Blackbird is the world’s fastest, most powerful professional cloud video editing and publishing platform. Ideal for remote video production, Blackbird provides rapid access to video content for the easy creation of clips, highlights and longer form content to multiple devices and platforms.
A fully-featured editor accessed through any browser, easy to learn and needing only limited bandwidth to use, Blackbird powers significant efficiency benefits – whether you work in sports, esports, news or entertainment.
An ultra green technology, Blackbird supports the sustainability goals of the media production industry.
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XRE Transcoder 9
New in version 9 of the XRE Transcoder is an “Effect Template” feature that allows customized effects such as layered graphics, image side bar blur, speed change, HDR metadata inclusion and more, to the clip as it is being transcoded. XRE Transcoder 9 can be used with any third-party professional NLE system. A simple interface allows off-loading of transcoding jobs from the NLE system to the XRE Transcoder, and an SDK is available to facilitate integration into third-party systems and workflows. Transcoding job status can be monitored from any machine on the network. Multiple servers can be configured as nodes to share jobs.
EDIUS 9
Medway
Medway enabled a complete digital workflow ensuring Edit Platforms, MAMs, Video Servers and Archive Systems can work seamlessly together.
Medway is a cloud and ground media-savvy middleware, widely used in the industry by many organisations such as Discovery, CBS, BBC, RTVE, MDR and ABS-CBN. Usually it is used to integrate network contacted and incompatible systems, such as post-production, DAM, transmission and media servers.
Intelligent media file, metadata, control and status management are key to the operation of Medway. However, with Medway the level of granularity and quality of these integrations is technically far superior to any other cloud or ground based system or service,
It is a simple concept; Medway integrates incompatible systems, It also manages incompatible media and metadata, presenting it in a way that interoperates easily between multiple systems.
However, for many applications this capability is useful, but not enough for more sophisticated workflows and use cases. In this short explanation we describe why Medway is a more useful infrastructure component and why it has more capability and why it’s a better strategic choice when considering both ground and cloud based workflows.
Smart Trimming from Knox Media Hub
Automatically detects and removes:
- Color bars and tone
- Slates
- Textless Elements
- Endboards
- Frame holds
- Black video segments
Powered with Artificial Intelligence, the tool goes beyond mere patter recognition; This comprehensive approach ensures that even the most nuanced deviations are captured.
Etere Subtitling and Closed Caption Software
With one single licence, you can have all the functions you need to manage closed and open captions. Etere Subtitling and Closed Caption software manages production, approval and transmission.
Etere Subtitling and Closed Caption Software is a digital platform for the creation, management, burning, playout and conversion of subtitles, captions and other text services for production, post-production and live shows. It allows broadcasters to freely produce subtitles in multi-languages and for multi-platforms, search by metadata and streamline the process with real-time sharing of edits without hardware. Operators are able to insert live captions, open captions and closed captions including ARIB and Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) via ETX inserter. Etere MOS connection supports teleprompter and provides a seamless integration with newsroom. For live subtitling, Etere MOS connector connects with NCS Server to receive rundowns and import subtitles from the rundown directly with extremely fast speed and accuracy. Etere also supports FTP connection to newsroom for live news. For a complete management, Etere Subtitling and Closed Caption Software makes it easy for broadcasters to monitor and verify all captions to comply with closed captioning laws across different countries. Etere Subtitling and Closed Caption Software supports all formats, frame rates and comes equipped with Etere Media Asset Management (MAM) for an effective and efficient management of multi-language subtitling.
Key Features
■Integrated with Google Speech to Text for 120 Languages and variants
■CEA 608 and 708 Closed Captions
■DVB Subtitling and ARIB Subtitling
■Extremely fast. Captions can be inserted/edited even just before being on-air
■Web format include ad webVtt
■Automated subtitling workflows including insertion, extraction, format conversions, timing, frame rate adjustment, sub-clipping and clip assembly
■No licence or hardware is needed for insertion or preview
■Unlimited web clients supported
■Etere ETX 's time delay feature enhances live captioning
■Easy single key production and management of large files
■Live captioning management with live edits and voice recognition
■Import and export subtitles in all major standard formats
■Full support for Unicode language, TrueType fonts and spell-check for multiple languages
■Integrated MAM provides an effective management of subtitles and targeted advertising
■Open captions: Transcoder licence for file production and preview
■Integrated Etere workflow system for easy production
■Customisable subtitle fonts and size
Strawberry
Bluefish444 KRONOS K8
KRONOS K8 is Bluefish444’s fully-featured high-bandwidth 4K/UHD, 2K/HD & SD video and audio I/O card for professional video workflows on Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems.
