CollabraCam™ Press Release 2/29/12
February/29/2012 11:09 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CollabraCam™ 1.5 - Major Update Not Compatible with Previous Versions
Revolutionary App Allows Anyone to Participate in Wireless Multicam Video Production
GRAND RAPIDS, MI., Feb 28, 2012 - Apptopus, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of a major point release update to CollabraCam (http://collabracam.com).
The update version 1.5 is a rewrite of the majority of the app to provide a more stable and reliable experience with higher quality results. It is such a significant update that it is not compatible with previous versions of CollabraCam! Additionally, CollabraCam 2.0 is in the works with a redesigned user interface and some great new features!
CollabraCam provides a quick, easy and fun way to shoot and simultaneously edit video from multiple cameras on-the-fly with friends, family or colleagues using iPhones, iPod Touches and iPad 2. CollabraCam links iOS devices running the app over local Wi-Fi to create a simple yet powerful video switching control room. As the director, a user can view, record and edit from up to four live-streaming iOS cameras in real-time while also having the ability to silently cue the operators of standby or recording cameras to perform pan, track, dolly or tilt camera moves or request a high or low angle.
CollabraCam is defining the future of collaborative mobile video production by enabling groups to collectively capture an edited video live. Imagine a crew at the little league championship game … bottom of the ninth, all tied up with two outs and a runner at second. Camera operators at first, third and behind home plate with the fourth roaming the crowd while the director monitors and records from the stands on an iPad. The director records Camera 3 behind home plate as the batter hits a fly ball that drops into left field, switches to Camera 1 as the batter takes first, then cues Camera 2 to pan right before switching to it as the runner from second rounds third and the outfielder guns it for home, then switches back to Camera 3 as the runner leaps over the catcher to score the winning run, and switches to Camera 4 as the crowd goes wild!
CollabraCam is for real-life collaborative storytelling and makes video production a social experience. CollabraCam is the must-have app for collectively capturing sporting events, discovering the next viral YouTube star, hitting the citizen journalistic beat, producing a talk show for film and video class – and for just having fun with friends … the possibilities are endless.
CollabraCam on the go with a mobile HotSpot, a battery-powered wireless router (e.g. USB 3G router), an ad-hoc wireless (computer-to-computer) network on a laptop or anywhere you have access to power with a corded wireless router or even a Wi-Fi network built into your car! An internet connection is not required for any of these solutions to broadcast a Wi-Fi network for use with CollabraCam.
General Features:
• Comprehensive User Guide to view in app or print with AirPrint
• Enter your name or Twitter name to be displayed in credits
Director Features:
• Direct a multicam video on any iOS device over local Wi-Fi
• Connect with up to four iPhone, iPod Touch 4G or iPad 2 cameras
• Add a title to the credits with optional copyright notice
• View, record and edit streaming video on-the-fly, in real-time
• Record from one camera and queue another camera on standby
• Send camera move or angle cues to camera operators
• Credits are automatically generated when a session is saved
• Resume a saved session with the same crew or a different one
• Export an assembled movies at 640x480, 480x320 or 192x144
• Export video clips to the Camera Roll to edit in a video editing app
• Save video clips via File Sharing in iTunes to edit on a computer
Camera Features:
• Operate a camera with iPhone (3GS, 4), iPod Touch 4G or iPad 2
• Instant notification from the director of standby or recording status
• Receive camera move or angle cue communication from the director
• Clips are saved on cameras and transferred to the director
Pricing and Availability
The 1.5 update is free for current users and CollabraCam is currently $5.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and also participates in the iTunes Educational Institution Discount program. CollabraCam is available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Photo & Video Category.
Apptopus, Inc.
CollabraCam
Purchase and Download
Screenshots
CollabraCam Icon
Press Kit (zip)
About Apptopus, Inc.
Apptopus, Inc. is a UI/UX design firm focused on native mobile apps based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Our mission is to conceptualize engaging, user-centric apps for iOS and Android. We design apps that push the limits of mobile hardware to deliver innovative solutions to complex ideas in the simplest way possible. Copyright (C) 2010-2011 Apptopus, Inc. All Rights Reserved. CollabraCam is a trademark of Apptopus, Inc. iMovie, iPad, iPhone, iPod and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Inc. YouTube is a trademark of Google Inc.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Kyle Hilla, kyle@apptopusinc.com
Founder and CEO, Apptopus, Inc.
