We conclude our chat with David as we discuss the best ways to handle change management as you migrate to the cloud, how to design simple user facing front ends and why the cloud is the future.
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Interview with David Peto (Part 3) – CEO of Aframe
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Interview with David Peto (Entire Interview) – CEO of Aframe
This week we continue our conversation with David as we examine cloud best practices for productions, why using one integrated product is often easier and cheaper in the long run and why you need a data retention plan for your production after you wrap.
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For those of you with DAMs in operation or involved with a technology company, you might be interested in entering your work for a DAMMY.
Below is a press release with more information:
Now in their fourth year, the DAMMYs are recognized as the most prestigious awards in the field of Digital Asset Management, honoring the people and organizations whose creativity and innovation made a positive impact in the previous 12 months.
DAMMY categories include:
DAMMY of the Year
Recognizing an outstanding individual that has positively impacted the success and growth of the digital asset industry and community.
Best Storage, Archive and/or Preservation Solution
Recognizing the most innovative solution for storage, archive, and/or preservation, which could include software, hardware, a specific project, or services.
Best Strategy or Solution for Digital and Media Asset Management during the Acquisition of Content
Recognizing streamlined and innovative workflow at the content acquisition or creation stage. Submissions can include content providers, software, hardware, or consultants.
Best Example of Asset and Media Repurposing
Recognizing a company, organization or technology that has demonstrated profitability with multi-use of assets and media to increase or create an additional revenue stream or product.
Best Strategy Ease of Use for End-User Interface
Recognizing a company, organization or technology that has created ease of use for end users in a DAM System interface reflecting an intuitive user experience.
Past winners across the categories have included ADAM Software; Hallmark Cards; UPS; Showtime Networks; and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. DAMMY of the year winners have included Steve Cronan of 5th Kind; Jason Bright of Media Beacon; and Thomas Schleu of Canto Software.
The entry submission period closes August 30 and the DAMMY Awards will be presented on October 8, 2013, at a gala luncheon ceremony held during Createasphere’s Digital Asset Management Conference at the Westin New York Grand Central Hotel. Reservations for the luncheon can be made at https://www.etouches.com/dammyawards2013 beginning April 22nd. The luncheon is included with full DAM Conference registration available now at https://www.etouches.com/ereg/index.php?eventid=58749&.
This year’s judges include:
For more information about the DAMMYs and complete submission guidelines please visit http://createasphere.com/event/t5/dammy-awards or call Createasphere at 818.842.6611.
David Peto started Aframe after seeing the daily grind that moving image makers had to go through just to be creative, and how disillusioned they were by an ever more technical industry. He has taken Aframe from an idea to a multi-site company with development and management teams from the best the industry has to offer.
Starting his career as a producer, David took his last company, Unit Post Production, from idea to a turnover of £3.5 million, staff of 50, and top ten industry ranking in two and a half years, before selling out in 2009.
In part 1 of our interview with David we discuss how inefficient our file based workflows have become, why a hybrid cloud solution can help you leverage your current infrastructure and how to best use the cloud to optimize your productions.
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We wrap up our chat with Ian as we discuss how standards are helping vendors to work together more efficiently and why flexible adaptive workflows are the key for the future of the industry.
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Interview with Ian Hamilton (Part 2) – Chief Technology Officer at Signiant
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Interview with Ian Hamilton (Entire Interview) – Chief Technology Officer at Signiant
Ian Hamilton has been an innovator and entrepreneur in Internetworking infrastructure and applications for more than 20 years. As a founding member of Signiant, he has led the development of innovative software solutions to address the challenges of fast, secure content distribution over the public Internet and private intranets for many of the media and entertainment industries’ largest companies.
Prior to Signiant, Ian was Chairman and Vice President of Product Development at ISOTRO Network Management. He was responsible for launching ISOTRO’s software business unit and created the NetID product suite before the company was successfully acquired by Bay Networks.
Ian held senior management positions at Bay Networks and subsequently Nortel Networks, from which Signiant emerged. Previously Ian was a Member of Scientific Staff at Bell Northern Research performing applied research and development in the areas of Internetworking and security.
In this week’s segment we discuss how just getting a file to a destination is not the only thing you need to worry about, why simplicity of workflow through practical standardization is the key to cleaner workflows and the concept of designing media solutions for non-technical users to help streamline your processes.
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Interview with Ian Hamilton (Part 1) – Chief Technology Officer at Signiant
We conclude with Chris as we discuss why shows might want to build their own post facilities right in their own offices and best practices for doing that.
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Interview with Chris Parker (Part 2) – CTO of Sim and Bling Digital
Considered one of the world’s foremost experts in file-based workflow from camera acquisition to post, Chris is recognized as a leading innovator in the new world of digital production. As a founder of Bling Digital and now CTO of the merged entity of Bling and Sim Digital, Chris’s fingerprints are having far reaching impacts on TV series, features and commercials shot throughout the world.
Chris and his teams’ have a forward thinking mentality based on a single goal of finding new efficiencies for production and post when shooting digitally. This has led to new workflows that are being utilized across the world, with dozens of shows shooting all over the world utilizing workflows and equipment tailor made for their needs by Chris and his teams.
In this week’s segment, we talk about the changes in post as the industry as evolved, how to balance the needs of all of the departments on a show when designing a workflow and change management.
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Interview with Chris Parker (Part 1) – CTO of Sim and Bling Digital
We wrap up with Stuart by delving into the future of Atmos and exciting new applications for the sound experience in cinema.
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In part 3 of our interview with Stuart, we explore the workflow differences with Atmos and Peter Jackson’s reaction to the technology’s application on the Hobbit.
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