Volinga now makes it easier to bring dynamic reality into your workflow. We’re excited to support PLY sequences in the latest release of Volinga. With coordinated updates to Volinga Suite and Volinga Plugin, you can now import, optimize, and play back 4D Gaussian Splat (4DGS) directly in Unreal Engine through a streamlined, production-ready workflow.
The new 4DGS workflow is designed to make working with animated captures as simple as possible.
Import PLY sequences into Volinga Suite from third-party solutions like Gracia or Houdini.
Convert thousands of individual PLY files into a single optimized NVOL asset using near-lossless compression.
Import the NVOL into Unreal Engine with Volinga Plugin.
Place the asset in your scene and play it back in real time.
By streamlining asset management and enabling efficient real-time playback, this workflow finally makes 4D Gaussian Splats a practical solution for virtual production, digital twins, and immersive experiences.
Creating a 4D Gaussian Splat is only the beginning. The real power comes when you bring multiple dynamic assets together inside Unreal Engine.
With Volinga Plugin, you can import and render an unlimited number of 4D Gaussian Splat assets in a single scene, giving you the flexibility to build rich, dynamic environments for virtual production, digital twins, immersive experiences, and more.
Each 4DGS asset integrates naturally into Unreal Engine, allowing you to control playback through Unreal Sequencer for precise animation timing and synchronization alongside the rest of your scene.
And because 4DGS is built on the same production-ready foundation as Volinga’s 3D Gaussian Splat workflow, your dynamic assets also support many of the Unreal Engine integrations you already rely on, including:
Lighting interactions
Cull Volumes
OpenColorIO (OCIO) color management
Sequencer animation controls
Everything you love about Volinga’s 3D Gaussian Splat workflow, now available for dynamic scenes.
This release introduces several improvements that make creating Gaussian Splats faster and more flexible.
4D Gaussian Splat Support: Convert animated PLY sequences into optimized NVOL assets for real-time playback in Unreal Engine.
User-Provided Masks: Gain greater control over your reconstructions by supplying your own masks during processing, making it easier to isolate the areas that matter most.
Stability Improvements: We’ve also included numerous bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements to make Volinga Suite more reliable for day-to-day production workflows.
The latest Plugin release expands Unreal Engine compatibility while improving performance and usability.
Better Performance: The Plugin release includes improved VRAM efficiency, DLSS support and large file support beyond the previous 4 GB limit. These improvements make it easier to work with larger Gaussian Splat datasets while maintaining real-time performance.
Broader Compatibility: The Plugin now supports Unreal Engine 5.8, SPZ file format and SOG file format. This gives creators greater flexibility when integrating Gaussian Splats into existing production pipelines.
Improved Unreal Engine Workflows: We’ve also made several enhancements to streamline everyday work inside Unreal Engine, including:
Sublevel Streaming support
Rendering settings moved to actor properties
Radiance Fields actor properties exposed to Sequencer
Improved Plugin integration and usability
NVOL asset properties
Content Browser shortcuts
Lighting interaction visualization
Additional bug fixes and workflow improvements
Together, these updates create a more intuitive and production-ready experience for working with Gaussian Splats inside Unreal Engine.
This release isn’t just about adding 4D Gaussian Splats. It’s about making them practical.
By combining the asset creation and optimization capabilities of Volinga Suite with the real-time rendering power of Volinga Plugin, we’ve created a seamless workflow that takes you from animated PLY sequences to real-time playback in Unreal Engine.
Whether you’re building virtual production stages, digital twins, immersive installations, or next-generation interactive experiences, this release helps you spend less time managing data and more time creating.
Download the latest versions of Volinga Suite and Volinga Plugin, explore the new 4DGS workflow, and see everything included in this release.