EditShare to Unveil Flow 2.0 at NAB 2010

Friday, April 09, 2010

EditShare has announced a wealth of new workflow-engineered capabilities for EditShare Flow, its production asset management solution for building collaborative media production infrastructures. Fully integrated with the award-winning EditShare shared storage and archiving solutions, Flow provides extensive content management, asset tracking, and production capabilities for managing post-production and broadcast workflows.

"Our development team has engineered a stunning array of new Flow features just in time for NAB," says Andy Liebman, Founder and CEO, EditShare. "Flow has evolved into an industry forerunner for building collaborative media production workflows. The new Flow 2.0 platform adds high value production features including Edit While Capture, scanning non-Flow ingested media, bandwidth-controlled file-based ingest, support for new codecs, sequence creation, and deeper integration with EditShare Ark. These new features enhance collaboration and streamline any editor's pre and post-production tasks."

Highlights of the new Flow 2.0 release include:

• Edit While Capture
In addition to the current "chunking" feature, Avid and QuickTime users can now ingest with Flow and begin editing on their NLE timeline within seconds. Clips expand in the background while you continue to edit.

• Bandwidth-Controlled File-Based Ingest
Flow 2.0 introduces bandwidth-controlled file-based ingest, with support for P2, XDCAM, XDCAM HD, and AVC-Intra formats. Users can maintain video in its native codec or transcode to a different codec - while simultaneously generating proxy files during ingest. In addition, administrators can control the aggregate bandwidth of transfers to ensure that the network or storage will not be overwhelmed during multiple, simultaneous file-based ingests.

• Format Support
Flow now supports the P2, XDCAM, XDCAM HD, and AVC-Intra formats for both file-based ingest and HD/SD-SDI ingest.

• Ganged Capture
Ingest multiple channels in sync with the click of a button. Metadata is automatically populated across all channels to provide fast workflows - ideal for reality or sports environments.

• Batch Capture and Scheduled Ingest Imports from Templates
Schedule your ingests with a simple template that can be imported directly into Flow. The new templates support batch capture with multiple tapes or scheduled live ingests - including to multiple codecs.

• Flow Scan Options
Flow 2.0 adds manual or scheduled scanning of non-Flow media stored on EditShare shared storage systems. Flow then adds the scanned clips into the Flow database while making low-res proxy files in the background.

• Bins and Sequences
Flow Browse users can now create Projects, Bins, and Sequences for pre-editing and shot selection. Sequences can be edited and trimmed and then played back in Flow Browse. Flow 2.0 also provides the ability to drag and drop entire sequences directly into Avid or FCP.

• Flow Logger Enhancements
Custom logging templates with pre-defined metadata can be created to provide an intuitive logging interface. Flow Logger supports logging of live feeds or existing media files.

About the EditShare Flow Product Line
EditShare Flow consists of Flow Ingest, Flow Browse, Flow Logger, and Flow Scan.

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.

Flow Browse is a cross-platform application that gives users access to all content stored on their EditShare shared storage and Ark systems. With intuitive organizational features such as Bins and Sequences, assistants or editors can pre-edit material before they even reach the edit bay. Clips and Sequences can be dragged from Flow Browse directly into a bin within the NLE, providing a fast and intuitive means of managing large amounts of data.

The new Flow Logger application offers customizable templates with pre-defined metadata fields that are ideal for productions such as reality TV and live sporting events. Customized metadata fields, such as names of contestants or sports players or predefined content to describe actions and story lines, provide an intuitive interface for logging live feeds or existing media files.

The new Flow Scan application adds media files that have not been captured with Flow Ingest into the Flow database - while also creating low-res proxy files. Within seconds after capturing media with an NLE, users can see and browse the media in Flow Browse.

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.

• Exclusive Integration with Automatic Duck
Thanks to EditShare's exclusive partnership with Automatic Duck, when you work with Universal Media Files, you can translate sequences back and forth between Avid and Final Cut Pro and all your media will just link up - no transcoding, duplicating, or re-rendering required.

