For Immediate Release
DATE: May 15, 2015
Mettle Introduces SkyBox
360 | VR Plugin for Adobe After Effects
Mettle continues to be a leader in bringing complex technology to users in a simple interface. Once the selective domain of the technically savvy few, SkyBox introduces VR | 360 Production capabilities into After Effects.
“SkyBox puts 360 | VR content creation into After Effects, and opens up a whole new world. What was once a very laborious and technically complicated process is now made very easy for the user.”-Chris Bobotis, Developer/Partner, mettle.
Adobe After Effects is a motion graphics and compositing application developed by Adobe Systems and used in the post-production process of filmmaking and television production.
SkyBox adds the following functionality to After Effects:
• Generate 360 | VR format from graphics/animations made in After Effects .
• Generate youtube 360 compatable format.
• Generate Reflection/Environment Maps in Equirectangular, Spherical and Cubic Cross.
• Translate easily between Equirectangular, Spherical and Cubic Cross Formats
• Add graphics onto live footage shot in 360 format and output back to 360 | VR.
Mettle develops world-class software plugins for Adobe After Effects. They have been used in the award-winning opening sequence of HBO’s ‘True Detective’ and by top animation studios including Disney Imagineering and Electronic Arts. Adobe has recognized their excellence by entering into a license agreement.
Mettle is based in Montreal and run by founding Partners Chris Bobotis and Nancy Eperjesy. You can join us on facebook (www.facebook.com/mettle.3Dplugins) on twitter (Mettlecom), and our Blog (www.mettle.com/blog/)
For more information, please contact:
Nancy Eperjesy (nancy@mettle.com) 514-826-2088
Chris Bobotis (chris@mettle.com) 514-983-2082