LONDON, September 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
Forbidden Technologies plc, the developer and seller of
Blackbird®, the workstation experience in the cloud, will be
demonstrating the Mac® version of Blackbird Edge, which delivers
game-changing advantages for remote video workflows, at IBC
2018.
Blackbird Edge was previously released only on Linux®. Blackbird
Edge is the state-of-the-art foundation which enables rapid video
editing, enriching and managing using cloud workflows across the
media supply chain.
Now running on a wide variety of Apple® Mac devices, Blackbird
Edge provides unprecedented flexibility for running Edge technology
anywhere there is a data network. TV and movie production teams in
remote locations with bandwidth as low as 2Mb per second can now
ingest video content - transcoded via the Blackbird codec and
uploaded to the Blackbird cloud - for colleagues anywhere else in
the world to view, edit and enrich.
Blackbird Edge completely removes the need to physically carry
or ship huge volumes of video content on hard drives - saving
significant time and associated costs as well as dramatically
accelerating video workflows involving remote production teams.
Blackbird Edge also removes the need for original sources to be
uploaded before cloud editing can start with the Blackbird video
being used to create the editing decisions, which are later
reflected in a full resolution render. With the ability to publish
locally, in many workflows, only the final high resolution version
of the edit is uploaded to the cloud for distribution, reducing
internet bandwidth requirement at the Edge location by up to
99%.
Forbidden CEO, Ian McDonough
said: "Our new and innovative Mac Blackbird
Edge software frees Blackbird up to be created anywhere on a
machine as widely used as an Apple laptop. This massively increases
the addressable audience for Blackbird by lowering barriers to
entry. It also allows remote - sometimes very remote - teams to
edit, enrich and publish content at record speed. Although very
new, the demand for the product has been high and it has already
been successfully deployed in productions in the UK, and as far
afield as Los Angeles and remote
islands in the
Philippines."
Forbidden Technologies will be demonstrating Blackbird at IBC
2018 (Hall 1, C27) from 14th -18th September. For more
information visit: www.blackbird.video/ibc
About Forbidden Technologies plc
Forbidden Technologies plc (AIM: FBT, www.forbidden.co.uk )
floated in February 2000. Forbidden
develops, markets and licenses a powerful cloud video platform
using our patented Blackbird technology. The technology underpins
multiple applications which are used by rights holders,
broadcasters, sports and news video specialists, post-production
houses, other mass market digital video channels, and
corporations.
The Blackbird technology allows full visibility on
multi-location digital content, improves time to market for live
content such as video clips and highlights for social media
distribution which results in improved monetisation of video
content.
To find out more about Blackbird Forte and Blackbird Ascent
contact commercial@blackbird.video or visit www.blackbird.video
Blackbird® is a registered trademark of Forbidden Technologies
plc
Mac® and Apple® are registered trademarks of Apple Inc
Linux® is a trademark of Linus Torvalds
SOURCE Forbidden Technologies plc