THE BACKGROUND
 
Media & Entertainment postproduction collaborative workflows require storages that can share their resources among the various operators involved in the production process. Operational constrains (i.e. “doing more with less”) and new high quality video standards (i.e. 4K, HFR, WCG) force postproduction houses to use extremely qualitative IT infrastructure and storage. Considering these aspects EDI, a leading Italian post production house, decided to invest in a solution able to improve their collaborative workflows.
 
CHALLENGE
 
EDI requested a reliable storage infrastructure through which more than six fiber channel clients could simultaneously access high quality media essences (uncompressed 4K) for colour grading (using Assimilate Scratch) and finishing (using Autodesk Smoke). Moreover, the new infrastructure had to be accurately integrated with customer existing SAN.
 
SOLUTION
 
To satisfy customer requests Video Progetti delivered a turnkey solution, integrating the storage infrastructure with Autodesk and Assimilate workstations.
Our team installed and configured in the existing post production infrastructure the Elements ONE, a SAN/NAS hybrid storage with an internal transcoder and a powerful workflow engine, produced by Syslink. The storage with its180 TB raw space accessible using 16 Gbps interfaces represents a top-class solution for every post-production that needs to bring its workflow to the next level.
 
RESULTS
 
Today EDI owns a powerful and reliable infrastructure through which the different production environments can share media essences and collaborate on common workflows. After the installation, Video Progetti team trained EDI operators and provided a qualified post-sales support.