iMatte emerged in mid-2000 to take advantage of technologies that empower communicators in a far more effective manner than ever before. iMatte’s strong roots and foundation is the award-winning technology company Ultimatte, the world’s recognized leader in sophisticated matte extraction and compositing tools for the film, video and graphics communities. Founded by Petro and Paul Vlahos in 1976,
Ultimatte provides real-time hardware and computer software products, allowing industry specialists the ability to create completely seamless film effects in motion pictures and virtual studios for broadcasters. The industry has recognized the achievements made by Ultimatte, its Founders and team members with various awards, including:
•Oscar® in 1964 for Blue Screen Compositing Technology and the Sodium V***r Light Matte Extraction Technology (used at Disney); second Oscar® in 1995 for Ultimatte’s first software product, Cinefusion
•Television Emmy in 1978 for Ultimatte Compositing Technology
•Oscar® Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994 – Presented to Petro Vlahos from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Paul Vlahos realized the potential of taking the technologies he helped to develop at Ultimatte and enhance them for the digital and e-commerce age. His vision energized key associates at Ultimatte to join him in the establishment of iMatte to undertake this new direction. iMatte is developing immersive presentation technologies that easily enable the presenter to interact directly with the graphics and collaborating presenters to create more compelling learning experiences.