CollabraCam™ 1.5 - Major Update Not Compatible with Previous Versions
Revolutionary App Allows Anyone to Participate in Wireless Multicam Video Production
GRAND RAPIDS, MI., Feb 28, 2012 - Apptopus, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of a major point release update to CollabraCam (http://collabracam.com).
The update version 1.5 is a rewrite of the majority of the app to provide a more stable and reliable experience with higher quality results. It is such a significant update that it is not compatible with previous versions of CollabraCam! Additionally, CollabraCam 2.0 is in the works with a redesigned user interface and some great new features!
CollabraCam provides a quick, easy and fun way to shoot and simultaneously edit video from multiple cameras on-the-fly with friends, family or colleagues using iPhones, iPod Touches and iPad 2. CollabraCam links iOS devices running the app over local Wi-Fi to create a simple yet powerful video switching control room. As the director, a user can view, record and edit from up to four live-streaming iOS cameras in real-time while also having the ability to silently cue the operators of standby or recording cameras to perform pan, track, dolly or tilt camera moves or request a high or low angle.
CollabraCam is defining the future of collaborative mobile video production by enabling groups to collectively capture an edited video live. Imagine a crew at the little league championship game … bottom of the ninth, all tied up with two outs and a runner at second. Camera operators at first, third and behind home plate with the fourth roaming the crowd while the director monitors and records from the stands on an iPad. The director records Camera 3 behind home plate as the batter hits a fly ball that drops into left field, switches to Camera 1 as the batter takes first, then cues Camera 2 to pan right before switching to it as the runner from second rounds third and the outfielder guns it for home, then switches back to Camera 3 as the runner leaps over the catcher to score the winning run, and switches to Camera 4 as the crowd goes wild!
CollabraCam is for real-life collaborative storytelling and makes video production a social experience. CollabraCam is the must-have app for collectively capturing sporting events, discovering the next viral YouTube star, hitting the citizen journalistic beat, producing a talk show for film and video class – and for just having fun with friends … the possibilities are endless.
CollabraCam on the go with a mobile HotSpot, a battery-powered wireless router (e.g. USB 3G router), an ad-hoc wireless (computer-to-computer) network on a laptop or anywhere you have access to power with a corded wireless router or even a Wi-Fi network built into your car! An internet connection is not required for any of these solutions to broadcast a Wi-Fi network for use with CollabraCam.
General Features:
• Comprehensive User Guide to view in app or print with AirPrint
• Enter your name or Twitter name to be displayed in credits
Director Features:
• Direct a multicam video on any iOS device over local Wi-Fi
• Connect with up to four iPhone, iPod Touch 4G or iPad 2 cameras
• Add a title to the credits with optional copyright notice
• View, record and edit streaming video on-the-fly, in real-time
• Record from one camera and queue another camera on standby
• Send camera move or angle cues to camera operators
• Credits are automatically generated when a session is saved
• Resume a saved session with the same crew or a different one
• Export an assembled movies at 640x480, 480x320 or 192x144
• Export video clips to the Camera Roll to edit in a video editing app
• Save video clips via File Sharing in iTunes to edit on a computer
Camera Features:
• Operate a camera with iPhone (3GS, 4), iPod Touch 4G or iPad 2
• Instant notification from the director of standby or recording status
• Receive camera move or angle cue communication from the director
• Clips are saved on cameras and transferred to the director
Pricing and Availability
The 1.5 update is free for current users and CollabraCam is currently $5.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and also participates in the iTunes Educational Institution Discount program. CollabraCam is available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Photo & Video Category.
Apptopus, Inc.
CollabraCam
Purchase and Download
Screenshots
CollabraCam Icon
Press Kit (zip)
About Apptopus, Inc.
Apptopus, Inc. is a UI/UX design firm focused on native mobile apps based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Our mission is to conceptualize engaging, user-centric apps for iOS and Android. We design apps that push the limits of mobile hardware to deliver innovative solutions to complex ideas in the simplest way possible. Copyright (C) 2010-2011 Apptopus, Inc. All Rights Reserved. CollabraCam is a trademark of Apptopus, Inc. iMovie, iPad, iPhone, iPod and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Inc. YouTube is a trademark of Google Inc.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Kyle Hilla, kyle@apptopusinc.com
Founder and CEO, Apptopus, Inc.
Webby Nomination Press Release
April/15/2011 11:30 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CollabraCam Nominated for Best Use of Mobile Video in 15th Annual Webby Awards
Revolutionary App Allows Anyone to Participate in Wireless Multi-Camera Video Production
GRAND RAPIDS, MI., April 15, 2011 - Apptopus, Inc. is pleased to announce that CollabraCam (http://collabracam.com) has been nominated for Best Use of Mobile Video in Mobile and Apps in the 15th Annual Webby Awards. CollabraCam has also been selected as an Official Honoree in the Best Use of Device Camera category.
