Singular Software, a Vancouver company that specializes in audio-video synching software, has been bought by Red Giant, a U.S. firm that develops effects tools for film, television and web.
Incorporated in 2007, Singular Software launched its first product in 2009 – PluralEyes, which synchronizes audio with the video from multiple cameras without the need for timecoding, which is a painstaking process.
Singular software founder and CEO Bruce Sharpe told Business in Vancouver that Red Giant plans to keep Singular Software’s half-dozen employees in Vancouver.
“They’re going to keep a presence in Canada,” he said. “The entire Singular Software team, including myself, will remain intact and continue to work on the existing products, as well as developing new products for Red Giant.”
PluralEyes is widely used by film editors. Many small filmmakers use DSLR [digital single-lens reflex] cameras, which have great resolution but relatively poor sound quality, so audio is often recorded separately and then synched. The synching can be a time-consuming process, especially when multiple cameras are used.
“You can do it manually, but it’s painful and takes a lot of time, and we have found a way to automate that process,” Sharpe said. “The benefit to people is that it saves tons of time and lets them get to the creative editing much faster.”
