What is SmartARC?

SmartARC is a cloud-based media asset management application, purpose-built for audiovisual collections. Unlike generic storage platforms, it is designed to handle the scale, complexity, and unique requirements of film, video, and audio. With SmartARC, you can securely store, search, and manage your collection through a simple, intuitive interface.

Having a collection is powerful, but the real value begins when it’s accessible. That’s when stories are rediscovered, histories are researched, and creativity is sparked. SmartARC makes that possible by turning your archive into a resource that can be explored, shared, and enjoyed.

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Designed for audiovisual collection management

SmartARC was created specifically for audiovisual content. It manages large files, companion sidecars, captions, and technical metadata together, ensuring your collection stays whole, organised, and accessible. This is collection management designed for the unique challenges of film, video, and audio archives.

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Flexible metadata, your way

Every collection has its own context and structure. SmartARC gives you the flexibility to design metadata fields that fit your needs, from simple descriptive details to complex technical and rights information. Metadata can be mapped, enriched, and adapted over time, ensuring your archive remains discoverable and manageable as it grows and evolves.

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Enhance discoverability with transcripts

With SmartARC, transcripts and captions sit alongside your video and audio files. This means spoken word content can be searched, browsed, and understood instantly, even if you know little about the collection itself. Oral histories, interviews, and broadcasts become more accessible, unlocking new ways for researchers and audiences to engage.

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Secure, scalable, and reliable

Built on AWS cloud infrastructure, SmartARC offers enterprise-grade security and scalability without the overhead of managing servers or complex IT systems. Your collection is protected with AWS S3 storage, offering 11 x 9s durability and regional redundancy. Access is safeguarded with Two-Factor Authentication, unique user credentials, and studio-grade DRM for viewing. Dynamic watermarks and optional password protection add further protection for screener or distribution content.

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Storage that adapts to your needs

Choose from a range of storage options to suit your archive and budget. Keep active content in high-performance storage, move rarely accessed material into deep storage, or combine tiers for the best of both worlds. SmartARC makes it simple to adapt as your collection management needs evolve.

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User-friendly by design

SmartARC is built to be intuitive. Upload, organise, search, and preview content through a clean, simple interface. You don’t need to be a technical specialist, complex Collection Managementworkflows are made straightforward.

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One platform, all services

SmartARC connects you directly with DAMsmart’s full suite of services. From digital restoration, format migration, and upconversion to metadata enrichment, transcription, and long-term digital preservation, every service is accessible through the same platform, giving you a complete environment to manage, preserve, and activate your collection.

SmartARC - purpose-built
for audiovisual collections.

What is SmartARC?

Designed for audiovisual collection management

Flexible metadata, your way

Enhance discoverability with transcripts

Secure, scalable, and reliable

Storage that adapts to your needs

User-friendly by design

One platform, all services

Why SmartARC?

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Ready to improve access and collection management?

Learn about our other digitisation services

Let’s work together to make your stories of the past, part of the future.

SmartARC - purpose-built for audiovisual collections.

What is SmartARC?

Designed for audiovisual collection management

Flexible metadata, your way

Enhance discoverability with transcripts

Secure, scalable, and reliable

Storage that adapts to your needs

User-friendly by design

One platform, all services

Why SmartARC?

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Ready to improve access and collection management?

Learn about our other digitisation services

Let’s work together to make your stories of the past, part of the future.

SmartARC - purpose-built
for audiovisual collections.