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Tech Production Firm Creating AI-Driven Explainer Videos
Company Situation
The company operates within the tech production and AI-driven video content space, specializing in creating explainer videos for software companies. Their team includes a motion graphics lead editor and several producer editors who collaborate primarily using Adobe After Effects. Their projects involve handling multiple video files and assets, typically producing batches of videos for companies with a relatively small but active team of three editors.
Existing Workflow
Currently, the team uses Adobe After Effects for editing and Frame.io—bundled with their Adobe subscription—for reviewing video cuts. They maintain a server-based system to store and share assets and project files remotely among the editors. Sharing completed projects involves compressing After Effects project files into folders and uploading them to cloud storage or Google Drive, which takes significant time. Frame.io is used mostly for cut reviews, but the company does not rely on it for file storage or project sharing due to feature limitations and unavailable support.
Issues with the Existing Workflow
Time-consuming file sharing: Compressing and uploading project files after every edit adds friction and delays to the workflow.
Limited project file syncing: There is no seamless way to sync After Effects project files and assets directly without manual uploads.
Fragmented asset management: Asset reuse is common, but current tools do not provide a unified, easily accessible cloud-based system for all editors.
Storage concerns: While the total project size is manageable (~200GB), the company wants to keep storage costs reasonable without overpaying for unneeded capacity.
Lack of integration: Their current tools do not fully support a fluid, real-time collaborative editing environment where project files and media assets update automatically.
How Shade Would Change Their Workflow
Shade offers a cloud-native platform that mounts project files and source media directly to the user’s system, making remote assets appear local without the need to download entire files. This approach would eliminate the need to compress and upload project files manually after every edit. Shade’s system supports seamless access and sharing of media assets and project files among editors, facilitating real-time collaboration with version control and asset reuse. The company would benefit from a consistent, integrated cloud environment tailored to motion graphics and video production workflows, with cost-effective storage aligned to their needs.
Benefits
- Instant access to project files and assets without local downloads
- Streamlined collaboration among multiple editors working remotely
- Reduced time spent on compressing, uploading, and sharing projects
- Efficient reuse of assets with centralized cloud storage
- Cost-effective storage solution tailored to moderate file sizes
- Improved workflow integration compared to fragmented tools like Frame.io and Google Drive
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