Clesh
Encyclopedia
Clesh is a cloud-based
video editing
platform designed for the consumers, prosumers
, and online
communities to integrate user generated content. The core technology is based on FORscene
which is geared towards professionals working for example in broadcasting
, news media
, post production
.
Video, audio, and graphical content is uploaded to Clesh via a standard web browser, a mobile device such as a phone
/ tablet
, or desktop
software for DV
capture over Firewire. The hosted material can then be reviewed, searched, edited, and published online
by anyone with a standard web browser or compatible mobile device.
Clesh supports storyboard shot selection, frame-accurate editing, transitions and various other functions such as; pan, zoom, colour and light correction, and audio levels. Content can be published in formats for example; Podcast
, Mpeg2, HTML5 video
or in a proprietary Java format.
Cloud-based
software provides greater scope for sharing information and collaborating compared to LAN
or desktop
based systems. Users of Cloud-based
software rely on the cloud's owner for adequate security, performance and resilience
.
Clesh does not assert any rights over uploaded content in contrast to other platforms (such as YouTube
). All rights to any content uploaded to Clesh remain with the Author.
. An array of servers on the internet backbone
provide the cloud computing
platform to host Clesh. As a white-label solution Clesh would be branded and hosted per the client requirement.
access Clesh with a rich user interface on clients such as standard Java-enabled Web Browsers
and / or Android enabled mobile devices such as tablets
.
Cloud computing
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility over a network ....
video editing
Video editing
The term video editing can refer to:* Linear video editing, using video tape* Non-linear editing system , using computers with video editing software* Offline editing* Online editing...
platform designed for the consumers, prosumers
Prosumer
Prosumer is a portmanteau formed by contracting either the word professional or less often, producer with the word consumer. For example, a prosumer grade digital camera is a "cross" between consumer grade and professional grade...
, and online
ONLINE
ONLINE is a magazine for information systems first published in 1977. The publisher Online, Inc. was founded the year before. In May 2002, Information Today, Inc. acquired the assets of Online Inc....
communities to integrate user generated content. The core technology is based on FORscene
FORscene
FORscene is an integrated internet video platform, video editing software, covering non linear editing and publishing for broadcast, web and mobile....
which is geared towards professionals working for example in broadcasting
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
, news media
News media
The news media are those elements of the mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public or a target public.These include print media , broadcast news , and more recently the Internet .-Etymology:A medium is a carrier of something...
, post production
Post-production
Post-production is part of filmmaking and the video production process. It occurs in the making of motion pictures, television programs, radio programs, advertising, audio recordings, photography, and digital art...
.
Video, audio, and graphical content is uploaded to Clesh via a standard web browser, a mobile device such as a phone
Nokia N900
The Nokia N900 is a smartphone made by Nokia. It supersedes the Nokia N810. Its default operating system, Maemo 5, is a Linux-based OS originally developed for the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet. It is the first Nokia device based upon the Texas Instruments OMAP3 microprocessor with the ARM Cortex-A8...
/ tablet
Samsung Galaxy Tab
The Samsung Galaxy Tab is an Android-based tablet computer produced by Samsung introduced on 2 September 2010 at the IFA in Berlin.The Galaxy Tab has a TFT-LCD touchscreen, Wi-Fi capability, a 1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 Samsung Exynos 3110 processor, the Swype input system, a 3.2 MP rear-facing...
, or desktop
Desktop computer
A desktop computer is a personal computer in a form intended for regular use at a single location, as opposed to a mobile laptop or portable computer. Early desktop computers are designed to lay flat on the desk, while modern towers stand upright...
software for DV
DV
DV is a format for the digital recording and playing back of digital video. The DV codec was launched in 1995 with joint efforts of leading producers of video camcorders....
capture over Firewire. The hosted material can then be reviewed, searched, edited, and published online
ONLINE
ONLINE is a magazine for information systems first published in 1977. The publisher Online, Inc. was founded the year before. In May 2002, Information Today, Inc. acquired the assets of Online Inc....
by anyone with a standard web browser or compatible mobile device.
Clesh supports storyboard shot selection, frame-accurate editing, transitions and various other functions such as; pan, zoom, colour and light correction, and audio levels. Content can be published in formats for example; Podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
, Mpeg2, HTML5 video
HTML5 video
HTML5 video is an element introduced in the HTML5 draft specification for the purpose of playing videos or movies, partially replacing the object element...
or in a proprietary Java format.
Cloud-based
Cloud computing
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility over a network ....
software provides greater scope for sharing information and collaborating compared to LAN
Local area network
A local area network is a computer network that interconnects computers in a limited area such as a home, school, computer laboratory, or office building...
or desktop
Desktop computer
A desktop computer is a personal computer in a form intended for regular use at a single location, as opposed to a mobile laptop or portable computer. Early desktop computers are designed to lay flat on the desk, while modern towers stand upright...
based systems. Users of Cloud-based
Cloud computing
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility over a network ....
software rely on the cloud's owner for adequate security, performance and resilience
Cloud-based networking
Cloud-based networking solutions are beginning to come to market that promise to deliver the same cost, efficiency, and scalability benefits to the networking sphere as software as a service has to enterprise applications. Multi-tenant architecture based SaaS applications like SalesforceTM changed...
.
