Tools and Apps | Sony's Ci Media Cloud

Tools & Apps to supercharge daily tasks

Media and creative professionals need pro-grade tools that can handle huge volumes and massive file sizes, capture and store critical metadata and support the full spectrum of professional formats.

MediaBox

Secure file sharing for review or download

• Create a link to securely and easily share content for preview and delivery
• Simple file, proxy, and folder link sharing
• Control download, expiration dates or add watermarks for extra security
• Track open, preview, and download activity
• Included with Workspace
• Included with Catalog

File Request

Collect files from anyone, anywhere

• Create a link where users can upload files directly to a predefined folder
• Request metadata from contributors
• Enable high-speed file transfer to your contributors
• Receive automatic notifications to completely streamline your media acquisition workflow
• Included with Workspace

Clipping

A smarter way to trim videos

• Mark in and out points to create clips directly in our Pro player
• Render to mp4 or custom formats, including same-as-source
• Fit or fill to frame and add fade-in/out for social posts
• Add handles and save custom metadata from the source file
• Included with Workspace
• Included with Catalog

External Transfers

Seamless delivery to any location

• Deliver content directly to Aspera Nodes and AWS locations.
• Deliver files directly to Aspera nodes and AWS S3
• Automate, monitor and track the delivery status
• Included with Workspace

Ci Media Cloud Mobile

Your cloud Workspace on-the-go

• Browse, preview, share, upload, and download files from your mobile device
• Search and browse files in Workspace
• Upload files directly from your mobile device
• Download files to your device for offline viewing
• Optimized preview experience for smaller screens
• View and send MediaBox share links

Ci: MediaBox Screener

Your screening room at home

• Preview files shared with you via MediaBoxes on your Apple TV 4K device
• Preview professional video, audio and image file formats on larger screens
• Browse through all MediaBoxes shared with you
• Secure Ci login and 2FA support

Image/VideoReview

Collaborate on videos or images together in real time

• Preview, comment, annotate, and review content with your whole team.
• Collaborate on images or videos with peers in real-time
• Frame-accurate annotations and comments can be exported as NLE markers
• Launch a LiveSession for synced preview and markups
• Included with Workspace

LiveSessions

Synchronized playback and real-time review

• For a dynamic 'screening room' experience, the LiveSession add-on allows your team to preview footage together with synced playback and live annotations.

RoughCut

Get to your final cut faster

• Trim and stitch clips from multiple video files.
• Create clips, arrange, and create storyboards on-the-fly
• Export storyboards as EDL or XML files
• Render preview-ready files for immediate sharing
• Available as an add-on with Workspace

Ci Workflow

Automate and expedite non-creative workflows

• Automate pull, transform and delivery workflows by submitting an EDL.
• Kick-off a VFX pull workflow by uploading an EDL
• Automatic delivery of output to designated recipients
• Configure outputs and recipients
• Available as an add-on with Workspace

MediaLog

Enrich files and live streams in the cloud

• Log time-based metadata within videos, search for these logs and create clips
• Log time-based metadata on live streams or files
• Configurable metadata templates to enable standardized log data
• Built-in clipping and one-click publishing to enable search
• Available as an add-on with Workspace

Features

The cloud platform for media workflows

Say "No" to Silos. Ci's robust functionality enables teams to work independently or across organizations throughout the entire media life cycle without ever duplicating or moving files. The tools you need right where you need them. Welcome to Ci. Work happy.