Colorfront Immersive Utility

Colorfront Immersive Utility is a professional tool for creating Apple Immersive Video Universal (.aivu) files for Apple Vision Pro.

FEATURES:

• Create AIVU files from MV-HEVC, MP4, MOV, and HEVC video sources
• Support for AAC and WAV audio with automatic APAC conversion
• Import ILPD and AIME camera calibration metadata
• Configurable fade-in duration for smooth playback start
• Real-time progress tracking during file creation

SOURCE PRECHECK:

• Validate source files before creating AIVU
• Check video format, resolution, frame rate, and codec compatibility
• Verify audio format and channel layout
• Validate ILPD/AIME metadata structure and content
• Identify potential issues before encoding begins

AIVU VALIDATION:

• Validate output AIVU files for compliance
• Check video tracks, audio tracks, and metadata embedding
• GPU-accelerated light level analysis with PDF report generation
• Quality metrics analysis (PSNR, SSIM) comparing source and encoded output

MV-HEVC ENCODING (In-App Purchase):

• Encode ProRes and other formats directly to MV-HEVC
• Adjustable bitrate, quality presets, and GOP settings
• Hero eye selection (left/right)
• Embedded audio extraction to AAC
• Professional-grade multiview encoding for stereoscopic 3D content

WORKFLOW:

1. Select your video file (MV-HEVC, ProRes, MP4, MOV)
2. Run PreCheck to validate source compatibility
3. Optionally add external audio (AAC or WAV)
4. Add your camera calibration metadata (ILPD or AIME)
5. Choose output location and create your AIVU file
6. Validate the output AIVU for compliance and quality

Perfect for:
• Immersive video content creators
• Post-production facilities
• VR/AR developers targeting Apple Vision Pro
• Professional videographers working with spatial video

Colorfront Immersive Utility streamlines the Apple Immersive Video creation workflow, handling format conversion, audio muxing, metadata embedding, and quality validation in one application.

Requirements: macOS 26.0 or later