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Symbiote is a high-end, B2B service designed to enhance the quality of 3D assets, particularly those involving skin, such as scanned faces. It’s not a software application, but rather a custom service provided by TexturingXYZ to produce detailed texture maps specifically tailored to clients' source files.

Symbiote is aimed at companies and studios in the entertainment, gaming, and 3D visualization industries that require high-quality, hyper-realistic skin textures for their assets. If you're a 3D artist, studio, or technical director working on detailed human assets, Symbiote can elevate the realism of your projects.

Symbiote generates customized texture maps to complement your existing assets, refining details like pores, wrinkles, and overall skin structure, along with additional maps to ease the lookdev process. Currently, we can supply a wide range of maps, including:

• Calibrated displacement

• Multi-channel (RGB) displacement

• Multi-channel (RGBA) morphological

• Morphological ID (RGBA) mask (MSK)

• Tangent space normal

• Utility (concavity & convexity)

• Cavity

• Root distribution

• Specular weight

• Specular roughness compensation

• Hemoglobin

• Melanin

For a more in-depth overview, we also have a deliverables document available in PDF format with detailed descriptions of each map, which can be shared upon request. These maps are tailored to achieve hyper-realistic results, ensuring every aspect of your asset’s skin texture is represented with the highest fidelity.

Once you provide your source files, our team analyzes the data to assess the asset's input quality. If it meets the minimum requirements for our technology, we proceed with a customized quote based on your brief. Upon approval, we start working on the project, crafting maps and/or renders for your review to ensure a perfect fit and high fidelity. Each project is unique, so our approach remains highly adaptable to meet the specific needs of your assets.

By default, any data processed and sent by Symbiote will be automatically deleted once you approve the final results. We will send you a confirmation email notifying you that all files related to your project have been securely deleted from our systems. If you need us to retain your files for any reason, please let us know, and we can discuss customized data retention options.

Yes. Symbiote is built to work with standard 3D pipelines and supports popular software and renderers such as Maya, Houdini, Blender, Arnold, VRay, Solaris, and more. The maps we deliver (in EXR format) are designed to integrate easily with your existing assets, making it a straightforward enhancement without disrupting your workflow.

The timeline depends on the scope, complexity, and volume of assets to process. Smaller projects or individual assets may take a few days, while larger, more detailed projects could take several weeks. We provide an estimated timeline at the start of each project to ensure transparency and accommodate your scheduling needs.

We strive to deliver maps that meet or exceed your expectations on the first pass. However, if any adjustments are needed, we’re happy to make revisions. We will discuss any additional costs associated with significant changes, but minor adjustments are typically included within the scope of the project.

Yes, we can create a proof of concept or small sample for new clients, allowing you to see the potential results before committing to a full project. This can be discussed in detail during your initial consultation with our team.

Pricing for Symbiote is based on the level of detail, type, and number of maps required, along with the complexity of the source files. We offer customized quotes after a preliminary discussion about your project’s needs.

Yes, Symbiote can adapt its technology and expertise to work on non-human assets, including fantasy characters like vampires, orcs, cyclopes or any other creatures where human-like skin details are applicable.

Generally, we need a good source dataset, which could be a scan or a 3D sculpt, as long as it contains enough detail for our technology to work effectively. During initial discussions, we’ll outline any specific requirements based on the scope of your project to ensure optimal results.

Yes, we can provide sample maps based on data from various vendors we’ve collaborated with, giving you an idea of the quality and detail Symbiote delivers. Samples are available upon request to showcase the level of realism achievable with our service.

Symbiote is a service developed by TexturingXYZ, an industry leader in hyper-realistic textures. TexturingXYZ is known for providing high-quality skin textures to the 3D industry, and Symbiote is an extension of this expertise, focusing specifically on enhancing and detailing skin textures for B2B clients.

Symbiote serves a variety of industries, including film, video games, VFX, VR/AR, and any field where high-fidelity 3D skin representation is critical. Our clients range from large studios to boutique agencies, all looking for the highest quality in skin textures.

Simply contact us through our website’s contact form or via email. Our team will reach out to discuss your project, review your needs, and provide a quote and timeline.

Absolutely. We value long-term relationships and offer preferred pricing and expedited services to clients who engage us on a recurring basis. Let us know if you’re interested in discussing a partnership arrangement.

Symbiote is a bespoke service focused on skin textures, utilizing years of expertise from TexturingXYZ. We go beyond classic solutions by providing customized and innovative maps that enhance and build on your assets, ensuring every detail aligns with the realism required for top-tier 3D projects.