Do we need to write code to build workflows?

No. FLOW Automation is rules-based and configurable, so teams can build and adjust workflows without scripting. For advanced needs, the open API lets you integrate with external systems.

Can automation connect to our other systems?

Yes. EditShare's open API connects FLOW to scheduling, newsroom, MAM, and IT systems, so automation can span your entire pipeline, not just EditShare.

How does automation help distributed teams?

Site-to-site sync and cloud transfer move media and metadata between locations automatically on triggers or schedules, so remote and multi-site teams always have what they need without manual copying.

Will automation reduce errors?

Yes. Because every job follows the same defined steps, automation removes the manual, repetitive tasks where mistakes and delays creep in, keeping delivery consistent and on time.

Automate Workflows

Let the busywork run itself.

FLOW automates repetitive tasks across ingest, transcoding, metadata, file movement, QC, archive and delivery, so teams spend less time on manual processing and more time on creativity.

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The Challenge

Manual steps don't scale.

Ingesting, transcoding, tagging, delivering, by hand.

Manual steps don’t scale

Repetitive technical tasks can become a bottleneck as media volumes and workloads grow.

Repetitive tasks invite errors

Manual file movement, processing and hand-offs can lead to mistakes when teams are working to tight deadlines.

Deliverables slow everything down

Preparing media in the right format and getting it to the right destination can slow workflows down.

How It Works

Automate the work around your media.

Build workflows that respond to schedules, metadata changes, system events or new content arriving in a watchfolder. FLOW can then run the required media tasks automatically in the background.

FLOW Automation design view: a watch folder feeding transcode, scan, audio transcription, MediaSilo upload and archive steps

Automate processing. Trigger tasks such as file movement, transcoding, proxy generation and scanning automatically as media moves through the workflow.

Enrich with metadata and AI. Apply metadata and use FLOW AI analysis within automated workflows to make content easier to find and use.

FLOW Automation design view routing media through a BATON QC step to pass and fail projects

Orchestrate hand-offs and delivery. Build QC, transcoding and delivery into the workflow, including integrations with supported QC systems and delivery to EFS, cloud storage or other destinations.

Move media where it needs to go. Automate file movement between folders, storage tiers and locations, reducing repetitive copying and hand-offs.

What You Get

Automation built for media operations.

Visual workflow design

Create simple or complex workflow templates graphically using triggers, inputs, tasks and filters. No scripting required for standard workflow creation.

Flexible triggers

Start workflows on a schedule, when metadata changes, when system events occur, when new content appears in a watchfolder, or manually when required.

Pre-built media tasks

Combine transcoding, scanning, file movement, QC, metadata export, project management, archive and delivery into repeatable workflows.

Job monitoring and prioritization

See scheduled, active, running and completed automation jobs, identify failures and adjust priorities when production demands change.

Scalable processing

Add FLOW Production Nodes as workloads grow to increase processing capacity for intensive tasks such as transcoding, QC and file movement.

Open integration

Use APIs and supported integrations to connect FLOW automation into wider production and business workflows.

Products

Connect automation across your workflow.

Media management

FLOW

Build and run automated media workflows, from ingest and processing to QC, archive and delivery.

Shared storage

Ultimate EFS

Automate media movement across production and nearline storage and manage files within EFS Media Spaces.

Integrations

Technology Partners

Connect FLOW with QC systems, archive platforms and other production or business tools.

Cloud & hybrid

FLEX

Extend your workflow to the cloud for remote editing, disaster recovery, and archive overflow, without re‑architecting.

Customer story

We had it up and running really quickly. Now, every time a job is booked in Farmers Wife, the media space is built, the team is connected, and everything is ready to go.

Jamie Lawrence

Head of Technical Operations, Films at 59

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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FLOW automates ingest, proxy and transcode creation, metadata generation and AI tagging, watermarking, delivery and export, and site-to-site synchronization. Workflows can trigger on ingest, status changes, or schedules.