Capable of up to 8 independent and simultaneous channels of 3G/HD/SD-SDI input or output, K8 also features Reference and LTC I/O.
Cross-platform support with Industry leading 3rd-party software
Adobe Creative Cloud | Assimilate SCRATCH | Avid | CasparCG | Dataton | Foundry Nuke | Resolume | Streamstar | Unity | Unreal Engine | vMix
All Bluefish video cards are Thunderbolt compatible, work with the free Bluefish acquisition application IngeSTore, the Bluefish cross-platform SDK, and leading 3rd party content creation tools.
Bluefish products are deployed globally throughout the broadcast graphics, post-production, live event and entertainment, immersive graphics, proAV, corporate, military, government, medical and education markets, including integration into digital intermediate, mobile production, QC and compliance, Video Over IP and video streaming workflows.
FREE multi-channel capture tool, IngeSTore
- Capture up to 4 channels of video
- Wide range of codec options
- Records direct to shared storage, including Avid shared storage
- Growing file support with Edit-While-Record in Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer
- REST API to control remotely
- RS-422 Controller
- Encode for live production, post production, archival and streaming workflows
MAJOR FEATURES
Bi-directional I/O’s provide unrivalled flexibility
- 8 bi-directional HD-BNC video connectors supporting 3G/1.5G SDI I/O
- Multi-channel 4K UHD 60p playout or capture video Quad Link 3G-SDI
- Each BNC is completely independent
Maximum connectivity
- Reference I/O BNC
- LTC I/O
- Interlock between multiple K8 and Epoch | Neutron/4K Neutron cards
Optional connectivity
- Optional auxiliary I/O can be added to K8 via the STEM port interface and optional EX-1 and EX-2 products
- K8 with EX-1 adds LTC I/O, RS-422 control and AES audio I/O
- K8 with EX-2 adds LTC I/O, RS-422 control and Analogue audio I/O
The industry's lowest latency I/O, by design
KRONOS K8 has, by design, the world's lowest-latency providing access to captured fields or frames to on-board card memory event before the whole field or frame is complete, thereby reducing the latency to sub on field or frame. During a capture or playout, each process can occur at less than or equal to 1 field for interlaced modes, and less than 1 frame for progressive modes.
Maintaining a 12-bit processing pipeline
- 12-bit image processing is standard on all Bluefish video cards
- Allows 8, 10 & 12-bit SDI video signals to be produced from 8, 10, 12 & 16-bit pixel formats providing the highest image quality available from your source material
- 4096 discrete values of red, green & blue are maintained per pixel
- 4 times the colour precision of a traditional 10-bit processing pipeline!
Maintaining the highest quality RGB <=> YUV
- Fully programmable 4 x 4 x 33-bit colour matrix providing the highest quality colour space conversions
- Reduces colour space conversion errors and ensures the highest quality colour accuracy during capture, monitoring and mastering
Thunderbolt expansion chassis compatibility
- Compatible with Sonnet, One Stop Systems Magma, Netstor, and AKiTio Thunderbolt devices for multichannel mobile production
- Visit Bluefish's website for a full list of qualified 3rd-party chassis options
Low-latency video keyers
- 4 x Low latency hardware video keyer
- Allows video layers to be combined in hardware with microseconds of delay
- Enables animated logos, captions, tickers, and more to be keyed over live video feeds at full 12-bit precision, and with minimum input to output delay
- Can also function as an image pre-multiplier to assist in previewing images with alpha data
Blackbird
A fully-featured editor accessed through any browser, easy to learn and needing only limited bandwidth to use, Blackbird powers significant efficiency benefits - whether you work in sports, esports, news or entertainment.
An ultra green technology, Blackbird supports the sustainability goals of the media production industry.
latakoo cloud editor
Our professional video editor reduces the time it takes to get video to your team and viewers.
Work smarter in the cloud.
Whether you need a quick edit or a complex compilation, you can edit video using professional tools straight from your browser. Trim clips, rearrange scenes and add other media elements. Intuitive controls let you get exactly the look, sound, and feel you want.
- Frame by frame control
- Trim, crop, and rearrange scenes
- Insert audio, graphics or text
- Pick from a library of text fonts
- Add transitions, animations and effects
- Support for up to 8 channels of audio
- Embed SRT for captions
- Customizable graphics that are shareable with team members
Work, manage and edit faster in the cloud.
Eliminate the need to export, upload and download media when editing. Import and publish media straight from and to your latakoo cloud library where collaborators can easily locate your work.
