Collaborate without boundaries

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1 Adobe Anywhere Collaborate without boundaries Video professionals face a growing demand for more content on an ever-widening variety of devices and platforms. Today s new, multiscreen world creates additional work, while budget and time constraints remain as tight as ever. The ongoing transition from tape-based to file-based workflows offers the promise of dramatic productivity increases. But the greater flexibility of file-based media offers its own set of challenges: It s difficult for multiple editors to work on the same files and sequences. Large source files are cumbersome to pass around. With more diverse teams, individual creatives often use a variety of software applications to manipulate your media assets, further complicating team cooperation. It can be very difficult to efficiently manage production-team collaboration in this new file-based world. Clearly, you need a more efficient solution. provides one. What is? is a breakthrough workflow platform that empowers enterprise teams using Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Prelude to collaborative with central media and assets and simultaneously access shared productions within these applications. complements Adobe Creative Cloud and enables deep collaboration features for production workflows. enables your production team to collaborate smoothly and securely. It uses centralized storage and computing resources that reside within your physical facility to create a secure, efficient workflow customized to your needs. allows a great amount of flexibility for setup within your local area network. software is installed on server hardware that you purchase separately. The core component is a single Collaboration Hub node that is required for all installations. It contains the database of project information and metadata, and manages user access. Enterprise team members collaborate using standard open systems, networks, and processes to log, edit, share, and finish professional video productions. is designed to augment an existing enterprise infrastructure. With a scalable architecture, brings new efficiencies to your video production work. is hosted on-premises with enterprise media storage. In addition, users can also integrate a wide variety of existing solutions into Anywhere workflows, such as a media asset management (MAM) infrastucture, plug-ins, content management, and archive solutions.

2 Enterprise teams that collaborate in a single location access media directly from central storage. A MAM is not required to attach media to the production. All importing, rendering, and exporting is done by the end user within Premiere Pro or Prelude. However, MAM functionality is still supported through the client application. Custom extension panels within Adobe Premiere Pro and Prelude allow you to place user interface functionality such as a MAM directly in your team s main editing applications. User experience Like the recent industry transition from tape-based workflows, enables a major advance in efficient production workflow. Instead of performing numerous file management tasks, your editors now work without needing to manage the actual media files. File management becomes the domain of the technology manager, so media editors can solely focus on creating high-quality content. Media Storage NAS / SAN Collaboration Hub Media LAN Production Data Local clients Client systems access media storage directly via file system mounts Simple set up Optional MAM integration via extension panels Asset Management Panel For anyone using Premiere Pro or Prelude, working with media via feels just like using media files stored locally. There is virtually no change to the workflow within the application being used, no additional software to learn, and no compromises required in the editing experience. will introduce some fundamental changes to your team s editing workflow. But the changes are not difficult to grasp, and provide a very powerful new way to work. From project files to productions Project files are the established way for editors to organize the media and other assets needed to create new content. Each editing application has its own type of project files, with files that are inherently single-user. These files can become a bottleneck when collaborating. They typically reside on the editor s computer, and in order to collaborate with others, the editor must copy files, re-link media, and merge changes from multiple projects. It is also a hassle to determine who has the project file with the final version of an asset. All of these annoyances take up time that could be better used for creative work. With, these hassles are gone. Instead of creating project files, users create or log in to a shared production. An production is a multi-user, multi-application replacement for project files. It provides a shared collection of folders, assets, and sequences, all of which can be edited by those working on the production. 2

3 Anyone who knows how to use project files will have an easy time using shared productions. The familiar Media Browser and Project panel provide the main user interface. The productions are stored in a database on the Collaboration Hub server. Since all data is stored on the shared server, data remains secure in the event of a workstation or software issue. Simultaneous access and conflict resolution Workflows that involve locking files or checking out assets can be troublesome for creative teams. removes the burden of these managerial tasks and allows multiple users to proceed without blocking each other. When a user signs into an server, his or her productions can be viewed in the Media Browser. Productions are visible or accessible only to the users and groups assigned to that production. Everyone who has access can see the same content. A production feels like a project, and contains a set of folders and assets organized by the users. The Media Browser always shows the group s shared view of the content. To start working, a user opens a production. Anywhere automatically makes a clone of the production items for this user and opens them in a private session. Like the shared production, the user s private session is stored on the server, providing data protection. The session becomes the user s private view to work on without colliding with other users. There is no need to lock or check out files. The user s private view of the production is reflected in the Project panel, which is renamed the Production panel in Anywhere mode. When you finish working, sharing your changes is easy. examines your private view of the production and adds your changes to the shared production. d productions d production Users log into a shared production Everyone accesses the same collection of folders, sequences, metadata, and media references. Because multiple people can work in the same production at the same time, provides protection against unintended conflicts or overwrites. To share your private changes, you must first get any updates from the shared production. This pulls all shared changes into your private view. If another editor changed the same asset you are working on, you are provided with information about the conflict and given the opportunity to keep the other person s changes, your changes, or both. Once you make your choices, you can then transfer your changes to the shared production. 3

