Archive of the Storage Category

3D Indie Viewer Lets You Shoot Perfect Stereoscopic 3D For Less

Hollywood, California – In response to the growing demand for cost-effective, real-time 3D viewing solutions, the 3D Film Factory has released the new 3D INDIE VIEWER. This simple side-by-side system is compact, durable and operates using a rechargeable 12V battery. It’s the perfect answer to your stereoscopic 3D production needs on remote locations or in studio.

“Over the last few years we’ve used the Indie Viewer in some very secluded shooting situations,” said the company’s director of operations Shawn Gilmore. “It’s remarkably simple to use, portable and of course powers on a 12V rechargeable battery. That’s what people want in the field – something light, accurate, 12 volts, inexpensive. That’s what the 3D Indie Viewer is. You can align the images and adjust depth.”

The viewer accepts input cables from 2 separate video cameras, then using more

- With MSRP Starting at $17,995, Efficient Media Workflows Now More Affordable Than Ever -

Burbank, CA (May 10, 2011) – To improve media workflows while providing creative post production and graphics professionals with superior flexibility, Archion Technologies has introduced its new EditStor ES™ shared storage system. A completely self-contained storage area network (SAN), EditStor ES takes the simplified multi-platform shared storage system of Archion’s EditStor to a new level.

With a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) that starts at just $17,995, EditStor ES makes media sharing easy and affordable for creative professionals that work with Final Cut Studio®, Avid Media Composer®, Adobe CS5®, Sony Vegas® and other popular media creation tools. EditStor ES includes several new features that are designed to significantly enhance media workflow management in small- to mid-size post houses and creative agencies as well as in enterprises, schools and houses of worship.
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– Uniquely Combining Benefits of LTFS with Convenience of Cache-A’s Archive Appliance –

Morgan Hill, Calif., May 10, 2011 – One of the first companies to demonstrate the new LTFS (Linear Tape Film System) format in product form last year, Cache-A is announcing that all of its LTO-5 based products will include LTFS capability. These include the company’s flagship product — Pro-Cache5 — and the new high-performance Power-Cache and the cost-effective Prime-Cache5.

Based on open source software, LTFS enables digital media professionals to interchange content across different operating systems, software applications and physical locations. It combines the economy, robustness, high density and low power of tape with much of the functionality and usability of a hard drive.

“Through our collaboration with HP, Pro-Cache5 and our other new LTO-5 based products now combine the benefits of LTFS, which makes tape look like disk, with the more

Burbank, CA (April 11, 2011) – A leading provider of intelligent networked storage solutions designed for post production and graphic professionals, including the popular Alliance Pro “ultimate media storage area network (SAN),� Archion Technologies is introducing its new Alliance LT shared storage system at this year’s National Association of Broadcasters Convention (NAB 2011). Archion’s complete line of storage solutions is on display in Booth SL5929 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, April 11-14.

Archion Alliance LT

A completely self-contained SAN, Alliance LT was designed to provide post facilities with a very high-performance file-level sharing storage solution at an affordable price, without compromising workflow or limiting flexibility. Mac OS-, Windows- and Linux-compatible, Alliance LT enables facilities to work with a variety media solutions, such as Final Cut Studio®, Avid Media Composer® and DS, Adobe CSx and Autodesk® Smoke®, Flame® and Maya®.

“We listened closely to our customers more

Burbank, CA (April 11, 2011) – To simplify media workflows while simultaneously providing creative post production and graphics professionals with superior flexibility, Archion Technologies is introducing its new EditStor ES™ shared storage system at this year’s National Association of Broadcasters Convention (NAB 2011). Archion’s complete line of storage solutions is on display in Booth SL5929 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, April 11-14.

Archion EditStor ES

A completely self-contained storage area network (SAN), EditStor ES takes the simplified multi-platform shared storage system of Archion’s EditStor to a new level. EditStor ES includes several new features that are designed to significantly enhance media workflow management in small- to mid-size post houses and creative agencies as well as in enterprises, schools and houses of worship.