Uploading content for the first time? latakoo is the fastest, easiest, most secure way to get video to the cloud from anywhere regardless of file size or Internet connection.
- Save time by working directly in the cloud
- Import videos, photos and audio from any location or device in record time
- Publish media to latakoo networks featuring unique permission sets
- Share videos via email or to your social media channels straight from your cloud library
Distribute media to your asset manager, automagically
Powered by a latakoo HUB, deliver media in the desired codec and wrapper right into your asset manager.
latakoo HUB is fully integrated with Avid Interplay, Grass Valley Stratus, bitcentral Core and Dalet Galaxy.
intoPIX JPEG XS Plugin for Adobe
JPEG XS Plugin for Adobe Premiere® by intoPIX
Supercharge your workflow with intoPIX plugin, importing, editing and exporting JPEG XS MXF files along with up to 32 uncompressed audio channels. Full-featured and flexible, Adobe Premiere Pro is the industry-leading video editing software to create for web, TV, and feature productions.
Embedding the FastTICO-XS SDK, this plugin enables super-fast encoding and decoding in CPU or GPU, with ultra low latency video editing in HD, 4K and 8K. Among many other export options, it offers the possibility to select the desired video compression rate, the JPEG XS encoding profile, the pixel format (RGB 4:4:4, UYVY 4:2:2 or V210 4:2:2) as well as the audio channels sample depth and layout (mono, stereo, 5.1, etc.)
The values for your workflow
- HD, 4K, 8K editing at the speed of light with a normal laptop: You can import, play, export easily and rapidly HD, 4K & 8K videos. Thanks to JPEG XS, you preserve the topest image quality and process the content with the lowest latency.
- Proxies are part of the master in your JPEG XS MXF file, so you can (re)view HD, 4K or 8K JPEG XS files by just displaying a sub-resolution of it, which significantly reduces the bandwidth and computational load of the editing or the playback. The plugin enables you to switch instantly between full and lower resolutions.
Bluefish444 Epoch | 4K Neutron
Epoch | 4K Neutron is Bluefish444’s fully-featured 4K/UHD, 2K/HD & SD video and audio I/O card for professional video workflows on Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems.
Capable of up to 3 independent and simultaneous channels of 3G/HD/SD-SDI input or output, 4K Neutron also features 4K/UHD HDMI monitoring, AES Digital Audio IO, Analogue Audio Output, RS-422 Control, and auxiliary Reference Input. 4K Neutron is also available as a low-profile configuration compatible with compact installations or devices.
Cross-platform support with industry-leading 3rd-party software
Adobe Creative Cloud | Assimilate SCRATCH | Avid | Avmeda | Brainstorm | BTi | CasparCG | ChryonHego | ClassX | Dataton | Drastic Technologies 4KScope & VideoQC | DVBControl | Etere | Foundry Nuke | Libero Systems | Marquise Technologies MIST & ICE | Masterplay | Media 5 | Media-Alliance | Medialooks | Metus | MOG | NewTek | Nverzion | Resolume | Ross Video | Streamstar | Telestream Wirecast | Touchdesigner | Unity | Unreal Engine | Unreal Streaming Technologies | Vizrt Viz Engine & Viz Arena | vMix | VRi | Xdream Media | Zinemath zLense
All Bluefish video cards are Thunderbolt compatible, work with the free Bluefish acquisition application IngeSTore, the Bluefish cross-platform SDK, and leading 3rd party content creation tools.
Bluefish products are deployed globally throughout the broadcast graphics, post-production, live event and entertainment, immersive graphics, proAV, corporate, military, government, medical and education markets, including integration into digital intermediate, mobile production, QC and compliance, Video Over IP and video streaming workflows.
FREE multi-channel capture tool, IngeSTore
- Capture up to 3 channels of video
- Wide range of codec options
- Records direct to shared storage, including Avid shared storage
- Growing file support with Edit-While-Record in Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer
- REST API to control remotely
- RS-422 Controller
- Encode for live production, post production, archival and streaming workflows
MAJOR FEATURES
Bi-directional I/O’s provide unrivalled flexibility
- 3 bi-directional BNC video connectors supporting 3G/1.5G SDI I/O
- Up to 4K UHD 30p playout or capture via Dual Link 3G-SDI
- Each BNC is completely independent
- Third BNC can be set to Reference input instead of standard video signal
Maximum connectivity
Included breakout cable provides:
- RS-422 machine control for control of VTRs and other serial-controlled devices
- 8 channels of AES EBU audio input and output for 7.1 surround sound monitoring. Capture and playout digital audio signals in crystal-clear quality
- 2 channels of Analogue Audio for quick and simple high quality audio monitoring
- Auxiliary Reference (Input) connector frees the 3rd BNC for 3G/HD/SD video I/O
The industry's lowest latency I/O, by design
4K Neutron has, by design, the world's lowest-latency providing access to captured fields or frames to on-board card memory event before the whole field or frame is complete, thereby reducing the latency to sub on field or frame. During a capture or playout, each process can occur at less than or equal to 1 field for interlaced modes, and less than 1 frame for progressive modes.
