Cubix software Appliance’s ensure maximum efficiency, for common workflow issues and focus on specific use cases - all using the same Cubix architecture.

Deployable on-premise or in the cloud with full access to the Cubix API as well as all our native API integrations and automation Harness’s.

Cubix Appliances Range

Since 2012, businesses around the globe have trusted Ortana to deliver fully integrated solutions that wrap around their needs, not the other way around!

Studio Appliance

The Cubix Studio MAM/PAM Production Suite Appliance is designed to provide PAM/MAM capability within a studio environment for agencies, corporate video teams, boutique production and post facilities, education and Houses of Worship.

Easily track, orchestrate and automate content/workflows based on common studio requirements.From capture & creation, augmentation, edit, review and approve, distribution and archive.

Key Features
Core MAM/PAM capability for managing a diverse range of asset types using on premise and/or cloud storage
Unlimited amount of content ingest - watch folder & SDI / ST-2110
Max 30 concurrent users to Cubix Technical Portal
Fully multi-tenanted - unlimited number of clients/projects/metadata schemas
Predefined Taskflows for the acquisition of source content - remote ingest, live capture (scheduled recordings & on demand) and support for a wide range of camera formats.
Predefined Taskflows for content metadata enrichment - metadata tagging, deep logging, transcription, translation and as well as AI indexing using all Ortana's supported AI engines.
Facial Recognition (trained and untrained), transcription and translation
Storage provisioning & management using Avid NEXIS, NEXIS Edge, SNS, Tuxera and EditShare
Review & Approve Workflows - using Review & Approve Portal
Unlimited use of Cubix Transcoder - unlimited nodes
 
Includes full integration with all supported public cloud storage providers (e.g. AWS S3, Wasabi, Storj, B2, Azure, etc.) for archive
Includes full integration with supported on premise HSMs (including XenData, StorageDNA & Archiware P5) for archive
Halo Portal for reviewing the content archive (proxy based), basket/bin creation, partial restore and triggering of restore & distribution workflows
Adobe Premiere panel for 'direct to bin' workflows - high resolution or proxy workflows supported
Use of both the CubixUDT file transfer acceleration harnesses as well as the Cubix Transfer Portal
Real Time Dashboards & Tracker to show status of workflows
Engineering Dashboards for monitoring and Slack/Email alerts via Cubix PRISM
Full access to the Cubix API
Social Media Publishing workflows - YouTube, Vimeo, X, Instagram & Facebook

AVID Ingest Appliance

Fully orchestrates the ingest of content into Avid Media Composer from camera/transport drive in a complete ‘lights out’ fashion.

Includes generation of offline media, all metadata required for AMA relinking, plus AAF/PMR’s. Includes content wrangling, full reporting & billing information, live dashboards and the transcoding technology (mixture of open source and AMT).

Can operate on existing Avid hardware estate and if required can drive, wrap around or replace Content Agent.

Key Features
Unlimited amount of content ingest / transcoding
Unlimited seats to Cubix Technical Portal
Fully multi-tenanted - unlimited number of clients / projects
Limited to 5 "ingest" workstations - these are Windows PCs that are used for transcoding and delivery to Avid storage (can be in different geographical locations)
Predefined Taskflows for orchestration of projects, rolls and content
Predefined Taskflows for content metadata enrichment - deep logging as well as AI indexing using all Ortana's supported AI engines.
Real Time Dashboards & Tracker to show status of projects
 
Integration with either Fabric, Farmerswife or CETA iCFM resource management tools to provide metrics and billing data back
Includes full integration with supported on premise HSMs (including XenData, StorageDNA & Archiware P5) for archive
Integration with ROOT6 Content Agent as an alternative / secondary method of transcoding / ingest
Adobe Premiere panel for 'direct to bin' workflows - high resolution or proxy workflows supported
Engineering Dashboards for monitoring and Slack/Email alerts via Cubix PRISM
Full access to the Cubix API

Transcode Appliance

Intelligent, orchestrated multi-node transcode solution designed to support transcoding, upscaling, packaging and distribution of content for a wide range of use cases. Uses asset metadata to inform transcode decisions.

Very wide support for both codecs and wrappers and includes up to 5 nodes. Priced to be a replacement for Vantage (Ortana Professional Services can include Vantage migration & use the same hardware).

Key Features
Unlimited amount of content transcoding
Unlimited seats to Cubix Technical Portal
Fully multi-tenanted - unlimited number of clients / projects
Unlimited Taskflows for Transcoding, Packaging and Delivery
Limited to 5 "transcode" nodes - Windows or Linux servers that are used for transcoding the content (can be in different geographical locations)
Real Time Dashboards & Tracker to show status of projects
 
Real Time Dashboards & Tracker to show status of transcodes
Reporting to provide metrics for billing on throughput
Support for SD / HD / UHD and 8K workflows, DPX / DCP / camerea formats such as RED & Arri
Engineering Dashboards for monitoring and Slack/Email alerts via Cubix PRISM
Full access to the Cubix API

AI Orchestrator Appliance

Providing the ability to securely orchestrate AI/ML cloud based services for ASR, Object Detection, Image Detection, Translation (and associated, Language Detection). The metadata from these services is stored against the asset or pushed via API into a target MAM.

