Archive for August 24th, 2007

August 24, 2007 — Markham, Ontario: Digital Rapids has begun shipping the latest enhancements to the Digital Rapids Transcode Manager family of distributed media transcoding software. Version 1.1 of Transcode Manager FE (Facility Edition) is bolstered with new features including server-level failover, clip manipulation and support for third-party databases including Oracle 10g®, Microsoft® SQL Server 2005 and PostgreSQL. Meanwhile, the new Transcode Manager LE offers the same exceptional performance, load balancing intelligence and ease of use in a lower-cost configuration tailored for customers without enterprise-level requirements. more

Burbank, CA, August 24, 2007 – Archion‘s highly successful new Synergy HD™ storage solution continues its prominence via a new deal with QSR Systems. The announcement was made by Daniel Stern, EVP, Sales, Archion.

Archion has sold two Synergy HD™ systems to QSR Systems of Valencia, CA. Rob Cloyd, President of QSR, said, ”Our Prime Time customers demand the fastest and most reliable storage on our Avid Unity Networks. With 24 simultaneous Avid users working two shifts a day, we cannot afford any down time. The delivery schedules are just too tight. Archion‘s Synergy HD provided us with the speed and reliability that we and our customers require.” more

Herrsching, August 2007
DVC Digitalvideo Computing GmbH, IBC booth no. 6.104, will showcase the new uncompressed dual-channel ClipRecorder XTreme X2.
In Film Space Mode it features recording and playback of two HD DPX file streams at the same time in the same timeline. In Clip Mode ClipRecorder XTreme X2 operates like a two channel uncompressed player for HD / 2 K formats up to 1080 p 50 or 2k p 25. ClipRecorder XTreme X2 with its internal SAS disk array fits into just 3U of vertical rack space. more