Remote editing with media stored in the cloud currently requires either time-consuming copying of files between locations, or the use of proxies to speed workflows. These limitations add time and cost to supply chain operations, as well as the added complexity of managing what becomes duplicate versions of all media. AirFrame enables instant access to high-resolution media stored in a S3 storage bucket, allowing editors to begin working frame-accurately on the original media files without needing a local copy or a proxy. Rally has already integrated with Adobe Premiere Pro via the Rally Access panel, which guides editors with workorders and time-based metadata for supply chain edit operations. This new integration means that workorders being completed using Premiere Pro can be performed on the original media, eliminating the time and cost of moving copies between S3 storage and the edit workstation.

Media-Anywhere AirFrame is a new plugin for the Rally Access panel in Premiere Pro. When an operator accepts an edit workorder in Rally, a Premiere Pro session is started on either a virtualized edit workstation in the cloud or a local on-premises workstation, and the content needed to be reviewed is preloaded in the project bin. In the past, this content has typically been a proxy created earlier in the supply chain to minimize data egress costs and file transfer times. With AirFrame, the bin will now point to the original high-resolution files in the operator’s S3 storage and the plugin will deliver the frames needed by the editor with the fluidity and responsiveness of local media.