Blackbird’s elevate.io moves into early access testing phase

Blackbird’s new creator SaaS product, elevate.io, has moved into its early access testing phase.

elevate.io, an end-to -end video and audio content creation and editing platform, is scheduled for release in Q1 2024. Built using Blackbird, the platform aims to address key pain points facing creators today, including: complexity of tools; cumbersome collaboration with other users; and limited extensibility. elevate.io has a set of disruptive features uniquely packaged in a browser and designed to solve these tangible problems, including real-time multiplayer collaboration.

Plug-in architecture will enable elevate.io to be a hub for many third-party capabilities, including analytical and generative artificial intelligence. According to Blackbird, not only will this extend functionality but it will also provide additional revenue streams and futureproof the platform enabling it to keep pace with new innovative technologies through seamless integration.

elevate.io has been built natively in the public cloud, through a partnership with AWS and other cloud service providers. With this extensive global cloud infrastructure now integrated into its operations, elevate.io has the ability to scale its operations at speed, globally. For customers, this means consistent high performance and high availability, regardless of geolocation.

elevate.io will initially target both pro-teams and creators with different price points ranging from a free entry level tier to a professional and enterprise tier.

Blackbird CEO Ian McDonough commented: “We’re very excited to be entering the early access testing phase with elevate.io. The market opportunity within the creator economy is experiencing rapid growth. We have a unique disruptive product, a world-class team in place and the ability to scale globally at speed.”

Blackbird chief product officer Sumit Rai commented: “Mainly due to its complexity, video is one of the last formats to successfully move end-to-end workflows to the cloud. elevate.io aims to bring powerful tools to the web, simplifying and centralising postproduction so that users won’t want or need to go anywhere else.”