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CatDV

Media asset manager program

CatDV

CatDV
Developer(s)	Square Box Systems Ltd.
Stable release	Version 14
Operating system	Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux
License	Proprietary
Website	www.quantum.com

CatDV is a media asset manager program for handling multimedia production workflows developed by Square Box Systems. Quantum Corporation acquired Square Box Systems in 2020.^[1]

Versions[edit]

The full family of CatDV Products is as follows:

CatDV Standalone Products

• CatDV Professional Edition
• CatDV Pegasus

CatDV Networked Products

• CatDV Essential - entry level server product
• CatDV Enterprise Server - for MySQL databases and most common server platforms including Linux, Windows and Mac OS X
• CatDV Pegasus Server - adds features such as high performance full-text indexing, access control lists, and more
• CatDV Worker Node - automated workflow and transcoding engine
• CatDV Web Client - provides access to the CatDV database via a web browser. There is no need to install special software on the desktop, making it easy to deploy to a large number of users.
• CatDV Professional Edition & Pegasus Clients - designed to support the multi-user capabilities of the CatDV Enterprise and Workgroup Servers from the desktop

Using plugins and scripting, which often require additional professional services support to set up, complex integrations with a wide variety of third party systems (including archive, cloud storage, and artificial intelligence) are possible.

Awards[edit]

CatDV won two awards in 2010, a blue ribbon from Creative COW Magazine^[2] and a "Best of Show Vidy Award" from Videography.^[3]

In April 2012 Square Box won a Queen's Award for Enterprise for CatDV.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Square Box Systems Ltd. official site