MXF proxy workflow for broadcast
XDCAM, P2, and Sony XAVC MXF handling with cloud originals and DNxHR proxies.
Broadcast MXF libraries are relentless
A daily news or magazine show produces hundreds of MXF clips per episode. Over a season, the archive crosses 50 TB. Local storage cannot keep up, and Avid Nexis licensing is expensive.
Scale-out MXF archive without Nexis
Sanbila stores your MXF on R2 with B2 backup. DNxHR LB proxies are generated server-side and placed in the Avid MediaFiles/MXF/1/ structure editors expect. Smart Relink AAF streams only used clips for finishing.
XDCAM, P2, XAVC MXF
All broadcast MXF variants are accepted intact.
Avid MediaFiles layout
Proxies sit in the folder structure Avid auto-discovers.
Broadcast-scale archive
Enterprise 25 TB with $20/TB/month overage covers season-long shows.
AAF Smart Relink
Finish Avid projects streaming only the clips in the conform timeline.
Sanbila by the numbers
Real specs from the live Sanbila product, not marketing claims.
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).
Scale your MXF archive without hardware
Enterprise plan with overage billing for broadcast post houses.
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