- When working on projects, how can you stay organised, productive, and fast - wherever you’re editing from?
Media workflows have rapidly changed over the past few years and continue to evolve with speed.
In pre-pandemic times, workflows seemed much simpler, though no two projects were ever identical.
A common workflow would be something similar to: media crews shooting on multiple cameras, the rushes would be downloaded on set and checked, given a colour pass, then sent to post for audio syncing and finally organised for editorial. This process would normally start on set and run long into the night so that footage would be ready for editors in the office the next day. It was a simple and effective workflow.
Then when the pandemic came, there was simply no other choice than for everyone to work remotely. Editors especially moved en-masse away from major media centres like L.A., NYC and London.
Although we are starting to see the end of the pandemic, most of these editors aren’t coming back to the office, they want to continue working remotely, often from their new homes, nowhere near the office. So now producers who want to hold onto their best editors are looking to become more efficient with the next generation of remote workflows.
They need solutions that provide:
- elevated levels of security and encryption
- reduced costs of service
- prevention of losing editing talent
- no compromise on speed
- the ability to work in harmony with previous and existing workflows
- flexibility to adapt to emerging tech and workflows
This is where we present Unify Hub Generation 2, our globally unified file system.
Unify Hub optimises media workflows for production and post-production houses, as well as every workflow that incorporates large media files.
It’s an efficient, affordable and flexible way to adapt while maintaining existing workflows, making it a long-term solution that media companies can confidently invest in. Unify Hub provides a simple and efficient way to access data globally without needing to relink media, leaving no issues on versioning whilst letting people work at the full project resolution, whether in the office or remotely. Unify Hub thrives in even the trickiest workflows: working at multi-sites remotely, having contractors in and out of the office, working in offices all over the world and more.
So how does it work?
For users working in the office, there is no change. They will continue to connect to their local storage as they normally would.
Users connecting from offsite would first connect their VPN, then mount their shared workspaces using our lightweight app, Unify Hub Connect. Through this, our OnePath service allows users to mount their workspaces via any protocol, on Mac or PC and launch their in-progress projects with no relinking, saving significant amounts of time.
Once the project is loaded, it will playback seamlessly if the VPN/Internet connection is fast enough to support the media being accessed. If not, Unify Hub Connect intelligently starts accelerating the portions of the file being accessed using block level caching, allowing the sequence to playback seamlessly after just one playback.
This makes the portions of required media, at any size or resolution, available significantly faster than by downloading the entire file.
Unify Hub Connect also accelerates workflows in the field.
Let’s say you are an editor working on a mid-production location shoot in the mountains. Before heading out you would go into the office to connect to the on-premise storage using the local high-speed network to download all the files you need, manually caching them using Unify Hub Connect so they are all on your portable editing system.
This process unlocks the ability to go on location and edit all files remotely, even with minimal internet connection. Then while on location, new footage can be ingested on your workstation and will quietly upload back to your servers in the background while you work. If you missed a file or didn’t have time to cache all your files before you left, no problem, simply play through the part of the clip you need while connected to Unify Hub and the portions of the clips you need will cache to your workstation.
For larger projects with multiple users, workflows can be accelerated with our portable servers.
You can easily take the storage with you to shoot in remote locations during the day where you can add new media files into the portable server whilst on site.
With an internet connection, you can send the data back to your main office, making it available to other users as soon as it's synchronised to the primary system. This solution is incredibly secure as users can host media on their own server rather than renting a third party cloud space with heavy costs as well as compromising on security by not having full control over the space in which the data is hosted.
Whether you are a one-man band or a large multinational organisation, the benefits of Unify Hub in aiding current and future media workflows are the same. You can have a server that acts as the single point of truth for your data, whilst having it connected via Unify Hub to servers that can accelerate media files all over the world, meaning everyone can work on the same content using the same file path.
Remote working doesn’t have to be complicated if you deploy the right solution. Unify Hub Generation 2 is here for the long-term, supporting your workflows no matter where you work.
- The world of post-production has undergone a revolution. What began as a rapid response to global disruption has evolved into a lasting transformation. Remote workflows are no longer a workaround—they’re now the new industry standard and are here to stay.
Media workflows have rapidly changed over the past few years and continue to evolve with speed.
In pre-pandemic times, workflows seemed much simpler, though no two projects were ever identical.
A common workflow would be something similar to: media crews shooting on multiple cameras, the rushes would be downloaded on set and checked, given a colour pass, then sent to post for audio syncing and finally organised for editorial. This process would normally start on set and run long into the night so that footage would be ready for editors in the office the next day. It was a simple and effective workflow.
