Instead of flying actors and full production teams on location to execute a feature film, Hollywood is turning to virtual production to set the scene. After the global pandemic demonstrated that teams can accomplish more in pre-production remotely, saving time and money, the media and entertainment (M&E) industry further embraced virtual production for larger-scale projects.
As a video editor, you’ve likely been caught in the cycle of syncing and downloading hefty video files, all just for a brief review. The hassle often arises because files that need to be shared correctly can appear grainy or pixelated when not fully downloaded to your device.
Outdated sync ‘n share workflows Sound designers and composers are all too familiar with the burden of traditional sync-and-share methods when scoring films, TV shows, video games, and other multimedia projects. Producers, directors, and post-production supervisors laboriously send media assets through links, which composers then have to download to their local machines and then import […]
In our blog series Behind the magic we celebrate the achievements of creatives who push the boundaries of remote work. Discover the secrets behind inspiring projects across all creative fields and learn more about the people, toolkits, and collaboration stories that brought these ideas to reality.
In our blog series Behind the magic we celebrate the achievements of creatives who push the boundaries of remote work. Discover the secrets behind inspiring projects across all creative fields and learn more about the people, toolkits, and collaboration stories that brought these ideas to reality.
The way we work is changing rapidly as companies move their teams from the office to remote and hybrid work environments. This transformation is compelling creative teams to reconsider how they collaborate on tasks and projects.
We had a blast at the 2023 NAB Show in Las Vegas! Our team had the chance to mingle with the cream of the crop in broadcast, media and entertainment (M&E), and we were completely inspired by the incredible minds we encountered.
Whether cloud-based or compatible, here are the creative workflow tools that media & entertainment teams are embracing to improve their day-to-day.
We noticed a new trend this award season. A number of the industry’s top productions in film and television all seem to have one new thing in common: LucidLink.
Meet Meshi Varga, Level III Support Engineer at LucidLink. Meshi works with our customers to address their unique needs and ensure they are having the best experience with LucidLink.
We’re excited to be exhibiting and hosting multiple roundtables at this year’s HPA Tech Retreat, February 20-23, 2023. We love connecting with old friends and making new ones, so if you’re planning to attend, there are plenty of opportunities to drop by and say hello: Innovation Zone The Innovation Zone is where attendees can discover […]
Cloud computing refers to using computing resources—like data storage, information processing, and specific software and apps—over the internet. It’s an alternative to only using your own devices or computer system infrastructure in your office or data centers owned by your company.
Demands for video creatives, and content producers have never been greater. The media and entertainment (M&E) industry is challenged every day by the need to feed the public’s appetite for engaging content.
Meet Ira Polyanskaya, Digital Marketing Designer at LucidLink. Ira is the visionary behind our visual design and her work can be seen across the LucidLink website, digital media, and print collateral.
Whether short or long-form video, animation, sound productions, or design, the creators of high-quality content have one thing in common. They understand the importance of efficient creative workflows.
2023 will be defined by adaptable, collaborative workflows How does feeling insecure impact our ability to focus on work? From social tension and economic uncertainty to the persistence of COVID-19 and climate crises, the past few years have given employees much reason to worry about stability.
Meet Minyu Minev, Principal Engineer and the first employee at LucidLink. In this Q&A, we ask Minyu about his experience helping to create the technology behind LucidLink and building the engineering team.
Collaborating on complex projects can be difficult for remote and hybrid teams, especially creative teams using traditional file-sharing software. Sharing and syncing large files, such as high-resolution videos and graphics, can be slow and time-consuming, leading to delays that hinder productivity and efficiency.
Synopsis Post-production is an ever more critical and expensive aspect of modern multi-media practices. The costs involved are, however, difficult to unbundle.
Meet Emil Stanchev, Tech Lead / C++ developer at LucidLink. In this Q&A, Emil shares a bit about his experience as a team lead and developer who supports improving the code behind our technology.
Meet Lyudmil Grigorov, C++ developer at LucidLink. Lyudmil joined LucidLink because he saw the opportunity as a goldmine for knowledge and a chance to expand his technical skills with a dynamic team.
It’s clear we are entering a period of economic turmoil as news about organizations slashing budgets and laying off employees breaks daily. The past ten years marked a golden era for startups in the form of easy access to capital.
After holding virtual-only editions for the past two years, Adobe MAX returned this year with a hybrid showcase of new and cutting-edge products, creative trends, and inspirational sessions. This year’s event-themed Creativity for All showcased how Adobe and other tools empower creatives to make stellar content while improving remote collaboration, accessibility, and time management.
Cybersecurity Attacks: A Trending Topic High-profile data and security breaches are a hot topic in the news as more companies transition their teams from on-premises environments to cloud computing solutions. Risk, compliance, and technology managers have a looming list of concerns when determining if adopting a cloud solution will open their organization to cybersecurity attacks.