• Multi-Channel Capture
Each Flow Ingest Server can capture up to two channels of HD-SDI or four channels of SD-SDI, and 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 HD/SD-SDI channel can be saved in up to two formats plus low-res 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 logging, providing a fast and intuitive workflow - 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 shared storage or Ark servers without tying up an edit bay.

• Metadata Management
Display and edit clip metadata including customizable fields.

• Shot Selections
Set in and out points of a clip outside the editing application and organize clips into Bins or Sequences which can then be dragged directly to an NLE.

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

EditShare will demonstrate Flow 2.0 at NAB booth # SL4725.

The EditShare Worldwide Channel Partner Meeting takes place on Sunday, April 11th at 10:00am. Please contact us to register and for more details.

Labels: EditShare, EditShare-Flow

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

EditShare and Automatic Duck Team Up to Simplify, Streamline Shared Workflows Between Avid and Apple Final Cut Pro

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Instant, automated file format and sequence translation enables Final Cut Pro and Avid editors to share same media, with timelines intact, from a single storage space

EditShare announced that it has partnered with Automatic Duck to solve a critical workflow productivity issue for postproduction facilities and editing workgroups that want to collaborate on shared media files across disparate editing platforms. EditShare's unique Universal Media File technology - a core feature of the Flow product line - allows a single media file to be used simultaneously by Apple and Avid editors. Automatic Duck's Pro Import FCP and Pro Export FCP allow editors to translate bi-directionally between Avid and Final Cut Pro sequences. Now EditShare and Automatic Duck have joined forces to create a special version of Automatic Duck that understands EditShare's Universal Media Files and that knows how to retrieve information from the Flow database.

As a result of this technology partnership, for the first time it becomes possible for editors in a mixed Avid and Final Cut Pro environment to seamlessly switch back and forth between the two applications, using a common pool of media files, with entire timelines intact. This development eliminates the time-intensive, productivity-draining process of exporting, re-linking, re-connecting, transcoding and re-importing media - a workflow typical in multi-platform, collaborative environments. This is a tremendous time-saver, enhancing overall collaboration. The newly integrated solution will be demonstrated at NAB 2009 (April 20 to 23 in Las Vegas, NV) on the EditShare stand (SL6420).

"Many facilities feel they have to choose which editing application they go with - typically Final Cut Pro or Avid. This limits the talent pool because editors are usually aligned with one application versus another. The new Automatic Duck and EditShare integration means that organizations can build mixed application environments without having to make a painful choice," explains Andy Liebman, President and founder of EditShare "Under the new workflow, an assistant editor can log projects on Final Cut Pro while the senior editor works on Avid - or vice versa. You can truly use the editing application you want to and share the very same media files".

"There's a simple reality facing editors - editing applications don't talk to each other, and we created Automatic Duck to solve that issue," added Wes Plate, president of Automatic Duck. "EditShare was founded on a similar premise: there was no easy way for editors in a workgroup to share media files. Partnering with EditShare on this initiative enables us to build on our original vision, taking the notion of simplifying workflows between applications and extending that value to the collaborative, shared media workgroup environment."

Labels: Automatic-Duck, EditShare, EditShare-Flow

EditShare at NAB 2009: New Feature Highlights

Monday, April 13, 2009

EditShare Flow Version 1.2
• Scans Media Spaces locating media that was not originally ingested through Flow, moves it into the Flow database, and generates video proxy thumbnails and tracking metadata.

• Supports up to 8 channels of audio per video ingest.

• Expands codec support to include DVCPRO HD and other HD formats enabling more users to take advantage of EditShare's Universal Media File technology.

EditShare Flow

EditShare Storage Series and XStream Series Version 5.5
• EditShare Project Sharing: New enhancements make managing project bins easier than ever for Apple and Avid editing systems.

