Avid has updated its workflow platform MediaCentral workflow platform, adding IP-based ingest scheduler Acquire, along with remote collaboration and improved hybrid working support.
The new updates are intended to allow media companies to accelerate production on premises and in the cloud. The introduction of MediaCentral | Acquire adds ingest management to MediaCentral | Cloud UX, enabling content production teams to collaborate from anywhere.
“Media companies face increasing competition for viewers and continued pressure to quickly and efficiently deliver more compelling content,” said David Colantuoni, Avid vice president of product management for video and media solutions.
“MediaCentral is the industry’s leading platform for enterprise content creation. With every software update, we unlock new levels of creativity and operational efficiency, empowering our media enterprise customers to deliver better content to their viewers in less time than ever before.”
The Acquire ingest scheduler app in MediaCentral | Cloud UX automates ingest scheduling for SDI and IP sources by controlling FastServe | Ingest, FastServe | I/O and MediaCentral | Stream. MediaCentral | Acquire also supports Edit While Capture workflows for faster turnaround, while enabling ingest management from anywhere using only a web browser.
This release also builds on MediaCentral’s edia production capabilities with new features like the ability to synchronise content across different sites with MediaCentral | Sync and a redesigned MediaCentral | Collaborate mobile app.