BROADCAST MEDIA

The Flexibility to Transfer Large Media Files Easily

As media houses, film studios and broadcasting companies embrace HD video as the new standard, the average size of media assets across all organizations has skyrocketed. Sizes will only continue to increase as 4K, 8K, and VR media becomes more common.

The Shift to Larger Media Files

The shift to larger files has increasingly led organizations in the media and broadcast industries towards IP-based workflows that allow them to take advantage of non-linear and random access to files for post-production, as well as reduce the need for shiping content in a physical form. But non-linear media file transfers and IP-based workflows still have bottlenecks, and one of the largest challenges is simply overcoming the very protocol that IP-based workflows are based on: FTP/TCP.

The FTP/TCP protocol simply hasn’t kept up with the shift to larger media files, IP-based workflows, and non-linear file transfer, leaving it unable to move hi-resolution media efficiently, resulting in failed or never-ending file transfers.

How to Send Media Files Faster: FileCatalyst

Media houses and broadcast companies rely on FileCatalyst to provide them with blazing fast file transfer speeds, reliability, and security for every file transfer in their workflow. Regardless of location or distance, FileCatalyst can successfully complete transfers that once took hours—in minutes!

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How FileCatalyst Fits Into Media & Broadcast

FileCatalyst Direct

Send your media content and digital assets globally at blazing speeds with FileCatalyst Direct.

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FileCatalyst Workflow

Manage all your production, post-production, and editing locations with FileCatalyst Workflow.

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FileCatalyst Central

Monitor your entire FileCatalyst deployment from one centralized location.

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How FileCatalyst Fits Into Media & Broadcast

FileCatalyst Direct

Send your media content and digital assets globally at blazing speeds with FileCatalyst Direct.

Learn More About Direct

FileCatalyst Workflow

Manage all your production, post-production, and editing locations with FileCatalyst Workflow.

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FileCatalyst Central

Monitor your entire FileCatalyst deployment from one centralized location.

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The FileCatalyst Benefits for Media File Transfers

  • Accelerated Global Delivery: Globally deliver full-resolution media at up to 10Gbps, greatly reducing overall production cycles and workflows.

  • Full Bandwidth Control: Optimized bandwidth usage, even in poor network conditions. Allows you to adjust each transfer by importance without disrupting the network.

  • Save Time & Money: Eliminate the need to ship content physically and save on shipping costs, border crossings, and other costs associated with physical media.

  • Transfer Growing Files: Progressive Transfer options allow media files to start transferring as they are being encoded.

  • Unparalleled Security: Ensure file transfers remain private until they are ready for public release with industry-standard encryption using AES and SSL certificates.

  • Low-Res Preview: FileCatalyst Workflow allows recipients to view a 30-second low-res preview, ensuring they have the content they need.

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The Travel Channel and FileCatalyst

Learn how The Travel Channel used FileCatalyst to exchange and manage its internal digital content exchange more efficiently, creating an immediately faster, and better organized, media file transfer process.

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