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Gain on Sale of Software Product | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Discontinued Operations And Disposal Groups [Abstract] |
Gain on Sale of Software Product | 16. Gain on Sale of Software Product In June 2019, pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement entered earlier in the same month, the Company sold certain assets of its Poser 3D animation software product to Bondware, Inc. for $500 thousand, of which $350 thousand was paid at closing and the remainder to be paid in quarterly installments over three years. The Company recorded a gain on the transaction in the amount of approximately $483 thousand, which is presented as Other Income in the consolidated statements of operations.

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