2026 APPLE DESIGN AWARD
Primary: News in Depth
A native Apple Vision Pro news application that brings field reporting to audiences through Spatial Video.
View case studyIMMERSIVE VIDEO PUBLISHING INFRASTRUCTURE
From master file
to headset.
Acute is the content management and distribution system for Apple Immersive Video and other high-resolution immersive formats.
Built by the team behind Tesla Autopilot’s interface and Niantic’s AR work on Pokémon Go.
TRUSTED BY
120+ immersive studios use Acute, as of May 2026
01 / PLATFORM
A CMS built for
immersive video.
Manage one catalogue from upload through headset delivery.
FOUR CONNECTED ENDPOINTS
Upload your Apple Immersive Video files to the Acute Web CMS, review them privately with Acute Pro, publish your final master to your own app through the Acute API, or run in-person screenings with the iPad companion app.
WEB CMS
Platform details
File management
Upload, organize and prepare immersive video in one catalogue.
View Web CMS ACUTE PROPrivate reviews
Validate work privately in headset and collect timecoded feedback.
View Acute Pro STREAMING APPSOnline publishing
Publish to branded or API-connected audience apps.
View streaming apps FLEET DEPLOYMENTOn-site activations
Control synchronized playback across multiple headsets from iPad.
View deployment tools02 / WORK
Applications and projects
built with Acute.
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Blue Frog Immersive
A branded Apple Vision Pro application for concerts recorded at Blue Frog Studios in White Rock, Canada.
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VENICE BIENNALE COLLEGE CINEMA
Desert Palms
An Apple Immersive Video narrative film directed by Tristan Seniuk and premiering at Venice Immersive in September 2026.
View case study03 / SERVICES
More than
a platform.
The Acute team provides editorial consulting, application development, enterprise integration and support for on-site activations.
01
All services
Editorial consulting
Plan formats, production workflows and distribution.
02App development
Build native visionOS applications connected to Acute.
03Enterprise integration
Meet on-premise, access and existing-system requirements.
04On-site activations
Prepare software for customer-operated screenings and events.
04 / RESOURCES
Documentation,
guides and analysis.
DOCUMENTATION
Version 0.9.4
GUIDE
Read guide
POST-PRODUCTION
Mar 2026
Open the resource library
Platform documentation
Learn how to set up an account, upload media, review work and publish content.
Apple Immersive Video 101
Understand capture, specifications, post-production workflows and distribution.
DaVinci Resolve export settings
Prepare Apple Immersive Video and VR180 masters for upload to Acute.
TALK TO ACUTE
Discuss your project
requirements.
Tell us what you are building, where it will be experienced, and what the platform needs to support.