Welcome to eMAM verion6.1. This release introduces significant improvements across content access, collaboration, creative production, metadata management, workflow automation, ingest, archive integration, and system performance. The new capabilities simplify everyday media operations, expand integration options, and provide users and administrators with greater flexibility and control throughout the content lifecycle.

New Features and Enhancements

The eMAM 6.1 release introduces major UI and accessibility upgrades, expanded AI-driven metadata management, automated ingest and Adobe panel workflows, and enhanced archive integrations to streamline enterprise media operations.

1. Metadata Search and Content Intelligence

1. Introduced Nested Metadata List: Added a new metadata field type for creating interdependent, tree-structured values or cascading dropdowns. Selecting a value at one level automatically filters the options available at subsequent levels. The field is supported for assets, markers, subclips, categories, and projects.

Figure 1- Nested Metadata List in Admin Tools page

Figure 2- Nested Metadata List fields under Metadata tab in eMAM Director

2. Introduced new Metadata Import Module: Enables users to update metadata for existing eMAM assets in bulk using CSV or Excel files, with asset matching, field mapping, batch processing, and row-level import results.  Learn more: How to upload bulk metadata to eMAM

Figure 3- Metadata Import Wizard

3. Split "Marker" Permission into Distinct View and Update Controls:

To provide more granular control over timeline markers, the legacy Marker permission has been divided into two distinct permissions: View Markers and Update Markers. These granular controls can now be configured independently across asset-level, category-level, and user group-level permission settings. By default, both new permissions are enabled to preserve existing access levels while allowing administrators to restrict marker editing rights without hiding visual markers.

Figure 4- Marker permission split into View marker & Update marker permissions

If both View marker & Update marker permissions are disabled (either at asset or category or user group level), Marker widget will not be displayed.

If Update marker is enabled and View marker permission is disabled (either at asset or category or user group level), Marker widget will not be displayed.

If View marker is enabled and Update marker permission is disabled (either at asset or category or user group level), Marker widget displays markers without update options.

Figure 5- Marker widget displays markers without update options

4. Search & Asset Filtering Enhancements

1. Live Asset Filtering: Added a filter in the Browse widget and Advanced Search to isolate growing/live files, enabling operators to add markers, subclips, and metadata in real time during ingestion.

Figure 6- Filter Live assets under Browse widget or Advanced search>Manage filter

2. Proxy Status Filter: Introduced the IsProxyExists parameter (Yes/No) under the Manage Filter section in Advanced Search to quickly isolate assets with or without existing proxy files.

Figure 7- IsProxyExists parameter under the Manage Filter

5. UI & User Experience (UX) Enhancements

1. Enhanced the Subclips widget to display user information and detailed descriptions.

Figure 8- Subclips widget with user information and detailed descriptions

2. Enhanced Asset History Logging

Enhanced the History tab to record when an asset is added to a project, including who performed the action and the timestamp.

Figure 9- History tab with asset added to a project log

3. Support for Right-to-Left (RTL) Language Input.

eMAM Director now supports Right-to-Left (RTL) typing across all text fields to accommodate languages such as Arabic and Hebrew. To enable right-to-left (RTL) typing in all the text spaces in Director, set the <add key="EnableRTL" value="true" /> in web.config.

Figure 10- XML configuration file with Right-to-Left (RTL) typing

Figure 11- Right-to-Left (RTL) typed under Search bar

4. Replaced the legacy Twitter bird icon with the new official X branding.

Figure 12- Official X branding

2. AI & Transcript Management Updates:

1. Added a Person merge option in the Insights widget to combine multiple selected people into one record.

Figure 13- Person merge option

2. New Person Profile Creation from Deleted Faces: Option to create new person with the removed face on deleting the face from People widget.

Figure 14- New Person Profile Creation from Deleted Faces

3. Moved transcript language, translation, import, and export options to the AI profile-level menu.

Figure 15- Relocated transcript tools directly to AI profiles

4. Added a transcript import option supporting WebVTT and SRT with language selection.

Figure 16- Transcript import option

3. Ingest and Media Processing (eFeeder)

1. Added Project selection to eFeeder Metadata Popup for “Copy and Index” and “Index from Source”.

Figure 17- Project selection to eFeeder Metadata Popup for “Copy and Index” and “Index from Source”

2. Enhanced the drag-and-drop message to include camera card ingest details.

Figure 18- Enhanced the drag-and-drop message

3. Auto-Select Newly Created Categories During eFeeder Asset Upload

The system will now automatically select and assign the newly created category upon creation, eliminating manual re-selection steps while preserving all existing manual category selection behavior.

