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Avid AAF export with Smart Relink

Parse the AAF timeline, stream only the clips you need from the cloud.

AAF conform against huge archives is painful

Finishing an Avid project against a 30 TB archive means copying all MXFs back to a local or Nexis drive just to let Avid see them. You wait hours on every conform cycle.

Binary AAF parsing, targeted streaming

Sanbila ships a native AAF binary parser. It reads the Microsoft Structured Storage inside your Avid AAF, lists every referenced clip, and streams only those from R2 via a local WebDAV mount. Avid sees them as local MXFs and finishes at full resolution.

Native AAF parser

Binary CFB/OLE2 reader extracts clip names from Avid AAF in seconds.

Targeted conform streaming

Only clips on the timeline are streamed, nothing else.

Avid sees local MXFs

WebDAV mount presents streamed MXFs as native files.

Zero archive restore

Skip the overnight copy from deep storage to Nexis before finishing.

Sanbila by the numbers

Real specs from the live Sanbila product, not marketing claims.

4
NLEs supported (Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Avid)
7
Proxy presets — from 540p H.264 to 1080p DNxHR LB
22
File formats supported (MP4, MOV, MXF, R3D, BRAW, WAV…)
85%
Average disk savings vs editing on 4K originals
$0
Egress fees on Cloudflare R2 — stream originals at zero cost
8
Parallel R2 connections on macOS (4 on Windows / Linux), 4 MB block cache

Frequently asked questions

How is Sanbila different from the proxy generator built into my NLE?+

Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro and Avid all generate proxies locally, but they keep the original full-resolution files on the same SSD — so the disk fills up twice. Sanbila stores the originals in the cloud (Cloudflare R2) and keeps only the lightweight proxies on your machine. At export, Smart Relink streams the originals back via a local WebDAV mount, so you finish at full quality without ever downloading the source files.

Does Sanbila work offline?+

Yes for editing — once a proxy is cached on your SSD, you can cut, trim, color and arrange your timeline without an internet connection. You only need network access for the initial import (uploading originals to the cloud) and for the final export (streaming originals back via WebDAV).

How much cloud storage does the free plan include?+

The free plan includes 5 GB of cloud storage and one project, with no credit card required. Paid plans start at $49 per month for 2 TB and 50 projects, going up to 25 TB on the Enterprise plan with overage billing for teams that need more.

What upload speed do I need to use Sanbila?+

Any broadband connection works for the initial upload — Sanbila chunks files into 50 MB parts and uploads in parallel, so a typical 100 Mbps fiber line uploads 1 hour of 4K H.264 footage in about 6 minutes. After upload, day-to-day editing happens on local proxies, so your connection speed only matters again at export time when originals are streamed.

Which video formats does Sanbila support?+

Sanbila handles 22+ formats out of the box: MP4, MOV, MXF, R3D (RED RAW), BRAW (Blackmagic RAW), ARRI proxies, ProRes, DNxHR, DNxHD, H.264, H.265, plus WAV and AAC for audio. Both 4K and 8K sources are supported up to 200 GB per single file (URL imports have no size limit).

Conform in minutes, not overnight

Upload the AAF, run Smart Relink, Avid finishes at full resolution.

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Written by Lassana Toure, Founder of Sanbila.

Reviewed against the live Sanbila desktop and backend code.

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