Ci Media Cloud

4.6 (25)
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Your digital media workflows - all in the cloud.

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Value for Money
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Ease of Use
4.4/5
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Luis
Luis
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  • Industry: Broadcast Media
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Safe, reliable and large enough to whatever your needs

Reviewed on 2023/03/07

A very quick and secure way to upload contents, making them available to start working with. also,...

A very quick and secure way to upload contents, making them available to start working with. also, the option to share in-progress or finished contents with customers.

Pros

How easy it is to share contents and, at the same time, control any others users/customers access options. Also the chance of adjust sizing storage along time according to your needs.

Cons

Due to access restrictions from some external networks, access may require some specific configurations.

Response from Sony Media Cloud Services

Hi Luis,

Thanks so much for your detailed and helpful review of Ci! Your feedback is valuable to us and for those searching for similar solutions.

Thank you for your support,
The Ci Team

Summer
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Good experience overall, but needs more work regarding sharing and mediaboxes

Reviewed on 2024/12/12

It was a good experience nonetheless, but I think there are things that can be improved

It was a good experience nonetheless, but I think there are things that can be improved

Pros

I like the interface, and the technology behind sending files from my Sony FX6 to Sony Ci.

Cons

The least thing I liked about Ci Media Cloud was sharing capabilities with individuals, team members, etc. The pricing as well revolving how much it cost to have that capability.

Michael
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  • Industry: Entertainment
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

Proxies need attention

Reviewed on 2024/12/13

Overall, it has been fine. It gets the job done.

Overall, it has been fine. It gets the job done.

Pros

There is a lot of content for our program to download.

Cons

We really need it to be easier to generate proxies. Our producers have a VERY hard time figuring that out.

Francisco
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  • Industry: Motion Pictures & Film
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Indispensable collaboration tool

Reviewed on 2024/12/11

Pros

The ability to export a PDF document with thumbnails and timecode. Making it easily shareable and accessible for discussions.

Cons

I would like to have more direct integration with other apps like Davinci Resolve and larger space allocation for the free version so it can be more atractive to others.

Also the navigation can be confusing. I've had experiences with collaborators and new adoptors not being able to understand how to get things done.

Alternatives Considered

Frame.io and Vimeo

Reasons for Switching to Ci Media Cloud

I like the feature set that are available for free. So anyone can use it on a small scale on a daily basis and upgrade when needed.
SAMANTHA
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  • Industry: Media Production
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Excellent Media Sharing Tool

Reviewed on 2024/12/10

Overall, my experience is excellent and it helps my colleagues and I collaborate.

Overall, my experience is excellent and it helps my colleagues and I collaborate.

Pros

I like the ability to share and download media easily.

Cons

I do not like not being able to restore my media from deep archive quickly...

Chris
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  • Industry: Broadcast Media
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Easy Access

Reviewed on 2024/12/10

Overall, it's been pretty convenient. It's nice that so many have access and makes it easier to see...

Overall, it's been pretty convenient. It's nice that so many have access and makes it easier to see commercials.

Pros

I like that all of our ingested commercials are together in one place where everyone can view.

Cons

I wish it kept expired spots forever and we could bring them back.

BURT
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  • Industry: Media Production
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Very reliable

Reviewed on 2024/12/10

I use it everyday to uplaod my stories. Very convenient and reliable.

I use it everyday to uplaod my stories. Very convenient and reliable.

Pros

ease of use, good interface, ability to create multiple files and save favorites.

Cons

I really haven't had any negative experiences with your product.

ANGELA
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  • Industry: Media Production
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

AWESOME PRODUCT

Reviewed on 2024/12/13

GREAT. EASY UPLOAD EXPERIENCE. AS WELL AS DOWNLOAD IF NEEDED.

GREAT. EASY UPLOAD EXPERIENCE. AS WELL AS DOWNLOAD IF NEEDED.

Pros

EASY UPLOAD. EASY DOWNLOAD. EASY FOR CLIENTS TO USE.

