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A Ransomware Protection Guide for Your NAS https://storagedna.com/blog/ransomware-protection-guide-for-nas/ https://storagedna.com/blog/ransomware-protection-guide-for-nas/#respond Tue, 20 Jul 2021 09:30:35 +0000 https://storagedna.com/?p=6641 Ransomware is a growing threat to businesses of all sizes. Over the past few years, ransomware attacks have steadily increased. It is further proven that paying the ransom does not guarantee that all your data will be restored. In light of this growing threat, protecting your data should be a high priority for every business no matter the size.

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Cloud Storage Options, Pricing and Comparison for Professional Video (Pro Video) https://storagedna.com/blog/video-cloud-storage-options-pricing-comparison/ https://storagedna.com/blog/video-cloud-storage-options-pricing-comparison/#respond Wed, 09 Jun 2021 01:31:01 +0000 https://storagedna.com/?p=4571   Introduction   Choosing the best cloud storage for professional video (pro video) can be a tedious task. Many cloud storage options have emerged as a viable solution for backup, archive, and long-term storage of video content. However, video requirements vary from traditional IT requirements. Backup and archive requirements for video applications such as Avid, Adobe, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut […]

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Introduction

 

Choosing the best cloud storage for professional video (pro video) can be a tedious task. Many cloud storage options have emerged as a viable solution for backup, archive, and long-term storage of video content. However, video requirements vary from traditional IT requirements.

Backup and archive requirements for video applications such as Avid, Adobe, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut are focused on storing larger amounts of video content with the need to access this content on a more regular basis for content re-purposing. As such, this article focuses on a select set of cloud providers that provide a balance of cost and access features for video backup and archive workflows designed for video pipelines.

 

How to Select The Best Cloud Provider for Your Business?

 

 

Video Cloud Storage Comparison

 

While there are numerous cloud-based video storage vendors, this article focuses on a select few as they provide an optimal balance of cost, video features, and performance.

 

Video cloud storage comparison - StorageDNA

 

We compare the following cloud storage options for cloud-based video backup, archive in this article:

 

Amazon AWS S3 vs Microsoft Azure Blob vs Google Cloud Pricing Comparison

 

AWS - multi-service cloud providers - StorageDNA           Azure - multi-service cloud providers - StorageDNA           Google cloud - multi-service cloud providers - StorageDNA

 

 

Amazon AWS S3 vs Microsoft Azure Blob vs Google Cloud for Business – Cost Comparison

 

Hyperscaler (AWS, Azure and Google Cloud) cloud providers enable a multitude of services including compute, networking, file-systems, object storage and applications. Each of these providers can serve as a target for video backup and archive workflows.

Pros:

  • If you are looking to build a cloud strategy beyond backup and archive for a video pipeline (e.g. Editing in cloud, transcoding in cloud), these providers are the way to go.
  • They offer a multitude of video storage options and provide the absolute lowest cost of storage e.g. AWS Glacier Deep, Azure Cold. However, ensure your backup and archive provider (e.g. DNAfabric) supports tiering to colder storage options.

Cons:

  • Can be complex and cumbersome to set up.
  • Pricing is often confusing and can result in unforeseen and exorbitant costs.
  • Egress costs can be high with these providers. However, egress costs can be curbed if content is re-purposed in the cloud.

 

EXPERT TIP

Egress costs for AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud can often be a majority of the price you pay for cloud storage. Consider re-purposing in the cloud as the egress charges are minimal for retrieving within the same AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud datacenter.

 

DNAfabric with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud

DNAfabric supports Amazon AWS S3, Microsoft Azure Blob, Google Cloud as a target for project backup and archive (Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, AAF) and workspace backup and archive.

In the following table, we compare storing 100 TB of content in each cloud provider with a 10% retrieval every month.

NOTE: Click on each provider for a detailed breakdown of costs.