4K/UHD HDMI monitoring
- Cost-effective 4K/UHD monitoring via HDMI 1.4
- Simultaneous SDI and HDMI playout
Maintaining a 12-bit processing pipeline
- 12-bit image processing is standard on all Bluefish video cards
- Allows 8, 10 & 12-bit SDI video signals to be produced from 8, 10, 12 & 16-bit pixel formats providing the highest image quality available from your source material
- 4096 discrete values of red, green & blue are maintained per pixel
- 4 times the colour precision of a traditional 10-bit processing pipeline!
Maintaining the highest quality RGB <=> YUV
- Fully programmable 4 x 4 x 33-bit colour matrix providing the highest quality colour space conversions
- Reduces colour space conversion errors and ensures the highest quality colour accuracy during capture, monitoring and mastering
Thunderbolt expansion chassis compatibility
- Compatible with Sonnet, One Stop Systems Magma, Netstor, and AKiTio Thunderbolt devices for multichannel mobile production
- Visit Bluefish's website for a full list of qualified 3rd-party chassis options
Low-latency video keyer
- Low latency hardware video keyer
- Allows video layers to be combined in hardware with microseconds of delay
- Enables animated logos, captions, tickers, and more to be keyed over live video feeds at full 12-bit precision, and with minimum input to output delay
- Can also function as an image pre-multiplier to assist in previewing images with alpha data
Bluefish444 Epoch | Supernova CG
Epoch | Supernova CG is Bluefish444’s 2K/HD & SD video and audio I/O card for professional video workflows on Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems.
Capable of up to 4 independent and simultaneous channels of HD/SD-SDI input or output, Supernova CG features a flexible combination of multi-channel SDI I/O, and a dedicated Reference input BNC.
Cross-platform support with industry-leading 3rd-party software
Adobe Creative Cloud | Assimilate SCRATCH | Avid | Avmeda | Brainstorm | BTi | CasparCG | ChryonHego | ClassX | Dataton | Drastic Technologies 4KScope & VideoQC | DVBControl | Etere | Foundry Nuke | Libero Systems | Marquise Technologies MIST & ICE | Masterplay | Media 5 | Media-Alliance | Medialooks | Metus | MOG | NewTek | Nverzion | Resolume | Ross Video | Streamstar | Telestream Wirecast | Touchdesigner | Unity | Unreal Engine | Unreal Streaming Technologies | Vizrt Viz Engine & Viz Arena | vMix | VRi | Xdream Media | Zinemath zLense
All Bluefish video cards are Thunderbolt compatible, work with the free Bluefish acquisition application IngeSTore, the Bluefish cross-platform SDK, and leading 3rd party content creation tools.
Bluefish products are deployed globally throughout the broadcast graphics, post-production, live event and entertainment, immersive graphics, proAV, corporate, military, government, medical and education markets, including integration into digital intermediate, mobile production, QC and compliance, Video Over IP and video streaming workflows.
FREE multi-channel capture tool, IngeSTore
- Capture up to 4 channels of video
- Wide range of codec options
- Records direct to shared storage, including Avid shared storage
- Growing file support with Edit-While-Record in Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer
- REST API to control remotely
- RS-422 Controller
- Encode for live production, post production, archival and streaming workflows
MAJOR FEATURES
Bi-directional I/O’s provide unrivalled flexibility
- 4 bi-directional BNC video connectors supporting 1.5G-SDI I/O
- Up to 2K/HD 60p playout or capture via Dual Link 1.5G-SDI
- Each BNC is completely independent
Maximum connectivity
- Dedicated Reference Input BNC
The industry's lowest latency I/O, by design
Supernova CG has, by design, the world's lowest-latency providing access to captured fields or frames to on-board card memory event before the whole field or frame is complete, thereby reducing the latency to sub on field or frame. During a capture or playout, each process can occur at less than or equal to 1 field for interlaced modes, and less than 1 frame for progressive modes.