Then when the pandemic came, there was simply no other choice than for everyone to work remotely. Editors especially moved en-masse away from major media centres like L.A., NYC and London.
Although we are starting to see the end of the pandemic, most of these editors aren’t coming back to the office, they want to continue working remotely, often from their new homes, nowhere near the office. So now producers who want to hold onto their best editors are looking to become more efficient with the next generation of remote workflows.
They need solutions that provide:
- elevated levels of security and encryption
- reduced costs of service
- prevention of losing editing talent
- no compromise on speed
- the ability to work in harmony with previous and existing workflows
- flexibility to adapt to emerging tech and workflows
This is where we present Unify Hub Generation 2, our globally unified file system.
Unify Hub optimises media workflows for production and post-production houses, as well as every workflow that incorporates large media files.
It’s an efficient, affordable and flexible way to adapt while maintaining existing workflows, making it a long-term solution that media companies can confidently invest in. Unify Hub provides a simple and efficient way to access data globally without needing to relink media, leaving no issues on versioning whilst letting people work at the full project resolution, whether in the office or remotely. Unify Hub thrives in even the trickiest workflows: working at multi-sites remotely, having contractors in and out of the office, working in offices all over the world and more.
So how does it work?
For users working in the office, there is no change. They will continue to connect to their local storage as they normally would.
Users connecting from offsite would first connect their VPN, then mount their shared workspaces using our lightweight app, Unify Hub Connect. Through this, our OnePath service allows users to mount their workspaces via any protocol, on Mac or PC and launch their in-progress projects with no relinking, saving significant amounts of time.
Once the project is loaded, it will playback seamlessly if the VPN/Internet connection is fast enough to support the media being accessed. If not, Unify Hub Connect intelligently starts accelerating the portions of the file being accessed using block level caching, allowing the sequence to playback seamlessly after just one playback.
This makes the portions of required media, at any size or resolution, available significantly faster than by downloading the entire file.
Unify Hub Connect also accelerates workflows in the field.
Let’s say you are an editor working on a mid-production location shoot in the mountains. Before heading out you would go into the office to connect to the on-premise storage using the local high-speed network to download all the files you need, manually caching them using Unify Hub Connect so they are all on your portable editing system.
This process unlocks the ability to go on location and edit all files remotely, even with minimal internet connection. Then while on location, new footage can be ingested on your workstation and will quietly upload back to your servers in the background while you work. If you missed a file or didn’t have time to cache all your files before you left, no problem, simply play through the part of the clip you need while connected to Unify Hub and the portions of the clips you need will cache to your workstation.
For larger projects with multiple users, workflows can be accelerated with our portable servers.
You can easily take the storage with you to shoot in remote locations during the day where you can add new media files into the portable server whilst on site.
With an internet connection, you can send the data back to your main office, making it available to other users as soon as it's synchronised to the primary system. This solution is incredibly secure as users can host media on their own server rather than renting a third party cloud space with heavy costs as well as compromising on security by not having full control over the space in which the data is hosted.
Whether you are a one-man band or a large multinational organisation, the benefits of Unify Hub in aiding current and future media workflows are the same. You can have a server that acts as the single point of truth for your data, whilst having it connected via Unify Hub to servers that can accelerate media files all over the world, meaning everyone can work on the same content using the same file path.
Remote working doesn’t have to be complicated if you deploy the right solution. Unify Hub Generation 2 is here for the long-term, supporting your workflows no matter where you work.
- Employing permanent home or remote workers, who may never actually go to an office, is the new norm. These models seem here to stay, leading to an increased need to store, access, share, protect and recover any files, anywhere.
Media workflows have rapidly changed over the past few years and continue to evolve with speed.
In pre-pandemic times, workflows seemed much simpler, though no two projects were ever identical.
A common workflow would be something similar to: media crews shooting on multiple cameras, the rushes would be downloaded on set and checked, given a colour pass, then sent to post for audio syncing and finally organised for editorial. This process would normally start on set and run long into the night so that footage would be ready for editors in the office the next day. It was a simple and effective workflow.
Then when the pandemic came, there was simply no other choice than for everyone to work remotely. Editors especially moved en-masse away from major media centres like L.A., NYC and London.
Although we are starting to see the end of the pandemic, most of these editors aren’t coming back to the office, they want to continue working remotely, often from their new homes, nowhere near the office. So now producers who want to hold onto their best editors are looking to become more efficient with the next generation of remote workflows.