Now in its 15th year, The Webby Awards is the world’s leading honors recognizing achievement in websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile and apps. The 15th Annual Webby Awards received a record nearly 10,000 entries from all 50 US states and over 60 countries worldwide, the most in its history. Many of this year’s nominees represent the sweeping impact of mobile and tablet devices on both culture and commerce, from gaming (Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja) to social networking (Foursquare and Flipboard) to community (Twitter) and mobile video (CollabraCam).
CollabraCam is defining the future of collaborative mobile video production by enabling groups to collectively capture video at live events using only iPhones. Imagine a crew at the high school football game … camera operators dispersed along the sidelines with the director in the stands live editing on an iPad. The director cues Camera 2 to pan left as the running back blazes past juking defenders and then switches to Camera 1 as the running back enters the end zone and the ref signals, TOUCHDOWN!
“Nominees like CollabraCam are setting the standard for innovation and creativity,” said David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards. “It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the nearly 10,000 entries we received this year.”
“We are honored to be included among such great company,” said Kyle Hilla founder and CEO of Apptopus, Inc. “CollabraCam is a truly unique and disruptive technology which ushers in the era of crowdsourced video production.”
As a nominee, CollabraCam is also eligible to win a Webby People’s Voice Award, which is voted online by the global Web community. From now until April 28th, CollabraCam fans can cast their votes in The Webby People’s Voice Awards at http://webby.aol.com.
Winners will be announced on May 3rd and honored at the star studded ceremony in New York City on June 13th, where they will deliver five-word speeches in the tradition of past victors like Al Gore (“Please don’t recount this vote.”) and Jimmy Fallon (“Thank God Conan got promoted.”) The ceremony will broadcast live online; viewers at home will have not just a front row seat, but the ability to participate and shape the show as it unfolds.
The Webby Awards is presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 650-person judging academy whose members include Internet co-inventor Vinton Cerf, R/GA’s Chief Bob Greenberg, “Simpson’s” creator Mat Groening, Arianna Huffington and Harvey Weinstein.
About Apptopus, Inc.
Apptopus, Inc.’s mission is to conceptualize engaging, user-centric apps for iOS. We design and develop apps that push the limits of Apple’s hardware to deliver innovative solutions to complex ideas in the simplest way possible. Our focus is on apps which compel users to create, not consume.
About The Webby Awards
Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence in the Internet, including websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile and apps. Established in 1996, the 15th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from all 50 states and 60 countries worldwide. The Webby Awards is presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Sponsors and Partners of The Webby Awards include: Microsoft Expression; YouTube; Pepsi; Aquent; Yahoo!; HP; Sony Electronics; .CO; Corbis Images; Rackspace Hosting; Motorola; Southwest Airlines; East Media; IDG; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced.Net; Museum of the Moving Image; Behance; Business Insider; Time Out New York; paidContent and The Guardian.
Copyright (C) 2010-2011 Apptopus, Inc. All Rights Reserved. CollabraCam is a trademark of Apptopus, Inc. iPad, iPhone, are trademarks of Apple Inc.
CollabraCam website
Webby People’s Voice
Purchase and Download
App Icon
Screenshots
Print Ready
Tutorial Video
Demo Video
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MEDIA CONTACT: Kyle Hilla, kyle@apptopusinc.com
Founder and CEO, Apptopus, Inc.
CollabraCam Nominated for Best Use of Mobile Video in 15th Annual Webby Awards
Revolutionary App Allows Anyone to Participate in Wireless Multi-Camera Video Production
GRAND RAPIDS, MI., April 15, 2011 - Apptopus, Inc. is pleased to announce that CollabraCam (http://collabracam.com) has been nominated for Best Use of Mobile Video in Mobile and Apps in the 15th Annual Webby Awards. CollabraCam has also been selected as an Official Honoree in the Best Use of Device Camera category.
Now in its 15th year, The Webby Awards is the world’s leading honors recognizing achievement in websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile and apps. The 15th Annual Webby Awards received a record nearly 10,000 entries from all 50 US states and over 60 countries worldwide, the most in its history. Many of this year’s nominees represent the sweeping impact of mobile and tablet devices on both culture and commerce, from gaming (Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja) to social networking (Foursquare and Flipboard) to community (Twitter) and mobile video (CollabraCam).