Cloud Type Storage Egress Cost/Month
(Assuming 10 TB/month egress)
Storage + Access Cost/Month
(Storage Only Cost/Month) **
Total Cost/Month Total Cost/Year
AWS S3 S3 Infrequent 100 TB $922 $1,127 ($1,024) $2,049 $24,588
AWS S3 Glacier 100 TB $922 $513 ($409) $1,435 $17,216
AWS S3 Glacier Deep 100 TB $922 $242 ($109) $1,164 $13,967
Azure Blob Cool 100 TB $890 $1,127 ($1024) $2,017 $24,206
Azure Blob Archive 100 TB $890 $307 ($101) $1,197 $14,364
Google Cloud Nearline 100 TB $870 $1,741 ($1638) $2,611 $31,337
Google Cloud Coldline 100 TB $870 $921 ($716) $1,791 $21,497
Google Cloud Archive 100 TB $870 $769 ($256) $1,639 $19,673

 

** Storage + Access v/s Storage Only: Larger cloud providers tend to charge an “access cost” for colder storage tiers. This column what the costs would be (Storage Only) if no access was performed. Note that this access cost is different from the egress costs.

 

Wasabi vs Backblaze Pricing Comparison

 

Wasabi - storage only cloud providers - StorageDNA          Backblaze - storage only cloud providers - StorageDNA

 

 

Wasabi or Backblaze for Business – Cost Comparison

 

These include Wasabi and Backblaze cloud providers that specialize in providing cloud-based object storage. They offer simpler pricing models for their storage offerings but lack the ability to provide a broader set of workflows e.g. editing in the cloud, transcoding, etc.

Pros:

  • Faster access at a lower cost. Both Wasabi and Backblaze offer “hot” access storage at a cost approaching cold storage offerings from AWS and Azure.
  • Wasabi is unique in that it offers download at no egress costs. However, Wasabi limits the amount of data downloaded to the amount of data stored.
  • Fewer storage options make it easier to get up and running than multi-service cloud providers.
  • Simpler and more transparent pricing makes these options more predictable.

Cons:

  • Limited to storage only offerings making it a challenge to expand to cloud editorial, transcoding etc.
  • Requires a download from cloud for any re-purposing of data. On the other hand, with multi-service cloud providers, data can be repurposed directly in the cloud.

 

EXPERT TIP

These providers have some of the lowest cost of hot storage and egress costs. If using the cloud for backup and archive is currently the only priority, consider these providers. However, watch out for fine print (e.g. Wasabi’s egress limitations).

 

DNAfabric with Wasabi vs Backblaze

DNAfabric supports Wasabi vs Backblaze as a target for project backup and archive (Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, AAF) and workspace backup and archive.

In the following table, we compare storing 100 TB of content in each cloud provider with a 10% retrieval every month.

NOTE: Click on each provider for a detailed breakdown of costs.

Cloud Type Storage Egress Cost/Month
(Assuming 10 TB/month egress)
Storage Cost/Month Total Cost/Month Total Cost/Year
Wasabi Wasabi 100 TB $0** $599 $599 $7,188
Backblaze B2 100 TB $102 $500 $602 $7,229

 

**NOTE: While Wasabi advertises zero egress costs, it is not designed for use cases where total egress exceeds total data stored. Refer to Q3. How do I know if Wasabi’s free egress policy is a fit for my use case? (https://wasabi.com/cloud-storage-pricing/pricing-faqs/)

 

Dropbox vs Google Drive vs OneDrive vs Frame.io Pricing Comparison

 

Dropbox - consumer cloud providers - StorageDNA          Frame.io - consumer cloud providers - StorageDNA          Google drive - consumer cloud providers - StorageDNA          Onedrive - consumer cloud providers - StorageDNA

 

 

Google Drive vs OneDrive vs Dropbox vs Frame io for Business – Cost Comparison

 

Consumer (Dropbox vs Google Drive vs OneDrive vs Frame.io) cloud providers are designed for desktop-based content sharing. While these providers have desktop application uploaders, they do not support specialized Avid/Adobe based backup and archive out of the box. However, DNAfabric can be used with these consumer cloud providers (e.g. Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Frame.io) as a target for creative application backup and archive workflows.

Pros:

  • Simple setup. Requires little to no IT expertise to manage.
  • Lower costs. Often can provide unlimited storage for a fixed price.

Cons:

  • Limited to storage-only offerings making it a challenge to expand to cloud editorial, transcoding etc.

 

EXPERT TIP

Consumer cloud providers have the most flexible storage plans with no egress charges. Further, they include numerous services for collaboration, logging, tagging, searching which can work seamlessly with DNAfabric’s ability to backup and archive your data.

 

DNAfabric with Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, OneDrive, Frame.io

DNAfabric supports Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, Frame.io as a target for project backup and archive (Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, AAF) and workspace backup and archive.

In the following table, we compare storing 100 TB of content in each cloud provider with a 10% retrieval every month.

