…And Flow V3.1 for Media Asset Management

EditShare LLC announced the availability of Flow v3.1, the media asset management solution.

The update includes the following features and workflow capabilities:

It supports Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) import, opening up a number of critical workflow functions for Avid editors including:

• Management of Metadata Created in Avid: New sub-clips, markers, comments and associated metadata created in Avid non-linear editors can be imported into Flow, making the sub-clips ‘searchable log entries’ within the Flow database. With AAF import, Flow provides a round-trip metadata workflow for Avid editors.

• Individual File Restoration: Flow users can restore archived clips based on AAF file metadata. This feature is useful if an Avid editor wants to work on a sequence where certain clips have been archived. The editor imports the sequence (via AAF file) to Flow; Flow then locates all of the referenced clips, simplifying the search and restoration of media.

• Create an Instant Proxy Version of  Your Sequence: Sequences can be cut in Avid and then imported into Flow (via AAF), where a simple cuts-only sequence will match up with the existing proxy files. The proxy version of the Avid NLE sequence is available for playback in the Flow Browse standalone client, or in AirFlow.

AirFlow Improvements
The AirFlow application for accessing Flow assets over the Internet via a web browser has been updated to improve the creation and playback of sequences and to provide new filtering tools to help sort through searches and find your media faster.

Flow Panel for Adobe Premiere Pro CC
The Flow ‘extension’ panel puts the power of Flow Browse right inside the Adobe Premiere Pro CC application, providing improvements in convenience and productivity. Without ever leaving Premiere Pro, users can search and browse Flow assets, update metadata in the Flow database, and import desired clips into their Premiere Pro Project.

Proxy Editing for Adobe, Avid, Apple and More
Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, Apple Final Cut Pro and other NLEs can leverage Flow H.264 proxy files for editing. With improved metadata tracking, users can download Flow proxies through Flow or AirFlow, edit with the proxies, and then relink their NLE sequence to high-resolution files on EditShare Media Spaces, expanding workflow possibilities for large workgroups and remote collaboration.