CollabraCam is defining the future of collaborative mobile video production by enabling groups to collectively capture video at live events using only iPhones. Imagine a crew at the high school football game … camera operators dispersed along the sidelines with the director in the stands live editing on an iPad. The director cues Camera 2 to pan left as the running back blazes past juking defenders and then switches to Camera 1 as the running back enters the end zone and the ref signals, TOUCHDOWN!
“Nominees like CollabraCam are setting the standard for innovation and creativity,” said David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards. “It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the nearly 10,000 entries we received this year.”
“We are honored to be included among such great company,” said Kyle Hilla founder and CEO of Apptopus, Inc. “CollabraCam is a truly unique and disruptive technology which ushers in the era of crowdsourced video production.”
As a nominee, CollabraCam is also eligible to win a Webby People’s Voice Award, which is voted online by the global Web community. From now until April 28th, CollabraCam fans can cast their votes in The Webby People’s Voice Awards at http://webby.aol.com.
Winners will be announced on May 3rd and honored at the star studded ceremony in New York City on June 13th, where they will deliver five-word speeches in the tradition of past victors like Al Gore (“Please don’t recount this vote.”) and Jimmy Fallon (“Thank God Conan got promoted.”) The ceremony will broadcast live online; viewers at home will have not just a front row seat, but the ability to participate and shape the show as it unfolds.
The Webby Awards is presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 650-person judging academy whose members include Internet co-inventor Vinton Cerf, R/GA’s Chief Bob Greenberg, “Simpson’s” creator Mat Groening, Arianna Huffington and Harvey Weinstein.
About Apptopus, Inc.
Apptopus, Inc.’s mission is to conceptualize engaging, user-centric apps for iOS. We design and develop apps that push the limits of Apple’s hardware to deliver innovative solutions to complex ideas in the simplest way possible. Our focus is on apps which compel users to create, not consume.
About The Webby Awards
Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence in the Internet, including websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile and apps. Established in 1996, the 15th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from all 50 states and 60 countries worldwide. The Webby Awards is presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Sponsors and Partners of The Webby Awards include: Microsoft Expression; YouTube; Pepsi; Aquent; Yahoo!; HP; Sony Electronics; .CO; Corbis Images; Rackspace Hosting; Motorola; Southwest Airlines; East Media; IDG; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced.Net; Museum of the Moving Image; Behance; Business Insider; Time Out New York; paidContent and The Guardian.
Copyright (C) 2010-2011 Apptopus, Inc. All Rights Reserved. CollabraCam is a trademark of Apptopus, Inc. iPad, iPhone, are trademarks of Apple Inc.
CollabraCam website
Webby People’s Voice
Purchase and Download
App Icon
Screenshots
Print Ready
Tutorial Video
Demo Video
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MEDIA CONTACT: Kyle Hilla, kyle@apptopusinc.com
Founder and CEO, Apptopus, Inc.
CollabraCam™ Press Release 3/17/11
March/17/2011 12:21 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CollabraCam™: Defining the Future of Collaborative Mobile Video Production
Revolutionary New App Allows Anyone to Participate in Wireless Multi-Camera Video Production
GRAND RAPIDS, MI., March 17, 2011 - Apptopus, Inc. announces the release of CollabraCam (http://collabracam.com) for iPhone and iPod Touch. CollabraCam is the world's first multi-camera video production iPhone app with live editing and director to camera communication.
CollabraCam provides a quick, easy and fun way to engage in multi-camera video production with your family, friends and colleagues. CollabraCam's patent pending technology eliminates the need for thousands of dollars worth of equipment, wires and expensive software with a simple, yet powerful, live video editing workflow previously only available to professionals.
You and your crew will produce exciting, dynamic videos with minimal post-production. As the director you are in charge. Enter a title and optional copyright for automatically generated credits. Wirelessly connect with up to four iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad camera operators over local Wi-Fi. Monitor the live-streaming cameras and choose the best shots to edit your video in real-time. Select a camera to put on standby to prepare for the next shot. Silently direct your camera operators to pan a shot, dolly in for a close-up and more.
Video clips are recorded to the cameras and are transferred, compiled and saved to the director in the background as you go. When you end the production and save your session, the final clips are transferred from the cameras to you in a matter of minutes.
The rough cut of your movie can be viewed in the app and exported to your Camera Roll in three sizes. Video clips can also be exported to your Camera Roll to edit in a video-editing app or saved via File Sharing in iTunes to edit on your computer. With minimal time and effort, you can assemble and trim clips and add transitions and music to complete your movie's final cut.