4. Enhanced XML Associate-Metadata Ingest to support Original, Proxy, and Thumbnail in single Step.

Previously limited to attaching only the original asset, this unified workflow eliminates the need for subsequent ingest operations, reducing manual intervention and increasing overall ingest efficiency.

4. User Experience Collaboration and Accessibility (eMAM Client Interface)

1. Timecode & Playback Upgrades: Upgraded the media player to standard SMPTE-style timecode (HH:MM:SS:FF) and added support for timecode-based comments.

Figure 19- Timecode & Playback Upgrades

2. Expanded review capabilities with new tabs for:

1. Timecode-based Comments: Frame-accurate commenting allowing reviewers to drop notes directly onto specific timestamps, complete with threaded replies and click-to-jump playback.

Figure 20- Timecode-based Comments

2. Markers tab: Dedicated tools to create, view, search, and manage markers (In/Out points or single-frame flags) and tag metadata for rapid clip navigation.

Figure 21- Markers tab

3. Subclips tab: On-the-fly subclip generation tools allowing operators to set range boundaries, preview clip segments, attach custom descriptions, and save subclips directly to the asset library during review.

Figure 22- Subclips tab

4. Transcript Panel: Introduced an interactive, timecode-synchronized Transcript Display Panel in the eMAM Client that enables users to view, search, edit, and navigate AI-generated speech-to-text metadata directly during media playback.

Figure 23- Transcript panel

3. Enhanced Asset Metadata & Actions

1. Added direct asset download option.

Figure 25- Asset Download option

2. Added Embedded metadata under Metadata tab.

Figure 26- Embedded metadata under Metadata tab

3. Support for "Button" metadata fields to trigger directly integrated workflows.

Figure 24- Button metadata to trigger workflow

4. eBIN Updates: Moved eBIN to the main navigation panel for easy access, featuring an "Add to eBIN" button on assets, side-panel management, and options to share, delete, or clear collections. Click on eBIN basket,  opens the eBIN panel on the right side of the interface. You can add any asset to your basket by clicking its dedicated Add to eBIN button. Within the eBIN panel, you can manage your collection by sharing the bin, removing specific assets, or clearing the entire basket for a fresh start.

Figure 27- Click on eBIN basket,  opens the eBIN panel on the right side of the interface

Clicking the Share button in the eBIN panel launches a pop-up window containing two options: eShare and eSend. 

Figure 28- Share button in the eBIN panel

1. eShare: Use the eShare tab to generate secure web links for selected eBin assets. Custom settings allow you to define link lifespan (expiration dates and access limits), enforce security toggles like mandatory login, customize recipient permissions (such as allowing subclips, comments, or downloads), and apply branded UI themes and logos before sharing via link or social media.

Figure 29- eShare window

2. eSend: It provides a direct email delivery interface for dispatching media collections and assets to specified recipients with tailored security and tracking settings. The Email field supports multiple recipients—simply separate each address with a comma. Built-in validation ensures that no invalid or empty email addresses are submitted. Once successfully sent, the system will deliver the eBIN contents to every address in your list.

Figure 30- eSend window

3. eBIN Sent messages: eBIN now displays sent eShare & eSend messages.

Figure 31- eBIN Sent messages

4. eBIN Asset Count Display: Added a dynamic counter badge directly on the eBIN icon to show the total number of items stored. Allows users to immediately see how many assets are in their eBIN at a glance without having to open the tab

Figure 32- eBIN basket with asset count

5. Accessibility (WCAG) & UI Customization:

1. Keyboard Navigation: Audited and updated eBIN to ensure full operation using standard keyboard shortcuts and visual focus indicators.
2. Screen Reader & Visual Optimization: Enhanced screen reader compatibility and adjusted UI color contrast for clearer visual indicators and improved overall accessibility.

6. Introduced UI themes. Added support for multiple interface themes to customize visual appearance.

1. DARK- TEAL

Figure 33- Dark Teal UI theme

2. NEUTRAL

Figure 34- Neutral UI theme

3. DARK- RED

Figure 35- Dark Red UI theme

4. DARK- BLUE

Figure 36- Dark Blue UI theme

5. A11Y

Figure 37- A11Y UI theme

7. Expanded View Options: Added List View to the Category View, along with Extended Thumbnail and List view modes across the interface.

6. Introduced List View in Category View

Figure 38- List View in Category View

1. Enhanced with Extended thumbnail view:

Figure 39- Thumbnail view

2. Introduced List view:

Figure 40- List view

• Sort functionality in List view:

Figure 41- Sort functionality in List view

• Add to eBIN option in List view:

Figure 42- Add to eBIN option in List view

3. Added an option to view the Business Unit.

Figure 43- Business Unit

5. Creative Production and Adobe Workflows

1. Adobe Premiere Pro Panel

1. Option to Localize Spanned R3D Clips.

• Spanned Clip Support: Added an option in the Premiere panel to localize multi-file RED (.R3D) spanned clip directly to local storage.
• Complete Media Ingest: Ensures all associated .R3D files in a spanned clip structure are brought locally together for seamless offline editing.

