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When someone needed a file, the question used to be: OK, do we use Dropbox? Do we use Hightail? And these days, the answer is always MASV.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_font=”Roboto||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_3_text_color=”#000000″ header_3_font_size=”18px” header_3_line_height=”1.5em” custom_padding=”||||true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Thomas Smith<\/strong> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color_gradient_start=”#072231″ background_color_gradient_end=”#031119″ background_color_gradient_direction=”351deg” custom_padding=”2%|15%|2%|15%|true|true” custom_padding_tablet=”|0%||0%|true|true” custom_padding_phone=”2%|0.1%|2%|0.1%|true|true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ 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coaching.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]\r\n Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_line_height=”1.8em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”2%|15%|2%|15%|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”4%|0%|4%|0%|true|true” custom_padding_phone=”6%|0%|6%|0%|true|true” border_color_top=”#e1e1e1″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”7b1bf5ad-cc2a-4448-981c-4963d88bd6e8″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_id=”customer” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”2514b1ee-af07-4bc3-a96b-c9aaa32f4a18″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n CGI Digital is a digital marketing agency<\/a> based in upstate New York that was originally founded as a design house for graphic banners for communities and municipalities. The company now prioritizes SEO, social media, video production, and other digital services for communities, municipalities, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). CGI Digital produces free community videos for these clients and sells advertising and sponsorships around them.<\/p>\n Senior Video Editor Thomas Smith got his start as a video editor at CNN in Atlanta, followed by a stint at ESPN in Connecticut. But when the New York state native and self-professed New York Giants fan saw an opening at CGI nearly 20 years ago, he jumped at the chance to return to his home state and help grow CGI\u2019s video offerings.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/massive.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cgi-digital-drone.jpg” alt=”drone operator” title_text=”cgi-digital-drone” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”80%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”100%” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” border_radii=”on|10px|10px|10px|10px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_line_height=”1.8em” header_3_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”7b1bf5ad-cc2a-4448-981c-4963d88bd6e8″ background_color=”#f5f5f5″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”3%|3%|3%|3%|true|true” border_radii=”on|8px|8px|8px|8px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/massive.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/creative-agency-industry.jpg” alt=”a female designer add a sticky note to a whiteboard” title_text=”creative-agency-industry” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”2514b1ee-af07-4bc3-a96b-c9aaa32f4a18″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_4_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Seamless large file sharing for project managers and their creative teams; easily exchange files between clients and contractors.<\/p>\n How MASV Supports Agencies ><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”2%|15%|2%|15%|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”4%|0%|4%|0%|true|true” custom_padding_phone=”6%|0%|6%|0%|true|true” border_width_top=”1px” border_color_top=”#e1e1e1″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”7b1bf5ad-cc2a-4448-981c-4963d88bd6e8″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_id=”challenge” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”2514b1ee-af07-4bc3-a96b-c9aaa32f4a18″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n CGI Digital discovered MASV after looking for file transfer solutions that integrate smoothly with Frame.io<\/a> and are easy to implement with remote workflows. Smith says the company\u2019s \u201cmissing piece\u201d was an easy way of getting footage into Frame and AWS S3 storage<\/a> for backups and archiving.<\/p>\n His search ended soon after finding MASV.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=”challenge” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”2514b1ee-af07-4bc3-a96b-c9aaa32f4a18″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I came across MASV it was almost too good to be true<\/strong>,\u201d he says. \u201cI know that sounds cliche, but MASV quickly became my secret sauce.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_line_height=”1.8em” header_3_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n CGI Digital works with hundreds, if not thousands, of freelance videographers across the country to produce hyperlocal community- or business-centric content.<\/p>\n But getting footage from all those freelancers into one central location using other file-sharing technologies proved extremely challenging<\/strong>\u2014especially during the pandemic.<\/p>\n \u201cOnce Covid hit it became a priority to work remotely,\u201d explains Smith. \u201cWe were using FTP to get our footage around, but it wasn\u2019t secure or efficient at all. We were getting hacked. Files would sometimes arrive corrupted, or were just flat-out missing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Smith needed a user-friendly solution he could use to onboard freelance and other remote videographers quickly and without a million technical questions.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_line_height=”1.8em” header_3_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Before using MASV, Smith\u2019s team received footage via HDD shipments<\/a>, FTP<\/a>, or Dropbox<\/a> and then manually uploaded those files to the company\u2019s on-premises servers\u2014a time-consuming task.<\/p>\n In CGI Digital\u2019s case it took so much time that the company was forced to ask videographers to compress all their footage<\/strong> before sending to receive it in a timely manner (not ideal when working with high-resolution video).<\/p>\n Even then, the company often had to wait hours or even days to receive and upload all the required footage for a particular project.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019d have one person working off of four or five computers just trying to upload footage as it came in,\u201d Smith says.