We know Scratch, Scratch VR, Scratch Web and now we can also remember Scratch Play Pro. The family is getting bigger.
And tomorrow, world domination…
One Player to Rule Them All – That’s what it says on the ASSIMILATE website, which mainly refers to the universal format player that can swallow 16 different camera-specific formats without falling to its knees (hehe). But the other features are also impressive.
Let’s make it easy for ourselves and put them in the table:
- Universal Player: Play Pro can read almost any format – camera format, RAW or not, even h.264 and h.265 (HEVC), even frame formats.
- Go-to immersive player: 360…360° everywhere, 180° VR, stereo, mono, side-by-side or over/under, embedded ambisonic audio and real-time mesh de-warping of 180° VR media. Playback works on the screen or directly via headsets such as the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. The whole thing can then also publish your 360/180 degree experiences on Facebook 360 or YouTube 360.
- Look-Creator: Play Pro supports 1D and 3D LUT formats in any size for import and export, as well as the import/export of CDLs in both common formats: .cdl and .cc.
- Media Transcoder: Each camera dealer transcodes in their own format… Play Pro reads almost every common format and can transcode it to ProRes, h.264, and h.265. For ProRes, this is even certified by Aplple – to our knowledge the first not to use ffmpeg. For VR delivery, it supports h.264 rendering up to 8K, including the required metadata for various online portals such as Facebook or YouTube. Custom metadata can also be added.
- QC tool: Quality check for post-production and directly on set. It supports SDI output, split screen, A-B overlay and audio monitoring & routing.
- Price: the trend is towards subscriptions: the Pro scratcher is available for 19 US dollars per month (199 per year).
You can find more detailed and further information HERE.
