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01.30.2024 | 18 MIN READ

Backlight’s 2024 Iconik Media Stats: The Impact of Rising Media Consumption on Media Management

New insights from 351 million assets, 152 PB of data, and 18 industries. This edition of the Media Stats report presents media management data along with wider media consumption trends for a broad view of the world’s relationship with media today.

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STEVE FERRIS | 03.29.2023 | 3 MIN READ

Still Shipping Footage on Hard Drives? Try This Instead.

Shipping hard drives as part of an external hard drive workflow can be handy. There's also inherent risks and limitations that can slow down production. Learn how you can bypass this by using proxy files in the cloud.

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STEVE FERRIS | 03.29.2023 | 3 MIN READ

Still Shipping Footage on Hard Drives? Try This Instead.

Shipping hard drives as part of an external hard drive workflow can be handy. There's also inherent risks and limitations that can slow down production. Learn how you can bypass this by using proxy files in the cloud.

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THE ZYPE TEAM | 01.02.2023 | 21 MIN READ

FAST Channels: The Complete Guide for 2023

FAST channels have quickly caught up with AVOD services in terms of users. Read to understand FAST and why these channels are rapidly finding so many users

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THE ZYPE TEAM | 04.07.2023 | 24 MIN READ

Designing the Future of Streaming: A Guide to OTT Apps

This guide will delve into OTT app design and development. But let's first understand its distinct benefits over other video distribution techniques.

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TIM CHILD | 02.23.2021 | 5 MIN READ

How We Built a Cloud Agnostic SaaS

Back when we started designing iconik we knew that we wanted to have a media management system that was massively scalable, beyond anything our experienced team had seen before.

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AUTHOR NAME | 11.20.2020 | 3 MIN READ

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Meet Tommy Kiser, ftrack's Head of Professional Services (AMER)

We’re pleased to welcome Tommy Kiser to the ftrack team! He’ll be working closely with ...

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Using scientific theory in your Houdini FX

The more real visual effects feel, the more powerful they often are. Of course, an artist ...

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What is a Pipeline TD and how can I become one?

What is the role of a pipeline TD in post-production? A pipeline technical director is a ...

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How to set up effective production goals with Fudge Animation

Fudge’s Executive Creative Director Dan Weaver, Creative Director Emanuel Bonnici, and ...

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Smart Vectors in Nuke | Tips and tricks

In the age of episodic streaming, VFX studios are making more use of Nuke Smart Vectors ...

Catherine Cywinska09.07.214 min read

How S4C’s digital broadcasting strategy is winning in Wales

When it comes to reaching OTT and social media audiences, Welsh public broadcaster, S4C, ...

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CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS

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Cost vs. benefit: Analyzing the financial implications of cloud migration

Jon Foster

The ultimate guide to media archive management and why every organization needs it

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Iconik Release: Automation, AI, and Review features to keep your creative flow

Chris McMahon

Mastering hybrid storage: Everything you need to know and do

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Five Key Features to Look for in a Media Asset Management System

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Introducing the ftrack Connect Framework and new integrations

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ftrack updates: The new webhooks UI, external URL linking, and more

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New integrations with Side FX Houdini, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Toon Boom Harmony (Pre-release)

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BROADCAST OPERATORS

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Cost vs. benefit: Analyzing the financial implications of cloud migration

Jon Foster

Mastering real-time content creation for live event broadcasting

Erick Oliveira

How vertical video is changing the way broadcasters engage with audiences

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Sports content production and delivery: The best strategies in 2024

Kelly Messori

Maximize the value of your managed video assets with OTT distribution

Chris McMahon

Introducing AWS Cloud Deployment for iconik SaaS

Chris McMahon

What’s New in iconik – Streamlining asset sharing and improving security

Chris McMahon

10 Tips To Organize Video Files for Faster Edits

Steve Ferris

CONTENT DISTRIBUTION

ALL BLOG POSTS

Cost vs. benefit: Analyzing the financial implications of cloud migration

Jon Foster

The ultimate guide to media archive management and why every organization needs it

Backlight

Mastering hybrid storage: Everything you need to know and do

Chris McMahon

Delight your viewers with vertical live sports for mobile

Kelly Messori

Five Key Features to Look for in a Media Asset Management System

Ian Khadan

Sports content production and delivery: The best strategies in 2024

Kelly Messori

What’s new in Wildmoka

Keara McCarthy

Maximize the value of your managed video assets with OTT distribution

Chris McMahon

DEVELOPERS & INTEGRATORS

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ftrack updates: The new webhooks UI, external URL linking, and more

Chris McMahon

New integrations with Side FX Houdini, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Toon Boom Harmony (Pre-release)

Chris McMahon

Maximize the value of your managed video assets with OTT distribution

Chris McMahon

4 Lessons That Shaped GEM’s Development

Stephen Stanford

The Pack Expands its Territory into Game Engine Generated Films with the Help of ftrack

Chris McMahon

The Guide to Democratizing Media Management

Backlight

How We Built a Cloud Agnostic SaaS

Tim Child

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