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    The Complete Media Licensing System

    Blueprint manages the full lifecycle of licensed digital media, from contributor upload to customer delivery and royalty payment. Rights management is built in from day one.

    Trusted by leading media organisations

    • Getty ImagesShutterstockAssociated Press (AP)Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA)British Phonographic Industry (BPI)The BRIT AwardsIrish Recorded Music Association (IRMA)Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)Getty ImagesShutterstockAssociated Press (AP)Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA)British Phonographic Industry (BPI)The BRIT AwardsIrish Recorded Music Association (IRMA)Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)

    The complete platform for media licensing operations.

    Contributor to Sale in One PlatformRights & Royalties Built InFTP, S3, and Web Ingest & Delivery
    Media Portal

    Browse, Search, and License Assets in Seconds

    Blueprint's media portal gives buyers a fast, searchable catalogue of images and videos. Filter by tags, keywords, date, and asset type. Explore curated collections and trending assets. Download immediately against your subscription or balance, or receive files directly via FTP.

    • Full-text and tag-based search
    • Filter by date, asset type, and keyword
    • Curated collections and trending assets
    • Subscription and credit-balance downloads
    • FTP delivery option
    • Assets available in multiple transcoded versions
    Contributor Portal

    Upload Fast, Tag Accurately, and Track Performance

    Blueprint's contributor interface is built for volume. Upload batches of assets through a secure portal, apply metadata in bulk, and let Blueprint extract EXIF/IPTC data automatically. AI-powered tagging suggests relevant tags before submission. Submit sets for editorial approval and monitor live usage reports to see how your work performs.

    • Secure contributor upload interface
    • Bulk metadata editing
    • Automatic metadata extraction from asset files
    • AI-powered tagging with custom taxonomy support
    • Submit sets for editorial approval
    • Live usage analytics and reports
    • Granular rights and licence controls per asset

    AI Tagging

    Blueprint's tagging engine is fine-tuned for media content, not a general-purpose model. It supports your custom metadata taxonomy and processes batches without manual review.

    • Fine-tuned AI, more accurate than general-purpose models
    • Custom taxonomy and metadata schema support
    • RAG-enhanced accuracy for your content domain
    • Unattended batch processing at scale
    Editorial Hub

    Manage the Full Asset Pipeline from a Central Hub

    Editors ingest assets from multiple sources: the contributor portal, FTP feeds, or third-party systems, all managed from one place. Review and request changes on submissions, then approve sets to move them to the media portal quickly. Blueprint keeps the queue moving without bottlenecks.

    • Ingest from contributor portal, FTP, and third-party systems
    • Central asset management hub
    • Request changes or reject with notes
    • Approve sets for immediate publication
    • Rapid workflow from ingest to live
    Commerce & Royalties

    Manage Subscriptions, Royalties, and Client Accounts

    Blueprint's commerce layer handles the business side of licensing. Manage customer subscriptions and orders, import usage reports, and deliver assets via FTP. The royalties engine calculates and routes payments to contributors accurately. Track assets using InCyan's proprietary fingerprinting via Tectus and identify unlicensed usage through Idem.

    • Subscription and order management
    • Usage report import and export
    • FTP asset delivery to clients
    • Royalties calculation and contributor payments
    • Client and contributor account management
    • Asset tracking via Tectus fingerprinting
    • Unlicensed usage identification via Idem

    Ready to run your media licensing business on Blueprint?

    Get in touch to see how Blueprint can manage your full asset lifecycle, from contributor upload to customer delivery and royalty payment.

    Everything Each Role Needs

    Blueprint is built for every member of the media licensing team.

    End User

    • Searchable media portal
    • Tag, keyword, date, and type filters
    • Curated collections and trending assets
    • Subscription and credit-balance downloads
    • FTP delivery
    • Multiple transcoded versions

    Photographer

    • Secure upload interface
    • Bulk metadata and AI tagging
    • Automatic metadata extraction
    • Approval submission workflow
    • Live usage analytics
    • Rights and licence controls

    Editor

    • Multi-source ingest (portal, FTP, third-party)
    • Central asset management hub
    • Change request and rejection workflow
    • Set approval and publication
    • Fast ingest-to-live pipeline

    Sales

    • Subscription and order management
    • Royalties engine and contributor payments
    • Client and contributor account management
    • Usage report import
    • FTP asset delivery to clients
    • Tectus and Idem integration

    Built to Work with InCyan's Wider Platform

    Fingerprinting

    Track every asset you license

    Blueprint integrates with Tectus to embed invisible watermarks in distributed assets. Track where licensed content appears online and verify ownership, even if files are re-encoded or cropped.

    Learn about Tectus
    Identification

    Identify unlicensed usage at scale

    Blueprint connects to Idem to surface unlicensed appearances of your assets across the web. Sales teams can act on identification reports directly from Blueprint's commerce layer.

    Learn about Idem

    Ready to run your media licensing business on Blueprint?

    Get in touch to see how Blueprint can manage your full asset lifecycle, from contributor upload to customer delivery and royalty payment.

    What our clients say

    • InCyanInCyanWebBusiness
      "Working with InCyan has completely transformed how we handle our media operations. The ability to centralise, secure and protect our content has turned a previously chaotic workflow into a streamlined process. We can now fully focus on strategy rather than getting lost in the daily grind of content management."
    • InCyanInCyanWebBusiness
      "Managing our digital ecosystem during a live event requires tools that are intuitive and absolutely reliable. InCyan's Blueprint DAM platform has streamlined how we organise and distribute content, allowing us to focus on delivering another amazing show."
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