Zibra AI

New ZibraVDB for UE v1.5.3 update! The update brings two big visual improvements frequently requested by our community: — Fully reworked ambient lighting. Previous method was free but was not precise enough. New ambient lighting brings high-fidelity visuals in shadowed areas without sacrificing performance. — Full support for rectangular lights. ZibraVDB volumes finally support all UE’s light types. ZibraVDB for UE v1.5.3. is available at Fab.com: lnkd.in/dnvkxBys And on our website: zibra.ai

🚀 In episode #69 of The VFX Process Arthur Baum takes us behind the scenes of Tuk Tuk Tango, the cinematic winner of the Kitbash3D Secrets of the Luminara challenge. He breaks down the full Unreal Engine pipeline, shares insights from the project, and gives ZibraVDB a shoutout — which we’re incredibly proud to hear. Huge thanks to Arthur for the kind words and for pushing the boundaries of real-time storytelling. Always exciting to see ZibraVDB helping creators bring their visions to life. 📽️Video fragment is from The VFX Process Podcast. Watch full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=n8Pbak…

@anderson_seiji @Dave_MW Explore full project on Behance: behance.net/gallery/235495…

@anderson_seiji and @Dave_MW just dropped their stunning short film — a sci-fi reimagining of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. What started as a character design exploration evolved into a full 3D cinematic, rendered in Unreal Engine and shaped like a teaser for a larger series. The team turned to ZibraVDB to help bring the world to life with fire and smoke-driven scenes: “By the end of our production, ZibraVDB was a must-have toolset for us for bringing in fire and smoke assets into Unreal. On top of the great increases in viewport performance that allowed us to work more freely in shot development, the ability to finetune lighting response to scene-based lights was a delightful addition to achieving the looks we were hoping for straight out of engine.” We’re honored to be part of this creative process. Congrats to the team on the release! Watch full video: youtube.com/watch?v=PG07BI… Explore ZibraVDB: zibra.ai

We're extremely grateful and happy to win the #VDSStartupCompetition 2025! Congrats to Spacebackend, we're so proud to share this scene with your team and other participants. This would be an underestimation to say how we value the attention and thoughtfulness of the jury and everybody involved, and we are unbelievably glad to receive this award. Thank you and let's celebrate together!

We don't have roadmap for other DCC yet. But the main use case for ZibraGDS is realtime rendering of geometry sequences which includes custom rendering pipeline. Hence, it won't be this useful for non-realtime usecases. Compression by itself in not goal here. Blender already has Google Draco for compression of meshes

Introducing ZibraGDS: Real-Time Geometry Without Limits We’re thrilled to announce ZibraGDS (Geometry Data Structure) — our new solution for bringing massive geometry sequences into Unreal Engine in true real-time. Until now, artists and developers faced trade-offs: —  Unreal’s Geometry Cache → bandwidth bottlenecks —  VAT → strict limits on frames & vertex count ZibraGDS changes this. By combining advanced compression with modern GPU pipelines, ZibraGDS unlocks: ✅ Millions of polygons in real-time ✅ Faster & more memory-efficient than UE’s Geometry Cache ✅ Support for complex effects — destruction, cloth, liquid, soft bodies & more 👉 Apply for Alpha access: zibra.ai/zibragds

@MagnusL3D Artstation post by Magnus Larsson @MagnusL3D : artstation.com/artwork/qJnZKN

@MagnusL3D Watch in 4k: youtube.com/watch?v=SNdvqB…

Step into the gravity well. The latest ZibraVDB demo bends the rules of space and time with a reimagined black hole effect; alive, fluid, and rendered in real time. Created by @MagnusL3D in Houdini and Unreal Engine, the scene layers volumetric effects powered by ZibraVDB with particles sculpted through the Houdini Niagara plugin, before being assembled and rendered in UE. The workflow fuses Houdini’s procedural artistry with Unreal’s real-time performance, delivering a black hole effect that feels both cinematic and interactive. The result is a visual language of gravitational extremes; cinematic ambition meeting raw GPU performance. Watch the demo and see how real-time volumetrics redefines what’s possible. Demo and Artstation post by @MagnusL3D are in the thread. Explore ZibraVDB studio offer here: zibra.ai

@tato_studio Behind the scenes video: TATO Studio YouTube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=BIjY_4…