They need solutions that provide:
- elevated levels of security and encryption
- reduced costs of service
- prevention of losing editing talent
- no compromise on speed
- the ability to work in harmony with previous and existing workflows
- flexibility to adapt to emerging tech and workflows
This is where we present Unify Hub Generation 2, our globally unified file system.
Unify Hub optimises media workflows for production and post-production houses, as well as every workflow that incorporates large media files.
It’s an efficient, affordable and flexible way to adapt while maintaining existing workflows, making it a long-term solution that media companies can confidently invest in. Unify Hub provides a simple and efficient way to access data globally without needing to relink media, leaving no issues on versioning whilst letting people work at the full project resolution, whether in the office or remotely. Unify Hub thrives in even the trickiest workflows: working at multi-sites remotely, having contractors in and out of the office, working in offices all over the world and more.
So how does it work?
For users working in the office, there is no change. They will continue to connect to their local storage as they normally would.
Users connecting from offsite would first connect their VPN, then mount their shared workspaces using our lightweight app, Unify Hub Connect. Through this, our OnePath service allows users to mount their workspaces via any protocol, on Mac or PC and launch their in-progress projects with no relinking, saving significant amounts of time.
Once the project is loaded, it will playback seamlessly if the VPN/Internet connection is fast enough to support the media being accessed. If not, Unify Hub Connect intelligently starts accelerating the portions of the file being accessed using block level caching, allowing the sequence to playback seamlessly after just one playback.
This makes the portions of required media, at any size or resolution, available significantly faster than by downloading the entire file.
Unify Hub Connect also accelerates workflows in the field.
Let’s say you are an editor working on a mid-production location shoot in the mountains. Before heading out you would go into the office to connect to the on-premise storage using the local high-speed network to download all the files you need, manually caching them using Unify Hub Connect so they are all on your portable editing system.
This process unlocks the ability to go on location and edit all files remotely, even with minimal internet connection. Then while on location, new footage can be ingested on your workstation and will quietly upload back to your servers in the background while you work. If you missed a file or didn’t have time to cache all your files before you left, no problem, simply play through the part of the clip you need while connected to Unify Hub and the portions of the clips you need will cache to your workstation.
For larger projects with multiple users, workflows can be accelerated with our portable servers.
You can easily take the storage with you to shoot in remote locations during the day where you can add new media files into the portable server whilst on site.
With an internet connection, you can send the data back to your main office, making it available to other users as soon as it's synchronised to the primary system. This solution is incredibly secure as users can host media on their own server rather than renting a third party cloud space with heavy costs as well as compromising on security by not having full control over the space in which the data is hosted.
Whether you are a one-man band or a large multinational organisation, the benefits of Unify Hub in aiding current and future media workflows are the same. You can have a server that acts as the single point of truth for your data, whilst having it connected via Unify Hub to servers that can accelerate media files all over the world, meaning everyone can work on the same content using the same file path.
Remote working doesn’t have to be complicated if you deploy the right solution. Unify Hub Generation 2 is here for the long-term, supporting your workflows no matter where you work.
- Media workflows have rapidly changed over the past…
Media workflows have rapidly changed over the past few years and continue to evolve with speed.
In pre-pandemic times, workflows seemed much simpler, though no two projects were ever identical.
A common workflow would be something similar to: media crews shooting on multiple cameras, the rushes would be downloaded on set and checked, given a colour pass, then sent to post for audio syncing and finally organised for editorial. This process would normally start on set and run long into the night so that footage would be ready for editors in the office the next day. It was a simple and effective workflow.
Then when the pandemic came, there was simply no other choice than for everyone to work remotely. Editors especially moved en-masse away from major media centres like L.A., NYC and London.
Although we are starting to see the end of the pandemic, most of these editors aren’t coming back to the office, they want to continue working remotely, often from their new homes, nowhere near the office. So now producers who want to hold onto their best editors are looking to become more efficient with the next generation of remote workflows.
They need solutions that provide:
- elevated levels of security and encryption
- reduced costs of service
- prevention of losing editing talent
- no compromise on speed
- the ability to work in harmony with previous and existing workflows
- flexibility to adapt to emerging tech and workflows
This is where we present Unify Hub Generation 2, our globally unified file system.
Unify Hub optimises media workflows for production and post-production houses, as well as every workflow that incorporates large media files.
It’s an efficient, affordable and flexible way to adapt while maintaining existing workflows, making it a long-term solution that media companies can confidently invest in. Unify Hub provides a simple and efficient way to access data globally without needing to relink media, leaving no issues on versioning whilst letting people work at the full project resolution, whether in the office or remotely. Unify Hub thrives in even the trickiest workflows: working at multi-sites remotely, having contractors in and out of the office, working in offices all over the world and more.
