Jim Donnelly

Jim Donnelly is a senior writer, editor, and content marketing consultant who gets his kicks researching and writing about cool technology. He brings 20-plus years of professional experience creating, editing and managing content and communications projects as both a journalist and content marketer. Jim is a Senior Content Writer at MASV. He writes about file transfer, film making, content security and many more topics. Read Jim's full bio.

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How Digital Rights Management (DRM) Protects Content

Digital rights management (DRM) is a way to add additional security and digital management rights to media on any device by protecting it from unauthorized copying, alterations, and distribution via a content protection system.

Content Security

Jim Donnelly

Jan 22, 2024

Setting Up Your Ultimate Color Grading Suite at Home

Let’s build your home grading suite setup with recommendations and best practices for software, storage, lighting, and workstation.

Gear Guides

Jim Donnelly

Nov 24, 2023

How to Migrate Your Live Broadcast Workflow to the Cloud

Rather than investing a large sum of money on scaling an existing on-prem workflow, the best course of action is for broadcasters to migrate their workflow to the cloud to enable flexibility at lower costs.

Workflow

Jim Donnelly

Oct 25, 2023

Why VFX Artists are Unionizing

When visual effects (VFX) workers at Disney filed for unionization under the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) in late August, many observers said it was the beginning of a potential momentum shift in the industry.

Filmmaking

Jim Donnelly

Oct 18, 2023

How to Automate the VFX Round Trip Workflow With MASV

With a few simple configurations MASV can automate the file transfer element of the roundtrip workflow. Our platform can automate the VFX pull/push process between VFX vendors and an editorial team using a combination of Watch Folders and footage upload Portals.

Workflow

Jim Donnelly

Oct 18, 2023

How to Send Files Securely

When popular file transfer services Apera, GoAnywhere, and MOVEit were hacked in the summer of 2023, it led to a cascading series of data breaches among customers of those services.

Content Security

Jim Donnelly

Oct 10, 2023

How to Automate Footage Upload Requests with MASV, Zapier, and Monday.com

In video production, the faster an editorial team gets access to media, the sooner they can start working. This requires on-set video crews to get the media off camera cards and to an editor’s hands. Due to the nature of video production, this is easier said than done, as on-set crews are often working long hours against extremely tight deadlines.

Workflow

Jim Donnelly

Sep 22, 2023