Controlled ingest
Feed it when you are ready.
No watch folder. No constant polling. Press accepts a deliberate ingest, verifies the source, updates its cached library index, and stops at review.
Owner-operated system · Founding access
One source.A whole media operation.
Press ingests on command, understands the source, builds platform-ready media, and holds every release for human approval. One local-first system instead of a chain of rented tools.
Session 08.08 / active review
Local pipelineSource / 01
Founder keynote.mov
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Transcript map
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Strong moments surfaced. Nothing leaves review.
Output queue
Vertical clip
00:42
Caption pack
5 lanes
Voice draft
review
Release gate
Human approval required
- Trigger
- Explicit ingest
- Runtime
- Local-first
- Release
- Human controlled
The operating layer
The media stack stops being a pile of tabs.
Press coordinates the work between archive and audience: source custody, transcription, creation, brand rules, review, delivery, and learning. Each stage can improve without turning the whole operation over to a vendor.
Transcript intelligence
Edit meaning, not timelines.
Transcription becomes the control surface for clip selection, silence removal, chapters, captions, and written derivatives.
Multi-format creation
One source becomes a release system.
Build vertical clips, long-form edits, visual assets, voice drafts, and channel-specific copy from one governed source.
Human release gate
Automation prepares. People publish.
Drafts carry lineage and stay in review until an authorized operator approves the exact release.
Delivery adapters
Connect channels when the workflow earns it.
Manual export works now. Postiz and social adapters are optional delivery layers—not a dependency for creating good work.
Performance memory
Learn from evidence, not vibes.
Import real platform results, preserve attribution, and feed bounded lessons back into future clip and copy decisions.
On-demand by design
You press ingest. Press stays quiet until then.
The old pattern searched the media drive every few moments. The current system uses an explicit ingest action and a cached library index. That means less background churn, less accidental work, and a clear receipt for what entered the pipeline.
- No always-on watch folder
- Checksum and brand route recorded at intake
- Generation and publishing remain separate decisions
What is real today
Proof without theater.
Press is an operating private appliance with a public product surface. The line between what runs now and what comes next stays visible.
Operational
Owner studio
Private ingest, library, creation studios, review, delivery records, and operating receipts.
Available by review
Founding installation
A bounded workflow can be installed for one team, archive, brand system, and release owner.
Not yet launched
Open self-serve
Multi-user workspaces, metered storage, and public signup remain gated until operating proof is complete.
Founding access
Bring the archive. Keep the authority.
Start with one real source, one real release workflow, and a clear human owner. We will tell you what can run locally, what still needs a provider, and what the storage will actually cost.