The Benefits of Active Directory Integration

An Active Directory allows you to centralize user accounts and access rights for different systems across your entire company network. Because most shared storage systems just copy information from the active directory to their own database, their directory risks becoming outdated if new information is not faithfully copied.

Platform’s Integrated Active Directory connects Real-Time to an existing Active Directory so that information is always up to date. And if you don’t have an Active directory in your company, Platform can become the active directory for you.

See how Platform integrates seamlessly with your Active Directory in this short video…

Platform’s simple, yet powerful Active Directory integration makes it easy for Administrators to manage user access for both local and remote facilities.

ATTENTION DEALERS: Platform Workflow Servers have set new standards for the storage and server market. Platform enables media professionals to render, transcode, manage and share media assets, backup and archive all in one simple-to-use, workflow server unit, fully backed and supported by ProMAX’s world renowned ProCARE.

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ProMAX and Telestream Webinar
How to Prep Your Media in a Shared Production Environment 
Wed, Jun 8, 2016 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT

Join ProMAX Systems and special guest partner Telestream for an in depth look at How to Prep Your Media in a Shared Production Workflow Environment. 
Platform Platform V5 – ingest to archive workflow server was introduced at NAB 2016. We will be utilizing the new features of Platform V5 to look at the three major areas of prepping your media in a shared workflow environment

1. Ingesting raw media with backup
2. Meta data tagging in the ingest process
3. Proxy generation in the ingest process

We will show you just how easy it is to prep your media with Platform V5 and spotlight multi-format video encoding with a special demonstration from Telestream on their platform Episode.

ATTENTION DEALERS: Platform Workflow Servers have set new standards for the storage and server market. Platform enables media professionals to render, transcode, manage and share media assets, backup and archive all in one simple-to-use, workflow server unit, fully backed and supported by ProMAX’s world renowned ProCARE.

Click Here to Apply to be a Certified ProMAX Platform Dealer

Platform’s Transcoding Module is a powerful time-saving solution for facilities that want to spend less time waiting and more time being creative.

Las Vegas, Nevada, NAB Show Conference, Booth SL3825 (April 18, 2016)

ProMAX Systems, world leader in integrated workflow technology for creative media organizations, today announced Platform Pro-Cache 50, which marks the next evolution in the ProMAX acquired, Cache-A archiving line. As the newest addition to the Platform Family of Workflow Servers, the Platform Pro-Cache will include all the functionality of Platform giving creatives the ability to render, transcode, manage and share media assets, and backup and archive all in one simple-to-use, workflow server unit.

Extending the capabilities of the original Cache-A Archiving appliances, Platform Pro-Cache takes network archiving to an even higher level of efficiency. The new Platform Pro-Cache features a Windows based environment which allows a massive leap in integration and management capabilities in a small flexible package. By standardizing on the most common business OS in use today, it affords an extra layer of comfort to end users when setting up and deploying the system as well as significantly reducing the need for support.

“Clients with older Cache-A units now have a cutting edge, integration friendly upgrade path for their old archive systems,” stated Brian Reisdorf, VP Technical Services, ProMAX Systems. “Because Platform can import, manage, and read older Cache-A based LTO tapes and catalogues it’s an easy transition that allows our users the option to continue onto the next version of the venerable Pro-Cache standalone archive unit, or to step up into a full featured workflow server that can read and add to their existing Cache-A archives.”

Platform Pro-Cache builds on its predecessor’s strengths — reliability, ease of use, adding superior functionality to maximize efficiency for the end-user. This next evolution in archiving solutions boasts industry standard capabilities, including Full and Incremental Backups, recurring jobs, tar, LTFS and the ability to read existing Cache-A tapes, a fully searchable catalogue of every file copied to tape, custom metadata management, proxy generation before archives and the ability to view proxies on archived assets.

Cache-A users with older units now have a cutting edge, integration friendly upgrade path for their old archive systems that includes all of the features and benefits of the Platform.

