CatDV MAM systems now have support for Adobe artists, cloud services
and very large scale enterprise users. CatDV servers are also more
customisable and easier to secure.
CatDV’s MAM Adds Automation, Cloud Services & 3rd Party Integrations |
CatDV MAMsystems, developed to repurpose and monetize millions of assets, now include new functionality and associated products, launched this month atIBC 2015. Among these is the CatDVAdvanced Premiere Panel 2.1for Adobe Premiere Pro CC, which eases access to MAM systems for Adobe artists working in mixed Windows/Mac environments. Having trueround-trip metadata, for example, allows metadata to be edited within either CatDV or Premiere Pro CC, or both. Consequently, content producers and Adobe artists can use the metadata to collaborate together while they search, preview, track and manage media assets during editorial. |
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To demonstrate the inclusion of cloud services in its MAM operations, the new CatDVArchive To Cloud functionwas shown archiving assets and associated metadata to Amazon S3 cloud service directly from CatDV. For non-technical MAM users, such as producers, marketeers and company executives, CatDV’sWeb 2.1software was introduced with a new browser interface with intuitive asset management. Web 2.1 has custom skins and configurations for individual users, improved touch-screen interactivity on devices, clip collection tools, filters, timed-limited web links and approval workflows, and flexible licensing. |
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CatDV is designed not only for stand-alone but also for networked operation, for which it uses aclient-server architectureand central shared database, allowing media catalogues to be searched and updated by multiple users concurrently. TheCatDV Server 7now supports browser-based administration and configuration with centralised asset path mapping and more efficient searching. The metadata existing across production groups is now flexible, to give more scope for security. |
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In 2014, CatDV’s developerSquare Boxbecame the exclusive worldwide sales partner for theAkomidistribution MAM, which has been made fully compatible with CatDV systems, and accessible via browsers, tablets and mobile phones. A new image module for management and distribution of stills was shown at IBC 2015. |
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Akomi is a private web platform created as a secured, direct way of interacting with and publishing video and audio formats for digital content creation and distribution. Specifically, the Akomi - CatDV integration enables secure web distribution of CatDV assets and metadata to large groups of non-production users. WhileCatDV 11is a DAM system dedicated to productions, andCatDV Web 2shares assets across an enterprise, CatDV with Akomi means assets can be distributed outside the enterprise – for example, across large multi-national corporations. Akomi’s ability to share cuts for review and approval and make content available to anyone, reduces turnaround times by limiting the need for individual communications and delivery of physical media. www.squarebox.com |