Ci Media Cloud, a cloud-based media management and collaboration solution from Sony that allows users to capture, backup, review, transform, and run streamlined post-production workflows, has updated its offerings to include a plan optimized for small and medium businesses and added functionality including Ci Transfer, a new desktop file transfer app, and enhanced support for Dolby Atmos audio files.
“We’re continually evolving our Ci platform to better address users’ needs and become an even more intrinsic part of their daily workflow,” said David Rosen, vice president of cloud applications and services, Sony Electronics. “With the addition of a plan created to address the requirements and budget of small and medium businesses, a rich new desktop app experience, and Dolby Atmos audio for immersive, authentic sound, we’re making Ci even more accessible, easy to use, and powerful for creatives and organizations in every facet of the industry.”
Ci just launched a new Business Plan as an addition to the Free, Pro, and Team online plans, which complements the custom Enterprise and Enterprise+ offerings. Optimized for independent creators or organizations with multiple teams, this online subscription option is a step up from Ci’s more introductory Team subscription.
Featuring some of Ci’s enterprise-tier plans more advanced capabilities including custom branding and usage analytics, this new tier provides valuable benefits, a reasonable price, and simplified on-boarding.
Video and audio files with Dolby Atmos can now be uploaded and playable in Ci’s player experience. The integration with Dolby.io enables support for audio definition model broadcast wave format Atmos audio and users can select to listen to and download a binaural or stereo audio proxies directly in Ci.
Users can also visually see loudness unit full scale and true peak levels in Ci’s built-in media analysis tool. Creative and quality assurance teams can listen to and work with immersive content, as it was intended to be heard.
Details about the new plans can be found on the Sony Ci Media Cloud website https://www.cimediacloud.com/.