{"id":1924,"date":"2017-06-13T02:31:09","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T02:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/endcrawl.com\/blog\/?p=1924"},"modified":"2017-06-13T12:00:14","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T12:00:14","slug":"endcrawl-4k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/endcrawl.com\/blog\/endcrawl-4k\/","title":{"rendered":"Endcrawl + 4k = \u2665\ufe0e"},"content":{"rendered":"

Starting right now,\u00a0Endcrawl<\/a> officially supports 4k.<\/p>\n

This means everyone\u00a0can upgrade their projects and start making\u00a0unlimited 4k renders in the cloud.<\/p>\n

Endcrawl<\/a> is a web-based end credits service. We\u2019ve solved a very specific pain point for filmmakers.\u00a0And so far, over 1,000 productions\u00a0have used us\u00a0to help finish their movie.<\/p>\n

Those include studio features, Kickstarter indies\u2014and 2017 Best Picture winner Moonlight<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Moonlight<\/a><\/p>\n

Moonlight used Endcrawl.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Our 4k rollout comes on the heels of extensive testing. We ran\u00a0no fewer than\u00a0thirty-seven<\/em>\u00a04k pilot projects\u00a0for films from Netflix, Sony, and Filmnation. So if you’d like to\u00a0take Endcrawl for a spin, you’ll be in excellent\u00a0company.<\/p>\n

1. Are renders still unlimited?<\/h3>\n

Yep.<\/p>\n

Each project gets unlimited do-overs. So yeah, you\u00a0can re-render those\u00a0“final” 4k DPX frames 100 times. (And on some jobs,\u00a0you’ll need to.)<\/p>\n

2. How fast are those renders?<\/h3>\n

Really fast.<\/p>\n

4k turns around in about an hour. That\u2019s 60\u00a0minutes from clicking \u201cMake My Renders\u201d to downloading\u00a0fresh,\u00a0zipped DPX frames.\u00a0I cannot overstate\u00a0how much this comes in handy.<\/p>\n

2k typically turns around in half an hour.<\/p>\n

1k preview renders drop in a few minutes.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0How huge are the files?<\/h3>\n

File sizes are surprisingly small.<\/p>\n

Even though a five-minute 4k sequence weighs in at around 250GB, those same frames zip up to just 2.2GB<\/em>. On a fast pipe, you’ll download that in minutes.<\/p>\n

4. Why cloud renders?<\/h3>\n

It’s fast. It’s easy. It’s unlimited. No more tying up your workstation (or needing a beefy workstation to begin with).<\/p>\n

More importantly, a lot of\u00a0applications can barely hack long 2k sequences before they start\u00a0running out of memory\u2014to say nothing of 4k. Endcrawl eliminates those worries. And it adds live preview and collaboration to the mix.<\/p>\n

5. What does it cost?<\/h3>\n

All\u00a0projects start on a free-forever tier with preview renders.<\/p>\n

To upgrade: $499 unlocks unlimited 2k\u00a0renders, and $999 unlocks unlimited 4k. Projects stay live indefinitely and can include\u00a0as many collaborators as you like.<\/p>\n

This stands in contrast to end title design services that can run you anywhere from $2,000-10,000. Or the DIY route, which can easily suck 40 or more hours of your time (and still end up looking bad).<\/p>\n

\n

If you’re a filmmaker with a movie in\u00a0post (or in pre-production!), we’d love to help you finish your movie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n

Ever suffer through making end credits? Yeah, us too. So we built this. https:\/\/t.co\/NTW1rsdtqL<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/pETI8EMghs<\/a><\/p>\n

— Endcrawl (@endcrawl) September 18, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n