NOTE: Click on each provider for a detailed breakdown of costs.

Cloud Type Storage Egress Cost/Month
(Assuming 10 TB/month egress)
Storage Cost/Month Total Cost/Month Total Cost/Year
Dropbox Dropbox 100 TB NA NA NA NA
Google Drive Google Drive 100 TB $0 $1,000 $1,000 $12,000
OneDrive OneDrive 100 TB $0 $1,000 $1,000 $12,000
Frame.io Active 100 TB $0 $5,325 $5,325 $63,898
Frame.io Archive 100 TB $0 $922 $922 $11,059

 

 

Avid Nexis Cloudspaces Pricing

 

Avid Nexis Cloudspaces - StorageDNA

 

 

Avid NEXIS for Business – Pros, Cons, and Costs involved

 

Avid Nexis Cloudspaces is an Avid Nexis add-on offering that allows for backup and archive to cloud. Avid Nexis Cloudspaces appear as regular Nexis workspaces but data copied into these workspaces are transparently synced to an Azure blob bucket in the background. These files, if accessed, are retrieved from the Azure blob bucket as needed.

Pros:

  • Simple setup. Requires little to no IT expertise to manage.

Cons:

  • Limited only to Avid Nexis environments.
  • Expensive compared to other cloud storage offerings.

 

EXPERT TIP

Avid Cloudspaces provides an easy way to offload content to cloud. However, it is tied to Avid Nexis and comes in at a higher price-point than other offerings.

 

DNAfabric with Avid Nexis Cloudspaces

DNAfabric supports Avid Nexis Cloudspaces as a target for project backup and archive (Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, AAF) and workspace backup and archive.

In the following table, we compare storing 100 TB of content in each cloud provider with a 10% retrieval every month.

NOTE: Click on each provider for a detailed breakdown of costs.

Cloud Type Storage Egress Cost/Month
(Assuming 10 TB/month egress)
Storage Cost/Month Total Cost/Month Total Cost/Year
Avid Nexis Cloudspaces Cloudspace 100 TB $720 $2,685 $3,405 $40,856

 

Conclusion

We hope that our extensive list of handpicked online video storage options with pricing comparison helps you make the right choice. Which video cloud storage service aligns with your needs? Let us know in the comments below.

 

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DNAfabric Enterprise Data Connector for Frame.io https://storagedna.com/blog/dnafabric-enterprise-data-connector-for-frame-io/ https://storagedna.com/blog/dnafabric-enterprise-data-connector-for-frame-io/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2020 10:06:04 +0000 https://storagedna.com/?p=4752 About Frame.io Frame.io has emerged as a leader in cloud-based review, approval and collaboration. It provides unparalleled levels of simplicity for creative teams who need to work together. About StorageDNA’s DNAfabric DNAfabric is a wide area, data management platform. With DNAfabric, users can visualize and mobilize data across a multitude of on-premise and cloud storage environments.   The Integration   […]

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About Frame.io - StorageDNA

About Frame.io

Frame.io has emerged as a leader in cloud-based review, approval and collaboration. It provides unparalleled levels of simplicity for creative teams who need to work together.

About StorageDNA's DNAfabric

About StorageDNA’s DNAfabric

DNAfabric is a wide area, data management platform. With DNAfabric, users can visualize and mobilize data across a multitude of on-premise and cloud storage environments.

 

DNAfabric frame io - integration - StorageDNA

The Integration

 

Enterprise Cloud

Migrate, sync 3rd party enterprise cloud providers to Frame.io

Consumer Cloud

Migrate, sync 3rd party consumer cloud providers to Frame.io

Enterprise consumer cloud creative applications nas san providers to frameio - StorageDNA

Creative Applications

Backup, archive, tier and conform Adobe, Avid, AAF, Folders, Workspaces to Frame.io

NAS/SAN

Sync, Backup, Archive on-premise or remote NAS/SAN storage to Frame.io

 

We at StorageDNA are happy to announce our integration with Frame.io – an enterprise connector for Frame.io. With the integration of DNAfabric and Frame.io, we enable enterprise connectivity including faster file transfers and uploads between enterprise storage platforms (NAS/SAN, DAS), other cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google, Dropbox, Box etc.) and Frame.io. DNAfabric powers numerous creative workflows to Frame.io including backup, archive, tiering, replication, migration and conforming.