Platform Pro-Cache Features:

1. Powerful workflow server capability like all ProMAX Platform Devices
2. Supports both Full & Incremental Backup
3. A full catalogue of files copied to tape with full file and metadata search
4. Proxy generating capabilities for all video assets before copying to tape
5. Archiving to tape with full MD5 Checksum read and compare
6. LTO6 and LTO7 models with 10TB of disk storage
7. Industry Standard LTFS and tar formats
8. Support for Multiple Drives or Library
9. Supports up to 2 Tape Drives
10. Tape copy speeds up to 300MB/second
11. 4 Port 1GbE connections standard, 2 Port 10GbE Fiber, 2 Port 10GbE copper Optional
12. Includes (2) x USB 3.0, (2) x USB 2.0, (1) x eSata and (1) SAS External

Platform Pro-Cache will ship June 15, 2016. For information on Platform Pro-Cache and upgrade options, visit http://www.promax.com

Visit ProMAX Systems at NAB 2016 in the South Lower Hall of the LVCC, Booth SL3825 for more product announcements and demonstrations.

 About ProMAX 

ProMAX is the world leader in integrated workflow technology for creative media organizations. For over 20 years, we’ve built a worldwide client base of tens of thousands of customers, helping them find the most efficient, cost effective and reliable solutions to solve their production challenges with our range of workflow servers, workstations and archiving technology. From ingest to edit, from playout to archive, we’ve evolved our thinking to focus on the real needs of our customers – bringing everything they need together in a truly integrated solution. Whether they are creatives working in Film/TV, broadcast, post production, education, government, corporate or other industries, our customers trust ProMAX to be at the heart of their creative process. Visit http://www.promax.com for more information.

ProMAX Introduces Groundbreaking Integration with Adobe Premiere Pro CC

ProMAX Platform Version 5 Adds Functionality and Media Management Capabilities within Adobe Premiere Pro CC Editing Environment

Las Vegas, Nevada, NAB Show Conference, Booth SL3825 (April 18, 2016) ProMAX Systems, world leader in integrated workflow technology for media organizations, today announced Platform Version 5 with integration for Adobe® Premiere® Pro CC, a key component of Adobe Creative Cloud®. This customer-focused enhancement leverages the capabilities of Adobe Premiere Pro CC and Platform, providing a seamless and more efficient workflow for the end-user.

With the release of Platform V5 with integration for Adobe Premiere Pro CC, ProMAX has taken the first major step of workflow server integration within a NLE environment. This development further boosts workflow efficiency for media professionals, allowing them to work within one interface without the need for jumping from one UI to the other, which takes extra time and stifles the creative process.

“Many of today’s media professionals spend much of their time working with the Adobe Creative Cloud applications,” stated Jess Hartmann, CEO ProMAX Systems. “The last thing they want to do is open up other programs to manage media on their SAN, hunt down files to complete a project, or perform a transcode. So we designed ProMAX’s Adobe product integration around Adobe’s open API’s allowing the full functionality of Platform’s Workflow Server capabilities to be accessed from within Adobe Premiere Pro CC.”

The Platform Server family encompasses a multi-node architecture, native integration for asset management, ingest, transcoding, collaborative editing, rendering, delivery and archive capabilities. All of these features within Platform, which are based on the XMP metadata schema, are now available to editors inside their NLE through the Platform V5 integration.

“Today’s creatives need fast workflows that empower them to create, source, manage and publish content faster than ever,” said Sue Skidmore, head of partner relations, professional video at Adobe. “The Adobe video tools are designed to unlock the creative process across apps, projects and teams. The ProMAX Platform integration with Adobe Premiere Pro CC helps creatives make amazing and engaging content without skipping a beat.”

Top Features of Platform V5 Integration with Adobe Premiere Pro CC:

1. Mount and Dismount media / project storage volumes
2. Lock a Project Space to take exclusive control for editing
3. Simple and advanced search for media and projects across Petabytes of data with sub-second response time. Search file name / folder name, Search for files by metadata, Search for files on disk or tape
4. Play media in the Adobe Premiere Pro CC source panel by selecting a file in the search window
5. Ability to Drag clips from the search window into a project, source or preview monitor
6. Move, copy, delete media right from the panels interface
7. Submit a file to the server for transcoding to another format and receive notification when the transcode is complete.
8. See all open files / projects from other users
9. Multi-panel sizes automatically configure views based on where the panel is docked.

Platform V5 is easy to integrate with existing IT, and with Native Support for Active Directory. It is safe, secure and easy to maintain as part of today’s busy media professionals overall workflow.

Platform V5 with Integration of Adobe Premiere Pro CC is available April 2016. For more information visit,http://www.promax.com

Visit ProMAX Systems at NAB 2016 in the South Lower Hall of the LVCC, Booth SL3825 for more product announcements and demonstrations.

