SANTA CLARA, CA — Assimilate (www.assimilateinc.com) has announced the open-beta version of Scratch 8.5, the latest version of its realtime post production tool for dailies, conforming, grading, compositing, and finishing. Also announced is the open-beta for the company’s new Scratch VR Suite. Both versions give creators the opportunity to actively use the full suite of tools, while evaluating and submitting requests and recommendations for additional features or updates.
Scratch Web for cloud-based, realtime review and collaboration, and Scratch Play for immediate review and playback, are also included in the ecosystem updates. Current users of Scratch 8.4 can quickly download the 8.5 open-beta release at http://www.assimilatesupport.com/akb/Download50814.aspx.
Post pros who are new to Scratch can access the 8.5 open-beta version for a 30-day free trial. The Scratch VR open-beta version can also be accessed for a 30-day free trial.
“Scratch continues to provide bleeding-edge realtime tools and workflows that DITs, post production artists and all filmmakers need to be creative, productive, and competitive,” says Jeff Edson, CEO at Assimilate. “The Scratch 8.5 and Scratch VR Suite open-betas give creators a heads-up on the latest digital-cinema technologies and the opportunity to contribute in the development of the unique Scratch ecosystem that boosts their storytelling capabilities to the highest level of quality.”
Those who purchase open-beta versions will automatically be upgraded to the final versions when the products ship.