Partners to Create Online Production Portals For the Film and Television
Industries
LONDON and LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Alfresco Software,
Inc., the leader in open source enterprise content management (ECM), today
announced that Film Solutions LLC, a pioneer in environmentally-friendly
film and television production tools, has selected Alfresco document
management solution as the platform for its recently released PhotoKill
Online(TM) photo approval system.
PhotoKill Online is the first-of-its-kind Web-based photo approval
system that provides a complete solution to one of the most arduous tasks
facing film and television production -- the talent photo approval, or
photokill, process. By contract, many film and television stars have first
right of refusal to a certain percentage of photos taken for marketing and
publicity purposes. The traditional photokill process involves manual
sorting, printing, packaging and delivering 15,000 to 25,000 photos to
actors who may have already moved on to other projects.
PhotoKill Online is specifically designed to satisfy the contractual
rights of talent while providing unprecedented photo management tools for
film and television producers and production companies. By shifting the
photo approval process to the Internet, PhotoKill Online provides instant
and secure access to a production's entire photo library, virtually
eliminating geographic and delivery constraints. Already, some of the major
studios and independent production houses are using PhotoKill Online.
Kevin Matossian, founder of Films Solutions and producer of Hollywood
films -- such as the recently released September Dawn starring Jon Voight
-- was looking for solutions to production problems that he had experienced
firsthand.
"For PhotoKill Online, we needed a platform that would provide secure
worldwide access, automated photo sorting and tagging, and multiple search
capabilities. Overall scalability was a concern, and we liked that Alfresco
is open source," said Matossian. "None of the other solutions we evaluated
even came close in terms of value to price. Alfresco will become an
integral partner as we intend to use Alfresco as the basis for many of our
upcoming products as well."
In addition to PhotoKill, Film Solutions is planning a suite of
Internet film and television production management tools to automate
various production tasks that are now manual and paper-based. The company
wants to create a true "production portal," which will bring all the
elements of entertainment production online and give every appropriate
person access, as well as save time and cost.
Alfresco has seen major adoption of its open source ECM system
throughout the world. The company now has more than 300 customers,
including the American Stock Exchange, Boise Cascade, Christian Science
Monitor, Informa and the Nebraska State Legislature. The community version
of Alfresco's open source ECM has been downloaded 700,000 times.
About Alfresco Software, Inc.
Alfresco Software, Inc. is the first and leading open source
alternative for enterprise content management. It is the first company to
bring the power of open source to the enterprise content management market,
enabling unprecedented scale and a much lower total cost of ownership than
proprietary systems. Founded by a team of content management veterans that
includes the co-founder of Documentum, John Newton, and former COO of
Business Objects, John Powell, Alfresco is based in London. For more
information, go to http://www.alfresco.com
About Film Solutions, LLC
Film Solutions is a technology service provider for film and television
studios, producers and other industry professionals. Founded by creative
entrepreneurs, the company's goal is to provide eco-conscious productivity
and workflow solutions through elimination of labor intensive, time
consuming and costly methods. By establishing a custom tailored online
production management and collaboration platform, Film Solutions LLC is
shifting culture in the production business. For more information, go to
http://www.filmsolutions.com
Media Contacts:
Film Solutions LLC
Martin Marquet
310-927-5789
martin.marquet@imac.com
Alfresco Software, Inc.
Patricia Colby, Page One PR
415-875-7494
patricia@pageonepr.com
SOURCE Alfresco Software, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.alfresco.com
http://www.filmsolutions.com
CONTACT:
Martin Marquet of Film Solutions LLC,
+1-310-927-5789, martin.marquet@imac.com; or Patricia Colby of
Page One PR, +1-415-875-7494, patricia@pageonepr.com, for
Alfresco Software, Inc.
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