 

DNAfabric Enterprise Transfers to Frame.io - StorageDNA

Enterprise Transfers to Frame.io

 

DNAfabric provides connectivity between enterprise storage (NAS/SAN), 3rd party cloud storage providers (e.g. AWS S3, Azure, Google Cloud, Backblaze, Wasabi, Google Drive, Dropbox etc.) and Frame.io. With DNAfabric, data from a variety of on-premise storage, 3rd party cloud providers can be synced, transferred and uploaded to Frame.io.

 

NAS SAN to Frame.io - StorageDNA

NAS/SAN to Frame.io

 

What it does

DNAfabric can sync any enterprise NAS/SAN to Frame.io.

How it works

Replace manual uploads via the desktop client with DNAfabric automation and watch folder based transfers and uploads to Frame.io. Agents connect to, monitor (via an open mount-point) and incrementally sync any NFS/CIFS or shared file-system including Avid Nexis, Isilon, Qumulo, Editshare.

Connectivity

  • Enterprise NAS/SAN to Frame.io (Avid Nexis, Qumulo, Isilon, Netapp, Stornext, Editshare, SNS Evo, Scale Logic etc.) to Frame.io
  • Consumer NAS/SAN (Synology, Qnap, HDDs, Camera Cards) to Frame.io

Key workflows

  • Sync data for workflows (lo-res/proxy etc.) from on-prem stores to Frame.io
  • Migrate data from on-premise hard drives, nearline and archive to Frame.io

 

3rd party cloud to Frame.io - StorageDNA

3rd Party Cloud to Frame.io

 

What it does

DNAfabric can sync 3rd party cloud storage to Frame.io.

How it works

  • DNAfabric agents connect to, monitor and incrementally sync cloud stores to Frame.io.
  • DNAfabric can sync and transfer files and data on a schedule with policies from any of the following cloud providers to Frame.io.

Connectivity

  • Hyperscale cloud (AWS S3, Azure Blob, Google Cloud) to Frame.io
  • Storage cloud (Backblaze, Wasabi) to Frame.io
  • Consumer cloud (Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, OneDrive) to Frame.io

Key workflows

  • Sync data for workflows from other clouds to Frame.io
  • Migrate data from other clouds to Frame.io

 

Avid Adobe to Frame.io - StorageDNA

Avid, Adobe to Frame.io

 

What it does

DNAfabric can sync Avid projects, Adobe projects and AAF constructs to Frame.io.

How it works

  • DNAfabric agents enable intelligent uploading to Frame.io with the ability to parse media from Avid Media Composer (bins, projects), Adobe Premiere projects and AAFs to Frame.io.  Additionally, ALE, EDL are supported for conforms enabling selective retrieval of content from Frame.io.

Connectivity

  • Avid Project, Bin Parsing and Media Upload to Frame.io
  • Adobe Premiere Project Parsing and Media Upload to Frame.io
  • AAF Parsing and Media Upload to Frame.io
  • ALE (Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere) Based Conforms/Retrieves from Frame.io

Key workflows

  • Sync Avid, Adobe work-in-progress bins, projects, sequences
  • Archive finished projects with media and metadata
  • Conform selectively via ALE, EDL

 

On-Premise and Archive Index with Frame.io - StorageDNA

On-Premise and Archive Index with Frame.io (Availability Q1, 2021)

 

In addition to synchronizing data to Frame.io, DNAfabric can index on-premise storage while creating a proxy view in Frame.io. DNAfabric can additionally perform a hybrid archive, syncing original/hi-res assets to on-premise disk, 3rd party cloud service providers (e.g. AWS S3, Azure Blob, Google Cloud) while syncing proxies to Frame.io.

 

Index On-Premise Data Stores to Frame.io (Beta) - StorageDNA

Index On-Premise Data Stores to Frame.io (Beta)

 

What it does

DNAfabric can index on-premise storage including NAS/SAN, hard drives and camera cards while creating a searchable, proxy view in Frame.io.

How it works

DNAfabric agents connect to on-premise data stores across one or more locations. Once connected, DNAfabric can index, link proxies (*) and create a proxy view that matches the on-premise folder structure in Frame.io.

