Scratch

SCRATCH

Dailies. Versioning. Conform. Color. Finish.
The SCRATCH® digital workflow sets the industry standard. Again.

SCRATCH® is the most comprehensive digital cinema imaging and workflow tool for digital post-production workflows. Designed to meet the unique DI workflow challenges of independent and documentary filmmakers, as well as boutique post-production houses, SCRATCH brings together playback, conform, editing, color grading, titling, compositing and finishing into a single, consistent interface that maximizes both creativity and productivity.

Hundreds of feature and documentary productions have relied on SCRATCH not only because it was first to support native RED and files, but because it is the only DI tool that offers the quality, real-time performance and breadth of features needed to meet the unique challenges presented by uncompromising quality vs. realistic budgets.

SCRATCH Benefits:

Designed for file based workflows.
ASSIMILATE was the first DI partner to natively support RED, so it's no surprise that SCRATCH is the most mature, reliable tool you can buy for digital workflows. SCRATCH offers a unique Construct™ view of your shots supports multiple, side-by-side playback and color grading of any number of formats in any resolution to 5k and beyond - even mix 2D and Stereo/3D. Try an unlimited number of versions without having to render each time.

Digital tools for the entire post-production workflow.
SCRATCH delivers real-time data management, to dailies playback and review, extremely flexible conform, advanced color grading, unlimited versioning, titling, compositing, finishing and mastering to a variety of formats, SCRATCH is your one-stop solution throughout the entire post-production pipeline.

Fast, and highly interactive.
SCRATCH delivers the raw performance that inspires a new level of collaboration with your clients. Play and review multi-resolution shots side-by-side and in real-time. Experience incredibly fluid, responsive grading and finishing sessions, and use the time you save to refine your scenes and create the looks that set you apart.

Unmatched flexibility.
SCRATCH is highly extensible. Seamlessly integrate with other tools in your workflow such as Nuke, extend dailies sessions for remote review and comment or create the kind of automated workflows and client tools that, until now, only the biggest facilities could afford.

Mac or PC: same price.
Virtually all of the features of SCRATCH are available on either Mac OS® X or Windows 7- at the same price*. You can choose the OS and hardware that best meets your requirements for portability, design or performance/scalability, without the penalty of a different software price.

The SCRATCH combination of tools, workflow and talent puts us in a unique position as a leader in 4K stereoscopic 3D digital cinema services. Many people want to know what solutions exist, and to be convinced they can shoot and post 3D effectively. Using SCRATCH, we offer a streamlined, one-stop, concept-to-completion pipeline that delivers highly-efficient production, editorial, color grading, and finishing services.

SCRATCH Lab

If you produce dailies in a visual effects pipeline, SCRATCH Lab™ is the workflow tool for you. SCRATCH Lab is the industry's only comprehensive, end-to-end digital lab system designed to combine incredibly effortless media and shot management with real-time playback up to 5K resolutions and powerful automation capabilities, all into one fast, intuitive tool.
First and foremost, SCRATCH Lab helps you meet your deadlines. And it's flexible enough to work the way you want to work. From painless media loading, to unparalleled shot management, 2D or stereo/3D, Lab streamlines the vfx dailies process like no other tool, allowing you to maximize both productivity and creativity.

SCRATCH Lab benefits:

Effortless media and shot management.

• SCRATCH Lab is optimized for DPX, Open EXR and RAW formats, so you can confidently load any combination of format, resolution and color space into a timeline. In addition, Lab is fast enough to play back resolutions up to 5k in real time.
• SCRATCH Lab's unique Construct™ view allows you to seamlessly manage an unlimited number of previous versions and plates from a shot on a single timeline. This unparalleled level of shot management saves huge amounts of time in review, while instant "what if's" keep the creative process flowing smoothly. Meanwhile, Lab's Dual View mode provides immediate switching between 3D and stereo/3D playback.
• SCRATCH Lab's XML support means you can smoothly integrate with even the most complex media database to automatically associate the media and load it into the required slots and layers in the Construct. This takes the guesswork out of loading thousands of media clips per day regardless of format, CODEC or resolution.

One-of-a-kind creative review tools.
Only SCRATCH Lab elevates the creative process by offering an innovative "sticky notes" feature that allows any reviewer to add pertinent information about any file so that anyone, at any stage of the process, can open the file and read the comment. Moreover, full HMTL support allows reviews to happen in your theater or anywhere in the world.

Powerful automation.
SCRATCH Lab can be easily automated to reclaim hours of time performing even the most difficult repetitive tasks. From automatically correcting aspect ratios to correcting frame offsets to even selectively applying LUTs based on file type, Lab is the most flexible VFX dailies tool on the market today.

SCRATCH Lab means digital.
ASSIMILATE was the first DI partner to natively support RED, so it's no surprise that Lab is the most mature, reliable tool you can buy for digital workflows.