Maintaining a 12-bit processing pipeline
- 12-bit image processing is standard on all Bluefish video cards
- Allows 8, 10 & 12-bit SDI video signals to be produced from 8, 10, 12 & 16-bit pixel formats providing the highest image quality available from your source material
- 4096 discrete values of red, green & blue are maintained per pixel
- 4 times the colour precision of a traditional 10-bit processing pipeline!
Maintaining the highest quality RGB <=> YUV
- Fully programmable 4 x 4 x 33-bit colour matrix providing the highest quality colour space conversions
- Reduces colour space conversion errors and ensures the highest quality colour accuracy during capture, monitoring and mastering
Thunderbolt expansion chassis compatibility
- Compatible with Sonnet, One Stop Systems Magma, Netstor, and AKiTio Thunderbolt devices for multichannel mobile production
- Visit Bluefish's website for a full list of qualified 3rd-party chassis options
Low-latency video keyer
- Low latency hardware video keyer
- Allows video layers to be combined in hardware with microseconds of delay
- Enables animated logos, captions, tickers, and more to be keyed over live video feeds at full 12-bit precision, and with minimum input to output delay
- Can also function as an image pre-multiplier to assist in previewing images with alpha data
Bluefish444 Epoch | 4K Supernova S+
Epoch | 4K Supernova S+ is Bluefish444’s fully-featured 4K/UHD, 2K/HD & SD video and audio I/O card for professional video workflows on Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems.
Capable of up to 4 independent and simultaneous channels of 3G/HD/SD-SDI input or output, 4K Supernova S+ also features a fifth BNC for SDI monitor output and a dedicated Reference input BNC.
Cross-platform support with industry-leading 3rd-party software
Adobe Creative Cloud | Assimilate SCRATCH | Avid | Avmeda | Brainstorm | BTi | CasparCG | ChryonHego | ClassX | Dataton | Drastic Technologies 4KScope & VideoQC | DVBControl | Etere | Foundry Nuke | Libero Systems | Marquise Technologies MIST & ICE | Masterplay | Media 5 | Media-Alliance | Medialooks | Metus | MOG | NewTek | Nverzion | Resolume | Ross Video | Streamstar | Telestream Wirecast | Touchdesigner | Unity | Unreal Engine | Unreal Streaming Technologies | Vizrt Viz Engine & Viz Arena | vMix | VRi | Xdream Media | Zinemath zLense
All Bluefish video cards are Thunderbolt compatible, work with the free Bluefish acquisition application IngeSTore, the Bluefish cross-platform SDK, and leading 3rd party content creation tools.
Bluefish products are deployed globally throughout the broadcast graphics, post-production, live event and entertainment, immersive graphics, proAV, corporate, military, government, medical and education markets, including integration into digital intermediate, mobile production, QC and compliance, Video Over IP and video streaming workflows.
FREE multi-channel capture tool, IngeSTore
- Capture up to 4 channels of video
- Wide range of codec options
- Records direct to shared storage, including Avid shared storage
- Growing file support with Edit-While-Record in Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer
- REST API to control remotely
- RS-422 Controller
- Encode for live production, post production, archival and streaming workflows
MAJOR FEATURES
Bi-directional I/O’s provide unrivalled flexibility
- 4 bi-directional BNC video connectors supporting 3G/1.5G SDI I/O
- Up to 4K UHD 30p playout or capture via Dual Link 3G-SDI
- Each BNC is completely independent
Maximum connectivity
- Additional BNC for SDI monitoring
- Dedicated Reference input BNC
The industry's lowest latency I/O, by design
4K Supernova S+ has, by design, the world's lowest-latency providing access to captured fields or frames to on-board card memory event before the whole field or frame is complete, thereby reducing the latency to sub on field or frame. During a capture or playout, each process can occur at less than or equal to 1 field for interlaced modes, and less than 1 frame for progressive modes.
Maintaining a 12-bit processing pipeline
- 12-bit image processing is standard on all Bluefish video cards
- Allows 8, 10 & 12-bit SDI video signals to be produced from 8, 10, 12 & 16-bit pixel formats providing the highest image quality available from your source material
- 4096 discrete values of red, green & blue are maintained per pixel
- 4 times the colour precision of a traditional 10-bit processing pipeline!
