How you can use Ci
Let Ci be your one-stop shop for media workflows. Share, collect, review, manage and process media files in one single cloud storage subscription for your whole team.
File sharing & delivery
Share and deliver projects securely
Tools and apps
Sharing and Distribution
Secure file sharing without limitations
- Easy link-sharing with blazing-fast transfers and security measures including password protection, expiration date, and watermarking
- Access models for collaborative production or finished catalog content
- Skip the download and deliver directly where you want it
Features
Branded look and feel
Customize your platform experience
- Maintain your brand image both internally and externally
- Customize your companies Log-in experience
- Make your brand stay on point with your branded file contribution and preview link
Tools and apps
MediaBox
Secure file sharing for review or download
- Simple file, proxy, and folder link sharing
- Control download, expiration dates or add watermarks for extra security
- Track open, preview, and download activity
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External Transfers
Seamless delivery to any location
- Deliver files directly to Aspera nodes and AWS S3
- Automate, monitor and track the delivery status
File gathering & upload
Upload and collect your media into one place
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Simple, fast file acquisition
Get your content from point A to Ci
- Get the most out of your bandwidth with accelerated file transfers
- Set up a File Request to get content from remote contributors
- Gather content directly from network-enabled cameras
Tools and apps
File Request
Collect files from anyone, anywhere
- Allow contributors to upload files directly to your Ci folder
- Request metadata from contributors
- Enable high-speed file transfer to your contributors
- Receive automatic notifications to completely streamline your media acquisition workflow
Tools and apps
Ci Transfer
Faster transfers in and out of the cloud
Your large files shouldn’t prevent a speedy or successful transfer. That’s why we created a better way to transfer massive files in or out of Ci. Download Ci Transfer—our desktop app that runs on lightning-fast, multi-gig speeds, so you can accomplish more by doing less.
Learn more about Ci Transfer
Features
Camera to the cloud
Upload footage and stream directly from cameras to Ci
- Upload photos and videos directly from Sony cameras via WiFi
- Upload files and live streams over 5G with Sony’s PDT-FP1
- Transfer files, proxies, and live streams with Sony’s C3 Portal
- Transfer files with ATOMOS and Teradek devices
Review & approve
Review whenever, wherever, however you need
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Commenting
Review, annotate, and comment on media files in real-time
- Add comments to audio, image, and video files
- Mark-up and annotate on-frame, or on timecodes and time-ranges
- Share and receive feedback with mark-ups from guests
Tools and apps
Ci Media Cloud Mobile
Access and work on files from your mobile device
- Search, preview & upload files to Workspace
- Optimized for viewing and browsing smaller screens
- Download files for offline viewing
- Send MediaBox share-links
- Add comments on-the-go
Tools and apps
Ci: MediaBox Screener
Screen files shared with you via MediaBox
- Preview professional video, audio and image file formats on your Apple TV 4K device
- Browse through all MediaBoxes shared with you
- Secure Ci login and 2FA support
Tools and apps
Image/VideoReview
Review and comment on images and videos privately
- 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
Features
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. Gone are the days where you had to sit in one room to preview files together!
Manage & archive
Media management made easy
Features
Search and Discovery
Find the content you need with ease
- Seamlessly search across all content stored in Ci
- Filter and sort your content using metadata
- Preview media files instantly without losing your work context
- Discover recently added and favorite content to get back to things quickly
Tools and apps
MediaLog
Enrich files with time-based metadata in the cloud
- 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
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Content Management
A central repository for every workflow
- A centralized repository for the smallest teams to the largest organizations
- Customizable access with granular permissions
- Easily shift storage tiers or automate content management with storage policies to save time and costs
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Content Prep & Lifecycle Management
Prepare your content for the next step automatically
- Free up resources from manual transcode and transformation steps
- Leverage AI to enrich content with search-ready metadata
- Get the most out of your existing solutions by building cloud extensions with Ci’s robust API
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Administration
Transparent and simple space management
- Optimized for enterprises supporting teams with varying workflows
- Fast and easy set-up and intuitive interface for high adoption
- Flexible billing and admin structures
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Security
Secure access and scale you can count on
- Secure media with automatic end-to-end encryption on all content in-transit and at rest
- Fine-tune settings to meet your company’s security policies
- Follow ISO 27001 compliance standards
Media processing
Transform media into the formats you need
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Media Processing and Enrichment
Automate time-consuming tasks
- Automatically render highly functional proxies and extract metadata during ingest to save time later
- Eliminate single-task solutions dedicated to moving, storing, logging, and processing files
- Log, publish, clip, and enable search for custom time-based metadata on files or live streams
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Clipping
Trim videos directly in your browser
- Render to mp4 or custom formats, including same-as-source
- Drag start and end points on the timeline
- Fit or fill to frame and add fade-in/out for social posts
- Add handles and save custom metadata from the source file
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Ci Workflow
Automate VFX frame pulls and delivery to vendors
- Kick-off a VFX pull worfklow by uploading an EDL
- Automatic delivery of output to designated recipients
- Configure outputs and recipients
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RoughCut
Trim and stitch clips from multiple videos
- Create clips, arrange, and create storyboards on-the-fly
- Export storyboards as EDL or XML files
- Render preview-ready files for immediate sharing
