Editing in the Cloud

Changes in the way we work and globalization of the media industry have led to a growing interest in remote work options and collaboration—an area where the “cloud” offers promising opportunities. Cloud-based editing, for instance, presents a number of specific challenges such as how to provide editors with an on-premise (on-prem) feel and full client experience. In this article, we will look at how streaming technology and formats can be implemented together with an Adobe Premiere Pro client to enable users to work from anywhere without detriment to the user experience. Based on tests carried out together with end users, this article considers some of the technical innovations required to maintain that user experience, based on the use of streaming server and SMPTE RDD 25-based HD Proxies as a general approach to optimize the “work from anywhere” editing possibilities for two use cases addressing producers, journalists, and editors working remotely. We focus on (1) Editing with streaming proxy in a cloud-based Video Production Management Suite (2) On-premise installation aiming for a centralized system with different editing sites and remote access (3) A hybrid concept that combines the benefits of cloud and on-prem solutions.