Figure 44- Localize Spanned R3D Clips

Figure 45- Localization in progress

2. Multi-Select Support for Asset Export (Shift + Click)

Users can now select or deselect multiple asset rows at once using the standard Shift + Click shortcut during project export.

Figure 46- Multi-Select Support for Asset Export

3. Prevent RDC Folders from Importing as Bins

The Premiere panel no longer imports RED .RDC parent folders as separate Bins when importing R3D files. Clips load directly without cluttering the project panel with unnecessary folder hierarchies.

Figure 47- RED .RDC parent folders 

Figure 48- Import RDC folders

Figure 49- RED .RDC parent folders not imported as separate Bins

4. 'Copy and Index' Option added to Export Workflow.

Figure 50-Settings_Show 'Copy and Index' Option during Export

If this is enabled in settings, when a project is exported, an option to do copy and index from panel is displayed in the UI whenever a project is exported.

Figure 51- Copy and index when enabled in Settings

Once selected, processing shifts exclusively to server-side transcoding. Under server transcoding Ingest profiles, the system automatically excludes S3 and Instant Ingest profiles during the Copy and Index operation to prevent unsupported configurations.

Figure 52- Server transcoding Ingest profiles

5. Automatic Proxy Attachment for Premiere Project Imports

• Seamless Import Workflow: Importing a project using the Link and Original options now automatically attaches associated proxy files alongside high-resolution media.
• No Manual Step Required: Eliminates the need to manually attach proxies via the "Link Media" button post-import.

Figure 53- Importing a project using the Link and Original options now automatically attaches associated proxy files

6. Added support for AI Object Masking.

Adobe Premiere Pro introduced AI-powered Object Masking, allowing editors to isolate and track objects or people for effects, privacy blur, and color corrections. Unlike traditional masks, Object Mask data is stored externally in a <Project Name> Masks folder to prevent project file bloat and improve performance.

eMAM panel now supports AI Object masking workflow. 

Export: AI Object mask folder is created next to the project folder which has .prmf file. During export, panel automatically detects the masked folders compresses and zips it to the project folder and uploads it into eMAM as a managed asset along with project asset. 

Figure 54- During export, panel automatically detects the masked folders compresses and zips it to the project folder

After export, the mask zip file is also displayed along with project asset in the Browse widget.

Figure 55- The mask zip file is also displayed along with project asset in the Browse widget

Import: During import the masked package(mask.zip) is downloaded or copied next to the project file, restored (unzipped mask folder) to the project location. The Premiere automatically reconnects everything when the project opens. 

Figure 56- During import the masked package(mask.zip) is downloaded or copied next to the project file, restored (unzipped mask folder) to the project location

Version export: Also supports version export- allows updated masks to be uploaded as a new version into eMAM.

7. Enhanced Category Tab Import Workflow.”The Category tab import workflow now supports both full Project Imports (handling CheckIn, Link/Localize/Stream, and Versioning) and Sequence Imports via the Premiere Pro dialogue.

• Checkout full project as a new version

Figure 57- Import option when Checkout full project as a new version is selected

• Open the project file to an existing project.

Figure 58- Import options when Open the project file to an existing project is selected

8. Introduced "Export Sequence Only" and "Attach to Placeholder" features: Users have option to control the visibility of the Attach to Placeholder and Export Sequence Only options in the eMAM Premiere Panel export dialog.

Export Sequence Only: Refer eMAM_Export Sequence Only Workflow.pdf

Attach to Placeholder: Refer eMAM_Attach Media to a Placeholder Workflow.pdf

Figure 59- Settings_Enable "Export Sequence" and " Attach to Placeholder"

9. Enhanced Asset Restore Workflow for Source-Indexed Assets” Updated the Premiere panel to detect source-indexed assets within selected projects or categories during the restore process. When initiating a restore, users will now be prompted with a new pop-up dialog allowing them to select their preferred restore location for these assets.

