EditShare: Media Asset Management Solution and Distributed Shared Storage Systems

EditShare LLC will showcase at IBC2016 media management capabilities soon available in Flow, its Media Asset Management (MAM) solution, as well as unveil options for the XStream EFS distributed shared storage product line.

Expanding upon is robust on-premise and secure cloud-based content management workflows, the company is also demonstrating integration with several key technologies: Aspera file transfer; Interra Systems, Inc.‘ Baton and Vidcheck Ltd.‘ quality control (QC); and Audio Network LD. stock music.

“EditShare innovation is offering customers immense versatility in the face of challenging technology and market changes,” comments Martin Bennett, director, marketing, EditShare. “Our solutions allow clients to leverage the best the cloud has to offer along with traditional ‘on-premise’ solutions, easing the complex transition into 4K multi-location, multi-team production workflows that are affecting media facilities of all sizes around the world today. And beyond our own technology, we are committed to an open platform, supporting key third-party solutions to help our customers maximize their specific workflows along with expanding their business opportunities.“

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Remote editing with Flow Story
The content creation application for collaborative and remote workflows.

The company has utilized the engine of the Lightworks editor to create the powerful editorial application Flow Story, aimed at fast turnaround environments such as editorial, reality TV, news and sports. Unlike traditional NLEs, Flow Story provides remote and secure access to on-premise stored media directly through any Internet connection. With finishing tools including integration with Audio Network, which allows users to browse and add MP3 audio files directly to their sequence, Flow Story provides users the ability to package content for finishing, delivery or playout. Video Flow Story.

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Migrating to 4K/UHD with XStream EFS
Options for storage infrastructure roll out to support high bandwidth demands.

Announced at NAB 2016 and shown for the first time at IBC, the XStream EFS SSD comes in 8, 16 and 24TB chassis configurations, scaling from single servers to multi-node clusters capable of providing many petabytes of capacity. All configurations feature an easy-to-manage single global namespace; storage capacity that can be upgraded at any time; and native client connections that offer vastly improved performance and availability when compared to SMB and AFP network protocols. The XStream EFS SSD system also integrates with the Flow MAM and Flow modules, allowing users to log, track, search and retrieve 4K/UHD assets and metadata across media spaces.

Third-party integrations: Aspera File Transfer, Interra Systems and Vidcheck QC
Expanding Flow workflow options with third-party integrations

A commitment to an open platform, the company has added support for Aspera’s FASP accelerated transfer technology and seamless integration with QC solutions from Interra Systems and Vidcheck.

For customers using Aspera’s FASP technology, the enhanced Flow workflow initiates, controls and monitors transfers of assets between local and remote Aspera servers. This new capability can be automated for any workflow through the Flow Automation module.

Shown at IBC2016, the enhanced Flow QC workflow triggers and tracks QC processes with capabilities to automate ‘next-step’ tasks based on (pass/fail) QC verification reports. QC reports can also be stored in the Flow database as PDFs for fast and easy reference.