We have all have gone through the frustration of experiencing missing data during our video project documentation stage and we all know how that can really impede project success. This major problem can be caused by various factors such as not receiving necessary feedback from your client base, stakeholders, or even your production team! The old saying "don't keep all your eggs in one basket" certainly does NOT APPLY in the world of project management! So, with all that being said- Introducing: ScreenLight, a powerful all-in-one tool that not only manages your media files, but also and most importantly, creates a true project management highway-whereas you can have all your email feedback, secure your sensitive assets, access to your team, and streamline the review process in a sleek and easy way!
A basic video project management scenario when utilizing Streamline can be as simple as: Create your video project / Upload media. Note: Video is automatically transcoded, so that it will play back on any device! / Invite people to join the project. People will only see exactly what you explicitly give them access to. Note: You can control whether each person on a project can make comments, view other people's comments, upload files, or download assets / Reviewers add their feedback right on the timeline. People can reply to comments to discuss changes and get additional clarification about what needs to be done to move the project forward / Repeat the process until the video is complete. Brilliant!
The one main advantage to utilizing ScreenLight over most of the competition is the simplicity of the application! Digital Media Asset Management can become a tedious endeavor, and if your project 
team are not all on the same page it can become an absolute cluster of non-tagged video, making it a nightmare for everyone involved! What ScreenLight implements is the ease of use of consumer video tools like Vimeo, with the commenting and feedback functionality of SoundCloud. The design of this application gives your team the ability to use it on the desktop or on a wide variety of smartphones and tablets. The key here is that you can review media, anywhere and anytime and you don't have to download an application. Also, you can have as many projects, unlimited number of minutes of video each month (NOTE: storage space permitting), and you can organize your projects and videos that make sense your your workflow!
"ScreenLight is an advanced cloud-based video review and approval platform that ties together project media and feedback, saving clients and producers time, money, and headaches." says Chris Potter, co-founder of ScreenLight
The current client list that utilizes ScreenLight for their web-based video review and approval platform are: York University, Epitome Pictures, Canadian Cinema Editors, Salesforce.com, Biscardi Creative, and Second City. The ScreenLight Story is a simple one: "We couldn't find a video review solution that met our needs, so we built one." Richard Keating, Chris Potter and Marc Tremblay set out to address problems that Richard, a professional Editor and Post-Production Supervisor, was having reviewing videos with his clients. Sending out DVD screeners was expensive and time consuming, while uploading files to an FTP server presented a management headache. Neither way made it easy to keep project participants in the loop and harness feedback from multiple email messages, phone conversations and meetings. The result is ScreenLight, an online service that provides production companies, editors and agencies with a fast and secure way to share videos with clients, collect their feedback, and get videos approved. Check them out at: http://www.screenlight.tv/
ScreenLight is certainly a highly recommended application to manage your video project! They offer both Month-to-Month or Annual Billing at reasonable costs. Also, you can try the service out for 30 days FREE! Go to: http://www.screenlight.tv/signup.html
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