Chaos and Zero Density have announced an R&D partnership to integrate Chaos Vantage’s real-time ray-tracing technology with Reality 5’s virtual studio production tools. The incorporation will make its global debut at NAB Show 2026, at Zero Density’s booth (N2461), as the company has claimed in a statement.

Broadcasters and virtual studio production teams will see Reality’s full suite of studio production tools — including real-time camera tracking, broadcast-grade compositing, and live graphics — with Chaos Vantage, the real-time ray-tracing render engine.

Reality 5

With the release of Reality 5, Zero Density redesigned the Reality platform to try to work with multiple render engines — giving production teams the option to choose the rendering technology that best fits their workflow.

In this technology demo, Chaos Vantage — Chaos’ real-time ray-tracing renderer built on the same technology underpinning its V-Ray 3D rendering software — aims to bring ray-traced, cinematic-quality rendering to live broadcast and virtual studio environments.

“Ray tracing every pixel in real time has been the pinnacle of computer graphics rendering for many decades. Through this R&D partnership with Chaos, we’re researching the application of this technology to the virtual studio production industry. We’re excited to present Chaos Vantage and Reality 5 together to the visitors of NAB Show 2026”, explains Kuban Altan, Co-Founder & CTO, Zero Density.

“Chaos Vantage is designed to bring the full power of ray-traced rendering to real-time workflows without the complexity and overhead of traditional game engine pipelines. This integration will make that power available to an entirely new audience: broadcast professionals and virtual studio teams who demand the highest visual quality, in the most demanding live environments”, adds Vlado Koylazov, Head of Innovation, Chaos.

First Look at NAB Show 2026

At the event, Chaos and Zero Density will preview real-time ray tracing for virtual studios and XR, the outcome of their R&D partnership. During the live demonstrations, Chaos Vantage will ray trace in real time, and NODOS — the real-time node-based compositor — will deliver the virtual studio and XR toolsets.

The preview will be available on both green screen and XR video wall setups.