Audinate Group Limited, developer of the Dante media networking platform, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Iris Studio, a US company specialising in AI-powered, cloud-based camera control technology.
Iris offers a control-first video production platform that enables users to manage cameras remotely, providing features like AI-driven auto tracking, real-time colour correction and cloud recording from a cloud-based interface. The Iris platform is brand-agnostic and is enabled on a wide range of PTZ cameras on the market. Beyond cameras, the Iris software platform is also applicable to a variety of AV products, including encoders, decoders, vision mixers and more.
Audinate says the acquisition of Iris strengthens its video platform capabilities, while also accelerating its broader vision for interoperable control and management across the AV device ecosystem. Iris is designed to allow users to remotely access, control, manage and monitor devices in real time – without the need for additional hardware. Iris has partnered with 14 different camera manufacturers, including Lumens, PTZOptics, Marshall, BirdDog, Telycam, AIDA and more.
Aidan Williams, co-founder and CEO of Audinate, said: “The addition of Iris to the Dante ecosystem is a major step forward for the Dante platform. Combining Iris’s broad applicability and cutting-edge remote production capabilities with powerful cloud-based management software like Dante Director will provide significant value for customers managing the millions of Dante-enabled devices in the field today.”
Iris launched as a white-label service earlier this year and will launch publicly in the second half of 2025. Audinate and Iris are working on integrating future roadmaps to bring Iris functionality to Dante customers.
Noah Johnson, CEO of Iris, said: “At Iris, we set out to rethink AV device control – intelligent, intuitive, and accessible from anywhere. Partnering with Audinate gives us the scale, reach, and deep AV expertise to accelerate our roadmap and bring our vision to the next level.”