Clesh does not assert any rights over uploaded content in contrast to other platforms (such as YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
). All rights to any content uploaded to Clesh remain with the Author.
Features
Some of the services available to Clesh users:- Access via Java enabled desktops or Android smartphonesSmartphoneA smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
or tabletsTablet computerA tablet computer, or simply tablet, is a complete mobile computer, larger than a mobile phone or personal digital assistant, integrated into a flat touch screen and primarily operated by touching the screen... - Real-time video rendering including effects and transitions
- Multiple audio tracks
- Secured log-on
- Frame accurate timeline for fine cut editing
- Logging / meta-data annotation assigns text to portions of video (usable by Clesh and web search enginesWeb search engineA web search engine is designed to search for information on the World Wide Web and FTP servers. The search results are generally presented in a list of results often referred to as SERPS, or "search engine results pages". The information may consist of web pages, images, information and other...
) - Storyboard assembles rough cuts using drag-and-drop
- Import, host, organise and search for media (DV tape and various video, audio, and still image formats)
- Publish content to in formats such as podcastMPEG-4MPEG-4 is a method of defining compression of audio and visual digital data. It was introduced in late 1998 and designated a standard for a group of audio and video coding formats and related technology agreed upon by the ISO/IEC Moving Picture Experts Group under the formal standard ISO/IEC...
, MPEG-2MPEG-2MPEG-2 is a standard for "the generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information". It describes a combination of lossy video compression and lossy audio data compression methods which permit storage and transmission of movies using currently available storage media and transmission...
, web (Java AppletJava appletA Java applet is an applet delivered to users in the form of Java bytecode. Java applets can run in a Web browser using a Java Virtual Machine , or in Sun's AppletViewer, a stand-alone tool for testing applets...
), FlashAdobe FlashAdobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...
, OggOggOgg is a free, open container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. The creators of the Ogg format state that it is unrestricted by software patents and is designed to provide for efficient streaming and manipulation of high quality digital multimedia.The Ogg container format can multiplex...
, HTML5HTML5 videoHTML5 video is an element introduced in the HTML5 draft specification for the purpose of playing videos or movies, partially replacing the object element...
and JPEGJPEGIn computing, JPEG . The degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image quality. JPEG typically achieves 10:1 compression with little perceptible loss in image quality.... - Chatrooms to talk to other Clesh users
- Showreel (a gallery for publishing material visible to internet users)
- Moderation for approval of material prior to distribution downstream
- Re-branding and integration support for white-label deployment
Technology
Clesh is based on the same technology as FORsceneFORscene
FORscene is an integrated internet video platform, video editing software, covering non linear editing and publishing for broadcast, web and mobile....
. An array of servers on the internet backbone
Internet backbone
The Internet backbone refers to the principal data routes between large, strategically interconnected networks and core routers in the Internet...
provide the cloud computing
Cloud computing
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility over a network ....
platform to host Clesh. As a white-label solution Clesh would be branded and hosted per the client requirement.
User Interface
End-usersEnd-user
Economics and commerce define an end user as the person who uses a product. The end user or consumer may differ from the person who purchases the product...
access Clesh with a rich user interface on clients such as standard Java-enabled Web Browsers
Web browser
A web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier and may be a web page, image, video, or other piece of content...
and / or Android enabled mobile devices such as tablets
Samsung Galaxy Tab
The Samsung Galaxy Tab is an Android-based tablet computer produced by Samsung introduced on 2 September 2010 at the IFA in Berlin.The Galaxy Tab has a TFT-LCD touchscreen, Wi-Fi capability, a 1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 Samsung Exynos 3110 processor, the Swype input system, a 3.2 MP rear-facing...
.
History
Clesh was launched January 2006 and subject to several upgrades during the year to extend functionality including; storyboard, podcasting, moderation, chat and a showreel. During 2007 consumers are offered Clesh via a subscription model. Upgrades include Web Start and graphics upload. Mr Paparazzi selects Clesh as the platform to host its video offering and TrueTube does the same in 2008 by choosing to use Clesh to manage its video portal. Several further upgrades are applied and include; better audio quality, image enhancement controls, transitions, fades, titles, and additional publishing options such as JPEG. In 2010 a version of Clesh is demonstrated on an Android OS tablet device (Samsung Galaxy S Tab), and several upgrades are applied including; HTML5 publishing, pan, zoom, and overlays.External links
- Walkthrough of adding video to websites (one section dedicated to Clesh)
- Technical overview of clesh (leaflet from San Jose conference Spring 2007)
- Review of Clesh (in Polish)
- New Clesh site at ISP (helps put in context the consumer focus of Clesh, as opposed to FORScene for PROs)
- Sets out what is at stake for Clesh within the industry
- Demonstrates the portability of Clesh (Clesh is one of five editing services listed for the Mac - inc iMovie)
- Commentary on the adoption of Clesh by ISP Tiscali (focus on the fact that editing is on a par with PRO systems)
- Discussion of the use of Clesh at Guelph University for teaching purposes
- Clesh is discussed at Net Conference in San Jose
- Comprehensive listing of video sharing sites including those with editing capability
- Video Editing Tools: An Introduction to Clesh
- Forbidden Technologies sets the scene for web video on the move
Known Clesh Installations
- http://video.truetube.co.uk/login
- http://clesh.com/
- http://www.mrpaparazzi.com/login.aspx?action=edit