New Plate Release: Mountain Road
A 12K 360° CG driving plate from Sim-Plates, capturing the scenic drama of a mountain road. Designed for LED stages and virtual production workflows. Rendered by Silverdraft and composited with Assimilate Live FX.
New Plate Release: Country Roads C
A 12K 360° CG driving plate capturing a serene rural road. Designed for LED stages and virtual production environments.
Rendering Day for Night: Why Brighter Plates Create Better Night Scenes in Virtual Production
Why brighter driving plates often lead to better night scenes on LED stages. Learn how to light for night by starting with daylight.
New Static Plate: Forest B
A gently animated 12K CG static plate designed for parked car scenes and still shots. Forest B offers natural atmospheric motion — trees sway, light shifts — across multiple times of day. Available now from Sim-Plates.
Mike Hodgetts Presents at BlenderCon 2025
Sim-Plates co-founder Mike Hodgetts takes the stage at BlenderCon 2025 to share how our procedural CG tools are revolutionizing virtual production and car process workflows.
Flying and Water Plates, Backdrops and HDRIs available now at Sim-Plates.com!
Sim-Plates is expanding beyond driving plates with a brand-new collection of sky, water, and space environments — plus ultra-high-res HDRIs. Designed for virtual production, Unreal Engine, and LED walls
Sim-Plates in Action: “Lucky” Short Film Uses Our CG Driving Plate
“Lucky” is a short film that used one of our Sim-Plates 12K CG driving plates in its virtual production workflow. In this post, the filmmakers share their insights and behind-the-scenes photos from the shoot.
Sim-Plates Procedural Road Generator: Built for Versatility, Designed for Realism
New Plates Have Arrived - Welcome Seattle!
Four new 12K 360° CG driving plates from Sim-Plates, capturing Seattle in Blue Hour, Sunset, Day, and Overcast versions. Ideal for LED stages and virtual production.
NEW PLATE! Highway A – Day & Night
Two new 12K 360° CG driving plates from Sim-Plates: Highway A – Day and Night. Designed with Southern California freeways in mind — ideal for LED stages and virtual production. Rendered by Silverdraft and composited with
Acura Commercial Shot in Mexico City with Sim-Plates
Sim-Plates driving plates featured in a high-energy Acura commercial shot at Simplemente Studios in Mexico City. Powered by Assimilate Live FX for seamless in-camera VFX.
New Plate! City C - Day
Bright and immersive 12K 360° CG plate of a city scene by day, ideal for virtual production workflows including LED volumes and green screen looking for an urban East Coast City setting such as Boston or Pittsburgh.
New Plate: European City – Day
A new Sim-Plate is now available: European City – Day. Ideal for car process scenes and virtual production stages needing a historic European backdrop.
BTS of Linkin Park’s “Up From the Bottom” – A Virtual Production Journey
Behind the scenes of Linkin Park’s Up From the Bottom music video, with Virtual Production Supervisor Alex Pearce using image-based lighting, Assimilate Live FX, and cutting-edge lighting tools to drive real-time creativity.
New Sim-Plate: Highway Tunnel!
A moody, stylized tunnel plate designed for virtual production and editorial transitions.
Sim-Plates Featured in American Cinematographer – April 2025
Sim-Plates is featured in the April 2025 issue of American Cinematographer in an article on modern car process workflows for LED stages. The piece includes photos, quotes from Alex Pearce, and a deep dive into our CGI driving plates.
Our Latest Plate: City B - 1970’s!
City B – 1970’s brings the spirit of a vintage American city to life in 12K 360° driving footage. Now available in day, sunset, and overcast — perfect for LED volumes and period-accurate comps.
New Rural Highway Plates Added!
We’ve updated one of our most popular Sim-Plates — Rural Highways — with improved traffic, more lighting options, and two unique night versions for added creative flexibility.
New Sim-Plates VFX Workflow: EXRs, Re-Lighting in Comp, and Time Period Specific Vehicles
Discover our new VFX workflow with downloadable EXRs, customizable lighting passes, and era-specific car layers. Composite faster with more flexibility—now live at Sim-Plates.com/vfx.
Use Case: Hyundai
For Hyundai’s latest car commercial, Sim-Plates delivered fully customized 12K driving plates and CG driving plates for LED volume production. The result? Seamless, photorealistic video plates that allowed long camera moves, perfect loops, and total editorial flexibility.