EditShare, a specialist in cross-platform editing and shared media storage, has introduced technology

that creates a single media file that 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, a multi-channel

acquisition solution that captures in one format and simultaneously outputs to multiple formats.   Using

Flow Ingest, there’s no need to tie up ingest channels or create multiple files of the same media for use

on different systems.

In the interface to EditShare’s ingest server, the user selects the universal file for the intended codec. The

data remains pristine; none of the file data is compromised. Files produced in DV25, DV50, DVCPRO HD

can be ingested as universal media files in EditShare. Additional formats such as IMX will be included in

the future.

The Universal Media File technology is included with EditShare Flow, part of the company’s product line

that provides a unified workflow solution for ingest, logging and browsing without requiring an Avid or Final

Cut workstation.

EditShare Flow Ingest enables media capture in one format with simultaneous outputs to multiple formats

including Apple ProRes, and Avid MXF, as well as 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.

The technology 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.

For more information, visit www.editshare.com.

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