The compositor can immediately edit a session with the proxy files while waiting for physical media to arrive. The contacts database maintains information on clients, agencies and other facilities. The database is served up as a Web browser, so contact information can be located with a single click. Via the video server, an automated proxy generator can show any video ever played in the facility. Frame-accurate proxies mirror the master copy and can be viewed on any desktop within the network.
Artists can shuttle through the footage at variable speeds, even frame by frame.
Users can also use the proxies to generate an EDL without going into the edit bay. A clip can be securely marked as viewable for a contact in the database and then streamed remotely. Background demons for Maya , Chalice , Shake and 5D Cyborg create these proxies as they are being worked on. This is a solution for communication within a truly digital studio. Artists can now manage their shots by browsing clips rather than file systems, with CakeS working in the background to manage all the metadata.