EditShare Ships Flow 1.2

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

EditShare Flow 1.2 is now available. Fully integrated with the award-winning EditShare shared storage solutions, Flow offers advanced recording and media management capabilities for postproduction and broadcast production workgroups.

"Flow 1.2 features such as real-time proxy creation, shared bins and sequences, and Universal Media File technology go far beyond traditional multi-channel ingest and browse solutions," said Andy Liebman, Founder and President, EditShare. "With Flow 1.2, we have removed many bottlenecks in both pre and postproduction. Users have unprecedented access to content via the enhanced Universal Media File technology. No format conversions are needed. The new sub-clip and sequence creation functions allow producers, reporters, and assistant editors to immediately start selecting clips and pre-editing without tying up an edit bay. Thanks to Flow's new customizable metadata templates, media can be effortlessly tagged with relevant descriptive terms and editors can quickly locate content and turn around media-rich packages with the best available content."

Highlights of the new Flow 1.2 release include:

• Avid & Final Cut Pro Sequence Support: Exclusive integration between EditShare and Automatic Duck creates an industry first: the new EditShare Universal Media File Technology allows Avid and Final Cut Pro editors to share and edit the exact same media files and exchange sequences between the two applications - without any transcoding, re-linking, duplicating media, or re-rendering.

• Real-time Logging & Custom Metadata Templates: The new Flow Logger application offers customizable metadata fields that are ideal for productions such as reality TV and live sporting events that frequently ingest and log the same type of content. Flow Logger allows users to create customized metadata fields that describe actions and story lines and save these configurations as a template for repeated and future use.

• Avid & Final Cut Pro Sub-clip Creation: In Flow Browse or Flow Logger, editors can easily create Avid and Final Cut Pro sub-clips during or after ingest. All sub-clips are available to drag and drop directly into Avid and Final Cut Pro bins.

• Flow Scan: This simple, powerful new function allows users to scan EditShare storage servers for media captured outside of Flow. Proxy files are automatically generated and media is cataloged in the Flow database, optimizing Flow searches across EditShare Media Spaces.

• Flow Projects: With Flow's new Projects feature, producers, editors, and assistants can now organize media into bins and create sequences before reaching the edit bay.

About the EditShare Flow Product Line
EditShare Flow consists of Flow Ingest, Flow Logger, and Flow Browse. Flow Ingest supports an extensive range of codecs and wrappers, including Avid MXF and Apple QuickTime formats. Flow's ability to encode simultaneously in 2 high-resolution formats and a proxy eliminates the need for background transcoding and proxy generation after capture. The new Flow Logger application includes flexible metadata templates and tools for maximizing the organization of projects and media. Flow Browse completes the workflow with advanced capabilities for searching and assembling media from the EditShare Media Space.

EditShare Flow feature highlights include:

• Universal Media File Support: Single file format that can be used by a wide range of editors and compositors including Avid and Final Cut Pro.

• Multi-channel Capture: Each Flow Ingest Server can capture up to four channels. The number of ingest channels can easily be scaled up at any time by adding more Ingest Server chassis.

• Multi-Format Support: Input from each channel can be saved in up to two formats plus proxy simultaneously.

• Centralized Ingest: One location for all media input. No tying up an edit bay. Ingest material straight to your EditShare Media Space.

• Customizable Logging Templates: Configurable Flow Logger templates standardize content cataloging. The rapid one-click logging is ideal for fast-paced reality shows and sports events.

• Search and Access All Your Media Assets: With its powerful search engine, Flow Browse lets you see all the material stored on your EditShare without tying up an edit bay.

• Metadata Management: Display clip metadata including customizable fields.

• Shot Selections: Set in and out points of a clip outside the editing application.

• Sub-clip Creation & Drag Drop Media: Break long clips into smaller sub-clips; drag and drop media directly into Avid and Final Cut Pro bins.

Labels: EditShare, EditShare-Flow

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