CatDV
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 CatDV | |
| Developer(s) | Square Box Systems Ltd. |
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| Stable release | Version 14
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| Operating system | Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
CatDV is a media asset manager program for handling multimedia production workflows developed by Square Box Systems. Quantum Corporation acquired Square Box Systems in 2020.[1]
Versions
[edit]The full family of CatDV Products is as follows:
CatDV Standalone Products
- CatDV Professional Edition
- CatDV Pegasus
CatDV Networked Products
- CatDV Essential - entry level server product
- CatDV Enterprise Server - for MySQL databases and most common server platforms including Linux, Windows and Mac OS X
- CatDV Pegasus Server - adds features such as high performance full-text indexing, access control lists, and more
- CatDV Worker Node - automated workflow and transcoding engine
- CatDV Web Client - provides access to the CatDV database via a web browser. There is no need to install special software on the desktop, making it easy to deploy to a large number of users.
- CatDV Professional Edition & Pegasus Clients - designed to support the multi-user capabilities of the CatDV Enterprise and Workgroup Servers from the desktop
Using plugins and scripting, which often require additional professional services support to set up, complex integrations with a wide variety of third party systems (including archive, cloud storage, and artificial intelligence) are possible.
Awards
[edit]CatDV won two awards in 2010, a blue ribbon from Creative COW Magazine[2] and a "Best of Show Vidy Award" from Videography.[3]
In April 2012 Square Box won a Queen's Award for Enterprise for CatDV.
References
[edit]- ^ Mellor, Chris (2020-12-15). "Quantum gains media asset management chops with tuck-in acquisition". Blocks and Files. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- ^ "Winners of the Creative COW Magazine Blue Ribbon" (Press release). Creative Cow Magazine. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
- ^ "Videography Announces 2010 NAB Best of Show Vidy Award Winners" (Press release). Videography.com. 2010-04-27. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2010-12-16.