CollabraCam is for real-life collaborative storytelling and makes video production a social experience. CollabraCam is the must-have app for capturing sporting events, becoming the next viral YouTube star, hitting the citizen journalist beat, creating pitches and demos for your startup or product reviews for your blog, producing a cinematic masterpiece for film and video class – and for just having fun with friends. Assemble your crew, download CollabraCam and start your first production today!
CollabraCam on the go with a mobile hotspot, an ad hoc network on a laptop, a battery-powered wireless router or anywhere you have access to power with a corded wireless router. An internet connection is not required for any of these solutions to broadcast Wi-Fi for use with CollabraCam.
Pricing and Availability
CollabraCam is $9.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies). CollabraCam is available worldwide exclusively through the iTunes App Store in the Photography Category.
About Apptopus, Inc.
Apptopus, Inc. is a UI/UX design firm focused on native mobile apps based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Our mission is to conceptualize engaging, user-centric apps for iOS and Android. We design apps that push the limits of mobile hardware to deliver innovative solutions to complex ideas in the simplest way possible. Copyright (C) 2010-2011 Apptopus, Inc. All Rights Reserved. CollabraCam is a trademark of Apptopus, Inc. iMovie, iPad, iPhone, iPod and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Inc. YouTube is a trademark of Google Inc.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Kyle Hilla, kyle@apptopusinc.com
Founder and CEO, Apptopus, Inc.
CollabraCam™: Defining the Future of Collaborative Mobile Video Production
Revolutionary New App Allows Anyone to Participate in Wireless Multi-Camera Video Production
GRAND RAPIDS, MI., March 17, 2011 - Apptopus, Inc. announces the release of CollabraCam (http://collabracam.com) for iPhone and iPod Touch. CollabraCam is the world's first multi-camera video production iPhone app with live editing and director to camera communication.
CollabraCam provides a quick, easy and fun way to engage in multi-camera video production with your family, friends and colleagues. CollabraCam's patent pending technology eliminates the need for thousands of dollars worth of equipment, wires and expensive software with a simple, yet powerful, live video editing workflow previously only available to professionals.
You and your crew will produce exciting, dynamic videos with minimal post-production. As the director you are in charge. Enter a title and optional copyright for automatically generated credits. Wirelessly connect with up to four iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad camera operators over local Wi-Fi. Monitor the live-streaming cameras and choose the best shots to edit your video in real-time. Select a camera to put on standby to prepare for the next shot. Silently direct your camera operators to pan a shot, dolly in for a close-up and more.
Video clips are recorded to the cameras and are transferred, compiled and saved to the director in the background as you go. When you end the production and save your session, the final clips are transferred from the cameras to you in a matter of minutes.
The rough cut of your movie can be viewed in the app and exported to your Camera Roll in three sizes. Video clips can also be exported to your Camera Roll to edit in a video-editing app or saved via File Sharing in iTunes to edit on your computer. With minimal time and effort, you can assemble and trim clips and add transitions and music to complete your movie's final cut.
CollabraCam is for real-life collaborative storytelling and makes video production a social experience. CollabraCam is the must-have app for capturing sporting events, becoming the next viral YouTube star, hitting the citizen journalist beat, creating pitches and demos for your startup or product reviews for your blog, producing a cinematic masterpiece for film and video class – and for just having fun with friends. Assemble your crew, download CollabraCam and start your first production today!
CollabraCam on the go with a mobile hotspot, an ad hoc network on a laptop, a battery-powered wireless router or anywhere you have access to power with a corded wireless router. An internet connection is not required for any of these solutions to broadcast Wi-Fi for use with CollabraCam.
Pricing and Availability
CollabraCam is $9.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies). CollabraCam is available worldwide exclusively through the iTunes App Store in the Photography Category.
About Apptopus, Inc.
Apptopus, Inc. is a UI/UX design firm focused on native mobile apps based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Our mission is to conceptualize engaging, user-centric apps for iOS and Android. We design apps that push the limits of mobile hardware to deliver innovative solutions to complex ideas in the simplest way possible. Copyright (C) 2010-2011 Apptopus, Inc. All Rights Reserved. CollabraCam is a trademark of Apptopus, Inc. iMovie, iPad, iPhone, iPod and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Inc. YouTube is a trademark of Google Inc.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Kyle Hilla, kyle@apptopusinc.com
Founder and CEO, Apptopus, Inc.