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New Updates 5/25/10

May 25th, 2010

MediaSilo is on a roll. Although it’s 90º here in Boston today, we are cranking out killer features.

First off, you can now view Activity on an asset by asset basis. Your full activity tracker is still available, but now when you right click an asset and select “View Activity” the activity pertaining to one singular asset is available. Very handy for filtering through many approval and viewing sessions.

Second, we have completely revamped our tagging system. Tags are now GLOBAL. What does this mean? It means that when you are adding, deleting, editing a tag you are able to view all tags available on your MediaSilo account. This way you no longer have to replicate tags that may exist in several workspaces. The tagging area to the left of your screen still exists but will now only display the active tags available for the particular workspace you are viewing.

Lastly, our Single Embed now comes with Options. Select a video in your workspace and click Embed to the right. Here you’ll see a familiar window that now has options for delivery, autoplay, and stretching.

If there are any questions or you are craving a MediaSilo refresher course please don’t hesitate to call us. We’ll even walk you through the revised QuickLink and Broadcast sections.

Enjoy the weather!

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July 15 Updates – Build 6085

July 16th, 2009

No rest for the wicked! Two big new feature updates this week (Transcriptions and Streaming) plus a laundry list of enhancements. Oh yes, and we managed to weed out some more nasty nasty bugs. Thanks to all of you who helped us identify problems and suggested new features.

Bug Fixes:

Fixed a bug where user preferences for the delivery of annotations would not save properly
Fixed an issue with workspace assignment for newly created users
Accounts upgrading from Home or Office to Hollywood can immediately use ftp and don’t have to save user preferences again
Many bug fixes and improvements to video playback controls (see below)
Fixed an error that appeared in the library if no assets were present
Implemented improved metadata extraction from uploaded files especially for correctly capturing dimensions and duration
Fixed a bug that would sometimes prevent a metadata from being copied from one workspace to another
Fixed a bug that would not return the user to the workspace after right-clicking “Return to Workspace”

New Features:

True streaming in MediaSilo: users with large files will see a significant improvement in the ability to seek and play back large and long video files. If streaming video is blocked due to firewalls, stream will default to progressive playback on normal http 80 ports.
Launched beta of transcription service. Free during beta. Learn more at http://knowledgebase.mediasilo.com/questions.php?questionid=49.
Added “User.GetCurrent” function to API
Added “Transcript” metadata field. Moving the mouse over this field reveals an excerpt of the transcript.
Added Transcript to tooltip in a workspace
Added “View Assets” permission. This allows a workflow whereby many contributors can upload footage through MediaSilo but not see any files contributed by others.
Added “Transcription Service” permission. Users with this permission will be able to request transcripts.
Implemented right-click delete function in lineups
Right-click deleting in a workspace view now deletes all selected assets

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iPhone WebApp Updates

May 27th, 2009

Minor updates this week to our iPhone webapp, which can be accessed at mobile.mediasilo.com:

Login information is remembered
A UI bug was fixed when submitting comments and navigating back to a workspace
A display bug that showed an error in workspaces with no clips was fixed
Added a number of comments indicator if a clips has comments

More improvements to the iPhone app are coming soon, including the ability to visually customize the application. Stay tuned.

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New Screencast: Integrating with Final Cut Server

February 6th, 2009

We have launched a Final Cut Server Integration information page that contains screencasts and articles on creating a completely automated review and approval workflow with MediaSilo and Final Cut Server. Check out the first screencast that shows a complete roundtrip scenario that exports a video file from FCS, imports it into MediaSilo, and exports changes in MetaData back to FCS. Hop on over to http://www.mediasilo.com/fcs to check it out. We will be adding regular updates that shed some light on how to configure Final Cut Server out of the box.

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Updated – Version 1.8.2 Built 4710

January 30th, 2009

More update goodness before the end of the week. Users with many video clips will see huge speed improvements when opening workspaces. A new pager at the top of the workspace now allows to move between sets of 50 assets at a time, instead of displaying all available clips at once. To make things run even faster, we optimized the load times of thumbnails in workspaces. Less sexy and not really a new feature, but very effective nevertheless.

With the number of files uploaded to MediaSilo skyrocketing, this was a much needed upgrade that was brought to our attention by one of our users.

Following our weekly release cycles, we have much more stuff in the pipeline for next week. Check this blog to find out what’s new and coming.