(* Proxies must be created by a 3rd party transcoder e.g. Adobe Media Encoder)

Connectivity

  • Index Enterprise NAS/SAN to Frame.io (Avid Nexis, Qumulo, Isilon, Netapp, Stornext, Editshare, SNS, Scale Logic etc.) to Frame.io
  • Index Consumer NAS/SAN (Synology, Qnap, HDDs, Camera Cards) to Frame.io

Key workflows

  • Hybrid MAM across all your on-premise and remote data stores
  • Index on-premise hard drive or disk-based archive with a proxy view in Frame.io

 

Hybrid Cloud Archive with AWS, Azure, Google and Frame.io (Beta) - StorageDNA

Hybrid Cloud Archive with AWS, Azure, Google and Frame.io (Beta)

 

What it does

DNAfabric enables a hybrid archive workflow, where hi-res/original assets are synced to on-premise disk/object and proxies are synced to Frame.io.

How it works

DNAfabric agents can archive and tier on-premise data to disk/object or 3rd party cloud providers including AWS, Azure, Google Cloud while creating a proxy view (*) in Frame.io. This hybrid model enables low cost, deep storage in long term cloud providers while enabling a rich, proxy view in Frame.io.

(* Proxies must be created by a 3rd party transcoder e.g. Adobe Media Encoder)

Connectivity

  • Hi-res to Hyperscaler cloud (AWS S3, Azure Blob, Google Cloud), Proxy to Frame.io
  • Hi-res to Storage cloud (Backblaze, Wasabi), Proxy to Frame.io
  • Hi-res to Consumer cloud (Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, OneDrive), Proxy to Frame.io

Key workflows

Hybrid cloud archive with best of cost, search and proxy view.

 

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Avid Media Composer Remote Editorial and Cloud Collaboration https://storagedna.com/blog/avid-media-composer-remote-cloud-file-sharing-project-sharing-collaboration/ https://storagedna.com/blog/avid-media-composer-remote-cloud-file-sharing-project-sharing-collaboration/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2020 16:53:10 +0000 https://storagedna.com/?p=4162 1. Remote Editorial and Collaboration Options for Avid Media Composer Environments   The ability for Avid Media Composer users to work seamlessly across wide area networks is becoming a necessity in today’s distributed workflows. Current technologies include: Zero client/remote desktop This includes options like Terradici, HP RGS.  Zero client software options are an easy way to access on-premise or cloud-based […]

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1. Remote Editorial and Collaboration Options for Avid Media Composer Environments

 

The ability for Avid Media Composer users to work seamlessly across wide area networks is becoming a necessity in today’s distributed workflows. Current technologies include:

Zero client/remote desktop

    • This includes options like Terradici, HP RGS. 
    • Zero client software options are an easy way to access on-premise or cloud-based Avid MC edit bays with a lightweight client. 
    • However, these options can often be expensive, need network management expertise, and are sensitive to network bandwidth and latency (both being an issue with home user Internet connections). 

MAM with streaming proxies

    • Media asset management systems like Avid Media Central enables remote users to work with central media via streaming proxies. 
    • While this serves as a way for users to share and collaborate remotely, it does not work as a replacement for media that is locally accessible. Additionally, these platforms require considerable investment and setup

MAM with web-based interfaces

    • Media asset management systems like Avid Media Central Cloud UX and Avid Editorial Management provide users a web-based interface to access media remotely.
    • While these options work well for tasks such as logging, approvals, rough cuts, it is not an editorial replacement.
    • These solutions are also tied to Avid infrastructure (e.g. Avid Nexis and Avid Media Central Cloud UX) requiring investment and management. 

 

What is missing from Avid Media Composer remote solutions?

A solution that enables media and project collaboration on wide area networks (including locking, versioning) allowing users to work remotely as they work on local shared storage.

 

2. What are DNAfabric’s Cloud Shared Workspaces for Avid

 

Cloud Shared Workspaces is a cloud sharing workflow implemented in DNAfabric. Designed for remote and cloud Avid Media Composer environments, it enables remote file sharing, remote collaboration, remote editorial, and cloud collaboration across media (native and linked), bins, and projects.

Demo: Cloud Shared Workspaces for Avid Media Composer

 

Highlights of Cloud Shared Workspaces for Avid

Avid Media Sharing Avid Project Sharing Avid Project Locking Avid Media Re-integration
Share “Avid MediaFiles” workspaces and “Avid Linked” workspaces across on-premise, cloud, and remote. Share projects and bins across remote users including on-premise, cloud, remote, and field. Project and bin “read lock” enforcement safeguards work-in-progress media and projects Prevents re-copying of media across physical transfers (via hard drives) and digital syncs.

