August 2009 « MediaSilo Blog

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Problems with latest Flash Player 10.0.32.18 – Resolved

August 13th, 2009

We were just made aware that the latest Flash Player release causes problems streaming videos within MediaSilo. We are working on resolving this issue and expect operations to be normal by 11 am EST. Users can also change their preferences (Account / My Info / Preferences) to progressive video playback which has not been affected by this bug.

~~We will post an update here shortly.~~
UPDATE: The issue has been addressed and we have confirmed that the latest Flash Player can stream all media coming from our servers.

MediaSilo Team

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McElroy Films: Local Production Company & MediaSilo Advocate

August 12th, 2009

Background

McElroy Films is a video production company located in Leominster, MA. They provide a comprehensive line up of high definition video production services for corporate, non-profit and educational clients in Massachusetts and New England. Additional services include, weddings, events, music video production and independent film making.

Testimonial

“MediaSilo is the perfect client collaboration solution. We work with a lot of organizations and businesses that need to review their videos quickly and efficiently. MediaSilo allows us to upload our videos and get them in front of our clients from the convenience of their own computer with out any special software. The user can rate, comment and approve videos in a timeline-base display. Once they’re done, MediaSilo notifies us and we’re able to make changes and move forward. This process has proven itself useful and has saved us on media and shipping costs.

Another great feature from Media Silo is its web broadcasting. We’re able to embed videos quickly for the web. One click of a button and it generates the appropriate code we need to publish our videos online. We’ve also found Media Silo’s channel feature to be very useful for our site by implementing McElroy TV. We created lineups for various categories of work and showcased them on our very own Internet TV channel powered by MediaSilo. The age of DVDs and hard media are fading away. We’re seeing the demand for online video content exploding. Most of our clients need their videos embedded and showcased on websites and blogs. MediaSilo has given us the tools to make our online video experience affordable and convenient to our clients and partners.”

Thanks Ben! We’re glad to have you guys on board. If you’re interested in speaking with the folks over at McElroy Films their contact information is listed below.

Ben McElroy
Owner & Executive Producer
ben@mcelroyfilms.com
mcelroyfilms.com
TEL: 888-303-2744

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August 5 Updates – Build 6190

August 5th, 2009

Ah, those pesky bugs. Thanks to some loyal silo heads we were able to squash a few more this week. Our mobile users will be happy to hear that two pressing issues on the iPhone were resolved (within just hours of hearing about them).

We also continue to receive great feedback on the transcription service introduced a few weeks back. Updates will include better formatting for PDF and HTML views of transcripts, thumbnails for each timecode, and a more streamlined interface for submitting and managing transcription requests. Most likely, our pricing will also change somewhat based on your feedback and our internal cost analysis but will remain very low. Updates will be available soon.

Bugs (oh how much we hate them):

Fixed playback problem on the mobile app (mobile.mediasilo) that affected certain file types
Fixed login error on mobile app when authentication failed
Fixed a bug that disregarded specific workspaces in the search results window
Fixed a problem with the QuickLink feature in the grid view that would result in no response when clicked
FTP dropbox now correctly shows the number of new video and non-video files (previously just video files were counted)
Fixed a rare bug that made certain workspaces unavailable to some users after user preferences were updated

While we’re busy working on major new features to be announced later this summer, we are managing to pick away at the list of feature requests we get. You have Chris Fournelle from Frontline to thank for the “Direct-to-Workspace” upload via FTP, and Scott Jacobson from ITV pioneered the multi-file-download service we are introducing this week. Keep the feedback coming so we don’t run out of things to do (like that ever happens).

New Features:

Added “Direct to Workspace” upload via FTP; FTP now shows a listing of all accessible workspaces and files can be uploaded directly to a workspace.
Added notifications to files uploaded to a workspace via FTP
Notification emails now contain a link to turn off individual notifications directly from within the email (no need to log in)
Implemented tags for non-video assets
Implemented tag editing for multiple asset (select assets and right-click Metadata, then select the Tags tab)
Added comma separated list of tags to the metadata panel
Removing an asset from the library now asks the user to remove it from all workspaces and lineups; file is deleted immediately
Decreased size of MediaSilo by 40%
Implemented multi-file download; files are archived and an email gets sent to the user once files are ready for download. Archives can be downloaded for 24 hours before they are deleted.
Implemented Amazon CloudFront as a default for all video streaming
Posted new screencast on how to generate Final Cut Server proxies with the Elgato Turbo.264HD
(http://www.mediasilo.com/fcs)

The best way to send us feedback is by participating in our Google Group. See you there.
http://groups.google.com/group/mediasilo

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Final Cut Server Unveiled

August 3rd, 2009

Our event on Friday night was a hit! For those of you who didn’t hear about it, MediaSilo and Jon Rutherford from MacProfessionals held the first Final Cut Server Demystified event at the Boylston Street Apple store in Boston, MA. As always the Apple Store was extremely accommodating, but we must also extend our thanks to Dan Berube from BOSFCPUG and Alex and Benjamin from Future Media Concepts. Dan filmed the entire event and will soon be posting it on bosfcpug.org – so you too can learn about Final Cut Server. We raffled off two Elgato Turbo H.264 HD’s AND a Final Cut Server 101 2-day training session through Future Media Concepts. We couldn’t have made this event happen without the support of the entire production community. We hope soon to take this event to other Apple stores nationwide. Have an interest or some feedback? Drop us a line at info@mediasilo.com.