This week brings some exciting events in the world of production, media, and entertainment as the LucidLink team gears up for Adobe MAX and NAB Show New York. Adobe MAX 2022 First up on the West Coast (US) is Adobe MAX 2022, where the world’s top creative professionals come together to get inspired, learn, play, […]
With LucidLink, you can connect and collaborate on files and projects from any place on earth…with an Internet connection. After our success at NAB 2022, where we proudly won NAB Product of the Year, We’d like to communicate in person at IBC 2022.
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just fix that one shot and not have to re-export the entire file? We have the perfect secret weapon for every video editor.
When analyzing post-production workflows and the infrastructure behind the creativity, storage is a major element underpinning the entire set-up. Storage can come in many different formats, fast shared NAS storage, removable hard drives, LTO tapes, removable SSD media, object storage, or the emergence of cloud-based storage services.
It’s Day 5 of my first family vacation. Fifteen of us in total, and so far, no heads have been ripped off.
How We Conquered the Challenge of Cloud Egress Charges to the Delight of Our Customers “It’ll never work.” That was the comment from a brilliant consultant sitting across the table as we pitched our idea to a venture capital investor.
Part of my job with LucidLink is working on creative content to help tell our story. I’m currently working with a vendor on an Adobe Premiere Pro production, and the latest phase was sending some screen captures for them to use.
We’ve all been there… that moment when you realize you need to bring in help in order to get a video project completed on time.
One of the favorite aspects of my work at LucidLink is sharing what the solution is and how it can positively impact customer workflows, efficiency, and even work/life balance. LucidLink is so simple and elegant that answering the “how and why” of it is easy.
For years, archives have been used as long-term repositories for infrequently accessed data, think cold storage. The idea was that you would not need older data, so there was rarely any rationale for how to store and access it if required logically.
Types of storage There are three main categories of storage defined by the immediacy you need to access the data on them. Active storage is where you keep the files you need to access immediately.
Come meet us at NAB 2022 & explore how LucidLink is quickly becoming a standard in the industry.
Today, the “cloud” has been more than a buzzword for over a decade. It has become an integral part of our everyday lives.
How many minutes a week do you spend syncing and sharing? Uploading and downloading?
Why now is the right time to dream up the future Just after nightfall, on a crisp evening in 1986, my family drove down a series of dark back roads to a secluded farm in Cranbury, New Jersey. I got out of the car and trudged out to the middle of an empty field.
Many things changed because of the pandemic, but a few things remain constant: The time to create content continues to shrink, the need for ever greater storage capacity grows, and more people need access to content regardless of location. Today as always, the needs for that next storage system are evolving.
The M&E industry is seeking to formalize a long-term strategy that incorporates flexible solutions for remote and sustainable production.
Even before the pandemic, post-production teams needed a way to share media, collaborate on projects, and keep all work secure. This was imperative even when everyone was together in the office.
The awards season is upon us! On February 15, LucidLink’s Filespaces won Gold in TechTarget’s prestigious Product of Year in the Cloud Storage category.
Behind every Hollywood production, documentary, corporate commercial, or branding video is a storyteller. And at the heart of it is the video editor whose art is crafting the story.
With more and more enterprises moving to the cloud and nearly everyone working remotely, customers want seamless access to data from anywhere in the world. Many corporations have hundreds of touchpoints with their employees, which puts a strain on IT departments.
Editing directly out of the cloud as if it were local storage has attracted many to LucidLink Filespaces technology. Gone are the days of using legacy technologies such as file sync-and-share solutions, storage gateway appliances, and 3rd party data transfer tools in the media and entertainment field.
According to a recent article on INC.com, the future of business belongs to those who don’t wait to create.
You may ask, is LucidLink in the cybersecurity space? Well, no, but yes.
The software industry is full of acronyms and terms that your average person would always have to look up. So I ask you, (since you’re reading this, you must be above average:)) what do you think of when you hear the term Cloud NAS?
So far, 2020 has been a year of tremendous upheaval. Businesses are trying to tackle new challenges associated with the pandemic.
Digital transformation isn’t easy, but the approach to digital transformation is the same for all organizations, large or small. The goal is to use emerging technologies to transform service into something considerably better, not just to replicate an existing service in a digital form.
Post-production is the last stage of creating a video before it is ready to be distributed. The best available footage is selected and shaped into an appealing, unique, and first-rate piece of digital media content during the process.
Ideal for the architectural, engineering, and construction companies, Filespaces enables fast, secure file access to remote data from any location.
It’s simple, today’s video post-production is as computer tech-based as any other world. You may not be ‘technical’ in nature with computer technology.
