Features
A library of all your media clips and files – but so much more!
All your content in one place, along with all the comments and approvals. Elaborated file and access management.
Take a look at some of the available features, which is what makes ioGates our customers’ favourite tool to store, share, work and collaborate on. With a deep toolset especially made for media clips it is practically unparalleled.
SHARE AND RECEIVE
Collaboration made easy - with colleagues and clients, across the hallway... or across the planet.
Sharing features
Flexible Sharing Any folder or file from ioGates library can be shared. Share downloading Let clients download source files, proxy previews or transcoded files. Collaboration The comments option allows you and your team to have contextual communication and receive approvals. Notify By default, a notification Email will be sent out to the share recipients when new files are added to the folder. Group sharing Use the address book to easily share to multiple recipients. Share options Manage what the receiver can see on the share links, download, upload, comments, Metadata…. Share permission All share permissions can be modified after the share has been sent out, without the need to re-share the link. Upload Let a share link also become an upload link. Description Add a description to each file and let it be shown on the share link. Branding Design each share link with colors and pictures. Zip Download Zip download either one shared folder or the entire share link folder structure. MetaData Show imported Metadata or let clients download the sidecar XML.
Sharing security
Video Management
Wrangle and bend video files to your will
Uploading and Ingest
Workflow Ingest with Desktop App Use ioGates Desktop app to create multiple ingest workflows from local servers, Laptops, or workstations. Drag and Drop upload Drag your files directly into ioGates browser upload. Uploading via FTP, FTPS Any library folder can have a FTP user for direct ingest. Public Upload User Public user and password for general ingest point. Proxy Preview Specifications Upload with proxy specifications to skip transcoding.
Sub-Clip
Sub-Clip Create multiple sub-clips from your source file. Transcode Each sub-clip can be transcoded to a new format. Filename Each sub-clip and be named. Combine Multiple sub-clips can be combined into one clip. Workflow Sub-clips can be part of a workflow, so sub-clips can be sent to editing, social media sites, all in one process.
Transcoding
Transcoding Transcode any video file to any codec and format. Preset Support for transcoding pre-set for none technical users. Workflow Transcode can be incorporated into automatical workflows.
Distribute
Distribute Distribute any media file from the library to other FTP destinations, including transcoding. Export XML Distribute supports XML files together with the media files.
Quality Check
QC Use all features of Telestream Vidchecker inside ioGates. QC report Run a QC on a file and get the QC report and have it attached to the source file. QC workflow QC can be incorporated into automatical workflows.
Subtitling
Subtitling Support for multiple language subtitling. Overlay Overlay real-time subtitles in the media player, both on the backend and share player. Burn-In Burn-in subtitles on media files in any codec.
Library
Make your day-to-day work faster, with easy drag n' drop features
Drag and Drop Move or copy any file or folder in the library with a simple Drag and drop Convenient file tree view Create any number of folders and any folder can be shared Unlimited folders and files No limit to folders or subfolders Auto clean up Set auto delete, to delete source or transcoded files at a specific date
WORKFLOWS
Many of ioGates features can be combined into workflows
Workflows
Workflows Nearly all ioGates features can be combined into a workflow. Trigger a workflow A predefined filename can trigger a workflow. Add file Adding a new file to a folder can start a workflow. Ingest, Transcode, Distribute, Social Media Combine features into advanced workflows. The Desktop App Use ioGates Desktop to start the workflow from your local computer.
Social Media
One-click upload Upload your files to e.g. Facebook and YouTube with one click
Meta-data
Metadata Show imported metadata like title, description, location and so on. XML import Ingest media with an XML file, and ioGates can parse the XML. XML Sidecar Support for XML sidecar.
Media Player
Player The media player supports video, audio, pictures, text files, and PDFs. Video playback Default “J-K-L” Avid shortcuts to control the video playback speed. Frame step Toggle between each frame in the clip. Adaptive bitrate streaming Support for multiple video bitrates. Timecode Burn-in timecode in the proxy preview.
DESKTOP APP
ioGates, right on your desktop
The Desktop App
Auto Ingest Use ioGates Desktop App to start the ingest from your local computer. Distributing The Desktop App can be set to auto-download from ioGates, even by specific codecs. Share and Approvals NLE editors can just export to the Desktop App watch folder, for auto-sharing. Dailies, Rushes, Workflows Use the Desktop App to share the Dailies/Rushes to the production. DIT Engineer Use the Desktop App to automate the distribution of dailies to editing stations. Mirror content The Desktop App can mirror the contents of one folder to another folder on another computer anywhere. Transcode, distribute Install the Desktop App on any computer and distribute content in the correct codec and formats, specific to each location.
SECURITY
ioGates support enterprise security levels.
Core security
Single Sign-on (SSO) ioGates have the option for companies to use AD/Azure Active Directory to control user access. SSL/TLS All communication to and from ioGates is 256bit encrypted. Access Control Add members and restrict permissions. Create and edit group controls.
SYSTEM INTEGRATION
We know you use other systems - these are the ones ioGates workes with and on
Integration
Slack Get notifications on changes Soundflow Microsoft Teams Get notifications on changes Ringcentral Glip Get notifications on changes AWS S3 AD/Azure Active Directory to control user access. Single sign on
ioGates has tailored solutions for even the biggest of companies.
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