So how does it work?
For users working in the office, there is no change. They will continue to connect to their local storage as they normally would.
Users connecting from offsite would first connect their VPN, then mount their shared workspaces using our lightweight app, Unify Hub Connect. Through this, our OnePath service allows users to mount their workspaces via any protocol, on Mac or PC and launch their in-progress projects with no relinking, saving significant amounts of time.
Once the project is loaded, it will playback seamlessly if the VPN/Internet connection is fast enough to support the media being accessed. If not, Unify Hub Connect intelligently starts accelerating the portions of the file being accessed using block level caching, allowing the sequence to playback seamlessly after just one playback.
This makes the portions of required media, at any size or resolution, available significantly faster than by downloading the entire file.
Unify Hub Connect also accelerates workflows in the field.
Let’s say you are an editor working on a mid-production location shoot in the mountains. Before heading out you would go into the office to connect to the on-premise storage using the local high-speed network to download all the files you need, manually caching them using Unify Hub Connect so they are all on your portable editing system.
This process unlocks the ability to go on location and edit all files remotely, even with minimal internet connection. Then while on location, new footage can be ingested on your workstation and will quietly upload back to your servers in the background while you work. If you missed a file or didn’t have time to cache all your files before you left, no problem, simply play through the part of the clip you need while connected to Unify Hub and the portions of the clips you need will cache to your workstation.
For larger projects with multiple users, workflows can be accelerated with our portable servers.
You can easily take the storage with you to shoot in remote locations during the day where you can add new media files into the portable server whilst on site.
With an internet connection, you can send the data back to your main office, making it available to other users as soon as it's synchronised to the primary system. This solution is incredibly secure as users can host media on their own server rather than renting a third party cloud space with heavy costs as well as compromising on security by not having full control over the space in which the data is hosted.
Whether you are a one-man band or a large multinational organisation, the benefits of Unify Hub in aiding current and future media workflows are the same. You can have a server that acts as the single point of truth for your data, whilst having it connected via Unify Hub to servers that can accelerate media files all over the world, meaning everyone can work on the same content using the same file path.
Remote working doesn’t have to be complicated if you deploy the right solution. Unify Hub Generation 2 is here for the long-term, supporting your workflows no matter where you work.
- Working with high quality video can be fairly lumpy making it difficult and inconvenient to work with remotely.
Remote working has become much more prevalent during the pandemic period. But one of the things about working with high quality video is the fact that it’s fairly lumpy and so can be difficult and inconvenient to work with remotely, with the requirement to transfer large files from place to place.
In many ways we are still in a state of confusion, and there are a number of legitimate approaches to remote working that have their benefits and downsides. There isn’t really any sense of standardisation, or a best direction for everybody as yet.
At GB Labs we have developed technology to achieve something that is effective, convenient and simple to use - because we understand that creative people don’t like to be told ‘this is the way we work here’ or ‘you need to change the way that you work.’
Remote working should be made as simple as possible, so that it’s basically the same as working in the office. When you go home, or wherever you are in the world on location, it isn’t necessarily any more complicated than when you go into the office and sit down to work from there.
Our approach is that you still use central storage no matter where in the world you are located - and we endeavor to make that as painless as possible in the background. The way we do that is by using one true filesystem that is accelerated at end points to effectively offer the same file path around the world and can maintain the kind of speed that you need.
Content needs to be shared. Media must be secure and it must deliver suitable access speed when it is needed. Most of all, it needs to be automatic and seamless: editors want to get on with cutting the show, and managers want to deliver to their clients on time and on budget.
What is needed is a way to make this geographically distributed, multi-format set of storage sub-systems appear as a single, common pool with a single sign-in. Users should have access to the material they need without being overwhelmed with too much unnecessary information. All files should be maintained in consistent synchronisation, and there should be no doubt about the master file, so no work is wasted on outdated versions.
Connectivity, data management and access controls must be addressed. The layer of automation and communication that sits below the user data must use intelligence and business rules to manage this, so it appears seamless.
Management and analytics need to be virtualised too, so that the IT manager can log on from a web browser anywhere in the world and see the state of the storage as a whole, gain metrics, troubleshoot and manage the content flows.
Those flows are dependent on acceleration. That means not only using the latest data communication techniques to access media from remote locations as quickly as possible, but also managing workflows by ensuring that the right content is pre-loaded into a remote store in time for the work to start. Hot caches of solid-state storage provide that rapid access.
