
2. Are your employees experienced, certified and qualified?
We cherry-pick our team of artists and developpers to ensure the highest level of quality is maintained and our service remains professional and most importantly truly global at all times.
Our employees constantly upgrade their skills and knowledge through seminars and meetings.
3. How can I be assured of high quality in my project?
We have a specially designed workflow along with highly qualified team whose aim is to deliver only premium quality services. You can test and verify the quality of our work throughout the course of the project.
4. How much does it cost?
Our dev services offers very competitive rates depending on the scope of work, the costs will vary depending on the services needed. Please contact us for a quote!
5. Will my business-sensitive data remain secure?
We understand how important it is to keep customer data secure, private, and confidential. Our organization has taken several stringent security measures, such as:
- At the onset of every project, we sign a non-disclosure agreement with the client, and our employees must sign a non-disclosure agreement as well.
- Our security team has installed virtual private networks (VPNs) and firewalls to maintain outbound and inbound data security.
- Every system in our office and every employee email account is password-protected to prevent any unauthorized use of data.
- In case of a fire, no data will be lost, as we backup important documents in an offsite storage facility. We use fireproof cabinets within our offices for added safety.
- Our IT security team regularly installs the latest anti-virus software and updates to guard our servers.
6. How will communication take place between us?
All communication about your project will take place in English only.
Our programmers work collaboratively as a fully integrated part of your development team, joining meetings, reviews, and participating as team members.
– Daily communication go through fast messaging system like Slack or Discord
– Support & tasks go through our ticket system
7. Where are your employees located?
PopcornFX studio is established in Paris.
8. How flexible is your team?
We adapt to your schedule & workflow, from a few days to several months
9. When does your team step in?
We can help you at your convenience no matter your pipeline’s steps.
However, we highly encourage you to start the collaboration as early as possible, as it helps to define a more solid VFX pipeline.
10. I have a question not listed here.
No problem, feel free to contact us here!
1. When can we get started?
Now! Just request a quote using our contact form above and we will answer you as soon as possible.
2. How do I go about conducting market research?
We cherry-pick our team of artists and developpers to ensure the highest level of quality is maintained and our service remains professional and most importantly truly global at all times.
Our employees constantly upgrade their skills and knowledge through seminars and meetings.
3. What do I need in order to start selling?
We have a specially designed workflow along with highly qualified team whose aim is to deliver only premium quality services. You can test and verify the quality of our work throughout the course of the project.
4. How much does it cost?
Our dev services offers very competitive rates depending on the scope of work, the costs will vary depending on the services needed. Please contact us for a quote!
5. Will my business-sensitive data remain secure?
We understand how important it is to keep customer data secure, private, and confidential. Our organization has taken several stringent security measures, such as:
- At the onset of every project, we sign a non-disclosure agreement with the client, and our employees must sign a non-disclosure agreement as well.
- Our security team has installed virtual private networks (VPNs) and firewalls to maintain outbound and inbound data security.
- Every system in our office and every employee email account is password-protected to prevent any unauthorized use of data.
- In case of a fire, no data will be lost, as we backup important documents in an offsite storage facility. We use fireproof cabinets within our offices for added safety.
- Our IT security team regularly installs the latest anti-virus software and updates to guard our servers.
6. How will communication take place between us?
All communication about your project will take place in English only.
Our programmers work collaboratively as a fully integrated part of your development team, joining meetings, reviews, and participating as team members.
– Daily communication go through fast messaging system like Slack or Discord
– Support & tasks go through our ticket system
7. Where are your employees located?
PopcornFX studio is established in Paris.
8. How flexible is your team?
We adapt to your schedule & workflow, from a few days to several months
9. When does your team step in?
We can help you at your convenience no matter your pipeline’s steps.
However, we highly encourage you to start the collaboration as early as possible, as it helps to define a more solid VFX pipeline.
10. I have a question not listed here.
No problem, feel free to contact us here!