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_line_height=”1.8em” header_3_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n This manual uploading process meant CGI Digital also faced a significant risk of content deletion by any employee with access to Frame.io or the company\u2019s S3 storage bucket.<\/p>\n \u201cIf I had an employee delete any of the footage in Frame.io, it was lost forever,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”7b1bf5ad-cc2a-4448-981c-4963d88bd6e8″ background_color=”#f5f5f5″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”3%|3%|3%|3%|true|true” border_radii=”on|8px|8px|8px|8px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/massive.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/driving-plates.png” alt=”Driving Plates” title_text=”driving-plates” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”2514b1ee-af07-4bc3-a96b-c9aaa32f4a18″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_4_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Why Driving Plates\u2014the top VFX plate provider for driving footage\u2014trusts MASV to share time-critical footage with their clients.<\/p>\n Read Driving Plates’ Story ><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”2%|15%|2%|15%|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”4%|0%|4%|0%|true|true” custom_padding_phone=”6%|0%|6%|0%|true|true” border_width_top=”1px” border_color_top=”#e1e1e1″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”7b1bf5ad-cc2a-4448-981c-4963d88bd6e8″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_id=”solution” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”2514b1ee-af07-4bc3-a96b-c9aaa32f4a18″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Smith says MASV has been super easy for himself and his team to set up and use.<\/p>\n \u201cI’m a video editor,\u201d he says, \u201cnot an IT specialist or a tech guy. And MASV was very simple for me to set up and use.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=”receive-files” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_line_height=”1.8em” header_3_text_color=”#000000″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n After adding Frame.io to the company\u2019s video production workflow, Smith says the \u201cmissing part\u201d to that workflow was a simple and secure way for videographers to share files with HQ.<\/p>\n And that\u2019s where he says MASV Portals<\/a>\u2014a web-based, universal file uploader that comes with enterprise-grade security and compliance features out of the box\u2014has made a huge impact.<\/p>\n \u201cI can now send one simple link to any freelancer, and they\u2019re able to drag-and-drop their files into the Portal,\u201d he explains. \u201cThey\u2019ve increased our efficiency and cut down on our editing time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Anyone can create an unlimited amount of MASV Portals for free and customize their branding and specific cloud integrations.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/massive.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Portal-upload.png” alt=”MASV Portal upload” title_text=”Portal-upload” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” max_width_last_edited=”off|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_id=”multi-cloud” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_line_height=”1.8em” header_3_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Smith says MASV\u2019s cloud integrations with storage providers like AWS combined with automated file transfer directly to cloud storage have been the keys\u2014combined with MASV Portals\u2014to making CGI Digital\u2019s video production offering scalable across the country.<\/p>\n Each of eight producers at CGI Digital now have their own MASV Portal they can use to send an upload link to a videographer in the field. Once content is uploaded to a Portal the data is automatically sent to two places<\/a>: The producer\u2019s specific project within Frame.io, and into the company\u2019s S3 bucket for backup and archive.<\/p>\n \u201cAnything our producers need, they just send one simple link to the videographer, and the content will go directly into the producer\u2019s project,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd now I’m the only one that has access to the S3 bucket, so it’s nice and secure.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/massive.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/how-to-upload-to-multiple-cloud-storage.jpg” alt=”Learn how to how to upload media and entertainment files to multiple cloud storage in this guide” title_text=”how-to-upload-to-multiple-cloud-storage” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”80%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”100%” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” border_radii=”on|10px|10px|10px|10px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_id=”performance” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_line_height=”1.8em” header_3_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n One of the first things that stuck out to Smith and his team was the raw speed of MASV compared to other file transfer solutions when sending large file packages of hundreds of GBs.<\/p>\n \u201cMASV is just stupid fast,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n When combined with the integrations and automations mentioned above, Smith says MASV has sped up CGI Digital\u2019s video workflows by orders of magnitude.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=”custom-forms” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_line_height=”1.8em” header_3_text_color=”#000000″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
Senior Video Editor, CGI Digital<\/p>\nChallenges:<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Who Is CGI Digital?<\/h2>\n
\ud83c\udfc6 CGI Digital Highlights:<\/h3>\n
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MASV for Advertising & Creative Agencies<\/h4>\n
The Challenge: Finding an Efficient \u2018Bridge\u2019 Between Freelancers and CGI Digital<\/h2>\n
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Challenge #1: Insecure FTP Technology<\/h3>\n
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Challenge #2: Forced Compression<\/h3>\n
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Challenge #3: Permissions and Administration<\/h3>\n
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Accelerating Files for Client Delivery<\/h4>\n
The Solution: A Fast File Transfer Tool With Intelligent Automation<\/h2>\n
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An easy, secure way to receive files<\/h3>\n
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Multi-cloud automation for smoother workflows<\/h3>\n
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Lightning-fast performance for critical file deliveries<\/h3>\n
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Custom forms for video metadata<\/h3>\n