4 Regardless of which option you use to resolve a conflict, data is never lost, because Adobe Anywhere has a robust, built-in versioning system. Versioning Each time you submit your changes to the shared production, stores a new version of the production. Versions are a permanent and easy way to maintain the history of a production. In most production workflows today, editors commonly duplicate assets or sequences every time they make significant changes. This is a common technique for keeping work available that might be needed later. Automatic versioning in makes it easy to restore an older version, eliminating the need to manually manage and maintain multiple copies of your assets. In multi-user environments, an editor might make changes that are not acceptable. This common hazard is typically avoided by placing strict editing rules on users. With version history, such strict rules aren t necessary. If someone makes an unacceptable change, you can use the Media Browser to look through previous versions and restore the best version to the current shared production. versioning provides safety while maintaining creative freedom. Key Benefits Internet connectivity, mobile devices, and cloud computing have dramatically reshaped the way people consume content. Now, offers you a better way to create content. Team members can collaborate more effectively and at lower cost. The following is a recap of the primary benefits of. Enhanced team collaboration: gives your video production team the ability to work with media simultaneously in a shared virtual environment. Centrally managed media and project information: d, centralized resources increase efficiency and lower costs, with everyone working with the same files. Streamlined integration with industry-leading Adobe tools: With, media is accessed directly from the user interface of Premiere Pro and Prelude, as easily as working with local files. As a result, your editors, producers, and loggers can collaborate more efficiently, with no need to learn additional software. Collaborate without conflicts User 1 d production Time User 2 Open Production (private session) V1 Open Production (private session) Edits V2 Edits Get latest (V2) Resolve any conflicts STOP Out of date provides protection against unintended conflicts or overwrites. V3 4

5 Integration with existing infrastructure: is designed to work with the infrastructure you have in place, simplifying implementation. A client API enables integration with common workflow systems and MAMs. Support for standard systems and processes: is an open, collaborative, workflow platform designed to work in an enterprise environment without proprietary hardware. Scalable architecture: You can increase the number of users at any time. is designed to scale predictably to match the needs of your production team. User-rights control: You control who can access production media. Grant or remove access rights based on individual and team needs, or integrate with rights management systems such as LDAP. Easy-to-use versioning system: Version-control features in significantly reduce project conflicts and make it easy to revert to older versions when necessary. Archiving and restoration: Export finished productions as zip files for easy offline archiving. Return them to active production any time by simply moving them to an Anywhere cluster and unzipping. hardware requirements requires on-premise hardware to be installed prior to implementation. Authorized System Integrators can help determine which configuration will best support your desired workflow. A list of authorized integrators is available at helpx.adobe.com/ anywhere/plug-ins/plug-ins.html. Adobe provides a hardware guide to assist with planning and building an Anywhere system. Your system integrator or Adobe representative can work with you on your requirements. This document captures the systems tested for compatibility with including hardware, operating system, storage and Media Asset Management systems and is updated as newer hardware or additional manufacturers are added. IMPORTANT: Prior to making any hardware purchases, it is important to verify that you have the right hardware for your organization s needs. If you have questions or need more information, please contact your system integrator or Adobe representative. How do I buy? is sold along with Creative Cloud for enterprise (CCE) exclusively via an Enterprise Term License Agreement (ETLA), which is Adobe s most customizable volume licensing program. Working with an Adobe Account Executive, a three-year agreement can be crafted to cover CCE and. The ETLA can also include additional Adobe products such as Acrobat, Adobe Document Cloud, Adobe Stock and more in a single agreement. For more information, please visit For more information Product details: Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, Creative Cloud, the Creative Cloud logo, Prelude, and Premiere are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Adobe Systems Incorporated 345 Park Avenue Adobe Creative Cloud services require an internet connection and are available only to users 13 and older. Use of services and applications require agreement to additional terms and Adobe s privacy policy (see Applications and Services may not be available San Jose, CA in all countries or languages and may be subject to change or discontinuation without notice. USA Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Printed in the USA. 04/16 5