Behind-the-scenes content isn’t exactly a new concept – TV shows and films having been doing it for years. Its been used as extra video content on DVD releases, promising fans “never before seen footage” and “deleted scenes you won’t get elsewhere”. However, the rise of social media means that fans can have even more access to behind-the-scenes video of their favourite stars and shows.

Manage and boost your brand

Yet, if you’re managing a brand or personality, you will want to be able to curate the video content that is published to the world. It might seem authentic, but in reality you need to ensure that your marketing team is presenting the right image with their social media distribution. Forscene is a video content management platform which allows you to easily and securely upload your content into a cloud-based editor, from which you can distribute directly to social media channels. All your video content is stored in the cloud, so you can access it at any time from any device on multiple accounts.

Share and edit live from the action

It doesn’t just stop there. You can even shoot and upload video content from your phone directly to the Forscene cloud while you’re on the go.  It’s all designed to run on low bandwidth WiFi and 3G connections, so it’s fast and easy. As your videos always keep their original resolution, you can effectively source HD content from anywhere in the world in a matter of minutes! Forscene also has additional apps to allow you to share live streaming with your fans. Adopting these tools into your workflow can create a more intimate relationship with your audience and boost your fanbase.

If you want to be able to share that winning behind-the-scenes content on your social media, get in touch for a free demo of Forscene today.

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“Forscene was originally developed and introduced to the local market as a logging and sync-pull solution, but the software is now capable of so much more,” said Jason Cowan, business development director at Forbidden. “We can’t wait to re-introduce Forscene at BVE 2016 – and to help clients realise the potential that this software has to fundamentally change the way they approach post production.”

New Forscene features

New Forscene features aimed at improving the cutting experience for both edit-producers and editors will be released to existing clients on the 8^th of February 2016 and demonstrated at BVE.  These include:

• The ability to import, display and edit track-names directly on the timeline, and export them as part of an AAF
• Optional clip-name display on the timeline
• The introduction of a solo button which enables one-click, single-track monitoring
• Multiple improvements to sequence logging, including the ability to log and store sequence logging information separately from the source
• Improved support for sharing published clips in the chat window
• Support for HLS as a streaming format with media arriving as growing files

Workflow recipes for success

Forscene’s expanded stand will also include a workflow lounge where leading industry experts will be available to share and discuss their recipes for success on using the UK’s leading cloud-based post-production platform to create more efficient, more creative workflows.

Finally, Forscene will host a cloud editing masterclass at the BVE Post Production Theatre on Tuesday the 23^rd of February from 16:20 to 17:00.  The session will focus on practical ways to  make the most of cloud-based remote editing systems and will include advice from leading post-production teams.

Forscene will be exhibiting at BVE 2016 on stand M30.

email info@forscene.com to find out more or to book a demo at BVE.

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Princess Productions Tests New Release

Many of the new features were requested by longtime Forscene client Princess Productions, who was integrally involved in the development and testing process.

“We’ve been using Forscene for the past five years to save time and money in edit — particularly on factual entertainment series and high-shoot-ratio productions,” said Paul Jones, head of post-production for Princess Productions, part of the Endemol Shine Group. “The new features are currently being put to the test on series 3 of Channel 4’s ‘The Island with Bear Grylls’ in a workflow that sees complex multivideo and audio track sequences move from Avid to Forscene and back again, which would not have been possible before this release. Working with the Forscene product development team has delivered a solution that allows our teams in Panama and London to collaborate on edits the day after the footage is shot.”

Importing AAF Files into Forscene

The ability to import Avid AAF files — and autoconform timelines based on this data — is one of the release’s much-anticipated features. Long-form broadcast clients often log and create rough cuts in Forscene and then move to Avid to complete their edits. This new feature means that clients can now move seamlessly between Avid and Forscene at any point during the offline edit.

In one scenario, clients can use the feature to make Avid sequences available for review by parties in different locations. Rather than exporting a QuickTime^® clip from Avid and then importing it into Forscene, clients can now make the actual Avid timeline available in Forscene.

In another example, the feature allows production and post teams to collaborate on cuts. Once an editor has refined a sequence created in Forscene, he or she can recreate the Avid timeline in Forscene for the production team to continue working on it.

Other New Features Included in the Release

Other noteworthy additions to Forscene’s feature list include:

• Support for up to 12 active video tracks and 24 audio tracks on the timeline
• The unique ability to concurrently see all video tracks in a sequence during playback — and to easily toggle between this multidisplay grid view and the usual top-down view of video layers
• The option to publish audio-only clips in a variety of formats
• Faster publishing for video content with added graphics and overlays

The Benefits of this Release

“Forscene is all about creating efficiencies. Our reality production clients — like Princess Productions in the U.K. and Leftfield in the U.S. — rely on our platform to make workflows simple,” said Jason Cowan, business development director at Forbidden. “The new features we’re releasing today are designed to make it easier than ever for any production or post team to log and edit collaboratively from anywhere in the world.”

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