Legal Media Producer Streamlining Video Editing and Storage Workflow

This company operates within the legal services sector, managing media production for a law firm. Their in-house team includes brand management, content creation, cinematography, editing, and graphic design professionals. The team is expanding and requires scalable media management solutions to support large video projects, including documentary-style productions and non-profit work. Their workflow involves collaboration with both domestic and overseas editors.

Currently, the company relies on a custom-built NAS (Network Attached Storage) system with approximately 160 terabytes of physical storage to back up and share media files. Editors and graphic artists upload content to solutions like Frame.io for review and annotation. However, large raw footage files—such as REDCODE and Blackmagic RAW—must be uploaded and then fully downloaded by collaborators before work can begin, causing significant delays. The company’s editors use both DaVinci Resolve and Adobe Premiere Pro for video editing.

- Large raw media files require long upload and download times, especially challenging for remote and overseas editors. - Manual file transfers slow down collaboration and productivity. - Current cloud-based review tools (e.g., Frame.io) have limited storage capacity, making them impractical for multi-terabyte projects. - The reliance on on-premise NAS hardware restricts flexibility and remote access. - High costs associated with cloud storage alternatives that can handle large files.

Shade offers a cloud-based storage and asset management platform that functions like a virtual SSD, enabling users to work directly from the cloud without downloading entire files. By integrating AI-powered metadata indexing and file streaming, Shade allows editors to access and edit large raw files remotely with near-local speeds. This eliminates the need for manual downloading and reduces turnaround times. While direct integration with the company’s existing NAS system is limited due to compatibility constraints, Shade provides a streamlined alternative for cloud-based collaboration, supporting both DaVinci Resolve and Premiere Pro editing environments.