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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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How to get quick project insight with ftrack dashboards

When tackling projects with short deadlines and tight budgets, production teams need to ...

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An introduction to ftrack Connect

If you’re looking for a simple way to use ftrack’s integrations, or to run any Actions or ...

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Meet Head of Communications Chris McMahon

It’s an exciting time for ftrack. The team continues to grow and we’re working on some ...

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Join us for the ftrack LA User Group

We’d like to invite you to join us for the ftrack LA User Group, taking place Thursday ...

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ftrack Review Beta updates

ftrack Review is a new collaborative cloud-based application that helps content creators ...

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Meet Support Manager Johan Prydz

As the ftrack userbase expands, so does the demand for around-the-clock customer support. ...

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CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS

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A guide to planning VFX projects with ftrack

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Managing media assets across teams: A deep dive into collaboration features in iconik

Jon Foster

Scale smarter with these financial insights for hybrid cloud media solutions

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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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BROADCAST OPERATORS

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Scale smarter with these financial insights for hybrid cloud media solutions

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Mastering real-time content creation for live event broadcasting

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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

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Introducing AWS Cloud Deployment for iconik SaaS

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

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10 Tips To Organize Video Files for Faster Edits

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CONTENT DISTRIBUTION

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Smarter video content management with AI and machine learning

Kelly Messori

Transform dark data into valuable, searchable assets

Kelly Messori

Managing media assets across teams: A deep dive into collaboration features in iconik

Jon Foster

Scale smarter with these financial insights for hybrid cloud media solutions

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

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

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How We Built a Cloud Agnostic SaaS

Tim Child

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