Huge kudos to the talented team at @tato_studio for their incredible work on the Valor Mortis Cinematic Trailer. From intense smoke to explosive VFX, the visuals are nothing short of cinematic brilliance. Here's the detailed case study on how the trailer was created and how TATO Studio utilized ZibraVDB in their workflow: zibra.ai/case-studies/t…

Meet the exhibitors at Rainbow Conference 2025 - London's Computer Graphics Conference. @ZibraAI will attend on Day 1 - Thursday, 18th September Rainbow Conference is organised by the London ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter and is kindly sponsored by @autodesk. london.siggraph.org

Zibra AI at SIGGRAPH London Rainbow Conference 2025! We’re excited to exhibit at the Rainbow Conference, part of @siggraph London 2025 — this Thursday and Friday! Come meet the Zibra AI team and see ZibraVDB in action: the next-gen volumetric tool that’s reshaping real-time VFX workflows. Shoot a message to our CEO, @alex_ptrnk, to schedule a meeting, or just meet us at SIGGRAPH 2025: lnkd.in/evK2aX-5

Hello, Yes, you need to import it in SOP to bring it in Solaris. But soon we will release update which will introduce new LOP node to bring ZibraVDB effects directly into LOP context. It also will be possible to link ZibraVDB files to USD and even compress any VDB during USD export process.

@vfxtorcg @ZibraAI Yes it need to using sopImport directly from Zibra node I try cache it again to vdb but can't do that it's error to write.

Try @ZibraAI in Houdini21 indie first time it's super amazing that 100 Frame of Explosion from 66.7GB can go down to 7.03 GB I would say 95-97% same quality It's also allow you to adjust compression I using 0.6 as default thank you #sidefx #houdini #3danimations

Zibra AI has been selected as a finalist in the International Startup Competition at VDS! We’re proud to see our work being recognized at such a global level. Huge thanks to the VDS team and the jury for this honor, and congrats to all fellow finalists pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in creative tech. Onward, to more breakthroughs, more creators, and the new standard of volumetrics.

@armoredrat You can compress any OpenVDB sequence directly in UE. So yes, you can do it with EmberGen. Plugin for Houdini just allows you to skip intermediate OpenVDB cache and store everything in ZibraVDB directly.

@ZibraAI is this only for houdini or we can do the same with embergen?

In the last couple of years, we have seen various attempts to utilize VDB in real-time use cases. This was bootstrapped by fast SSD drives, increased VRAM on modern GPUs, and the introduction of the NanoVDB, a new GPU-friendly OpenVDB layout. But with all that, we never really saw a true, real-time example of VDB until ZibraVDB. ZibraVDB enables true real-time for VDB by eliminating the main bottleneck, which is bandwidth. But since it is a novelty, there are many questions raised when working with VDB in real-time. Magnus Larsson @MagnusL3D uses Houdini for simulating VDB effects and Unreal Engine for assembling scenes and rendering. The use of ZibraVDB plugin in his workflow is both impressive and exactly what we envisioned when creating the plugin for real-time workflows. In our new article, we explore the many ways to apply the power of ZibraVDB, demonstrated by @MagnusL3D in his latest artwork and videos. Read more: zibra.ai/case-studies/m…

@ABAOProductions @SirBedson @JangaFX Hey, ZibraVDB only compresses volumetric grids, but not particles or meshes. So you can only use it for whitewater if you first convert it to "smoke" whitewater in some other tool.

@SirBedson @ZibraAI @JangaFX I honestly don't know. Does LiquiGen output VDBs or ABCs (alembic files)? Zibra VDB is now FREE for indie users so you can play around.

Testing @ZibraAI ZibraVDB. Took a 200 frame VDB I made in @JangaFX Embergen and brought it into Unreal. As a standard VDB the file is 3.7GB. Compressed through ZibraVDB it's 145MB. I think Zibra's shader ia better than normal VDBs, but you can switch it to standard shading too.

@hectorVFX Hello! This is not in active development, but we are researching possibility of this integration.

@ZibraAI is there any development for Blender? it will be AMAZING to be able to use it for Eevee or Cycles 🙏

El compresor de simulaciones de volumenes Zibra VDB pasa a ser gratuito para usuarios Indies. Si no excedes una facturacion de 100.000 dolares anuales podras usar este compresor en tus proyectos.