Autodesk has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Shotgun Software, a developer of scalable, cloud-based production tracking, review, and asset management software for the film, television and games industries. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Shotgun and Autodesk share a vision of an industry-wide, cloud-based production management system, said Don Parker, Shotgun co-founder and […]
Autodesk has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Shotgun Software, a developer of scalable, cloud-based production tracking, review, and asset management software for the film, television and games industries. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Shotgun and Autodesk share a vision of an industry-wide, cloud-based production management system, said Don Parker, Shotgun co-founder and CEO.
Autodesks broad global network and development resources will speed up the pace of innovation and development of our global platform. Together, we will extend our tools deeper into the production process, and develop new solutions that best support the studios of the future.
More than 500 customers including a number of leading studios are using Shotguns customisable system and contribute to the ongoing development of its growing ecosystem of applications. The existing Shotgun team will continue to support current and new customers, and lead future product development.
The acquisition of Shotgun will accelerate Autodesks efforts to deliver solutions that help our creative customers solve the critical problem of operating more efficiently by collaborating globally to deliver increasingly complex productions on time and budget, said Chris Bradshaw, Senior Vice President, Autodesk Media & Entertainment.