 

3. DNAfabric and Avid Media Composer: How it Works

 

Avid project and media sharing across on-premise, cloud and remote - Avid Media Composer Remote and Cloud Collaboration

Figure: Avid project and media sharing across on-premise, cloud, and remote 

DNAfabric enables cloud collaboration and remote editorial across two or more remote Avid Media Composer environments. It enables workflow intelligent syncs across any of the following deployments:

  • Avid in the cloud: DNAfabric can be deployed in the cloud (e.g. Azure, AWS) enabling collaboration between Avid MC cloud deployments (cloud bays, cloud shared storage) and Avid MC environments on-premise and remote users.
  • Avid On-Premise: DNAfabric can enable collaboration between on-premise Avid MC deployments (Avid MC edit bays and on-premise shared storage) and Avid MC cloud, remote user deployments.
  • Avid at Home/Remote: DNAfabric can bridge standalone Avid MC users to on-premise Avid MC deployments (e.g. Nexis) and cloud deployments enabling seamless collaboration across media and projects.

 

Read More: StorageDNA and Avid Data Management

 

4. Avid Media Sharing and Remote Editorial Collaboration (Avid Mediafiles and Linked Media)

 

  • DNAfabric allows “AvidMediafiles” and “Linked Media” across multiple Avid deployments to be synced across one another. The workflow is supported across shared storage deployments with multiple edit bays, standalone deployments, or cloud deployments.

 

How Avid remote media sharing works?

 

DNAfabric syncs media Avid Mediafiles workspaces - Avid Media Composer Remote and Cloud Collaboration

Figure: DNAfabric syncs media Avid Mediafiles workspaces

    • DNAfabric agents are installed on shared storage gateways (e.g. client machines connecting to a Nexis or similar shared storage), cloud virtual machines (e.g. AWS, Azure, Google) or remote user laptops and desktops.
    • Users specify “AvidMediafiles” or “Linked Media” workspace at each location. DNAfabric links these workspaces, syncing media files, and database files (pmr, mdb) in each workspace to every other.
    • DNAfabric uses a cloud cached model to sync data. You can learn more here.
    • DNAfabric handles Avid specific sync issues including media database rebuilds, Quarantine/Creating folders enabling seamless syncing in an active Avid environment.

 

5. Avid Project/Bin Sharing and Remote Editorial Collaboration

 

DNAfabric allows Avid projects across multiple Avid deployments to be synced across multiple remote systems. The workflow is supported across shared storage deployments with multiple edit bays, standalone deployments, or cloud deployments.

Syncing central editorial to remote editorial - Avid Media Composer Remote and Cloud Collaboration

Figure: Syncing central editorial to remote editorial Syncing remote editorial to central editorial - Avid Media Composer Remote and Cloud Collaboration

Figure: Syncing remote editorial to central editorial

 

How Avid remote project sharing works?

 

DNAfabric syncs Avid project folders - Avid Media Composer Remote and Cloud Collaboration

Figure: DNAfabric syncs Avid project folders

    • DNAfabric agents are installed on shared storage gateways (e.g. client machines connecting to a Nexis or similar shared storage), cloud virtual machines (e.g. AWS, Azure, Google), or remote user laptops and desktops.
    • Users specify Avid projects at each location. DNAfabric links each project, syncing avb bin, and other related files in each project to every other.
    • DNAfabric uses a cloud cached sync model. You can learn more here.
    • The sync is performed in a non-destructive manner allowing every user at each location to see bin/project updates at every other location. Additionally, project versioning is also supported.

6. Powering Avid Media Composer Cloud Sharing, Remote Editorial, and Collaboration Workflows

 

Avid remote ingest and dailies deliveries

 

Multi-location Ingest - Avid Media Composer Remote and Cloud Collaboration

 Figure: Multi-location Ingest 

    • Cloud shared spaces enable a remote ingest and dailies pipelines where DNAfabric agents on distributed Avid MC systems can sync ingested media, dailies, and rough-cut bins/projects to a centralized post-production environment (e.g. Nexis).
    • Once delivered to the centralized shared storage, editors have seamless access to the synced media and rough cuts from within Avid MC.

