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About Disguise

Disguise is the platform to imagine, create anddeliver spectacular visual experiences. Ouraward-winning extended reality (xR) solution,
has powered over 600 immersive real-time
productions across live entertainment, filmand episodic TV, corporate presentations
and live broadcast programmes in morethan 50 countries for artists and brands like
Katy Perry, Billie Eilish, Netflix, Amazon Prime,Siemens, Verizon, Eurosport, MTV, ITV andmore.
With an ever-increasing global partnernetwork and working alongside the world’s
most talented visual designers and technicalteams in live events, TV broadcasts, films,
concert touring, theatre, location-based
experiences and corporate and entertainment
events, we are building the next generationof collaborative tools to help artists andtechnologists realise their vision.
Recognised as a 2022 Financial Times Tech
Hero and as the recipient of a 2022 Science,
Technology and Engineering Emmy, we have
majority backing from investment firm Carlyle
Group, with Epic Games taking a minority
stake.

2START LEARNING WITH DISGUISEWhat is DisguiseLearn?

Disguise Learn is our ecosystem of learningmaterials, worldwide partners, online courses,
and classroom workshops that enable current
and prospective Disguise users to learn anddevelop their understanding of our systems
and software.

Utilising a learner centric approach, Disguise
Learn keeps our learner’s needs at the heartof everything we do. We provide a variety of
training options that cater to different learning
styles and offer you the opportunity to learn
at any time.

Disguise Learn provides opportunities tocreate your own tailored learning experience
to become a master of Disguise technologies.
Whether you are a novice or a seasoned
professional, Learn will enable you to develop
your skills.

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Blended learning

At Disguise, we realise that life is busy,
especially for our community of users who
are delivering amazing projects. That is why
we utilise a blended learning approach withthe option to learn and practice at home with
our online training, and the added opportunity
to attend our in-person workshops. With this,you can create a learning experience thatworks for you.
Our modular online training offers Disguise
education when you need it. Whether you
are at home, or on-the-go, you can accessinformation and learn about Disguise systems.

For those looking to step into detailed,advanced workflows or who prefer aninteractive environment, we offer classroom
training sessions led by one of our teamof expert trainers, so you can spend timelearning with the physical hardware.
All of our courses are part of tailored industry
learning pathways that guide you to relevant
content for your industry.

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Get recognised foryour progress

Disguise Learn provides a variety of different
certifications and badges that can be earned
and displayed as a public endorsement of
your knowledge and skills with Disguisesystems and tools.
Our certifications are awarded for a varietyof learning activities, such as completing
our learning pathways, becoming a certified
Disguise trainer or taking part in our Virtual
Production Accelerator programme.

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Training partners

We know that location and language can befactors in attending our classroom training
courses.
To improve the availability and accessibilityof our classroom courses Disguise has
a worldwide network of certified training
partners, who offer the same learning
experience delivered by Disguise. Learningfrom one of our Disguise partners provides
the same experience and benefits as learning
directly from Disguise. You will receive thesame relevant certifications and learn from a
Disguise-certified trainer.

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Online courses
A key part of Disguise Learn is our online learning platform. We offer on-demand,
videoand interactive content that ranges from getting started with Designer to expert xR
workflows. This online platform hosts dozens of bite-sized courses, so you can learn
exactly what you want and when you want. Courses are organised into guided learningplans, so you can understand which courses relate to your area of focus.

Below are some examples of the learning plans available on our platform:

Designer Essentials
A series of 20 courses that compile the essential knowledge
needed to understand the key functions of the Designer software,and how to get going with your first project.

Broadcast Workflows
Learn the essentials of Designer required for a broadcast setting,along with more advanced course content such as AR, performing
the technical calibrations needed for aligning onscreen content
to the virtual set extension, and integrating real-time content via
RenderStream.

Virtual Production Workflows
Grasp an understanding of the basics of Disguise, and thenexplore advanced virtual production workflows including 2.5D
workflows, 2D driving plates, and streaming generative content
into Disguise via RenderStream.

