Simply Share Footage with Body.io Switch

So how many people dread the duty of transferring huge quantities of footage throughout the web? I do know I used to.

I nonetheless don’t have a super-fast connection, so sharing just some clips used to take me hours. In the event you’ve acquired gigabit web at house, I envy you. So much.

Nevertheless, even with high-speed web at your disposal, there’s nonetheless loads of issues that may go improper. I’ve closed loads of browser tabs earlier than a switch was actually full, and my wifi likes to faucet out three days into a large switch. It’s…suboptimal.

Fortunately, the times of misplaced connections and corrupted recordsdata are over!

In our newest episode of Body.io Defined, we’re looking at how Frame.io Transfer makes sharing recordsdata along with your distant workforce simpler than ever.

File switch choices

Fortuitously, there are answers to this explicit difficulty. For the longest time, FTP (file switch protocol) was the large sport on the town. In actual fact Arri still uses an FTP server to permit folks to obtain pattern footage from their AMIRA and ALEXA cameras.

arri ftp download — FTP can nonetheless be helpful, like ARRI’s pattern footage obtain website, nevertheless it’s sluggish and tedious.

And FTP was nice for a very long time. But it surely was additionally very sluggish.

So about ten years in the past, instruments like IBM Aspera and Signiant Media Shuttle got here into play. They have been considerably sooner than FTP and much safer. However additionally they require an honest finances and, normally, an IT workforce to assist them.

media shuttle transfer — Older switch options like Media Shuttle are dear and infrequently require devoted IT configuration.

Get issues shifting

In the event you simply need to get issues shifting, and fear about IP addresses later, there’s Frame.io Transfer.

Body.io Switch is a model new utility for MacOS and Home windows that makes it super-simple to add and obtain your media from Body.io. It lets you preserve your folder buildings intact, offers you management over the velocity of your file transfers, and makes use of the Body.io Acceleration Engine.

frame io transfer raw — Body.io Switch preserves your challenge and folder construction, and hastens your post-production workflow.

Everytime you add footage to Body.io, we generate proxies within the background, and with Body.io Switch, you possibly can obtain these proxies in Batch, inside their folder buildings. And in the event you’re simply doing an offline edit, you possibly can simply edit straight from these proxies.

Nevertheless, in the event you’re doing an internet edit, and also you don’t need to should obtain each single file in full decision, you possibly can designate an XML, EDL, or FCPXML file, and obtain simply the recordsdata from that record. This can prevent tons of time within the obtain.

frame io transfer xml — Specifying an EDL, XML, or FCPXML file enables you to obtain solely the recordsdata you want.

Add/obtain

To add footage utilizing Body.io Switch, merely choose the challenge and folder that you simply need to add to, after which choose the file, group of recordsdata, or folder that you simply need to add out of your native machine. Then hit Add.

To obtain footage, choose the challenge, folder, file, or group of recordsdata that you really want, and hit Obtain. This provides you with the choice to obtain the Unique recordsdata, highest decision proxy, or lowest decision proxy.

frame io transfer proxies — You possibly can select to obtain the originals, or proxy recordsdata generated mechanically by Body.io.

Whether or not you’re importing or downloading, it’ll generate a Body.io Switch batch, and these will be checked within the Switch Inspector. You can too reprioritize batches on the Switch web page, in addition to viewing the velocity of your whole transfers, in combination or individually.

Retaining it structured

Utilizing Body.io Switch, your workforce members will be capable of entry your whole Body.io challenge and folder construction.

And if you wish to ship recordsdata to folks exterior of your group you possibly can ship them a Share hyperlink to allow them to obtain these recordsdata by way of Switch.

invite only frame io transfer — Sending an *Invite solely* share hyperlink from Body.io Switch is a quick and safe solution to get footage to your workforce members whereas distant.

In the event you ship them a Public hyperlink, they’ll be capable of obtain with out even having to log in. Or, in the event you desire one thing safer, you possibly can ship them an Invite Solely hyperlink.

Retaining it safe

To maintain your information protected, Body.io Switch makes use of xxHash checksumming. So if the checksum on the supply or vacation spot doesn’t match up, then Switch will retry that switch.

frame io transfer checksum — Body.io Switch makes use of xxHash-64 to make sure your recordsdata make the journey in a single piece.

In actual fact, if there’s any interruption to your switch, Body.io Switch will proceed to retry that exact file for as much as 24 hours.

Summing up

Body.io Switch is a particularly dependable solution to add and obtain huge portions of footage to and from Body.io. So no extra unintended browser tab closures.

frame io included — Body.io Switch is included as a part of the Body.io collaboration and media workflow platform.

And also you get all of Body.io with it, from the evaluation and approval instruments to the wonderful integrations along with your favourite enhancing software program. And pictures archiving on the contact of a button.

Inform us about your workflow

We’ve realized a lot about distant workflows this yr, and Body.io Switch is an enormous a part of that. Now, greater than ever, video groups want a quick, safe, and versatile software to maneuver artistic belongings by way of the workflow.

And that’s why we need to hear from you. If Body.io Switch has helped your workforce modify to our new distant workflow actuality, tell us within the feedback under. We love to listen to from artistic professionals doing superior work.