Simple Media Asset Management and Workflow Automation
Facilis FastTracker 3.8
Even small facilities can have hundreds of terabytes of files across multiple hard drives, network locations, and tier 1 shared storage. Managing the access and location of these files can be a challenge, wasting time that should be used for production. FastTracker is a media asset management system that is designed to be a fast way to index, catalog and find your video, audio, and still image files across Facilis volumes, network drives, and local storage.
Version 3.8 introduces many new features, including metadata-based filters for catalog assignment, data movement, analysis and proxy generation.
FastTracker Client Transcription Display
FastTracker Client AI Tag Display
This new architecture will streamline automated workflows to copy data and assign catalogs to records based on approval tags, file location, and age, among many other criteria. Version 3.8 also includes auto-tagging though Google AI, including advanced transcription services that opens up the transcription feature to hundreds of languages.
A new ingest workflow from FastTracker Client enables indexing of local files, copy to server locations and triggering processing all in one step. FastTracker will offer link to externally-created proxy files, and a new dropbox-style web link provides a simple interface for approval. Adobe integrations have improved, with gathering and indexing of Premiere Pro project sources, import of transcription data to Adobe Captions feature, and metadata sync with Adobe projects for searching Adobe metadata within FastTracker interface.
New features in Version 3.8
- Google AI Image Recognition Auto-tagging and Transcription
- Metadata-based Catalog Assignments, Proxy Generation, File Move/Copy and Analysis Filters
- Attach External Proxies to Records
- Background Process Monitoring and Management
- Ingest Workflow from FastTracker Client
- Adobe Metadata Import and Project Source Gathering/Indexing
- Import of Transcription Metadata to Adobe Captions
- Web-based Approval Links
- Google Drive and Dropbox Archive Support
Previous Versions
FastTracker 3.5 introduced file movement and archive profiles, enabling the user to copy assets to archive locations, other online locations or move from ingest location to project volumes. Duplicate file tracking will find and reallocate the location of files that have been moved outside FastTracker, and show multiple file locations on the same record for locating alternate copies and file cleanup. Integration with Facilis Object Cloud and Object LTO is complete, showing the status and storage location of all archived files on Cloud and LTO, and enabling simple drag and drop restore from archive locations. Proxy on demand features are new, including proxy to cloud and proxy to LTO for keeping lower bitrate versions of the master footage, or making proxies available through the cloud to remote locations.
FastTracker 3.6 introduced timecode burn-in for proxy clips, compatibility with Avid Op-atom, as well as Redcode and P2 media types. Also, users can now download proxy and source files through the FastTracker interface without access to the source storage locations. FastTracker 3.6 automatically mounts volumes that are needed on the server for proxy generation or automatic indexing without user intervention. Gallery view has been enhanced with status indicators and clip duration, and a new help area with status key is available.
FastTracker 3.7 further improves the functionality of the software with local transcription service, scheduled data copies an available web browser interface for remote access, and much more.
General FastTracker Features
- Auto Index and catalog all incoming files on Facilis and non-Facilis locations without manual interaction.
- Encode Proxies at preview, HD, and same-as-source resolutions, automatically at index time or on-demand.
- Catalog and encode proxies for archived video through Facilis Object Cloud.
- Restore files from LTO or Cloud locations through Facilis Object Cloud with drag and drop into work volume
- Filter unwanted files with index filters based on file extension and size.
- Manage access to indexed data through per-catalog user permissions and password protection.
- Search assets based on imported/custom metadata, Boolean terms, index time, tag content, and more.
- Access assets directly from FastTracker Desktop Browse or Adobe Panel, and drag/drop directly to the current application.
Features introduced in Version 3.7
- Local Transcription (no upload required) with searchable script
- Scheduled data movement, with indexing of files in destination
- Web Browser Interface for remote access through HTTP/HTTPS if configured
- Adobe Metadata Import including transcription copy, markers and proxy attach in Adobe Premiere Pro
- Remote Ingest through upload to preset server locations
Custom Codec Settings for proxy generation - Source Player for previewing sources without proxy prior to importing
- Saved Queries and improved search criteria filters
Introducing FastTracker Edge