Maintaining the highest quality RGB <=> YUV
- Fully programmable 4 x 4 x 33-bit colour matrix providing the highest quality colour space conversions
- Reduces colour space conversion errors and ensures the highest quality colour accuracy during capture, monitoring and mastering
Thunderbolt expansion chassis compatibility
- Compatible with Sonnet, One Stop Systems Magma, Netstor, and AKiTio Thunderbolt devices for multichannel mobile production
- Visit Bluefish's website for a full list of qualified 3rd-party chassis options
Low-latency video keyer
- Low latency hardware video keyer
- Allows video layers to be combined in hardware with microseconds of delay
- Enables animated logos, captions, tickers, and more to be keyed over live video feeds at full 12-bit precision, and with minimum input to output delay
- Can also function as an image pre-multiplier to assist in previewing images with alpha data
Bluefish444 KRONOS Optikos
The KRONOS optikós offers future-proofing connectivity with 3 SFP+ cages in addition to 2 HD BNC connectors for 3G/HD/SD-SDI I/O. These SFP+ cages provide limitless connectivity options exposing greater than 3G SDI, IP connectivity across 10Gb Ethernet, and flexibility to choose from numerous physical interfaces.
Bluefish444 KRONOS Elektron
KRONOS will offer the choice of SDI I/O connectivity with the KRONOS ēlektron, featuring 8 high-density BNC connectors capable of 3G/HD/SD-SDI. Each HD BNC connector is fully bi-directional, enabling numerous configuration options, including 8 input, 8 output, or a mixture of SDI input and output connections.
Avid | Edit on Demand
As the UK’s Avid Cloud Partner, we’re able to provide unrivalled advice and support around cloud editorial workflows. Whether you want to send editors to set or need to support remote working at short notice, we can get your editors access to the creative tools they need.
Having pioneered remote working with our Via24 cloud services, we have the experience you need to integrate Edit on Demand into your workflow quickly, securely and with minimal downtime. We offer Edit on Demand on our platform, along with our customary pre-sales advice, workflow planning and support.
EditShare EFSv
Have you considered migrating your editing to the cloud, but are concerned about access and cost challenges? EditShare’s system-based storage, asset management and cloud solutions make it simple, enabling communication and collaboration between media professionals around the world.
EFSv reduces costs, and improves the accessibility and efficiencies of dynamic and remote editing workflows for your whole business. Using both object and block storage in the cloud allows for savings up to 75% compared to the existing costs of cloud storage and workstations.
As the UK’s largest EditShare Certified Partner, and only EFSv provider, our certified engineers provide the best support while your solution is installed and configured, and continue to provide support once it’s in place. We’ve been helping to design, build and support media workflows for nearly 30 years, and our combination of experience and expertise means they can handle pretty much anything your facility throws at them.
Among our many accreditations, we’re also an Adobe Systems Integration Partner and DaVinci Resolve Authorised Reseller, so can integrate cloud solutions into your current media workflow. We can even provide remote demos, so can bring EditShare solutions directly to you.
Build your Premiere Pro workflow
In nearly 30 years’ as one of the media industry’s leading suppliers and support partners, we’ve seen Premiere Pro’s popularity skyrocket, taking over the creative agencies, sport organisations, winning over ITV and even being adopted by household names like David Fincher.
The latest incarnation features Productions, a powerful new toolkit for managing multi-project workflows. Large complex workflows can be divided into manageable projects, which editors can collaborate on using shared local storage. Assets can be shared between projects within a Production, without creating duplicate files. And large scale projects can be broken into reels or episodes where multiple editors collaborate according to their preferred workflow using a shared storage network.
If you want to get started with Premiere Pro, expand your Adobe workflow or learn more about Productions, we’re the ones to ask. As an Adobe Platinum Reseller, we offer the best possible pricing on Adobe licences, and as an Adobe Systems Integration Partner, we can help you build a streamlined Premiere Pro workflow with optimised hardware and infrastructure.
Mimir
Mimir is a video production and collaboration platform for professionals. The Fonn Group company, Mimir, embodies the front line of cloud-native platforms, redefining efficiency, seamless workflows and collaboration from any location.
Mimir manages your live videos, clips, images, and audio files. It uses AI for automatic metadata logging to power its industry-leading search.
Customers are, amongst others, VRT, NRK, Axel Springer, blinx, GB News, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Formula E, TV 2 FYN, Sky News Australia, The New York Times, News UK, TVNZ, and ausbiz. Mimir has won several prestigious industry awards since its launch in early 2019.
Creative Bridge
ASUS ProArt PA148CTV Display
ASUS ProArt Station D940MX
Adobe After Effects Integration
Search / query by various metadata
Preview Hive clips
Import clip to Premiere Project as direct access to Hive storage (by link).
