Intelligent Ingest. Zero Guesswork.
Nexus is the routing intelligence between your storage and your DAM. It looks at every file, knows what needs conversion, enriches everything with metadata, and delivers production-ready assets — at Aspera speed.
Terabytes of Chaos. One Click to Order.
A production wraps. A VFX vendor delivers plates. Suddenly you have 50,000 files across dozens of S3 folders — EXR frame sequences that are meaningless as individual files, 3D models nobody can preview without Maya, and standard media mixed in with everything else.
Someone has to sort through all of it. Figure out what needs conversion. What needs metadata. What goes where. Traditionally, that someone is a team of people working for days.
Nexus does it in minutes. Automatically.
Every File Gets the Right Treatment
Nexus classifies every file and automatically routes it through the optimal path — no rules to configure, no manual sorting.
File Arrives at Nexus
Automatic file classification and type detection
DPX/EXR Sequence?
4,000+ frames detected by trailing digits and path patterns
3D Model?
23 formats: .obj, .fbx, .gltf, .usd, and more
Standard Media?
Video, images, audio, documents
Production-Ready Assets in DAM
All paths include metadata enrichment and parent-child association tracking
Supported 3D Formats (23 total)
Core Capabilities
Intelligent routing, high-speed transfer, and AI enrichment — working together to eliminate manual ingest workflows.
Intelligent File Classification
FileInterceptorService analyzes every file on ingest. DPX/EXR sequences detected by trailing frame numbers and path patterns. 23 3D model formats identified by extension. No configuration required — it just knows.
Aspera High-Speed Transfer
IBM FASP protocol delivers full-bandwidth transfers over any distance. AES-128 encrypted, UDP-optimized, with resume support. Move terabytes of production media globally without TCP bottlenecks.
Dual AI Enrichment
Images and documents receive AI tags instantly (synchronous). Video and audio get async AI processing via webhook — 30-45 seconds. All tags consolidated into a unified format with confidence scores and resolved to DAM tag IDs.
Parent-Child Job Tracking
One folder ingest spawns N conversion jobs. The parent job tracks every child — Forge conversions, DAM uploads, asset associations. It only completes when everything finishes.
Path-Based Metadata
MetaFabric API maps folder hierarchy to DAM taxonomy automatically. The path /SHOW/SEQ010/SH060/comp/ becomes structured metadata tags — no manual tagging required.
Dual Queue Architecture
Dual message queues handle job scheduling with retry logic, rate limiting, distributed routing, and dead letter handling. Both run simultaneously for resilience.
Aspera: Full Bandwidth. Any Distance.
IBM FASP protocol moves your media at the speed your network allows — not the speed TCP permits.
| Scenario | Standard TCP | Aspera FASP |
|---|---|---|
| 1TB LA to London | ||
| 500GB to cloud (WAN) | ||
| Daily rushes (100GB) |
Comparisons based on typical WAN conditions with latency and packet loss. Aspera performance scales with available bandwidth regardless of distance.
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No TCP Ceiling
IBM FASP protocol eliminates the TCP throughput ceiling that makes traditional transfers painfully slow over distance. -
AES-128 Encryption
Every byte is encrypted in transit, ensuring security without sacrificing speed. -
Resume Support
Network interruptions don't restart multi-terabyte transfers from zero. -
Fair Bandwidth Policy
Aspera doesn't starve other network traffic — intelligent throttling ensures smooth operations. -
Single Port (33001)
A single port for IT teams to whitelist — simple firewall configuration.
AI That Tags While You Transfer
Every asset gets AI-powered enrichment automatically. No separate step, no manual review, no delay.
Every asset that flows through Nexus gets AI-powered enrichment — automatically. No separate step, no manual review.
For images and documents, AI tags return instantly during the ingest flow. For video and audio, Nexus fires an async AI job and picks up the results via webhook — typically in 30-45 seconds.
All tags are consolidated into a structured format with confidence scores, then resolved to actual DAM tag IDs so they appear natively in Backlot.
- Synchronous: Images, documents — tags inline with ingest
- Asynchronous: Video, audio — webhook callback with ai_job_id
- Confidence scoring: Only high-confidence tags applied
- DAM-native: Tags resolved to Backlot tag IDs, not free text
From S3 Bucket to Production-Ready DAM Assets
Four steps from chaos to organized, enriched, viewable assets in your DAM.
Browse & Select
Use the browser UI to navigate S3 folders or configure automated folder watching. Select source folders and target DAM destination.
Classify & Route
Nexus scans every file, identifies sequences and 3D models, and builds a routing plan — conversions to Forge, direct transfers to DAM.
Transfer & Enrich
Files move via Aspera FASP at maximum bandwidth. MetaFabric enriches path metadata. AI tags are generated synchronously or asynchronously.
Complete & Associate
Converted outputs arrive in the DAM. Parent-child associations link turntable videos to 3D models. The parent job completes only when every child is done.
Under the Hood
The technical foundation powering intelligent ingest at scale.
- Runtime: REST API Server
- Transfer Protocol: IBM Aspera FASP (AES-128, UDP, port 33001)
- Job Queues: Dual message queue with dead letter handling
- Data Stores: Multi-tier storage: job state, metadata, and cache layers
- File Classification: Automatic type detection and routing
- Sequence Detection: Trailing digit patterns (4+ digits), frame/shot path heuristics
- 3D Format Support: 23 formats (obj, fbx, gltf, glb, usd, usda, usdc, blend, ma, mb, c4d, stl, abc, 3ds, ply, dae, x3d, wrl, amf, 3mf, stp, step, iges)
- AI Enrichment: Sync (images/docs) + Async (video/audio, 30-45s, webhook)
- Real-Time Updates: WebSocket push for job progress
- Interfaces: Browser UI + CLI (upload, list, status, validate)
- AWS Integration: Multi-account with encrypted credential storage
- DAM Target: Warner Bros. Backlot DAM (deep integration)
Ready to Automate Your Ingest Pipeline?
See how Nexus transforms terabytes of unorganized files into enriched, viewable DAM assets — automatically.