SAN MATEO, Calif.,
July 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO)
today announced that it has shipped the first Fusion pilot units to
production teams at the Golden State Warriors, USA TODAY NETWORK,
FOX Sports, AccuWeather, Digital Domain, Getty Images, Legend 3D,
Inc., Rapid VR, RYOT, and travel vlogger Louis Cole (FunForLouis). In April, GoPro
began taking applications from content professionals seeking to be
among the first to use GoPro's new 5.2K spherical camera as part of
a pilot program to produce inspiring content that demonstrates the
creative potential of Fusion. This first wave of pilot partners
represents well known brands, agencies and talented content
professionals who are actively pursuing the use of spherical and
360-degree cameras in their productions.
"GoPro has always looked to our creative community to really
show us what our products can do. Given Fusion may be the most
versatile content creation tool ever made, we're expecting big
things," said Nicholas Woodman,
founder and CEO at GoPro. "We are excited to get Fusion into the
hands of creative professionals, both to see the content they
create and also to receive feedback that helps us refine the
overall user experience for when we launch Fusion to a broader
audience later this year."
GoPro carefully selected these initial pilot partners from a
pool of more than 20,000 applicants to address a broad segment of
potential use cases for Fusion, from news and weather to sports and
folks diving deep into the nascent medium of immersive
storytelling.
Anthony Holland Parkin, Head of
VR, Getty Images, said; "We are excited that our photographers and
videographers will have the chance to pilot Fusion and create some
truly immersive content. The diverse range of 360 content that we
produce - from the red carpet to frontline news - allows people to
access information and experiences that were previously off limits
and we can't wait to see how Fusion will enhance this
offering."
"GoPro's efforts to advance immersive capture are impressive and
we're excited to get our hands on Fusion," said Michael Davies, FOX Sports SVP Field &
Technical Operations. "We have a great slate of programming we're
hoping to experiment with using Fusion, including the CONCACAF Gold
Cup, UFC and NCAA Football season this fall."
The application process for the GoPro Fusion Pilot Program
remains open, and GoPro expects to add more pilot partners to the
program later this summer. A limited commercial release of Fusion
is expected by the end of 2017, with details on pricing and other
technical specifications being provided at launch.
For more information about Fusion, visit GoPro's blog, The
Inside Line, and to apply to become a pilot partner, please visit
https://gopro.com/fusion.
About GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRO) GoPro,
Inc. is transforming the way people capture and share their
lives. What began as an idea to help athletes self-document
themselves engaged in their sport has become a widely adopted
solution for people to capture themselves engaged in their
interests, whatever they may be. From extreme to mainstream,
professional to consumer, GoPro enables the world to
capture and share its passion. And in turn, the world has
helped GoPro become one of the most exciting and
aspirational companies of our time.
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