Single click to trigger Adobe media encoder rendering premiere sequence and register the rendered clip back to Hive content management via Hive Plug-in
Save and share Adobe AE project in Hive
Hive Craft Editor
Most of the industry’s broadcast native media support, from 4k to virtual reality to smartphone including XAVC 10bit
Share programs with 3rd party NLE system via AAF, FCP xml
Seamless working with MBH Material List
Customized keyboard shortcut
Edit efficient with great workflow
Edit while SDI ingesting
Edit while file importing
Single click to register timeline to a Story
Automatic retrieving clips while starting to render
Variety of default effect templates
Open to integrate with 3rd party graphics, e.g. VizRT, Ross (requires custom integration)
Flexible to switch local rendering or background rendering
Hive Field Editor
Search and preview both In-House and Local clips
Mixed Editing both In-House and Local clips
Manually select to synchronize field editing sequence back to In-House
Automatically uploading the corresponding local clips used in the
sequence back to In-House system. (Only upload the partial pieces used
in the sequence)
Download In&Out piece of clip from In-House system to local field editor
Transfer clips back to In-House
Support local rendering and send the rendered clip back to In-House system by FTP transferring
Hive Web Editor
Direct distribute videos to broadcast Rundown , and social media
Unlimited video and audio tracks editing
Editing while ingesting
Voice Over recording and graphics templates e.g. Adobe After Effects integration
Repurpose video in multiple formats including 1:1 and 9:16 video with text on video
Timeline exchange with Hive editor, Adobe Premiere with markers and metadata
Adobe Premiere Integration
Search / query by various metadata
Preview clips by Source Viewer
Import clip to Premiere Project as direct access to Hive storage (by link). All clip markers with metadata are inherited and displaying on premiere timeline
Efficient editing workflow with Hive Content management Plug-in
Single click to trigger Adobe media encoder rendering premiere sequence and register the rendered clip back to Hive content management via Hive Plug-in
Register consolidated files to Hive Rundown and to Hive central storage
Save and share Premiere project in Hive for collaborative editing
DejaEdit
Mistika VR
Mistika VR integrates VR 360 and other immersive formats in the workflow of traditional post-production pipelines, solving all the particularities of the media while sufficiently overlapping with further stages in the production chain.
In principle, the complexity to integrate this format comes due to following facts: First, VR 360º is normally based on rigs with many cameras, so they are difficult to process with traditional post-production pipelines based on one camera per shot. Secondly, The particular problems of the format itself: Geometry alignment, stitching, Stereo3D / depth grading, color matching between the cameras, stabilization in a 360 environment. Mistika VR is focused on solving all those points, and then deliver a traditional 2D image (or one per eye) in the most common formats used for post-production.
Mistika VR is based on the following ingredients:
Low-cost business model and pay per use. VR requires high-end technology, but short productions do not justify high-end investments in permanent infrastructure (at least until the market is mature). Mistika VR is available to download for Windows and macOS with flexible payment options on a subscription basis from just $60 a month.
High performance, even with small resources. Mistika technology is 100% based on GPU and has been being optimized for more than 20 years of Mistika Technology development. In the last year, SGO has been able to squeeze the most advanced high-end optical flow engine into small computers, even laptops, which is vital for the success in these environments.
High-end quality for the masses. Many VR camera solutions provide basic stitching capabilities for VR 360 formats. But past the novelty factor, VR 360 magic demands the ultimate image quality that is required to immerse us in a virtual world. The Mistika VR mission is to take the “frameless” format to the next level and making sure it is here to stay.
A complete solution encapsulating all the multi-camera tasks. The idea to start with Mistika VR and then use traditional resources would not be possible if one or more tasks requiring multiple camera manipulation are left out of the workflow. For this reason, Mistika VR covers not only the image stitching but also all other important tasks such as color matching, stabilization, Stereo3D adjustments, Keyframe Animation, etc.
Uniquely, Mistika VR functionality is perfectly integrated into the Mistika Ultima finishing solution used by studios and high-end facilities, thus covering the entire range of potential projects. This allows enhanced collaboration between small and big players and the flexibility to grow with new companies that are evolving to create various immersive experiences.
Alex4D 360° Effects for Final Cut Pro X
Alex4D 360° Effects includes three free plugins that can instantly save time in spherical video production.
The pack is divided into six categories: Repeat – to repeat footage and overlays around the sphere, Highlight – to attract attention to specific parts of the environment, Blur – blur parts of your footage and overlays, Stylize – to change the look of whole spheres at a time, Masks – to help overlay areas of 360° content inside other spheres and Flat – to make more of 360° footage used in flat non-spherical videos.
