System and method for improved data accessibility

A computer system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor;
• and
• a database residing in the at least one memory;
• and
• a data mechanism residing in the at least one memory, the data mechanism:
• accessing a source data file, the data mechanism being configured to operate in parallel to simultaneously capture, encode, and upload a plurality of data segments to a destination server to create a content data file on the destination server;
• creating a combined index and header file after all of the plurality of data segments has been captured, the combined index and header file describing the contents of each of the plurality of captured data segments, the combined index and header file containing instructions for properly sequencing each of the plurality of data segments in the content data file;
• transferring the combined index and header file to the destination server;
• assembling and arranging the plurality of data files in accordance with the instructions in the combined index and header file;
• and appending the combined index and header file to the front of the content data file to form at least one media file suitable for distribution over a network.