Figure 60- Pop-up dialog allowing them to select Managed storage or source storage on restore of assets these assets

10. AEP Relinking Support on Premiere Project Import: When you import a Premiere project, any linked After Effects (.aep) files automatically reconnect to their correct target paths.
11. Automatic Asset Versioning on Export: When exporting a Premiere project version, modified embedded assets (such as .aep and .psd files) are now automatically uploaded to eMAM as new versions. This ensures that users receive the most up-to-date file versions whenever the project is re-imported.
12. Improved Partial R3D File Transfers on Re-export: Improved the handling of interrupted R3D file transfers. During re-export, eMAM removes the partially copied data and restarts the affected files transfer from the beginning.
13. Automatic Detection of Indexed eMAM Assets on Export

• Direct Asset Identification: The panel now automatically detects eMAM assets during export without requiring users to click the "Link Media" button.
• Path-Based Detection: In addition to checking file names for UUIDs, eMAM now checks indexed storage path locations against the eMAM database to identify matching assets instantly upon export.

C:\EMAM\HIGH\2026\JAN\29\287\testfilename.mp4 =>indexed media

C:\EMAM\HIGH\ee03344f-3ad3-4801-bd49-30df7a5040f9.mp4 =>eMAM storage asset

14. AE graphics now supports localization, link, process from source assets.

2. Adobe After Effects Panel

1. Layer-Level Relinking for PSD/Illustrator Files in After Effects.

• Preserved Layer Linking: When importing an After Effects (.aep) project back from eMAM, layered Photoshop (.psd) and Illustrator files automatically reconnect to their specific original layers in the composition.
• Automatic Organization: Individual layer details remain fully intact within the Project tab folder structure throughout export and re-import.
• eMAM Ingest Prerequisite: This layer-linking protection specifically applies to PSD/Illustrator assets that have been ingested directly into eMAM.

6. Workflow Automation and Administration

1. Added Set Asset Color Code as a workflow Action type.

Figure 61- Set Asset Color Code as Action type

2. Display the storage profile name for which the cloud configuration is managed.

Figure 62- Storage profile name for which the cloud configuration is managed

3. Changed the S3 label to Cloud.

Figure 63- S3 label changed to Cloud

4. Added Archiware P5 REST as an archive type with supporting REST API endpoints.

Figure 64- Archiware P5 REST as an archive type

7. Other Features & Enhancements

1. Prioritized Multi-Storage File Delivery: Updated the eMAM Delivery Service to dynamically verify media file availability prior to delivery. The service now automatically checks storage locations in sequential priority—Source Storage first, Managed Storage second, and Cloud Storage third—delivering the asset from the first available location.
2. TwelveLabs Gateway Upgrade: Support for Pegasus 1.5 API

8. REST API Enhancements

3. Enhanced ArchiwareP5 nsdchat wrapper to support adding metadata for inserting the source file path.
4. Enhanced REST API documentation Asset, category and project end points.
5. Changes in REST API to include the assets download details in Asset end point.
6. Changes in eMAM Client to Utilize White Space for Expanded Description Display.
7. Introduced Default User Key in REST API config.
8. Added POST and DELETE methods for eBin assets in the REST API.
9. Changes in Premiere panel to avoid the RDC folder as BIN for the R3D files during import.
10. Optimize the and improve the performance for proc_GetProjectAssetThumbnails, proc_UI2_AdvancedSearch  and fn_DynamicSearchQuery_WithSingleWord.
11. Optimize and improve the performance for CheckFileDuplicate procedure. (#26199)
12. Add POST and DELETE methods for eBin assets in the REST API
13. Add POST method for eBin end point (eShare and eSend) in the REST API
14. Improved the performance of attach proxy option during import by avoiding the calls to iterate through project elements.
15. Create POST, Patch, Delete end points for comments in REST API.
16. Changes in Premiere Panel to use Super Admin configured S3 endpoint URL
17. Changes in AEFT Panel to use Super Admin configured S3 endpoint URL
18. Changes in Ingest Manager to use Super Admin Configured S3 endpoint URL.
19. Changes in eFeeder to use Super Admin configured S3 endpoint URL
20. Changes in Director and Download module to use Super Admin configured S3 endpoint URL
21. Changes in Delivery Service to use Super Admin configured S3 endpoint URL
22. Changes in Desklink to use Super Admin configured S3 endpoint URL
23. Created POST, PATCH end points for Category metadata in REST API
24. Implemented a new Delivery endpoint in the REST API to support asset delivery operations.
25. Added visibility Parameter Support in Markers API (GET, POST, PATCH)
26. Implemented PATCH and DELETE Endpoints for Subclips in eMAM REST API
27. Updated Lambda SOAP Client to Use Configured Gateway URL Instead of WSDL Endpoint
28. Added User Identification Fields to Marker and Subclip REST API Responses

Conclusion

eMAM 6.1 improves day-to-day access, collaboration, production integration, automation, and platform administration. These updates provide broader options for users working in eMAM Client and Director while extending integration support for creative applications, archive systems, and REST-based workflows.

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