 

Avid remote editorial, color, and finishing

 

Avid multi-location, remote editorial - Avid Media Composer Remote and Cloud Collaboration

 Figure: Avid multi-location, remote editorial 

    • Cloud shared spaces enables a multi-location editorial pipeline including central editors, remote editors, and colorists in a distributed Avid MC post-production pipeline.
    • DNAfabric agents deployed across central and remote systems can facilitate multi-location remote editorial, color, and finishing.
    • In the above example, media ingested at a central location is seamlessly and incrementally synced to multiple remote editors and colorists. 
    • Once the initial media delivery is performed, DNAfabric can sync work in progress updated to projects/bins. This allows all users to stay updated on every other user’s work.

 

Avid cloud transcoding and distribution

 

Enabling Avid Cloud Pipelines - Avid Media Composer Remote and Cloud Collaboration

 Figure: Enabling Avid Cloud Pipelines

    • Cloud shared spaces enable a seamless integration of cloud-based platforms into Avid pipelines.
    • DNAfabric enables seamless media ingest and delivery from multiple sites to an Avid cloud infrastructure for cloud-based transcoding. 
    • Media created from cloud-based transcoding can be auto-monitored and delivered to multiple remote and central editorial.

 

Avid cloud conform

 

Enabling Avid Cloud Conform - Avid Media Composer Remote and Cloud Collaboration

 Figure: Enabling Avid Cloud Conform

    • Cloud shared spaces powers Avid cloud conform workflows. In this workflow, both hi-res and lo-res media is stored in a cloud bucket (e.g. AWS S3, Azure Blob). This media can be created by a cloud transcoding workflow (described in the previous section).
    • Lo-res media can be distributed to one or more multiple editors for proxy editing.
    • After the completion of proxy editing, ALE based conforms can be performed from the cloud for hi-res export and finishing. This enables selective downloads of media from the cloud.

 

Avid media re-integration

 

Digital and Physical Media Re-Integration - Avid Media Composer Remote and Cloud Collaboration

 Figure: Digital and Physical Media Re-Integration

    • DNAfabric enables seamless media re-integration workflows for data distribution and aggregation to and from remote users.
    • DNAfabric can intelligently transfer new media when sending data to remote editors or when media is copied back only from remote editors. 
    • Media re-integration is applicable across both digital and physical hard drive transfers.

 

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Why Media Re-Integration and Repatriation is Critical for the Creative Industry? https://storagedna.com/blog/media-re-integration-repatriation-for-creative-industry/ https://storagedna.com/blog/media-re-integration-repatriation-for-creative-industry/#respond Mon, 08 Jun 2020 11:59:48 +0000 https://storagedna.com/?p=4110 What is Media Re-Integration?   Media re-integration is the process of adding or integrating new media into an existing storage pool and workflow. However, re-integration is more complicated than a simple copy. Media re-integration should not re-copy media that already exists and should respect the media structures of video and audio editing software like Avid Media Composer, Avid Pro tools, Adobe […]

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What is Media Re-Integration?

 

Media re-integration is the process of adding or integrating new media into an existing storage pool and workflow. However, re-integration is more complicated than a simple copy. Media re-integration should not re-copy media that already exists and should respect the media structures of video and audio editing software like Avid Media Composer, Avid Pro tools, Adobe Premiere so as to not corrupt existing database structures.

With remote editing, remote collaboration, and distributed workflows becoming commonplace, this process is quickly becoming a major part of media management in many organizations.

 

Different Types of Media Re-Integration

 

Media re-integration is essential in numerous remote editing workflows where creative users take hard drives home and also send media back on hard drives. Beyond physical transfers, media integration is also needed for digital file transfers where updates need to be incrementally sent to and from remote users. In all of the above cases, media that already exists at each end should not be recopied.

We have identified the following types of media re-integration workflows prevalent in a remote production and post pipeline:

  • Physical drives sent to remote users
  • Digital transfers to remote users
  • Physical drives sent back to central
  • Digital transfers back to central

 

Related Article: DNAfabric’s Cloud Shared Workspaces

 

DNAfabric and Media Re-Integration

 

DNAfabric is a Wide Area Data Management platform designed to make media re-integration workflows simpler and more automated. It not only performs incremental, intelligent syncs but also respects application folder hierarchies and media database relinking across applications like Avid and Adobe.

 

DNAfabric can help in the following media re-integration scenarios:

 

Physical drives sent to remote editors and users - Media re-integration scenarios - DNAfabric

 

Physical drives sent to remote editors and users

When physical drives are sent to remote users, DNAfabric can perform an intelligent copy from the removable drive to the remote user’s local media storage. This transfer is incremental and can copy only new media by performing a search across one or more existing volumes.

