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Broadcast TV post-production

Cloud MXF archive, DNxHR LB proxies, AAF conform, no Nexis required.

Broadcast schedules leave no room for storage issues

A daily magazine or weekly news show cannot tolerate storage outages. Nexis servers break at the worst possible time, and Avid-native cloud alternatives are still limited and pricey.

Cloud-first broadcast workflow with AAF

Sanbila Enterprise scales to 25 TB with per-TB overage for long-running broadcast archives. DNxHR LB proxies sit in the Avid MediaFiles layout editors expect, AAF Smart Relink handles conform, and R2 delivers MXF from Cloudflare edge locations worldwide.

Enterprise 25 TB with overage

$20 per TB per month above 25 TB for season-long shows.

Avid-friendly MXF proxies

DNxHR LB in the Avid MediaFiles/MXF/1/ structure.

AAF Smart Relink

Native binary AAF parser, no XML export required.

Global edge delivery

MXF served from the nearest Cloudflare edge to each editor.

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).

Replace Nexis with cloud-first broadcast

Enterprise plan with overage billing for daily and weekly shows.

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Written by Lassana Toure, Founder of Sanbila.

Reviewed against the live Sanbila desktop and backend code.

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