Cons

ONLY KEEPS MEDIA 90 DAYS. WOULD PREFER TO KEEP UNTIL I DELETE.

Oliver
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  • Industry: Broadcast Media
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 3.0 /10

Simple product

Reviewed on 2024/12/10

Easy to use, minimal issues. Few instances of freezing.

Easy to use, minimal issues. Few instances of freezing.

Pros

Easy sharing and organization along with permissions.

Cons

Not much to write about honestly. It was easy.

Scott
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  • Industry: Media Production
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

CI sound platform

Reviewed on 2024/12/10

Pros

ease of use, playback functionality, the many functions available with a right click

Cons

cumbersome playback on iphone, seems to get stuck, also switching files

Michael
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  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Ease of access for large teams

Reviewed on 2024/06/26

Excellent tool to share content between a large number of users. Also has a cool feature where you...

Excellent tool to share content between a large number of users. Also has a cool feature where you can create upload links for people outside of the team to share content that is instantly accessible by the team.

Pros

Internal collaboration is essential. It's vital to see when, how, and who shared or accessed certain files. We use Ci Media Cloud to collaborate with TV stations across the country. Ci makes sharing content very easy. It's also great for storing libraries of commonly used assets.

Cons

I really enjoy that you can make custom renders of video clips, but I wish there was an option to create audio-only renderings of video clips.

Jamie
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  • Industry: Broadcast Media
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Ci Is Solid for Global Workforce

Reviewed on 2024/11/19

We have been using Ci for 3 years with a global workforce. The access and interface has proven to...

We have been using Ci for 3 years with a global workforce. The access and interface has proven to be easy to use for people across different countries.

Pros

User friendly interface. Copying files to different locations within a space doesn't take up more space. Easy archive process, making clips rather than downloading the whole

Cons

Sometimes Aspera transfer updates are finicky. Upload and downloads can get costly if not properly managed.

Anthony
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  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great software

Reviewed on 2024/10/04

exceptional adaptable with an ability to roll out easilily

exceptional adaptable with an ability to roll out easilily

Pros

cost efffective and adaptable unlimited users

Cons

struggle to implement the stream recording which would be great

Alternatives Considered

Dropbox Business

Reasons for Switching to Ci Media Cloud

better much more cost effective in the market
Nick
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  • Industry: Media Production
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Nick's Review

Reviewed on 2024/06/25

Pretty good generally. Phone experience not great.

Pretty good generally. Phone experience not great.

Pros

file compatibility is great. The option to download in different formats is very useful.

Cons

Android mediabox playback. 'next video' arrows too close to 'fullscreen' button.
Aspera connection is buggy. Login never works on first attempt.

Jason
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  • Industry: Entertainment
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great Product

Reviewed on 2024/07/18

Pros

Easy to use and quick to spin up access for our clients.

Cons

Haven't been able to integrate all of our time-based metadata workflows

Roger
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Ci Media Cloud saves me money as a small agency

Reviewed on 2023/11/28

I share videos with my clients regularly. I usually send video assets as well as images or other...

I share videos with my clients regularly. I usually send video assets as well as images or other file types. Instead of eating up space in Google Drive I'm able to do it all here. Vimeo I used for video but then I would also need to send a link for other assets.

Pros

I was able to consolidate three platforms into one for sharing different types of assets with my clients. It was easy-to-use and I was able to get set up in minutes.

Cons

The branding for Ci Media Cloud is the only thing that I disliked. The solution fits perfect for me.

Response from Sony Media Cloud Services

Hi Roger,

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're so glad that Ci has been able to consolidate your workflow.

Happy creating!
The Ci Team

SHUJI
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  • Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Security is critical

Reviewed on 2024/07/03

Pros

It's good to have security level control, edit, downloadable, etc.

