Top 50 Technologist and Bleeding-Edge Awards
At NAB 2018, Assimilate® was honored to receive two Studio Daily Prime Awards, which acknowledge the technology leadership of 50 individuals in the creative arts and the best in products that offer creative professionals useful feature sets, innovative qualities, ease of use, and strong price/performance value.
Jeff Edson, CEO at Assimilate, received a Top 50 Studio Daily Prime Award for his career-long achievements in pushing the technology and performance envelope for electronic design automation (EDA), the first Windows/NT 3D graphics workstations and his pioneering efforts in developing real-time digital post-production workflows for 2D, 3D, and VR. In 2016, Assimilate established its VR leadership position with the launch of the first VR end-to-end workflow, SCRATCH VR. This was followed by the only integrated, VR-production end-to-end workflows that include 1) SCRATCH VR and the Z CAM S1 and S1 Pro VR360 cameras, and 2) SCRATCH VR and the Z CAM K1 Pro VR180/3D camera – from preview to shoot, data management, stitching, color grading, compositing, finishing, and mastering.
Assimilate was also honored with the Studio Daily Prime Award for Bleeding-Edge Products. The Bleeding Edge Awards recognize products that advance state-of-the- art and still-emerging media formats, including 360/VR/AR, HDR, and ultra-high-resolution production and post. Assimilate’s award-winning product is the first, complete, integrated VR production workflow with the Z CAM S1 Pro VR360 Camera / ASSIMILATE SCRATCH VR-Z Post Tools Bundle: from image acquisition with Z CAM’s high-performance S1 Pro, and stitching with its optical WonderStitch software, through to a streamlined VR post-production workflow with ASSIMILATE’s real-time, post-production SCRATCH VR-Z tools. The ultimate benefit is that content creators can now focus on their creativity and storytelling rather than wrangling the complexities of VR technology. For product details and specifications see http://www.assimilateinc.com/products/z-cam-scratch-vrz-bundle/.
ASSIMILATE SCRATCH VR is certified as a third-party software for the Facebook Live 360 Ready program. Z CAM is also included in the Live 360 Ready program with its S1 VR camera. Along with a Z CAM S1 VR camera, SCRATCH VR Z provides the only camera/software Facebook-certified Live 360 solution. SCRATCH VR Z offers advanced, real-time features like inserting/composting graphics/text overlays, including animations, and keying for elements like green screen for live streaming. For details, see https://facebook360.fb.com/live360/.
Assimilate offers the only professional end-to-end VR workflow and tools for VR360 / 3D and VR180 / 3D – including stitching, Ambisonic sound, and live streaming. Assimilate partners with Z Cam to offer complete, integrated VR workflows with its Scratch VR and the Z Cam S1, S1 Pro, and K1 Pro VR cameras – from previews to shoot, data management, stitch, color grading compositing, finishing, and mastering. Assimilate also partners with Sennheiser to include its world-class audio capability with its AMBEO A-B converter integrated in Scratch VR.
“It’s an honor for the Assimilate team to be recognized for our pioneering and innovative technologies that enable creative professionals to produce high-quality digital content for a variety of media content,” said Edson. “Our goal is to offer the best price/performance software tools that increase efficiency and productivity, as well as offer ease of use, for all content creators.”
Studio Daily
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Assimilate
Assimilate provides real-time post-production tools and workflows that have proven essential to productivity and creativity in the creation of 2D/3D/VR studio and independent feature films, documentaries, TV episodes, and music videos. The Scratch product line equips directors, DPs, on-set DITs and post-production artists with the latest, state-of-the-art, cost-effective, and efficient tools and workflows they need to simplify the post-production process and achieve high-quality results. Scratch is resolution independent, and continually updates support for nearly all formats. Additionally, in Scratch VR, Assimilate offers the only professional end-to-end VR workflow and tools for VR360 / 3D and VR180 / 3D – including stitching, Ambisonic sound, and live streaming. Assimilate partners with Z Cam to offer complete, integrated VR workflows with its Scratch VR and the Z Cam S1, S1 Pro, and K1 Pro VR cameras – from previews to shoot, data management, stitch, color grading compositing, finishing, and mastering. Assimilate also partners with Sennheiser to include its world-class audio capability with its AMBEO A-B converter integrated in Scratch VR. To learn more about SCRATCH VR and the Assimilate product line, visit www.assimilatinc.com
Simian Gets An Evolutionary Boost For Collaboration, Reveals “Teams”
Simian, the showreel-building, review & approval, and production asset management platform used globally by creative leaders, is kicking off this fall season with a substantial leap forward for collaboration and project management – with more updates on the way during the holidays!
The new feature, aptly dubbed “Teams”, makes it easier than ever for users to give project responsibilities to team members and clients alike. “You can never have too many options when it comes to permission levels,” says Jay Brooks, Simian’s Chief Technology Officer. “Teams provides a streamlined way to assign multiple users to a project at once.”
“Teams are very powerful, but creating one is effortless,” Brian Atton, Simian’s Chief Operating Officer explains. “Simply enter a Team name, add members, and then apply the newly made Team to any desired project. You can even invite temporary guests without changing settings for other projects or needing to create a new Team.”
“We love helping our clients by providing efficient tools to improve their workflow, and this has been a frequently requested feature as of late,” shares Kellie Atton, Head of Sales at Simian. “It feels great to get Teams out into the wild because I know it’s going to be tremendously helpful to everyone who uses it”.
Teams is now available exclusively to Simian’s enterprise clients. Simian plans to release more product upgrades and enhancements during Q4 2024 and 2025 for enterprise and non-enterprise users, continuing its ongoing evolution as the industry’s leading production asset management solution.
For more information on Simian upgrades and features, visit https://www.gosimian.com/
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