Widen Enterprises has released Media Collective version 4.3, designed with rich media transformations, improved interface design, and systems integration using web services. Some notable features of the summer release include: Video handling with Flash-based previews and on-demand transcoding for Flash, QuickTime, Windows Media, and MPEG files; Multiple Site Branding allowing customers to customize the look and feel of a site to represent various divisions or brands; User interface upgrades for search results and metadata viewing; Asset Cropping advances designed to set fixed and custom aspect ratios; Instant Downloads designed for single-click, no-wait download; Expiring Assets Notifications for more controlled rights management; Video Tutorials for immediate user training; Added Trend Graph reporting options designed for instant displays of all system activity. Media Collective 4.3 introduces Widen Appliance, designed as an on-site hardware/software configuration integrated with the hosted Widen Collective.
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