Cloud Video Editing and Publishing – Ian McDonough, CEO, Blackbird

This week, we release the first in a series of interviews on the topic of remote collaboration. OWC Radio host, Cirina Catania talks with CEO, Ian McDonough, of Blackbird about their well-established track record in this arena. Although the latest tech talk is heavy on the subject of "new" innovations on the remote collaboration front, Blackbird, one of the world's fastest and most powerful cloud editing systems has been working quietly in the background providing browser-based editing for a host of incredibly prestigious clients for quiet a few years. Companies utilizing their services include, Tata Communications, A&E Networks, aws (Amazon Web Services), the U.S. Department of State, Google Cloud, IMG, NRL, Microsoft Azure, Eleven Sports, LiveXLive, IMG, TN Town News, deltatre, Object Matrix, Riot Games, numerous live sports teams and eSports leaders such as GFinity. According to executives at the company, Blackbird, is, "the only professional video editor in a browser. Edit remotely, be first to market, scale effortlessly and flexibly, ensure content quality and drive massive efficiencies across your organization." And the added benefit of all this innovation at Blackbird is an ultra-green solution supporting the sustainability goals of the media production industry. OWC prides itself on being one of the greenest companies on the planet, so we are in good company! For more information about our amazing sponsor, Other World Computing, go to MacSales.com or OWCDigital.com, where you’ll find hardware and software solutions and tutorial videos that will get you up and running in no time. For more about our host, filmmaker, tech maven and co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival, Cirina Catania, visit cirinacatania.com. If you enjoy our podcast, please subscribe and tell all your friends about us! We love our listeners. And, if you have ideas for segments, write to [email protected]. Cirina is always up for new ideas! In This Episode * 00:09 - Cirina introduces Ian McDonough, the CEO of the UK-based Blackbird. Blackbird is one of the world's fastest and most powerful cloud editing systems.* 01:47 - Ian talks about how the company got started and how he got involved with it. He also explains how Blackbird works and its interface.* 10:16 - Ian shares the partnerships that Blackbird has with Tata Communications and Editshare.* 16:34 - Ian explains how people can access Blackbird.* 20:20 - Ian reminisces about his journey in the tech world.* 23:49 - Cirina and Ian encourage listeners to check out Blackbird's website for more information and email Blackbird at [email protected] if they are interested in more. Jump to Links and Resources Transcript There's been a lot of talks lately about remote collaboration, especially since fieldwork for media creators has become more challenging, if not, almost impossible. Most of us are working remotely.