July 29th, 2010

Many of you have been asking for a MediaSilo iPad application and I am happy to announce that things are moving along rather nicely on that front. After taking the first step this spring by upgrading all accounts to automatically create iPad friendly proxies and releasing a mobile webapp, we are now ready to take the next step before the release of a suite of native applications.

We are looking for beta testers that will help us put the finishing touches on the application before the 1.0 release. If you are interested, please send an email to ipadbeta@mediasilo.com with your MediaSilo account name and contact information.

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May 14th, 2010

‘Tis the time for updates. This afternoon we launched changes to the QuickLink feature that enables quick and easy sharing of clips with the outside world. Thanks to the folks at ITV and other users for the suggestions. Check out the highlights below:

• Delivery Options – Choose to stream video or have it download progressively. If you work with long-form content (clips that are 10 mins or longer typically), users can now seek to random points to the timeline before the video is downloaded.
• Link Expiration – Links don’t expire by default, but you can now set an expiration date that invalidates the quicklink.
• External Emails – QuickLinks used to be reserved to users with MediaSilo accounts. Now you can enter external email addresses and share QuickLinks with anyone who has an email address.
• Require Password – If you’re concerned about Weblinks being forward, you’re now able to require passwords.
• Email Notifications – If you want to know when someone opens the WebLink you sent we now have an option for that. Just check the box and receive a notification email as soon as the WebLink gets visited.
• Download Option – A checkbox now lets you add the option to let users download the file. If you previously uploaded a custom CSS file for a branded WebLink page you can now apply your own styles to the download element.

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May 6th, 2010

A couple of days ago we launched the MediaSilo iPad Web-Application (http://youraccount.mediassilo.com/dailies), and have received dozens of emails with feedback. Quite honestly, I didn’t expect the amount of excitement and positive feedback we received. The iPad has certainly struck a cord with folks in video production – and for a good reason.

As we continue to develop workflows and user experiences that leverage the iPad, I thought it’d be best to highlight a couple of things about our initial release:

• How to access the iPad App – Just add “/dailies” to your usual MediaSilo link. If your account is acme, then you would go to http://acme.mediasilo.com/dailies.
• Video Playback – If videos don’t in your workspaces don’t play back, they were most likely uploaded before we switched our encoding profiles. To have them re-encoded, just send an email to support@mediasilo.com. We’ll take care of it the same day.
• Workspaces Missing – If you don’t see all of the workspaces on the iPad, not to worry. The way mobile Safari implements scrolling lists is by requiring you to use two fingers to scroll through a list. Unfortunately, there is no visual clue to the user and we had a few folks wonder about that.
• Review and Approval – We received a few emails asking when we would add review and approval capabilities. The short answer is – soon. We are exploring the limits of HTML and are weighing which feature should be reserved for the native iPad application. That being said, if you have any feedback, please send us an email.
• Dailies as a workflow – The original idea for this application came out of a custom development project. In fact, the idea started out without the iPad in mind, which is why you can also use the dailies application with any other browser. If you are using your desktop, MediaSilo will switch you to a Flash video player. We plan on releasing more workflow-specific applications in the weeks and months to come.

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April 20th, 2010

MediaSilo will be demoing at the Los Angeles Post Production Group April 21st at 7 PM PST. If you’re in the area stop on by! More information here: http://lappg.com/Home.html

Also, one lucky person will be getting a free 6-month Hollywood subscription from us. If that isn’t incentive enough to go, I don’t know what is!?

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March 24th, 2010

For the last couple of weeks we have been investigating metadata binding issues reported by some users. Today, we were able to get to the bottom of the issue. In simple terms, systems that received the Apple ProKit were affected. The update apparently changed the way files are named and renamed on remote devices.

We implemented a fix in response to this issue and hope that Apple and the Final Cut Server team can address the issue on their end in an upcoming update.

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March 11th, 2010

If you are going NAB next month and are interested in Final Cut Server don’t miss this event.

MediaSilo is hosting four one hour Final Cut Server information sessions designed to help you understand how to set up and manage Final Cut Server in your production environment. Final Cut Server Guru Nicholas Stokes will cover topics from setup and configuration to connecting Final Cut Server to the web and will be available to answer one-on-one questions about all things FCSvr.

The sessions take place at the Hilton Hotel right next to the Las Vegas Convention center. Capacity is limited to 10 attendees per session so don’t wait. Refreshments will be available.

Click here to register.

Nicholas Stokes is an Apple Certified Instructor & Consultant for Final Cut Server.
In 2006 Nicholas formed XPlatform Consulting a boutique technology consulting firm in Los Angeles
and Victoria, BC that has a focus on providing digital asset management consulting for
digital signage, entertainment, post production, and advertising industries.

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May 8th, 2009

What could be better then traveling to France, having 24 hours to prepare a short film, then having it featured worldwide? Well, winning it! MediaSilo has partnered with the folks over at the Cannes 24 Hour Film Challenge. On Sunday, May 17th the challenge begins and only a couple days later will the winner be chosen. Register now! Find out more information here. And by the way – of the many prizes you could win, MediaSilo is giving away a 6 month Hollywood package. If that’s not reason enough to get your bum to Cannes then I don’t know what is!

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April 16th, 2009

2009 marks our third year exhibiting at NAB in Las Vegas. Get ready for some awesome new upgrades and a total face lift to the collaboration screen – you won’t want to miss it. You can find us at three different locations this year:

1. All four days you’ll find us at our booth SL9512 – stop by and we’ll give you a rockin’ demo
2. Tuesday April 21st we have a table at the FCPUG SuperMeet at the Rio – there’s free food, a cash bar, and industry experts!
3. Wednesday at 5:20pm we will be speaking at the SuperBooth located at SL10129 – learn about metadata and how to manage your media assets online

MediaSilo 2.0 is like you’ve never seen it before. Be the first to check it out. Viva Las Vegas!

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April 10th, 2009

Tips on how to prepare media for use in MediaSilo:

Basic Encoding Settings

Sorenson Upload

Upload from Final Cut Pro to MediaSilo

List of accepted file formats

And as always we are here to help with any challenges you may face while encoding your media.

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March 3rd, 2009

While we’re gearing up for some great new features to be lauched at this year’s NAB in April, a few smaller improvements have found their way through the development pipeline including some helpful updates for QuickLinks, embeds and channel lineups.

First, we’ve streamlined the Quicklink feature for clips.  The QuickLink now allows you to directly email any workspace user a direct link to the clip without opening your email program.  Simply check off the users you want to receive the link and add a custom message if you like.

We’ve also made it easier for you to embed clips in your own flash projects.  If you’d like to host a clip from your MediaSilo account, click “embed” from the clip viewer or info panel and in addition to the standard embed player code, you’ll also get the direct url.  Simply enter this in the appropriate location in your flash project code and you’re in business.

We’ve made some changes to allow you to change file titles within lineups.  Because naming conventions may be different from your production workflow to what you want the public to see, we’ve made it possible for you to rename files within lineups.  Just double-click on the file title and rename.  Now your file will post as, “Acme Production Reel,” instead of “prod_reel_cut3.mov.”  Nice, huh.

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