ASSIMILATE Supports for AMD Radeon HD Graphics on MacOS X
ASSIMILATE, makers of the powerful real-time SCRATCH® and SCRATCH Lab® digital Intermediate and dailies workflow software, today announced support for AMD Radeon HD 5770 and 5870 graphics cards on the MacOS® X versions of these applications. AMD Radeon Graphics join NVidia Quadro graphics and AJA Kona SDI to form an extremely flexible line-up of powerful GPU and video-playback solutions for SCRATCH and Lab on MacOS X.
“SCRATCH and SCRATCH Lab for MacOS X have proven hugely popular since their introduction a year ago,” said Jeff Edson, CEO of ASSIMILATE. “Our support for AMD Radeon Graphics, coupled with our support for AJA SDI and NVidia Quadro graphics, offers our customers the best possible menu of options when it comes to Mac-based performance. Now, regardless of whether the camera formats and CODECs our customers choose to use are optimized for NVidia CUDA, or AMD OpenCL, SCRATCH and Lab will deliver the most intuitive, interactive user experience with the fastest rendering speeds possible.”
“We believe that applications like SCRATCH and SCRATCH Lab, optimized for FirePro™ graphics and OpenCL®, can form a powerful, creative cornerstone for some of the most talented artists and storytellers in the world,” said Matt Skynner, corporate vice president and general manager of AMD Graphics. “We can’t wait to see what’s coming next as ASSIMILATE continues to optimize their software to our technology, further pushing the envelope of what’s possible, while enabling ever-more breathtaking entertainment experiences to television and movie screens alike.”
SOURCE ASSIMILATE