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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February 26th, 2010
Our very own Stephanie Joyce will be demoing and discussing MediaSilo at two California locations in the lovely month of March.
Editor’s Guild on March 11 @ 7:30PM
7715 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 200
Hollywood, CA 90046
(323) 876-4770
Santa Barbara Final Cut Pro User Group on April 29th (changed from March)
time and location to come.
IN ADDITION …
Dallas After Effects User Group March 25th
5151 Belt Line Rd #900
Dallas, TX 75254
7-9 PM
Follow us on Twitter for more frequent updates @mediasilo.
Tags: editor's guild, fcpug, santa barbara final cut pro user group
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February 5th, 2010
On February 24th MediaSilo in collaboration with MacSpecialist, Chicago Final Cut Pro User Group, and the Apple store will continue the MediaSilo | Final Cut Server Road Show. This special event will not only bring together MediaSilo and the Chicago Final Cut Pro User Group, but is open to the public as well. This, dare we say … SUPER, monthly user group meeting will be absolutely free to the public. The event will be from 6PM-9PM and will be JAM packed with speakers, refreshments, and raffles. Our very own Stephanie Joyce will be presenting MediaSilo, Kevin Shea from MacSpecialist will speak about Final Cut Server, and word on the street there will also be a presentation from Sony and one other mystery guest. So if you are at all interested in video, production, collaboration, management, or anything Final Cut related, this event was made for you. More to come on the agenda.
For now, all you need to know is … Apple Store, North Michigan Ave, February 24th, 6PM-9PM – be there!
Follow us on Twitter for more frequent updates @mediasilo
Tags: apple, chicago final cut pro user group, final cut pro, final cut server, macspecialist
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January 19th, 2010
This week we’ll be presenting at the San Francisco Apple store. Come join us at 6PM to learn the ins and outs of Final Cut Server, how MediaSilo works, and how we can help improve your workflow. To find out more information about Final Cut Server and MediaSilo go here www.mediasilo.com/fcs. To find directions and other Apple events go here http://www.apple.com/retail/sanfrancisco/.
See you on Thursday!
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December 14th, 2009
MediaSilo has officially launched version 2.0. In the great online world 2.0 is used rather loosely, but to us at MediaSilo it means something a little bit different.
2.0 is the culmination of a year of hard work, sweat, tears, and a lot of user feedback.
Users now have access to a new metadata engine that makes managing custom fields much easier. Transcripts, custom fields, and tags are now available on one simple screen and we have implemented batch-updating metadata on multiple assets – a real time saver when you’re dealing with a large number of assets.
Collaboration has been at the core of MediaSilo since the very beginning, and we’re excited to introduce a completely overhauled version of the module that introduces threaded discussions, an improved user interface for timeline-based annotations, easier access to Full Screen, QuickLink, and Download, as well as new export options. MediaSilo now supports three streaming protocols to enabled reliable and fast video playback in any environment: true streaming (rtmp), tunneled streaming (rtmpt), and progressive download (http).
Finally, MediaSilo.com has a new, fresh look. It was time to say goodbye to our old site that had served us well for much too long. Check it out and let us know what you think.
Finally, we wish everyone a Happy New year and want to express our sincerest appreciation for all Silo Heads out there. We feel privileged to work with so many of you to create tools that change workflows, save time, and open the doors to new opportunities. We look forward to working with you and for you for years to come.
From all of us at MediaSilo – Thank you.
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November 19th, 2009
News Web sites are starting to look a lot less like newspapers and a lot more like television.
Great New York Times article – read it here. Whether you are a news outlet or just want video on your site, MediaSilo can get you there. Check out our www.productionjunkies.com site, and click on Reel. Let us know if you have any questions. Happy reading.
Tags: new york times, News
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October 29th, 2009
Here at MediaSilo we have been working hard at making your workflows easier. If you haven’t heard yet we’ve launched the MediaSilo Cloud Companion for Final Cut Server. You can find out more information here at http://www.mediasilo.com/fcs/ and even sign up for a 2 week free trial of our Enterprise account.
Over the next several months we will be speaking at Apple Stores across the country. We’re calling it our RoadShow! The purpose of the events are to give our users, and future users, the chance to meet with us and a Final Cut Server guru, face to face. Each event will help to demystify Final Cut Server, improve your workflow, and optimize how you work with MediaSilo.
The first 3 event dates are listed below:
NYC 5th Avenue – November 12th 5PM
NYC 14th Street – November 20th 6PM
San Francisco – January 21st 6PM
Other locations in the works include Chicago, Sherman Oaks – CA, and Santa Monica – CA. Want us at a store near you? Email us at lindsay@mediasilo.com. We’ll be updating the dates and locations frequently, so make sure you check our blog and follow us on Twitter @mediasilo
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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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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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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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