Cons

It's a little training or practice is mandatory to fully utilize the system

Basher
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  • Industry: Sports
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

My experience with CI media

Reviewed on 2024/12/11

We used the ci media in ours company to upload some training vedios

We used the ci media in ours company to upload some training vedios

Pros

Its easy to use and search for target items

Cons

All good i hope if you can make upload vedio more easier

Jason
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  • Industry: Entertainment
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Ci fill all file sharing needs

Reviewed on 2023/03/16

Pros

Ease of use and feedback is implemented to new features.

Cons

The lack of an auto deletion optional function for expired links...maybe this already exists?

Response from Sony Media Cloud Services

Hi Jason,

Thank you for reviewing Ci! Glad to hear that Ci was easy to use and yes, we love to hear feature requests so that we can work to continually enhance our product for our users.

We appreciate your support!
The Ci Team

Lennis
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  • Industry: Photography
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Must-Have App for Any Sony User

Reviewed on 2023/03/20

It has been a painless installation and works flawlessly. I love having this in my toolkit.

It has been a painless installation and works flawlessly. I love having this in my toolkit.

Pros

25GB of storage allows me to have a secure, off-site storage location with a secure, stable company. Being able to control my Sony cameras is an added, well-appreciated bonus.

Cons

So far, my response has been totally positive (and you can't beat the price!)

Response from Sony Media Cloud Services

Hi Lennis,

Thank you so much for your review!

We appreciate the feedback,
The Ci Team

Roman
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  • Industry: Music
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Great tool for asset sharing

Reviewed on 2023/03/16

Once you understand it it's very easy to use and to manage media boxes.

Once you understand it it's very easy to use and to manage media boxes.

Pros

How easy it is to share files and how secure it is.

Cons

The design is not very user friendly. Could be better.

Response from Sony Media Cloud Services

Hi Roman,

Thank you very much for taking the time to review Ci. We are happy to hear how you use it to share files securely.

If you have any requests, suggestions or comments, we would love to hear them! https://www.cimediacloud.com/contact/

Thank you for your feedback and support,
The Ci Team

Adrian
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  • Industry: Entertainment
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Good

Reviewed on 2023/03/13

Pros

Easy sharingPreviewSettings for the media boxes

Cons

Not all people now how to use itMobile App not friendly

Response from Sony Media Cloud Services

Hi Adrian,

Thanks so much for taking the time to review Ci! We're happy to hear how it has been going for you and that you use our MediaBox tool for sharing.

If you have any requests or questions, please get in touch anytime: https://www.cimediacloud.com/contact/

We also will be continually updating our Mobile App experience so be on the lookout for upcoming releases.

We appreciate your feedback and support,
The Ci Team

Robert
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  • Industry: Music
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Ci Rocks when you need Rocks

Reviewed on 2023/04/06

Exceptional

Exceptional

Pros

I have loved wortking with Ci since a few years now.Always our go to.

Cons

A bit expensive really but all th eoptions are ridiculous expensive now.They forget we know HOW LITTLE IT COST TO BUILD and now they continue to raise our costs in their mere profits

Brad
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  • Industry: Broadcast Media
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

Camera upload

Reviewed on 2023/03/08

Pros

Client access from anywhere availablitlu

Cons

No ability for AI to compile 2min proxy clips from camera to full length clip for editor to receive complete.

Response from Sony Media Cloud Services

HI Brad,

Thank you so much for taking the time to review Ci! Your feedback is very much appreciated.

If you have any questions, comments, or requests, we're here to help! You can get in touch with us anytime. (https://www.cimediacloud.com/contact/)

Thank you again for your feedback,
The Ci Team

Manuel
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  • Industry: Media Production
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

Mi experiencia con CI Cloud

Reviewed on 2024/06/25

en general muy bien, he solicitado a Sony la impolementacion de los puntos anteriores, veamos como...

en general muy bien, he solicitado a Sony la impolementacion de los puntos anteriores, veamos como transcurre el tiempo y si es viable.

Pros

Simplicidasd de uso, muy facil de gestion

Cons

Es necesario implementar administardores por cada Workspace, actualmente no se puede. Tambien es necesario que cada Workspace tenga marca de agua individual y no colectiva.