Final Cut Pro X is the best NLE for making 360° videos. Alex4D 360° Effects can be used to make videos destined for Facebook, YouTube and Twitter whose applications and websites can now display 360° videos automatically.
Alex4D Animation Transitions for Final Cut Pro X
Add instant character to logos, text, graphic elements and even video clips by springing, bouncing, sliding and skidding them onto and off the screen.
Easy to apply, easy to make changes without having to work with keyframes.
As well as working in 16:9 for HD and 4K video, Alex4D Animation Transitions work in any aspect ratio from super-wide (48:9) to super tall (9:48). This is specially useful when making videos for social media services that require square and vertical video such as Instagram, Twitter, Apple News and IG TV.
Alex4D custom plugins for Final Cut Pro X
These include titles, generators, effects and transitions that work in any aspect ratio. Start in one: 16:9, 1:1 or 9:16 for example, copy your timeline to any other aspect ratio and the plugins will reconfigure themselves with new layouts - including options for TV-safe areas for 16:9 and ‘social safe’ areas for 1:1 and 9:16 timelines.
Recent plugins Alex has developed have been used to make videos shown on broadcaster websites alongside broadcaster accounts on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Apple News, Instagram and IG TV.
LumaFusion
As the first truly professional video and effects editor for mobile, LumaFusion has also been acclaimed by independent and experimental filmmakers, music video artists and corporate producers as a trusted and easily-affordable solution for creative video editing and effects, rivaling the features and exceeding the usability and enjoy-ability of more expensive desktop editors like FCPX and Adobe Premiere.
NewsBase
Features
- The module is easy to use even by non-professionals
- In some cases there is no need to delegate tasks to third party NLE systems.
- Integration with NewsHouse makes editing 45% faster
- The module can be integrated with A-MAM which facilitates the access to shared media files and video archive
NEP Post-Production Services
FULL PICTURE POST SERVICE
Dailies, editing, grading, finishing, deliverables, DCDM, DCP
Picture post at HD, 2K, 4K
Over 300 suites worldwide offering Avid, DaVinci, Flame, FCP, Smoke, including 220 cloud editing suites
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Editorial, foley, ADR, mixing, deliverables
Mixing in stereo and 5/1 for broadcast and cinema
Editorial rooms and TV mixing rooms; Dolby-approved feature mixing stages
VISUAL EFFECTS (VFX)
Full production VFX and CGI service
3D Max and Adobe CC
A 120 node render farm
GRAPHIC DESIGN AND ANIMATION
Full graphic design and animation for commercials
Full title and package design for broadcast
Specialists in live and post GFX design for sports
Creative Cloud
Creative Cloud is a collection of 20+ desktop and mobile apps and services for photography, design, video, web, UX and more. Now you can take your ideas to new places with Photoshop on the iPad, draw and paint with Fresco, and design for 3D and AR. Join our global creative community — and make something better together.
PVM series – PVM-X3200
PVM series- PVM-X2400
Advanced information on the PVM-X2400 V2 upgrade model: 4K HDR picture monitor colour-matches with the BVM-HX310 master monitor, ideal for 4K and HD productions, TRIMASTER assures accurate colour reproduction, precise imaging and consistent picture quality, future user 3D LUT signal output support, SR live metadata, dynamic contrast drive and black detail High/Mid/Low, Inputs for 12G-SDI and Quad-Link 3G-SDI to HD-SDI as well as HDMI, Unique quad view display with User 3D LUT, Enhanced user interface and channel select button, Optimised features for field operation, and Powerful stereo sound with audio muting
PVM series- PVM-X1800
Advanced information on the PVM-X1800 V2 upgrade model: 4K HDR picture monitor color-matches with the BVM-HX310 master monitor, ideal for various 4K and HD productions, TRIMASTER assures accurate color reproduction, precise imaging, and consistent picture quality, Future HDR-SDR conversion support, Future User 3D look-up-table signal output support, SR Live Metadata, Dynamic Contrast Drive and Black Detail High/Mid/Low, Inputs for 12G-SDI and Quad-Link 3G-SDI to HD-SDI, as well as HDMI, Various scopes, Unique Quad View display with User 3D LUT, Enhanced user interface and Channel Select button, Optimized features for field operation, Various mount capabilities, and a Powerful stereo sound with audio muting
LMD series- LMD-A240
Other features included HDR production, 4K production, shopping channels, enhanced field application, graphics applications, latest camera-linkage, editing features, user presents and password protection, 2K format display, Dual-Link HD-SDI mode and multiple monitors firmware upgrade utility