Integrated with 21 AI/ML engines. Includes full API integration with: e.g. Amazon Rekognition, Azure, Google, rev.ai, OpenAI, Speechmatics, Sonix, XL8 etc or use our own Halo AI/ML services on a PAYG basis. Costs upon request.

Key Features
Predefined and custom Taskflows/Workflows for the orchestration of AI services including the ability to perform multiple passes on content based on output of each AI engine
Workflows/Taskflows can include content moderation, flagging and replacement/redaction of sensitive content
Fully multi-tenanted - unlimited number of clients / projects
Proxy generation using Cubix Transcode Engine
One Halo Portal included for content and metadata review and edit
Includes full API integration with all supported public cloud storage providers (e.g. Storj, AWS S3, Wasabi, B2, Azure, etc.)
Video Indexing for automated tagging, descriptions, facial recognition, transcription, translation and more
Index video, audio, images, and documents using cloud AI/ML engines, without needing to ship any video to cloud storage, or provide the AI/ML engine with direct access
 
Any on premise storage can be used including API integration with NAS, HSMs / LTO robots
Subtitle generation and conversion between over 80+ broadcast and web formats. e.g. STL, PAC, SRT, WebVTT etc.
Includes API integration to target MAM. e.g. Iconik, Dalet, SNS ShareBrowser, Ross etc.
Fast to set up using watch folder support for ingesting content
Real Time Dashboards & Tracker to show status of workflows
Reporting to provide metrics for billing on throughput
Engineering Dashboards for monitoring and Slack / Email alerts via Cubix PRISM
Full access to the Cubix API

Bulk Tape Ingest Appliance

Solution to digitise DigiBeta variant tapes through Sony Flexicart's in a highly orchestrated manner - includes all workflow management from the physical location where content is stored, to its final destination in a MAM / cloud storage location.

The Appliance also includes proxy generation, physical asset image capture, black detection, AQC automation and segmentation.

The licence supports up to 5 Flexicart's (each with up to 3 VTRs), and can use either Telestream Lightspeed, BlueFish 444, or Blackmagic DeckLink cards for capture.

Key Features
Unlimited amount of content ingest
Unlimited seats to Cubix Technical Portal
Fully multi-tenanted - unlimited number of clients / projects
Predefined Taskflows for content preparation, image scanning, ingest, proxy generation and fulfilment
Support for both robotic & standalone ingest using Telestream Lightspeed, Bluefish 444 and Blackmagic Design DeckLink capture cards
Includes full API integration with all supported public cloud storage providers (e.g. Storj, AWS S3, Wasabi, B2, Azure, etc.)
Real Time Dashboards & Tracker to show status of ingest
 
Webcam Image capture of paperwork, assets and labels - and native integration with Dymo printers for barcode generation / duplication
Ability to import either from flat file or via web service information regarding physical library
Includes integration with supported library management systems such as Fabric and FileMaker Pro
Reporting to provide metrics for billing on throughput
Engineering Dashboards for monitoring and Slack / Email alerts via Cubix PRISM
Full access to the Cubix API

LTO / HSM Migration Appliance

Solution to migrate content and metadata from a legacy HSM / LTO solution to a mix of new storage types in a highly orchestrated fashion. Includes proxy re-generation, waveform generation, technical metadata extraction – as well as support for AI services for content discovery (speech to text and label detection). Target storage can be a mixture of on premise and cloud.

The LTO Migration Appliance can easily manage complex business transformation projects across multiple locations thanks to its highly adaptable Orchestration engine, Taskflow. It can rationalise existing digital content, physical libraries and provide online, non-destructive migration of content from a wide range of source types and legacy HSM’s to multiple cloud storage solutions of your choice.

Ortana also understands that the MAM you are migrating to may not be the best at managing the migration itself, and is able to provide the LTO Migration Appliance on a short-term to medium basis via subscription.

AI/ML-based services for image detection and speech to text can seamlessly integrated to enhance the metadata and make content even more discoverable.

Key Features
Unlimited amount of content migration
Unlimited seats to Cubix Technical Portal
Fully multi-tenanted - unlimited number of clients / projects
Predefined Taskflows for metadata acquisition, content restore, proxy generation, waveform generation, indexing and archiving / fulfilment
API integration with any of the Cubix supported HSM / LTO solutions - including DIVArchive / DIVADirector, XenData, DAC ALTO and Spectralogic
Includes full API integration with all supported public cloud storage providers (e.g. Storj, AWS S3, Wasabi, B2, Azure, etc.)
Real Time Dashboards & Tracker to show status of migation
 
Proxy, Waveform & Thumbnail generation using Cubix Transcode Engine
Integration with any of the Cubix supported AI/ML based content discovery providers
Far more than a "lift and shift" - re-generate proxies, create new metadata through AI, target multiple storage locations and much more.
Reporting to provide metrics for billing on throughput
Engineering Dashboards for monitoring and Slack / Email alerts via Cubix PRISM
Full access to the Cubix API

Supported Deployment Configurations

On Premise
Hybrid
Cloud

Studio Appliance

AVID Ingest Appliance

Transcode Applaince

AI Orchestrator Appliance

Bulk Tape Ingest Appliance

LTO / HSM Migration Appliance