...our approach

HoBSoft is hired as a department or team on your production.

First we help you develop workflows, editing procedures, IT-infrastructure, security strategy and much more.

Then we visit all the studios in your production and implement the procedures and strategies.

A HoBSoft contract always includes a license for our combined automation and tracking system.

...enter site

...our approach

HoBSoft makes naming conventions work on files and folders by the use of quality control.

The reliable file naming is important for all the work HoBSoft does automatically such as import, export, transfer, render, convert etc.

The well organized file structure further gives you benefits such as lower disk usage, optimized backup routines, unified working procedures in all studios and much more.

...details about filestructure

...our approach

HoBSoft takes any animatic and establish a well ordered Avid or FCP timeline which are automatically updated with the latest work from the collaborating studios.

Editing decisions are communicated and automatically enforced within the HoBSoft system.

Simultaneously updated, editing suites are often installed in multiple studios which eliminates the need for rendering moviefiles.

...details about editing

...our approach

HoBSoft automatically reports and graph the tracking systems knowledge of past production together with production goals.

A simulation engine is performing prediction analysis based on the break down of the movie which serves as a detailed computer model of the work that has to be done.

...details about management

...our approach

Traditionally the assembly is done as part of a very expensive post production process, but with HoBSoft your production will be assembled daily. This will provide significant creative improvements.

Further, HoBSoft will assist in establishing a color managed environment for reviewing the assembled master. Preferably your own color grading suite.

...details about mastering

...our approach

HoBSoft will analyze the production needs based on our extensive experience but also by taking in to account the existing storage, bandwidth and other aspects in each of the collaborating studios and present the optimum scenarios to you.

HoBSoft will install one or more HoBSoft servers in each studio to facilitate secure transfers and fast local access to the HoBSoft production system.

...details about hardware

...our approach

HoBSoft will design a security strategy that the various collaborating studios must comply to.

HoBSoft’s minimum security strategy ensures that all communication go via secure connections.

Implementing your security strategy is part of HoBSoft’s services during their studio visits.

...details about security

...our approach

HoBSoft’s methodology and quality control ensures that you have a well organized file structure in which it is well known where your various files are.

HoBSoft uses the reliable file structure to help the system administrator of the main studio to optimize the backup routines.

...details about backup

...our approach

HoBSoft supervise meetings or workshops in order to map the production into workflow templates with tasks, dependencies, time estimates etc.

These workflow templates are entered in to the HoBSoft system as Workflow Types.

The Workflow Types are assigned to scenes, characters, props etc. during break down of the movie.

...details about workflows

...our approach

HoBSoft includes an automatic production system which is customized for every production.

Tasks that are usually automated include rendering, quality control, transferring, distribution of data, image converting, and updating movie files.

...details about automation

...our approach

HoBSoft implements a tracking system which is integrated with the automatic processes and the artist’s deliveries.

The fact that the tracking system is integrated makes it possible to automatically collect 100% accurate tracking data and always be 100% up to date.

...details about tracking