Adobe Snaps Up Frame.io for $1.275 Billion

<p><span class&equals;"bw-dateline-wrapper"><strong>SAN JOSE<&sol;strong> &&num;8212&semi; <&sol;span>Adobe announced it will acquire Frame&period;io&comma; a NY cloud-based video collaboration platform for &dollar;1&period;275 billion&period; With over a million users across media and entertainment companies&comma; agencies&comma; and global brands&comma; Frame&period;io streamlines the video production process by enabling video editors and key project stakeholders to seamlessly collaborate using cloud-first workflows&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The combination of Adobe’s creative software&comma; including Premiere Pro and After Effects video editing products&comma; and Frame&period;io’s review and approval functionality&comma; will deliver a collaboration platform that powers the video editing process&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Whether it&&num;8217&semi;s the latest binge-worthy streaming series&comma; a social media video that sparks a movement&comma; or a corporate video that connects thousands of remote workers&comma; video creation and consumption is experiencing tremendous growth&period; Video teams must produce an ever-increasing volume of content&comma; and each video project requires various stakeholders&comma; including video editors&comma; producers&comma; agencies&comma; and clients&period; Today’s video workflows are disjointed with multiple tools and communication channels being used to solicit stakeholder feedback&period; Frame&period;io eliminates the inefficiencies of video workflows by enabling real-time footage upload&comma; access&comma; and in-line stakeholder collaboration in a secure and elegant experience across surfaces&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul class&equals;"bwlistdisc">&NewLine;<li><b>Collaboration is the next wave of creativity<&sol;b>&colon; Digital collaboration is now the foundation of all creative endeavors&period; Adobe’s acquisition of Frame&period;io brings Adobe Creative Cloud’s collaboration services to video and builds on recent innovations for creative collaboration including Adobe Creative Cloud Libraries&comma; Cloud Documents&comma; Design Systems in Adobe XD&comma; Adobe Stock&comma; and Adobe Fonts&comma; all of which together with Frame&period;io&comma; will make it easy for teams to collaborate across Adobe Premiere Pro&comma; Adobe Photoshop&comma; Adobe Illustrator&comma; and other Adobe Creative Cloud applications&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<ul class&equals;"bwlistdisc">&NewLine;<li><b>Video workflows must empower all stakeholders<&sol;b>&colon; With the combination of Frame&period;io and Adobe&comma; Creative Cloud customers&comma; from video editors&comma; to producers&comma; to marketers&comma; will benefit from seamless collaboration on video projects with Frame&period;io workflow functionality built natively in Adobe Creative Cloud applications like Adobe Premiere Pro&comma; Adobe After Effects&comma; and Adobe Photoshop&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<ul class&equals;"bwlistdisc">&NewLine;<li><b>Innovation benefits the video ecosystem<&sol;b>&colon; <b><&sol;b>Frame&period;io customers and partners will benefit from the company’s robust plug-ins and third-party application support along with the innovation generated by the combined Adobe Creative Cloud and Frame&period;io teams&period; With the addition of Frame&period;io&comma; Adobe Creative Cloud’s commitment to enabling collaboration across all stakeholders of creativity extends beyond Adobe’s applications to the growing number of third-party applications across the creative ecosystem&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We’ve entered a new era of connected creativity that is deeply collaborative&comma; and we imagine a world where everyone can participate in the creative process&comma;” said Scott Belsky&comma; Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice President&comma; Creative Cloud&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;With this acquisition&comma; we’re welcoming an incredible customer-oriented team and adding Frame&period;io’s cloud-native workflow capabilities to make the creative process more collaborative&comma; productive&comma; and efficient to further unleash creativity for all&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Frame&period;io and Adobe share a vision for the future of video creation and collaboration that brings together Adobe’s strength in video creation and production and Frame&period;io’s cloud-native platform&comma;” said Emery Wells&comma; Frame&period;io co-founder and CEO&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We’re excited to join Adobe to continue to drive video innovation for the world’s leading media and entertainment companies&comma; agencies&comma; and brands&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Upon close&comma; Frame&period;io co-founder and CEO Emery Wells and co-founder John Traver will join Adobe&period; Wells will continue to lead the Frame&period;io team&comma; reporting to Scott Belsky&period; The transaction&comma; valued at &dollar;1&period;275 billion&comma; subject to customary purchase price adjustments&comma; is expected to close during the fourth quarter of Adobe’s 2021 fiscal year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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