• Advanced Rights Management: EditShare Storage and XStream Series servers can now query an Active Directory server for user passwords.

• New Playout Integration: Automates migration of files to third-party broadcast servers for playout.

• EditShare XStream: Servers can now scale to 128 drives and beyond.

• EditShare XStream: New DI workflows with a number of industry-leading applications including Nucoda (Digital Vision) and Bones.

EditShare Storage Series or EditShare XStream Series

EditShare Ark Version 1.0
EditShare Ark is scheduled to ship in Q2 2009. Feature highlights include:

• Backup and archive EditShare Shared Project Spaces

• Backup and archive to disk and Quantum LTO tape libraries.

• Restore from disk or tape library back to EditShare Media Spaces.

• Comprehensive backup management features for automating backup and syncs.

EditShare Ark

EditShare Channel Partner Meeting at NAB 2009
EditShare's Worldwide Channel Partner Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, April 19th at 10:00am. Please contact us for details.

Labels: EditShare, EditShare-Ark, EditShare-Complete-Collaboration, EditShare-Flow, EditShare-Storage-Series, EditShare-XStream-Series

EditShare Releases Flow

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

EditShare Flow Ingest is the only acquisition solution that captures in one format and simultaneously outputs to multiple formats including Apple QuickTime, Avid DNxHD, and low-res proxy formats. Feature highlights include multi-channel ingest with independent control over each channel, full metadata capture, and edit-while-recording capabilities. All EditShare Flow systems are ready for EditShare's forthcoming Universal Media File technology. This unique technology creates a single media file which can be used in both Avid and Apple Final Cut Pro editing environments. Universal Media File support will be available as a free update for Flow customers later this year.

The EditShare Flow Browse application simplifies and accelerates media searches within the EditShare storage environment. Users can quickly locate media among hundreds of thousands of clips. EditShare Flow Browse supports proxy viewing outside the nonlinear editing application for optimal viewing on the EditShare Media Space, annotation of metadata forms, and the ability to drag and drop media into Avid or Final Cut Pro bins.

Please contact us for more information.

Labels: EditShare, EditShare-Flow

EditShare Introduces Universal Media File

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Industry First: EditShare creates one file for use in both Avid and Final Cut Pro

EditShare has introduced new technology that creates a single media file which can be used in both Avid and Final Cut Pro editing environments. The Universal Media File technology works in conjunction with EditShare's Flow Ingest, the only multi-channel acquisition solution that captures in one format and simultaneously outputs to multiple formats.

The Universal Media File adds a new dimension to shared workflow situations, allowing media to easily be shared and used by editors working on both Avid and Final Cut Pro systems. There's no need to tie up ingest channels or create multiple files of the same media for use on different systems.

"The user has a choice of codecs and you can capture a single file and open that same file in both Avid and Final Cut Pro," explains Andy Liebman, President and Founder of EditShare. "It's really a first and the user doesn't have to do anything complex. In the interface to our ingest server, you just select the universal file for that codec, and it's done. The data remains pristine; none of the file data is compromised. This offers a great advantage and time-savings to any operation that wants the flexibility to work in a mixed editing environment."

Files produced in DV25, DV50, and DVCPRO HD can be ingested as universal media files in EditShare. Additional formats such as IMX will be included in the future.

Complete Collaboration - EditShare Flow
The Universal Media File technology is included with EditShare Flow, part of the company's Complete Collaboration product line that provides a unified workflow solution for ingest, logging, and browsing without requiring an Avid or Final Cut Pro workstation.

EditShare Flow Ingest enables media capture in one format with simultaneous outputs to multiple formats including Apple ProRes 422, Avid MXF, and low-res proxy formats. Feature highlights include multi-channel ingest with independent control over each channel, full metadata capture, and edit-while-recording capabilities. Users can automate ingest, control ingest remotely, or initiate it manually.

