Forbidden Technologies Announces 2 leading UK companies to integrate the Blackbird Platform

Posted: 10/04/2018

April 10th, 2018, London – Forbidden Technologies, is pleased to announce 2 new Blackbird platform customers are using Blackbird’s mobile upload service and Mac Edge technology.

A leading UK production company has now integrated the Blackbird Upload App running on IOS devices as a major part of their production workflow. User-generated content is a significant part of television production giving more content and point of views for editing. In this workflow, users are shooting over several weeks. The Blackbird Upload App allows production to create a simple ‘smartphone to cloud edit platform’ using Blackbird Forte without the need for time-consuming and complicated exporting, backing up, and transcoding media into a unified format for editing. The full HD content will be uploaded to the Blackbird cloud where the Blackbird codec is generated from the content.  Editors will curate and select content shot by 30 members of the public.Selects will be exported as a DNxHD format from Blackbird publish and integrated in post-production.

Middlechild, a leading U.K. production company is currently using the new Blackbird Mac Edge technology on their series Wildlife Rescuers with the requirement to transcode and upload proxy video based on the high bit-rate content from numerous remote locations. The speed efficiency of the Mac Edge transcode accompanied by the light network requirements of the Blackbird codec solves the challenge of possibilities of low network speeds which are often the reality during remote shoots. The Blackbird Mac Edge technology is utilised on location as a standard part of the DIT file-based workflow. The result is immediate accessibility of the content from anywhere in the world.

Middlechild’s Series Producer Tim Dalby who is working with Blackbird says, the platform has been invaluable. “It gets the edit closer to the story, so geographical distance no longer creates a delay while you wait for rushes to be physically delivered back to the edit suite.Every day I can see footage shot in remote parts of England automatically transcoded on location into Blackbird proxies with minimal delay.”

Forbidden CEO Ian McDonough says, “We’re delighted to announce these deals as they showcase two new exciting innovations. The successful deployment of  The Blackbird Edge and the mobile upload extends the reach of the Blackbird platform increasing our addressable market significantly.”

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, and results in much more effective monetisation.

To find out more about Blackbird Forte and Blackbird Ascent contact commercial@blackbird.video or visit www.blackbird.video

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