Sohonet ClearView Flex expands remote creative collaboration to 40 concurrent viewers
Sohonet offers ClearView Flex, an Emmy Award-winning collaboration platform for creative reviews that supports up to 40 participants with sub-100ms latency and 2K DCI resolution. The platform enables real-time feedback and annotation for remote teams, streaming from various sources like edit bays and cameras, and can be deployed in the cloud or on-premise. It is designed for creative workflows in pre-production, live shooting, editorial, audio, VFX, and color review.
Key Takeaways
- Platform now supports up to 40 concurrent participants with sub-100ms latency for real-time feedback
- Technical specifications include 2K DCI resolution and support for 10-bit 4:2:2 color profiles
- Deployment options include all major public cloud providers or purpose-built on-premise rack systems
- Integrated tools allow for live annotation and 5.1 surround sound audio reviews directly from edit bays or cameras
Why It Matters
The expansion to 40 viewers specifically addresses the scaling requirements of large-scale VFX and global post-production pipelines. By maintaining sub-100ms latency and 10-bit color accuracy, Sohonet is providing a professional-grade alternative to consumer video conferencing that often fails the technical rigor required for finishing and "light" grading. This move solidifies ClearView Flex as a critical piece of the cloud-first production stack, bridging the gap between set-to-cloud efficiency and remote executive oversight. As production volumes begin to recover from recent industry strikes, expect increased competition in high-fidelity review tools that minimize travel costs and physical studio time. Watch for whether this scaling sparks deeper integrations with virtualized creative suites like Avid or DaVinci Resolve.
Additional Context
The expansion of ClearView Flex comes as the media and entertainment industry increasingly shifts toward cloud-first production models. In April 2024, per British Cinematographer, Sohonet showcased its availability on AWS, Azure, and VMWare, signaling a strategic focus on allowing creative teams to stream directly from cloud-based workstations via Amazon Machine Images. This virtualization effort, often referred to as VFlex, aims to remove hardware bottlenecks that previously required physical encoding boxes in edit bays. Simultaneous to hardware shifts, Sohonet has aggressively expanded its software ecosystem. In March 2023, per HPA, Sohonet acquired 5th Kind, integrating that company’s cloud-based asset management and daily review functionality into its broader portfolio. This acquisition paved the way for the launch of Storylink (formerly CORE), a platform designed to centralize studio-scale workflows. In September 2025, per Sohonet’s own reporting, the company partnered with Resilio to implement peer-to-peer data movement, claiming speeds up to 100 times faster than legacy hub-and-spoke file transfer tools to support massive content files required for 4K and 8K production. Market analysis from June 2026 via Fortune Business Insights estimates that the global video streaming market reached $156 billion in 2025, with live and collaborative streaming segments growing significantly. Industry sentiment reported by Sohonet in early 2025 indicated that while 80% of professionals felt less busy than before the 2023 strikes, approximately 56% expected a production ramp-up in the latter half of the year. This suggests a growing demand for scalable review tools as new projects enter principal photography and require distributed VFX and editorial support.
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