EditShare Flow Browse simplifies and accelerates media searches within the EditShare storage environment. Users can quickly locate media among hundreds of thousands of clips. EditShare Flow Browse supports proxy viewing outside the nonlinear editing application for optimal viewing on the EditShare Media Space, annotation of metadata forms, and the ability to drag and drop media into an Avid or Final Cut Pro bin.

Labels: EditShare, EditShare-Flow, EditShare-Universal-Media-File

EditShare Debuts Complete Collaboration at NAB 2008

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Complete Collaboration: EditShare Flow, EditShare Storage Series, EditShare XStream Series, and EditShare Ark. Manage media from ingest to archiving.

EditShare has announced Complete Collaboration, new, breakthrough turnkey solutions for managing and storing media from acquisition to archive. Complete Collaboration includes EditShare Flow, EditShare Storage Series, EditShare XStream Series, and EditShare Ark. Visitors to NAB 2008 can view the new Complete Collaboration product line at booth SL9820.

"Complete Collaboration is a natural extension of the original EditShare workflow. Tools to share, exchange, manage, and safely store media are developed specifically to support the wide range of post and broadcast workflows. With the EditShare philosophy at its core, Complete Collaboration ensures that users can leverage the editing applications and content creation tools of their choice," says Andy Liebman, founder and president, EditShare.

Complete Collaboration - EditShare Flow
The new EditShare Flow series offers two distinct packages - Flow Ingest and Flow Browse - that integrate seamlessly with the EditShare Storage, XStream, and Ark solutions. EditShare Flow Ingest is the only acquisition solution that captures in just about any format and simultaneously outputs to just about any format including Apple, Avid, and low-res proxy formats. No transcoding is required; files are immediately available. Features include multi-channel ingest with independent control over each channel, full metadata capture, and edit-while-recording capabilities. Users can automate ingest, control ingest remotely, or initiate it manually. EditShare Flow Ingest supports Apple ProRes 422, Avid MXF formats, and up to three codecs per channel including proxy.

EditShare Flow Browse simplifies and accelerates media searches within the EditShare storage environment. Users can quickly locate media among hundreds of thousands of clips. EditShare Flow Browse supports proxy viewing outside the nonlinear editing application for optimal viewing on the EditShare Media Space, annotation of metadata forms, and the ability to drag and drop media into an Avid or Final Cut Pro bin.

Complete Collaboration - EditShare Storage and XStream Series
EditShare Storage Series encompasses EditShare's existing shared storage solutions: the EditShare Field mobile storage solution, EditShare Metro for small to mid-size editing workgroups, and EditShare's scalable Rack Units. In addition to the legendary Apple and Avid project sharing capabilities, the storage series offers automated diagnostic tools and the industry's most efficient back-office data processing policies and administration.

The new EditShare XStream Series is designed to support high-performance post and broadcast environments. EditShare XStream can process media at data rates of 300MB per second per stream, supporting up to 52 streams of DV50 and multiple 1080p 444 HD projects/streams. This makes it the perfect solution for post facilities working with Digital Intermediary (DI) 2k projects as well as television stations with large numbers of simultaneous users accessing central storage or employing concurrent workflows.

Complete Collaboration - EditShare Ark
EditShare Ark provides integrated solutions for backups, mirroring, and archiving. These essential security features let users economically organize and manage media in a variety of scenarios, including LTO-backup and "spinning disc" solutions that can be upgraded to the full EditShare Server Series with little to no downtime. Built on "Green" drive technology, the EditShare Ark units optimize storage costs without compromising quality or scalability.

EditShare Complete Collaboration Availability
EditShare Flow, XStream Series, and Ark will ship in late Q2 2008.

Stay tuned for pricing details.

Labels: EditShare, EditShare-Ark, EditShare-Complete-Collaboration, EditShare-Flow, EditShare-Storage-Series, EditShare-XStream-Series

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