An introduction to accsyn¶

What is accsyn?¶

accsyn is a SaaS (Software as a Service) platform featuring the high speed encrypted ASC file delivery protocol, designed to transport a large set of files as efficiently as possible from one physical location to another, featuring a complete I/O platform targeting film production and film distribution industries.

What can accsyn do?¶

accsyn is designed to be used in one of these two scenarios:

Media production; Shoot/DIT, ingest, post production/vfx, rendering, collaboration, delivery and automisations.
Media distribution and archival; Tagging and structuring, proxy generation, web streaming/previews, distribution to screen (cinemas, conferences), long term archival.

These common features are available across the platform:

Delivery; Smooth web browser based delivery of large file sets.
Collaboration/File Sharing; Cloud hosted or on-prem advanced ACL driven file and folder sharing, replacing FTP and similar solutions.

These features are targeting production and BYOS workspaces:

Sync remote sites Keep your remote offices and cloud locations in sync.
Sync remote users Push files, or pull from, remote user local mapped shares.
Hooks Kick of automisations on certain internal events.
Publish Build an asset validate-and-ingest workflow.
Python API Code driven file transfers.
Render farm Deploy a cluster of CPU/GPU machine performing heavy duty long running tasks.

These features are targeting distribution and archival:

Media Vault; Media/master long term cloud storage with IMDB linkage, proxies, web streaming, clip extraction, Q/C.
Lab Services; Have our partners help you refine your media assets.

Important note: The Media Vault cannot be run BYOS/on-prem as of version 3 (although this is subject to be improved in future versions). To facilitate both BYOS and Media Vault, two separate workspaces should be deployed.

Why would I need accsyn?¶

Film production, and media production in general, deals with transferring and storing filmed and processed media. What really slows down film production and distribution is slow file transfers, and limited means of organising and sharing media assets.

accsyn is designed to act as a reliable file hub throughout the entire film creation process - from shoot on set all the way to the screen - cinema or streaming.

How does it work?¶

The accsyn cloud backend both orchestrates high speed p2p transfers, compute jobs and provides media management capabilities. The accsyn app, which runs both on desktop and as a background service, acts as the high speed file transfer endpoints.

How secure is accsyn?¶

Security and integrity are paramount, all internal communications are carried over standard https protocols and the ASC (accsyn copy) accelerated p2p protocol is using standard AES industry grade encryption.

No file servers are listening 24/7, providing a minimal attack surface for hackers. Only during a brief moment during ASC file transfer init, a software firewall (only accepting connections from the remote client IP) is spawned and then torn down upon connection establishment.

For the consolidated protocol and security reference, including the architecture, transfer lifecycle, comparison with other transfer approaches, job model and performance tuning, see:

ACCSYN WHITEPAPER

Is there a free trial?¶

Yes, you can start your own 1 month 500GB or 1 BYOS storage server free trial by signing up a workspace at https://accsyn.io/trial - with all features exposed, no credit card required.

How do I get going with accsyn?¶

To start using accsyn within your business, you will need to create an accsyn Workspace:

Go to https://accsyn.io, you will be asked to register your personal account - this is mandatory.
A verification email will be sent to you, please action it.
Once logged in to accsyn, click START 30 DAYS FREE TRIAL button in the left hand menu.
Start the workspace by entering your contact information and the name you wish to give your Workspace, this can be changed later.

Once in, you are ready to create your first accsyn delivery or share your first folder

Documentation¶

Detailed documentation on how to initiate a trial:

TRIAL

How is it licensed and what does it cost?¶

An accsyn licence grants you access to all features within the platform, without restrictions:

Unlimited traffic
Unlimited bandwidth
Unlimited standard users - delivery recipients and file sharing users.

Two types of licences exist, the accsyn Cloud Workspace licence and BYOS server licences.

accsyn Cloud comes with a 1TB Cloud workspace and 2 operator users included, with an additional charge for:

Storage; per TB (Terabyte) of additional cloud storage used on a monthly basis
Users; per additional operator (admin or employee role) user with an additional charge for web streams.

accsyn BYOS comes with one storage server and 2 users, with an additional charge for:

Users; per additional operator (admin or employee role) user.
Site servers
Compute/Render servers

Usage is measured at midnight CET, the top notation is recorded and billed for the next billing cycle.

What is accsyn Lab?¶

We provide media Media lab services are charged per order item, hours spent and deliverable.

What is accsyn Professional Services?¶

With 25+ years of media IT experience, our team can help you get the most out of accsyn. Professional services are available as billed hours and typically cover:

Deploying and configuring accsyn in your environment (cloud, BYOS, or hybrid)
Planning integrations and pipeline design around deliveries, file sharing, sites, hooks, and compute
Media IT advice — storage, networking, security, and operational best practice for production workflows
Education and onboarding for operators, administrators, and collaborating teams

Professional services are charged per hour.

Is there licensing options for small business?¶

Yes, there are two budget variants of the standard workspaces:

accsyn Clouyd Essentials comes with 500GB storage and 1 operator user, but without API capability.

accsyn BYOS Lite comes with one storage server and 2 operator users, but without API capability.

Feature comparison matrix¶

Feature	accsyn Cloud	accsyn Cloud Essentials	accsyn BYOS	accsyn BYOS Lite
Storage	1 TB + PAYG	500 GB	Unlimited	Unlimited
Operators	2 + PAYG	1	2 + PAYG	2 + PAYG
Users	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Traffic	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Bandwidth	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Storage servers	1	1	1	1
Site servers	N/A	N/A	PAYG	PAYG
Render servers	N/A	N/A	PAYG	PAYG
Media Vault			N/A	N/A
Web streaming			N/A	N/A
Deliverable transcode			N/A	N/A
Hooks	N/A	N/A
Publish	N/A	N/A
Render/Compute	N/A	N/A
API		N/A		N/A
Lab services			N/A	N/A
Professional services

Where can I get more information about pricing?¶

Learn overall pricing, and download the current price list:

PRICING

How do I get started?¶

Depending on where you are in production, there are different ways to approach accsyn after you started your trial. The features below can be combined in many ways, it is up to you to decide which tools to use.

Delivery¶

If you just need a delivery tool for sending out file packages, or receiving files, you simply use your web browser logged in to https://accsyn.io - no additional software needed. Looking to deliver from your own on-prem server, head over to the BYOS section.

Deliveries

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When you need an area to store and share files during production with collaborators, either cloud or on-prem(BYOS). To manage your storage and sharing, you will need to install and use the accsyn Desktop app after your trial is up and running.

File Sharing

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File Sharing

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Media Vault¶

The film is produced but the master needs some place to live, organised with proxies and tooling for distributing it to the screen. To manage your vault, you will need to install and use the accsyn Desktop app after your trial is up and running.

Media Vault

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Developer Hub¶

Build automations involving pushing and processing large file sets between different locations, develop hooks, publish workflows and deploy a multi-site capable render farm:

Developer Hub

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What does accsyn mean?¶

accsyn means accelerated file synchronisation

For more information, please visit: https://accsyn.com