About Adobe at NAB
At NAB 2016, Adobe is previewing updates for its Creative Cloud video and audio tools – including Adobe Premiere Pro CC, After Effects® CC, Adobe Audition® CC, Adobe Media Encoder CC and Prelude® CC – and showing Adobe Anywhere, Adobe Stock and Adobe Primetime. Over the past year, Adobe added hundreds of features, including comprehensive native format support for UltraHD editing, continued color advancements and support for HDR workflows, more than 100,000 4K video assets to Adobe Stock available directly in Adobe Premiere Pro CC and After Effects CC, and popular new features like Remix for Audition CC. See Adobe at NAB in Booth SL3910, and don’t miss the Creative Master Series panel with the post-production team from 20th Century FOX’s Deadpool on 4/19, 4:15-5 p.m., Room S220.

About ProMAX
ProMAX is the world leader in integrated workflow technology for creative media organizations. For over 20 years, we’ve built a worldwide client base of tens of thousands of customers, helping them find the most efficient, cost effective and reliable solutions to their production challenges with our range of workflow servers, workstations and archiving technology. From ingest to edit, from playout to archive, we’ve evolved our thinking to focus on the real needs of our customers – bringing everything they need together in a truly integrated solution. Whether they are creatives working in Film/TV, broadcast, post production, education, government, corporate or other industries, our customers trust ProMAX to be at the heart of their creative process. Visit http://www.promax.com for more information.

Las Vegas, Nevada, NAB Show Conference, Booth SL3825 (April 18, 2016) — ProMAX Systems, world leader in integrated workflow technology for media organizations, today announced Platform Version 5, a game changing release in the award winning Platform Workflow Server line. With robust, user managed features from ingest to archive, all in one single unit, Platform Version 5 sets a new standard of efficiency for production workflows. Designed for video professionals who want to accelerate and enhance the creative process, the Platform Server family scales easily for workgroups of all sizes, is simple to deploy, and with Native Support for Active Directory, integrates seamlessly with existing IT infrastructure. The entire Platform family features powerful shared storage that is optimized for video workgroups using Adobe Premiere, Avid Media Composer, Apple’s Final Cut Pro and other creative software applications. With the Platform V5 Release, media professionals will have the ability to render, transcode, manage and share media assets, backup and archive all in one simple-to-use, workflow server unit, fully backed and supported by ProMAX’s world renowned ProCARE.

“In today’s digital media world, workflows have gotten extremely complex,” explained Jess Hartmann, CEO, ProMAX Systems. “Today’s media professionals have to be technologists to be efficient. Our goal with Platform is to take the complexity out of the process with an end-to-end solution, that has One Browser, One Login, One Integrated Catalogue giving creatives more control and easily integrates into their existing workflow.”

ProMAX Platform’s V5 brings fully integrated Backup and Archival functionality to the entire Platform product line, as well as major advancements to the Asset Management functionality including streamlining workgroup collaboration between multi-platform systems. Also new in Platform V5, integration for Adobe® Premiere® Pro CC, a key component of Adobe Creative Cloud®. With the ability to utilize the Platform GUI interface directly from within Adobe Premiere Pro CC, editors can mount volumes, search, transcode, and even archive and restore files from LTO tapes directly from the NLE itself. Other significant features include user managed transcoding capabilities and the ability to recover both deleted files and previous versions of files through data ‘Snap Shots’.  

Platform V5 Features

1. One-Integrated-Catalogue tracks files, folders and metadata from ingest to archive.
2. Enhanced Media Asset Management System including automatic metadata indexing on volumes, folders and files, user definable metadata values, advanced searching and saved searches.
3. Integrated LTO Tape System for Full Backup, Incremental Backup, and Archive, MD5 Checksum, pre-generate proxies before archiving.
4. Platform integration for Adobe Premiere Pro CC access the Platform GUI and search the One-Integrated-Catalogue directly from within Adobe Premiere Pro CC editing environment.
5. User managed transcoding, including encoding from R3D and more, and the ability to create custom encoding formats.
6. Storage Group Snapshots allow users to look back in time and find previous versions of files or projects for recovering a missing file or reverting back to an older copy.
7. Multi-File select including move, copy, update metadata, backup, archive, transcode and proxy generation.
8. Project Locking or File locking prevents overwriting or modification of a file.
9. Data Management upgrades including recurring copies, cloning, and deep folder management.
10. Task Sub System upgrade includes setting priorities, filtering task types, and user Task Notifications.
11. CPU Resource control on individual nodes for Transcoding, Rendering and Proxy Generation.