October 28th, 2009
Wow – it’s been a busy end of summer for us here at MediaSilo. Summers are when our team goes into development mode and focuses on features, workflows, and general improvements to the platform. Simon puts on his headphones in July and doesn’t seem to take them off before October. Lindsay on the other hand is in full force setting up our Apple Store roadshow to start next month. Dan has been busy working with clients like The Jay Leno Show and NBC to implement some pretty cool workflows. As for me, I get to spend some time with our users to learn about their workflows so I can come up with the next 12 months of features.
One thing we realized is that with so much new functionality in the works it can get hard to communicate what’s coming and how MediaSilo is changing. We needed to take some time and think about how to tell our own story. The result is “Production Junkies“, a fictitious production company website that illustrates the many uses of MediaSilo. It’s a showcase that shows off some of the external workflows often encountered in a production environment and provides an outlet for us to demonstrate best practices.
Production Junkies uses our new player API that lets users customize or create from scratch appealing and immersive player experiences. Reels are so important to the pitching process and the new player capabilities provide some great out-of-the-box functionality to show your stuff like a pro. Check out the “Reel” tab on the site.
Client Review has always been key to MediaSilo. We heard you loud and clear with requests for a fully brandable and simplified review and approval application that can live on any server. Based on the MediaSilo API, this freely downloadable application can live on your servers and can be customized any way you like and is ideal for those “less-techie” clients. A basic PHP application connects to the MediaSilo API and allows developers to implement workflow solutions all on their own.
External Content Submission is all-too common and we saw an opportunity to make life a little easier when it comes to accepting footage form external contributors. Check out the “Contributors” tab to see how you can accept footage online that goes straight into your MediaSilo account.
We also have some good news for Final Cut Server users. We have officially launched the MediaSilo Cloud Companion for Final Cut Server - a service that connects to your local FCSvr database and mirror assets in the cloud. Check out http://www.mediasilo.com/fcs and sign up for a free trial. More on Cloud Companion in a later blog post.
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