EditShare Upgrades Storage and Broadcast Software

EditShare
LLC. is showcasing a host of upgrades for the company’s storage
and end-to-end production and broadcast solutions at NAB 2013.

Visitors to the booth will see the
array of value-added features and products shown in the context of
studio, post and broadcast workflow scenarios. Among the enhancements
are an intuitive interface for EditShare 7; the portable EditShare
Field 2 for ‘on-the-go’ collaborative editing, remote bureaus and ENG
edit-while-capture capabilities; Air Flow, the browser-based
application for accessing Flow media asset management over the
Internet; Flow Automation tools for workflow efficiency; Geevs
Sports, a server and production package tailored for the needs of
multi-channel, fast-paced sports coverage, and Geevs Post, the server
that brings media management and collaboration to high volume post
environments. Also debuting at NAB will be the Mac OS X version of
Lightworks, The free, professional non-linear editor also runs on
Linux and Windows platforms.

"We’ve always been about
high-performance storage, groundbreaking collaboration tools and
streamlined workflows, and this year we offer more advances for just
about every aspect of production," says Andy Liebman,
founder and president of EditShare. "The Geevs Studio MC, for
example, has become the ‘go-to’ solution for soap opera production
and episodic studio work. It features multichannel synched ingest of
up to 16 or more cameras. All camera angles can be reviewed instantly
and simultaneously – in synch. And because we capture tally signals
from the video switcher/vision mixer, we can playback cut sequences
without having to record the actual mixed feed. Plus, we then have
multicam sequences you can drag and drop into Avid or FCP. It’s a
huge time saver. By understanding what’s important to each workflow,
we are creating similar timesaving solutions with Geevs Sports, Geevs
Post, and the new Flow Automation, Air Flow and Ark products. We keep
listening to our customers so we can help them meet their workflow
challenges."

EditShare Tapeless Workflow

EditShare integrates shared storage
solutions – (XStream and Energy) – with video ingest (Geevs and
Flow), media asset management (Flow) and archive (Ark), to offer
broadcast and post-production professionals a productivity-enhancing,
tapeless workflow on a highly scalable infrastructure.

Highlights of EditShare Tapeless Workflow

At the center of EditShare’s workflow
is shared storage that offers stream counts, infinite scalability and
project sharing with bin and project-locking capabilities for Avid,
Final Cut Pro (v6/v7), Adobe Premiere and Lightworks.

Flow and Geevs record Avid DNxHD or
ProRes direct to EditShare shared central storage and produce proxy
files in real time, with optional mirror copy and automatic backup to
EditShare Ark. During ingest, users can log shots and create
subclips.

The Flow MAM allows users to view proxy
file content on their desktops without requiring access to
full-resolution media, as well as ingest media from file-based
sources such as P2 and XDCAM. Simple editing tools and metadata
templates let users add information to clips, make rough cuts, and
drag-and-drop clips and sequences into their NLEs.

Ark Disk and Tape offer facilities a
tiered storage infrastructure with nearline and offline archiving
options to keep media safe. All Ark systems can scale to multiple PB,
and allow users to browse, delete, and restore archived materials
(including partial restore) from any desktop on the EditShare
network.

EditShare at NAB 2013

EditShare V7

This latest release operates on the
most performant and capable Linux OS

EditShare Connect sports an interface
that provides requested features, such as ‘Project Profiles’ (the
ability to remember what spaces need to be mounted for different
projects), a system status indicator, and translation support for
virtually any local language

A project sharing plug-in panel for
Adobe Premiere CS7

EditShare Field 2

EditShare Field 2 is the quiet and
portable powerhouse that includes Flow asset management, all in a box
small enough to meet airline standards for carry-on luggage. It’s
suited for creating a collaborative, multi-editor environment in a
hotel room, on a movie set or in a small news bureau. With the Flow
SDI ingest option, users can record up to two channels of HD in
leading codecs (XDCAM-EX35, DNxHD, DVCProHD, etc). The
edit-while-capture capability lets you start editing the moment you
begin recording – perfect for ENG applications when you want to be
the first to get a story on the air. With an optional lightweight
expansion unit, storage can scale up to 24TB.

Connectivity Options

10GBaseT – economical 10Gb connectivity
over standard CAT 6 copper cables – is the latest wave in Ethernet
technology. EditShare has multiple switch options including an
customized version of Arista’s 52-port 10Gb switches. An interface
designed into the switch with the management features you expect.

Flow 3 with Air Flow and Flow
Automation

In this version, Air Flow and Flow
Automation join the Flow Browse, Flow Logger and Flow Ingest tools.

Air Flow is the web browser-based
connection to the Flow asset management system. It allows users to
access Flow over the Internet for remote browsing, tagging and
organizing media assets.

Flow Automation provides tools for
setting up tasks such as transcoding and moving files based on rules.

Other enhancements in Flow 3 include
more powerful video editing and trimming; a customizable user
interface that gives users flexibility in arranging panes to maximize
productivity; and support for non-video clips such as audio files,
still images and documents.

Geevs Sports

Geevs Sports offers a broadcast
solution for sports coverage that includes a video server with an
integrated Multiviewer and an tactile controller. It’s a value-added
package that is made for broadcasters, Outside Broadcast companies
and In-Stadium television producers. Toolsets for marking key game
plays for highlight creation and playback with different angles are
easy to use.

Key Features of Geevs Sports:

Four inputs and two outputs

The custom controller gives operators
access to playlist functions with a minimum number of keystrokes.

Integrated Multiviewer displays the
different screen sources with clip names and time codes — all
within a single screen.

Tallies can also be added to sources so
operators can identify clip usage elsewhere in the production.

Add Mark-ins for events in the game.
Build highlight lists for playback.

Jitter-free replay of highlights and
key plays with variable forward and reverse speeds; stop mode for
still-frames

With integration between Flow and Geevs
Sports, assistants can organize and edit clip lists in Flow Browse
and prepare them for playback.

Capture to central storage, where NLE
editors and Flow users have access to both high-res and proxy files
while the recording is in progress.

Geevs Post

Geevs Post is a multipurpose ingest
server for playout and file delivery in production and
post-production environments.

Key Features of Geevs Post:

Standard two inputs and two outputs in
a new compact 2RU chassis

Scalable by stacking multiple Post
servers together for additional video I/O; can be ganged together for
simultaneous recording of all channels from a single client

Geevs Post has the same wide range of
codecs included in Geevs server products

The Multiviewer displays sources with
clip name and time code – all within a single screen. A tally can
also be added to each source to identify for the operator where
sources are being used elsewhere.

Scheduler client. A client to add
scheduled calendar events for recording. Add events using the
interface. It’s easy to set up repeat recordings.

Integrates with EditShare’s central
storage and Flow.

Dense Ark Disc Unit

EditShare will also preview the Dense
Ark Disc Unit at NAB 2013. This, compact unit stores up to 240TB of
storage in a 4U space.

Lightworks 11.2

At NAB 2013, the company will be
previewing the new Mac OS X version of Lightworks. In addition to the
Windows and Linux versions, this makes Lightworks the first NLE to be
cross platform across all major OSs. It continues to attract a
growing user base with 450,000 registered Windows users, and the
floodgates are about to open for the Linux and Mac OS X communities.
As always, Lightworks is available to users – for
free – forever. More and more professional editors
are returning to Lightworks to edit major commercial feature films
and projects. A training certification program for Lightworks will
also be introduced later this year.

New features in Lightworks 11.2
include: