Record & stream your show in a realistic virtual studio
LightTwist lets you record & stream in a realistic virtual studio, even if your guests and co-hosts are remote. LightTwist is a virtual video studio that runs in Chrome, with a backend virtual production platform utilizing realtime computer vision for background removal and compositing, Unreal Engine 5 for rendering, and WebRTC for A/V streaming. It runs in realtime so you can live stream or record "live to tape", with a live preview so you see exactly what's getting streamed or recorded.
I started LightTwist in 2021 after seeing how Industrial Light and Magic built a huge 360 surround stage for the Mandalorian where they had a tracked camera and rendered the scene in realtime using Unreal Engine.
I’ve started a few computer vision companies (RedLaser, barcode scanning price comparison app - acquired by eBay, Twindo.com - FKA Occipital), so I thought there had to be a way to make virtual production much more accessible using computer vision and software engineering.
We’ve gone through several iterations, started as an iOS app for filmmakers, built a macOS app to be an awesome virtual camera for Zoom/etc, but have gotten a lot more traction once we positioned LightTwist as a virtual video studio and rebuilt it to run in the cloud.
We’ve signed an enterprise customer using LightTwist to power their video streaming platform (not yet announced!), and we’ve been iterating with other creators and studios including building a gameshow for Jimmy Fallon’s video production company.
We’re excited to be rolling this out publicly next week!
About LightTwist on Product Hunt
“Record & stream your show in a realistic virtual studio”
LightTwist launched on Product Hunt on July 1st, 2026 and earned 114 upvotes and 38 comments, placing #22 on the daily leaderboard. LightTwist lets you record & stream in a realistic virtual studio, even if your guests and co-hosts are remote. LightTwist is a virtual video studio that runs in Chrome, with a backend virtual production platform utilizing realtime computer vision for background removal and compositing, Unreal Engine 5 for rendering, and WebRTC for A/V streaming. It runs in realtime so you can live stream or record "live to tape", with a live preview so you see exactly what's getting streamed or recorded.
On the analytics side, LightTwist competes within Artificial Intelligence, Graphics and Video — topics that collectively have 475.9k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how LightTwist performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted LightTwist?
LightTwist was hunted by Garry Tan. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of LightTwist including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
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