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Designer Essentials
In our Essentials course you’ll learn everything you need to know
to get started with Disguise. You will learn how to use the Disguise
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production toolkit’s main features including the timeline, stage,output feeds, network setup and device setup. This course can beaccessed through our e-learning platform or taken in the form of a
2-day classroom course.
Course Duration: 2 days

Creative Sequencing Workshop
This workshop is intended to give you the opportunity to apply theknowledge you’ve learned in Essentials as you complete a seriesof practical tasks crafted to reinforce the techniques needed forstructuring and sequencing a variety of projects.
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Systems Integration Introduction

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If you want to integrate a variety of systems into Disguise, such as
lighting consoles, OSC devices, and automation systems, then thiscourse is for you. Understand how to take manual control of yourproject using external devices. Here we will learn how to connect
different systems, how to control and manage inputs and outputs,and utilise different protocols for communicating and controllingdevices within Disguise so that they work as a fully coordinatedsystem.
Course Duration: 1 day

Pre-Production Workflows
This course teaches 3D modelling and UV mapping techniques.
Trainees learn how to create 2D and 3D objects for use as
LED screens and projection surfaces within Disguise, while
also exploring the process of creating content templates using
software such as Illustrator, After Effects and Blender.
Course Duration: 2 days

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DMX Workflows

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This course will explore DMX-related features within the Disguise
production toolkit including DMX tables and screens, pixel
mapping, and an introduction to DMX sockpuppet along with lotsof hands-on practical examples.
Course Duration: 2 days

Projection Workflows
This course explores the workflows needed for projection
mapping using Disguise, beginning with building a project in
Mapping Matter, then importing the project into Disguise andperforming the projector calibrations needed for aligning thevirtual projectors to the real projectors on the stage.
Course Duration: 2 days

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OmniCalBOOK YOUR COURSE

This course covers the complete OmniCal workflow whilst looking
at some of the key features, such as quick align and re-shape.
This is a practical course giving you the chance to try everything
yourself, and will demonstrate the OmniCal alignment workflow inpractice, as well as other key workflows such as Rig Check andDeformation.
Course Duration: 1 dayxR Workflows
In this course you will step onto a real xR stage and learn thetechniques needed for setting up and delivering a successful xR
project. You will begin by setting up a new project, then moveover to the xR stage for hands-on experience of configuring
the xR stage yourself while learning effective troubleshooting
techniques.
NOTE: This course does not cover third party hardware orapplications.
Course Duration: 3 days
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Accelerator programme
The Virtual Production Accelerator is a multi-phase course that covers thespecific Disguise workflows created for virtual production including 2D driving
plates, setting up a 2.5D scene, and controlling Unreal Engine scenes via
RenderStream. The Accelerator programme also includes the opportunity toparticipate in an actual shoot on a virtual production set as well as lectures fromindustry experts on a range of topics including colour management, cameras
and lenses, and VAD integration.

The Disguise Hands-on Workshop includes:• 2.5D Workflows• 2D Driving Plates• 360 Degree scenes using spherical mapping• Green Screen Workflow• xR System calibration

The Unreal Engine Hands-on Workshop includes:• Installing RenderStream Plugin into your UE project• Configuring your UE project for control via RenderStream• Exposing Parameters to RenderStream• Using the RenderStream layer to control the UE scene

In the production phase you can expect to learn:• Real world production with state-of-the-art tech on a real virtual
production stage• Controlling the UE environment via RenderStream• Configuring camera shots at the direction of the DP

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Trained by Disguise
We are proud to say that we have trained over 600+ companies on how to use Disguise workflows.

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The course had a great variety oftopics on show building and system
connectivity, along with a strong focus
on practice through repetition.
This was a huge step up in quality
and I now feel very well informed as ageneral operator.
Alex Mueller
Wideband Productions
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Build experience, improve yourknowledge and master Disguise bychoosing to train with us.
If you would like to start your learningjourney, or would like to discuss any of
the training options then please contact
us using the information below:

Email us at training@disguise.one
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