Remember the days when you wished you could work from just about anywhere? What were your limitations?
As managed service providers (MSPs), you’re familiar with the implications of physical location and remote work. Over the last ten years, we’ve seen how workers go from functioning off a local area network (LAN) to working outside of an onsite infrastructure, and evolving to a model that has enabled workers to be productive from almost […]
Being a few weeks into this new “remote lifestyle,” many organizations are still scrambling to give everyone access to their data, often there is no real thought about the cybersecurity implications. Now is the time to make sure that all those files accessed remotely are safe and secure.
The media & entertainment industry struggles with enabling remote access to large media files for distributed teams, freelancers, and contractors. Let’s review the remote access options for M&E.
Practically overnight, organizations have been required to shift to a fully remote workforce. Companies that have a NAS or file server in their office as their primary file storage strategy find themselves struggling to provide a better user experience for employees accessing files from home.
We understand that businesses and organizations have been completely caught off guard by this global pandemic. With millions of employees suddenly working from home, there are increased demands for seamless remote access technology.
There’s no doubt that computers are a big part of everyone’s lives. For all of us active musicians out there, playing live or recording in the studio is drastically different now than it was years ago.
Why are VPNs so annoying to use? Let’s face it, a VPN can be a hassle, not only for IT but for individual remote users and teams as well.
Time and time again, we read about some costly ransomware attack on a well-known company. We read headline news stating that the number of ransomware strains targeting NAS and backup storage devices is growing.
According to the Channel Futures MSP 501 2019 Cloud Report, security was undeniably referred to as one of the most substantial cloud trends, with service providers considering security as both a significant opportunity as well as a challenge. As modern organizations move to the cloud, security without a doubt has become one of the most […]
Up until our recent release of support for Microsoft’s Azure Blob storage, we were strictly “S3 compliant”. That covered the vast majority of on-premises and cloud object storage platforms.
Most of us can say there’s no debate about whether video surveillance data should be cloud-based… of course, it should be. More specifically, it should be cloud object storage based.
TechTarget and SearchStorage.com are publications we reference on a regular basis and respect highly for their reporting and opinions.
How would you describe the ultimate global file server? Scalable?
What do the laws of physics, economics, and the land have in common? Hybrid cloud, object storage, and LucidLink.
Backup and disaster recovery (DR) … yes, essential services for many MSPs. But let’s admit it, backup and DR can be a boring conversation these days.
January 15, 2020, marks the 4th (official) year of LucidLink, growing it from the seed of an idea into a real company, and making a difference in the way that companies access their data. Working for a start-up, it is easy to focus on what’s missing while operating in that frenetic mode of survival as […]
For those managed service providers (MSPs) that provide security services such as video surveillance and video management, rapid retrieval is often a critical factor for reviewing archived video. That’s why it’s essential to establish your backup and archive service using a solution that enables your customers to gain immediate access to video data, anytime, from […]
Find Out at Cloud Field Day 6 – September 26th Wasn’t the cloud supposed to solve all our data-storage woes? Then why is distributed, remote data access still so cumbersome and, well, expensive?
Long before silent film and well into today’s multi-channel streaming, the media and entertainment (M&E) industry has embodied evolution. Yet even as PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) projects worldwide M&E revenues to reach $2.
BrightCap Ventures, a VC fund based in Sofia, Bulgaria, is one of the early investors in LucidLink. Our decision to support LucidLink was based on our strong belief in their team, their new approach towards solving an old problem, and the enormity of the market that their solution services.
Last week our team had the opportunity to attend the National Association of Broadcasters annual show in Las Vegas. The NAB Show is the world’s largest and most comprehensive convention encompassing the convergence of media, entertainment, and technology.
Paperspace GPU cloud server I was nearing the end of a demo for a prospective customer whose company was dealing with large amounts of 3D geospatial data that they wanted to store and directly access within S3. Can LucidLink do it?
More than just a mount point It’s a common question, “How can I mount and use S3 storage for production workloads?” It makes a lot of sense – elastic, highly durable, and cost effective – sounds perfect!
Like many other Development Operations (DevOps) teams in software today, LucidLink uses Jenkins as our core platform for continuous integration and test. And like many other DevOps teams, managing and backing up the underlying storage is a challenge and a distraction.
As we’ve stated before, we believe LucidLink is the easiest, highest performing way for any application on any OS to mount and use any object storage as local disk. Our vision to provide seamless access to data stored in object storage in distant locations (cloud to edge, edge to cloud, cloud to cloud, compute to storage, etc), […]
Back in 2012 I was working remotely from my home in France while most of my team was in two offices, our main office in Florida and the branch in Bulgaria. Additionally we had a couple of engineers around the globe working from their homes like myself.
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