EditStor ES makes media sharing easy and affordable for creative professionals that work with Final Cut Studio®, Avid Media Composer®, Adobe CS5®, Sony Vegas® more

Burbank, CA (April 11, 2011) – Specifically designed for Avid Unity™ MediaNetwork™ users that need to expand their capacity, replace older Avid drives or improve bandwidth rates to meet today’s demanding workflow requirements, Archion Technologies’ Synergy XTR™ is making its world debut at this year’s National Association of Broadcasters Convention (NAB 2011). Archion’s complete line of storage solutions is on display in Booth SL5929 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, April 11-14.

Archion Synergy XTR

Like Synergy UXE, which offers the highest performance RAID protected add-on storage for the Avid Unity, the new Synergy XTR is designed to offer complete compatibility with Avid MediaNetwork systems and greater ease of management. Further enhancing Unity Media Engines, multiple Synergy XTR chassis can be attached to a Unity 5.1 to deliver the maximum capacity of 128 Terabytes (TB) of usable protected storage. It can also help maximize the Unity 4.2x with more

Morgan Hill, Calif., April 11, 2011 – A leading supplier of network-attached archive appliances for the digital film, broadcast and professional video industries, Cache-A is showcasing its next generation of storage products at this year’s National Association of Broadcasters Convention (NAB 2011) with new features and lower prices while also showcasing a range of new and enhanced partner applications. Enabled by the release of a new Software Development Kit earlier this year, new partner software capabilities are highlighted in Cache-A’s booth (SL8209) at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, April 11-14.

“We are introducing new products, features, pricing and partnerships that reflect our commitment to listening closely to our customers,� said Mark Ostlund, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Cache-A Corporation. “Our partners are extending and enhancing Cache-A’s “Archiving Made Easy™� with everything from asset management integration to ingest management to editor integration and broadcast more

Dalet unveils industry’s first enterprise MAM for Sports solution

New York, NY, – April 11, 2011 -–- Dalet Digital Media Systems (www.dalet.com), a leading developer of enterprise Media Asset Management (MAM) solutions, debuted today at NAB 2011 the new Dalet Sports Factory, the industry’s first enterprise MAM workflow solution developed specifically for sports production. Dalet Sports Factory manages the challenges of fast-paced, live event and post-game coverage by leveraging the powerful MAM capabilities of Dalet Enterprise Edition with purpose-built sports logging, clipping and replay tools. The combination produces a cohesive, high-speed workflow that delivers winning results. “Dalet Sports Factory takes a broader approach to sports production. It views the workflow as a whole, incorporating specialized tools within the enterprise MAM platform rather than stand-alone components. This gives assets more meaning as they are not just associated with game day or a highlight. Assets are ubiquitous across the production workflow and more

Integration between LOUISE© Business Management System and Atempo Digital Archive will produce seamless workflow for archiving and retrievals

Las Vegas, NV – April 11, 2011 – ProConsultant Informatique, the forward-thinking developer of advanced business management solutions for broadcast and cable networks, today announced a partnership with Atempo, a leading provider of data management and archiving software. The integration between LOUISE, the ProConsultant Informatique business management solution, and the Atempo Digital Archive (ADA) file archiving software platform will provide a smooth and fluid workflow between systems.
“As we leverage our expertise in data management and in digital assets archiving into the broadcast industry, it’s important that we team with companies like PCI who are recognized for their industry leadership and innovation. This partnership offers media and entertainment companies using LOUISE and Atempo’s advanced file archiving solution to transparently bring archived material directly into their production workflow, saving them valuable time more

Producer of New Zealand’s most popular soap opera implements EditShare’s end-to-end production infrastructure for faster, cost-effective workflow

Brisbane, Australia (April 11, 2011)—EditShare®, the technology leader in cross-platform collaborative editing and shared media storage systems, has announced that South Pacific Pictures (SPP) has implemented EditShare’s end-to-end production infrastructure for New Zealand’s most popular soap opera, Shortland Street. With EditShare (www.editshare.com), SPP now has a completely file-based, tapeless workflow with centralized storage and content readily available to any department at any point in the production chain, enabling the company to handle production faster, better and more cost-effectively than ever.

SPP, a full-service production facility, has a team of more than 150 actors, directors, camera operators, sound mixers, video editors, assistants, loggers and other professionals churning out 250 episodes of Shortland Street each year. Chris Bailey, managing director of SPP, sees the EditShare workflow as a major boon to this more