TMD & EditShare Announce Collaboration

TMD has announced the integration of its technology with EditShare. The collaboration means TMD is now certified to connect to the EditShare File System (EFS), allowing Mediaflex-UMS to search, index and retrieve all digital assets located on the EFS cluster.

EditShare uses its own file system, EFS. Visible to Mac, Windows and Linux clients, EFS allows the storage environment to scale infinitely while maintaining a single namespace. Tailored to the needs of media users, EFS delivers up to 20% bandwidth gains within a facility versus standard networking protocols like AFP or Samba. It also provides a shared storage environment where multiple editors can work on the same project simultaneously, using Avid, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, Lightworks and more.

Under the new partnership, TMD's Mediaflex asset and workflow management can mount directly onto the EFS storage platform, allowing Mediaflex's software-defined workflows to move content on and off the platform and between EditShare media spaces. Automated workflows can ensure content is restored from archive or moved from other storage tiers and presented at the right workstations. Projects can be tracked, and finalised material can be transferred for transmission or transcoding.

Justin Elkerton, Head of the Partner Programme at TMD, said: "Many of the world's post production operations rely on EditShare storage solutions. This integration will give them the benefit of Mediaflex's agile, software-defined workflows combined with EditShare's live networked storage platform for a more flexible and operationally efficient solution."

"Providing an open platform for integration has been at the core of EditShare's shared storage philosophy since it was first introduced in 2003," added Bill Thompson, Storage Product Manager, EditShare. "Users will be delighted with the workflow efficiencies offered through the seamless integration of Mediaflex-UMS and EditShare. Equally as important, facility owners will appreciate the ability to improve existing systems performance and maximise the return on their investment."

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(JP/LM)