 

Digital transfers to remote editors users - Media re-integration scenarios - DNAfabric

 

Digital transfers to remote editors users

DNAfabric can also perform incremental digital syncs. DNAfabric agents deployed on remote user systems can search existing volumes and only sync media from central that do not already exist at the remote site. This allows pipelines to send an initial bulk of media on a hard drive and then incrementally trickle new media.

 

Physical drive to central - Media re-integration scenarios - DNAfabric

 

Physical drives sent back to central

 

Another part of media re-integration is when remote users return to central. In this scenario, users bring back hard drives that need to be re-integrated into central storage. DNAfabric can intelligently search multiple central shared storage volumes and only copy media from hard drives that are not already present. DNAfabric’s ability to search across multiple volumes and directory depths is essential in bringing back only changed media.

 

Related Article: Cloud Data Management Software for Avid, Adobe, DaVinci Resolve, FCP File Sharing, Collaboration, and Editing

 

Digital transfers to remote user - Media re-integration scenarios - DNAfabric

 

Digital transfers back to central

Besides sending physical media back to central, DNAfabric can incrementally sync back changes from remote users to central. DNAfabric can search across multiple central shared storage volumes and only transfer new files added or updated by the remote user.

 

Conclusion

 

DNAfabric enables intelligent syncs and transfers across both local and remote connections. Its key ability is to perform efficient searches across existing storage pools allowing for media to be re-integrated seamlessly into cloud editorial and remote sharing pipelines.

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Avid Nexis Migration: Top Challenges, Solutions & Tools https://storagedna.com/blog/avid-nexis-migration/ https://storagedna.com/blog/avid-nexis-migration/#respond Thu, 19 Mar 2020 04:45:01 +0000 https://storagedna.com/?p=3675 Avid Nexis is known for its performance, reliability, and scalability. For any media production team, it is a great option. However, migrating from your current platform to Avid Nexis can come with a lot of challenges.  While Avid provides a free Avid Nexis migration tool and numerous other open-source/desktop technologies (e.g. rsync, chronosync) are used for migrating to Avid Nexis […]

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Avid Nexis is known for its performance, reliability, and scalability. For any media production team, it is a great option. However, migrating from your current platform to Avid Nexis can come with a lot of challenges. 

While Avid provides a free Avid Nexis migration tool and numerous other open-source/desktop technologies (e.g. rsync, chronosync) are used for migrating to Avid Nexis storage, the following are some of the key challenges encountered.

 

Mounting Tens (Maybe Hundreds) of Volumes/Workspaces

 

Mounting Tens of Volumes Workspaces - avid nexis migration tool

 

With Other Solutions

With DNAfabric

Users have to manually mount tens, maybe hundreds of workspaces. Any operator error will result in applications not relinking and finding the correct media. Automated scripts can query Avid Nexis via its SDK enabling auto-mounting of source and target Nexis volumes minimizing operator error.

 

Read More: StorageDNA and Avid Data Management

 

Minimizing Time for Migration – Avid Nexis Migration

 

Minimizing time for migration - avid nexis data migration utility

 

With Other Solutions

With DNAfabric

Single-threaded readers and writers can slow down the migration process often stretching into days or maybe weeks. Multi-threaded, multi-process readers and writers can accelerate transfers from any 3rd party storage or Avid ISIS to target Avid Nexis volumes.

 

Minimizing Downtime for Creatives and Other Users 

 

Minimize downtime - Avid nexis migration

 

With Other Solutions

With DNAfabric

Without incremental sync, users need to completely stop active access to both the old storage and new Nexis storage until all changes are synced resulting in considerable downtime. Incremental sync allows for changes to be synchronized as editors and creatives are working on source storage up until admins are ready to switch over resulting in minimal to no downtime.

 

Related Article: Avid Nexis Backup and Protection Against Data Loss

 

Relinking After Migration – Avid Nexis Migration

 

Relinking after migration - data migration utility

 

With Other Solutions

With DNAfabric

Without workspace mirroring, users have to manually relink projects and applications. This process can be painstaking and result in considerable downtime. Mirrors directories, files and workspace names ensuring applications seamlessly relink after migration.

 

Though it seems like a complex process to migrate your shared storage, DNAfabric can simplify and accelerate the process.

Contact us today to get a free demo and let us show you how easy it is.

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