SSD

The Future of Sustainable Virtual Production Begins With REAL Photography.

Why Should Virtual Production Go Real?

Cost. Carbon. Creative. The real comparison.

AI and CGI guzzle energy, rack up costs, and pose legal risks.

SSD Plates offers a smarter alternative; authentic, human-shot digital sets that cut costs, slash emissions, and keep creativity real.

Real creativity. Lower carbon. Smarter costs.

SSD Plates: The world’s first sustainable, Virtual Production-Ready stock library; real photographers, real locations, real impact.

Photographers capture plates while traveling for work or leisure.

Clients order a digital set bundle from stock or custom shoots.

E-commerce-driven, eco-friendly, visually optimised plates that capture the story.

Feature	CGI	Gen AI	Real Photography (SSD Plates)
Cost - Time to Create	Expensive (software, artists, rendering) + Requires 3D/Unreal Engine engineer on retainer	Ongoing AI processing + cloud fees	Lower (direct photographer fees, no rendering costs, deployable by any skill level)
Carbon - Emissions to Create	High (200-400 kg CO₂ per scene)	Very High (AI compute + data centers)	Low (50-70 kg CO₂) + By-Product Travel Shoots = No extra emissions
Carbon - Emissions to Store	Large (30GB+ per scene, cloud-reliant)	Cloud-dependent, high storage footprint	Optimized, VP-ready (0.5GB per scene, local storage possible)
Creative - Workflow	Heavy files, slow rendering, long turnaround	AI-generated, but requires checking & reworking	Light, agile files = fast storage, quick set swaps, real-world accuracy
Creative - Legal	Artificial, requires tweaking	Risk of IP/legal issues (trained on unknown sources)	Legal baked in: Known photographer, camera settings, real-world capture

SSD Plates are the most cost-effective, low-carbon, legally secure, and agile solution for Virtual Production, ready to use with no specialist knowledge required.

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No vast image dumps. No AI scraping. No IP risks.

Unlike massive stock sites that burn energy storing thousands of unused images, our curated, offline library stays lean, reducing carbon costs while protecting photographers’ work.

Every asset is VP-optimised and legally reviewed for full licensing confidence.

From beach vistas to urban skylines, textured surfaces to expansive skies, grand mansion interiors to bustling airports, mountains to salt flats—we cover every set look you need.

Share your shoot brief for stock options or a custom shoot via our global pro network.

Our plates come with:

Built-in legal protection (ensuring IP security)
Carbon emissions calculation for sustainability
Source photographer & location details for transparency
Detailed metadata & camera distance for production clarity
10-bit color depth for superior quality
Available in both still and video formats for versatile use

Designed to enhance your creative process while prioritizing sustainability and legal peace of mind.

PRO Photographers:

Join our collective, shoot plates when you travel, receive fair rates, and retain credit for your work.

Brand Clients:

Access authentic, low-carbon VP backgrounds for high-impact SET visuals.

How We Prove SSD Plates Are Sustainable:

We track every image’s carbon footprint for full transparency.

Every SSD Plate is VP-ready, lightweight, and energy-efficient.

Legal Partner: Kelsey Farish,

a trusted legal expert, we ensure all assets are fully compliant and protected.

The Legal Stuff – Our Approach, Our Assets

Photographers receive a Legal guidance memo covering key risks like location clearance, trademarks, and third-party rights. Each asset undergoes legal checks to ensure copyright and trademark compliance.

All assets are tracked from source, ensuring they’re free from AI training risks and come with carbon emissions data. Beyond the Stock:

Tailored legal advice for shoots, licensing, disputes, and compliance
Cleared for hybrid AI use, with no IP concerns

PRO Photographer Partners:

Travel Captures – VP Plates with reduced carbon

At SSD Plates, our photographer partners capture VP-ready plates during their existing travels, whether for work or personal projects, avoiding unnecessary trips.

How It Works:

Real-world locations captured during regular travel
Reduced carbon footprint; efficient, smarter shooting
Genuine, high-quality VP backgrounds
Carbon footprint shared for transparency

Why It Matters:

Leveraging existing travel reduces emissions, cuts waste, and keeps Virtual Production grounded in reality.

Sustainable. Authentic. Trusted.