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Off to Macworld

January 7th, 2009

Hello MediaSilo lovers. MediaSilo is off to the West coast to demonstrate MediaSilo’s integration with Final Cut Server for the first time. Yes, that’s right I said FINAL CUT SERVER. We have successfully integrated our service with FCS to make your “round trip” even more efficient. We’ll be at the FCPUG Supermeet tonight starting at 4:30PM, come check us out and see what all the fuss is about!

Tags: fcpug, final cut server, mac world, supermeet
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Upload Non-Video Files

October 28th, 2008

You asked for it and now it’s here! Now, in addition to simple upload of video clips to the MediaSilo platform, you can now upload and share other files, too. We’ve added audio, image, document and program file upload to the feature set. You’ll notice the subtle design change in your MediaSilo workspace that makes it easy to upload and share most any file within MediaSilo’s cost-effective video collaboration workflow. See it in action with a simple online video tutorial.

“Incorporating audio, document, image and program file uploads demonstrates MediaSilo’s commitment to our customers,” says Kai Pradel, MediaSilo CEO. “We’ve been working very closely with our subscribers in providing not only a multi-file asset management system that compliments the MediaSilo workflow, but one that provides a seamless, simple and logical user interface.”

This is a big step, regardless of our workflow applications. Now, share headshots, scripts, resumes, spreasheets, and zip files with a few clicks. From mainstream video production to casting, programming development, mainstream corporate communications, online and broadcast journalism or worship we think you’ll love the new feature.

Remember, non-video file upload is a feature we’ve added because of your input. So, if you have suggestions, let us know. Just email us at info@mediasilo.com.

Tags: features, News, news release, non-video files
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MediaSilo coming to the iPhone

August 20th, 2008

These days it’s hard to avoid the iPhone. It’s everywhere and seems to be especially popular among the producer crowd. The NAB 2008 FinaCut Pro Supermeet could have easily been dubbed “iPhone Love Fest”. Never before have I seen so many iPhones in one place.

Well, we do love our iPhones and that’s why we’ve started to work on an iPhone compatible version of MediaSilo. It’s early beta and we have lots more to do. Release 1 lets you log in to your account and browse your workspaces, view file meta data, thumbnails, comments and annotations. Later releases will actually let you view clips online, submit comments, approvals etc.

We’ll post updates to this blog so stay tuned. For now, check out http://iphone.mediasilo.com.

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We’re Nuts.

July 30th, 2008

Well, we did it. MediaSilo has taken a big leap of faith. We have incorporated the words “unlimited” and “free” into silospeak with brand new pricing plans on a brand new website. We’ve spent a lot of time talking with customers, potential customers, industry types, friends, family and random people in line at Starbucks. Then we made some changes.

NAB confirmed what we pretty much already knew. People love MediaSilo. We just want them to try it. We also wanted everything about our platform to be positive. No stress on bandwidth or storage. So for you stress bags out there, worry no more! Some people will think we’re nuts, but that’s okay. MediaSilo has always been about empowerment. Now you can get empowered, stress-free for $99 a month.

For smaller firms, we’ve got two great plans at $29 and $79 that can be customized a la carte. For samplers and those with simple needs, MediaSilo is now FREE. $29 a month?!! For complete content management, collaboration and web broadcast?!! That’s pocket change. Maybe we are nuts.

If this means a lower price for your current plan, consider it a “thanks” for your support. If our new pricing makes you want more, “thanks” to you, too. Just log onto your existing MediaSilo account and make the change.

It’s a big leap for us. So, tell your customers, friends, family and random people in line at Starbucks. And, “thanks!”

Tags: $99, bandwidth, empowerment, free, hollywood, pricing, storage
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Widget Cool

June 20th, 2008

Download Windows Widget Here

Download MacOS Dashboard Widget Here

Check out the brand spanking new MediaSilo activity widget. You can now keep track of who logs into your account, what clips they view, when they view them, if a clip has been approved, and much more! Wondering if that client of yours has actually viewed your latest clip or if your freelancer has uploaded new edits? Our widget will give you second by second updates. You can control who gets to view activity on your MediaSilo account by accessing the permissions tab under Manage Users.

F4 has never looked so good. Click the link above to install it on your Mac. Check it out, it’s widget cool.

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