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Media Production Company Consolidating Adobe Creative Cloud and Frame.io
Company Situation
The company operates within the video production technology sector, supporting internal production and hosting teams. Their team comprises around 50 users focused on video content creation, editing, management, and distribution. They leverage multiple enterprise-grade software tools and storage infrastructures to manage large volumes of video content, aiming to streamline workflows and improve collaboration across teams.
Existing Workflow
The company currently uses Adobe Creative Cloud for editing and production, integrated with Frame.io for review and approval processes. Their storage environment includes Oracle OCI object storage, Oracle ZFS, and SharePoint with OneDrive as the corporate-approved file sync and storage solution. They have also evaluated alternative tools like LucidLink for real-time content syncing but faced security restrictions that prevented adoption. Their current workflow involves juggling multiple platforms for editing, storage, and content approval, often resulting in duplicated data sources and complex management.
Issues with the Existing Workflow
Fragmented Data Sources: Content is stored across different platforms (Frame.io, SharePoint, Oracle storage), complicating file management and causing potential versioning issues.
Cost Concerns: Using Frame.io as a separate Adobe subscription adds to the overall expenses with duplicated storage and licensing fees.
User Experience Limitations: Uploading content to Frame.io creates delays and inefficiencies, as editors must move files between platforms.
Security Restrictions: Previous attempts at using streaming sync solutions like LucidLink were blocked due to Oracle’s security policies.
Lack of Unified Collaboration: Existing tools do not provide a single, integrated collaboration and file management environment that spans editing, review, and storage.
How Shade Would Change Their Workflow
Shade offers a unified collaboration platform layered on top of any S3-compatible storage, including their existing Oracle OCI infrastructure. By integrating Shade:
- The company can maintain a single source of truth for all media assets, reducing fragmentation.
- Editors and production teams can access and stream video files directly without needing to download entire files upfront, enhancing workflow speed and flexibility.
- Shade provides built-in AI-powered search and scrubbable video previews for faster content discovery and review.
- Review and approval workflows are streamlined within the same platform, potentially replacing Frame.io and reducing additional subscription costs.
- The local cache and streaming technology ensure compliance with security policies by minimizing full file downloads and supporting prioritized streaming.
- Shade’s link sharing and upload request features simplify collaboration across internal and external teams without the need for multiple tools.
Benefits
- Unified file system that supports existing storage infrastructure and simplifies content management.
- Real-time streaming and caching reduce waiting times and improve editor productivity.
- Built-in review and approval features reduce dependency on separate platforms, lowering overall costs.
- AI-enhanced search accelerates locating specific media content.
- Simplified sharing and collaboration with secure link-based access and upload requests.
- Compatible with corporate security policies, enabling adoption within restricted IT environments.
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