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Media Production Company Consolidating Adobe Premiere Pro and S3-compatible storage
Company Situation
The company operates within the media production industry, managing complex video editing workflows that involve high volumes of proxy and high-resolution media files. Their team includes editors and collaborators who require access to shared storage environments and seamless integration with Adobe Premiere Pro. The team’s scale supports multiple guest users who need to browse and review media assets remotely.
Existing Workflow
Currently, the company utilizes local NAS storage for high-resolution media and intermediate proxy files. Collaboration involves sharing proxies in the cloud, but maintaining folder hierarchies and metadata synchronization between local storage and cloud proxies poses a challenge. The company uses Adobe Premiere Pro for editing, which relies heavily on folder structures and metadata for linking media files during post-production.
Issues with the Existing Workflow
The local NAS storage setup is costly to scale and difficult to share with external collaborators.
Proxy files stored in the cloud lack a native folder hierarchy in the S3 bucket, complicating relinking with high-resolution media stored locally.
Sharing and browsing media with up to 150 guest users is limited or involves additional costs and complexity.
Existing cloud storage options are expensive and do not fully integrate with the editing workflow, causing inefficiencies.
How Shade Would Change Their Workflow
Shade’s platform introduces two key storage options: Shade Vault Storage and Bring Your Own Storage (BYOS) via S3-compatible buckets. The company can leverage Shade to manage their proxy files in the cloud at a significantly reduced cost per terabyte while maintaining full functionality within the Shade app.
- Shade Vault Storage offers indexed, browsable proxy media accessible by guest users through a web browser, facilitating easier collaboration without additional fees for guests.
- BYOS allows the company to use their preferred S3-compatible storage provider for cost savings while Shade manages file chunking and metadata behind the scenes. Although the raw bucket doesn’t maintain a traditional folder hierarchy, Shade’s mount system presents a familiar folder structure to users and Adobe Premiere Pro, enabling seamless relinking to local NAS high-resolution files.
- The Shade platform acts as an intermediary that overlays a user-friendly file system and collaborative interface over the cloud storage backend, preserving essential workflows for editors and collaborators.
Benefits
- Significant cost savings on cloud storage by using BYOS with competitive providers.
- Ability to share indexed proxy media with up to 150 guest users for free via web browsing, enhancing collaboration.
- Full compatibility with Adobe Premiere Pro workflows, including folder hierarchies and metadata relinking through Shade’s mount system.
- Centralized management of proxies and high-resolution media across local NAS and cloud environments.
- Simplified user experience hiding the complexities of S3 bucket storage, making cloud storage feel like a local drive.
- Scalable and flexible storage options tailored to enterprise needs with potential for future enterprise-specific Vault BYOS configurations.
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