EditShare Ships New Ark 2.0 Media Archiving System

Thursday, April 08, 2010

EditShare has announced the availability of its new Ark 2.0 backup and archiving solution. Fully integrated with EditShare's award-winning shared storage solutions, Ark 2.0 offers superior media file protection for broadcast and post, providing digital and tape-based options for creating backups and archives. Ark 2.0 boasts a full array of media protection enhancements, most notably its complete integration with EditShare Flow.

"Ark 2.0's flawless integration with Flow and broader support for tape loaders and libraries elevates it to a new level of asset protection," says Andy Liebman, Founder and CEO, EditShare. "In an integrated Ark and Flow environment, archived material is made part of the content repository. Archived clips are automatically scanned and added to the Flow database in proxy format, providing instant access to low-resolution versions of all archived materials. From the Flow Browse interface, users can search and retrieve archived media, organize clips into bins, assemble clips into sequences, and restore high-resolution versions for editing. Thanks to these enhancements, Ark 2.0 is now one of the most reliable asset protection systems in the industry."

Highlights of the new Ark 2.0 release include:

• NEW Integration with Flow for Complete Backup
Integration between Ark and Flow ensures that all archived clips now have a record in the Flow database prior to being copied to Ark. Flow scans all clips to ensure that proxy files have been created. Ark updates the Flow database to keep a record of exactly where each archived clip is located. Flow users can then search and browse all clips stored on Ark.

• NEW Integration with Flow for Complete Restoration of Files
Having a record of all archived or backed up clips in the Flow database makes restoration of files from Ark easier than ever. It is now possible to search or browse for clips even though high-resolution versions are "offline" and stored only on Ark. Through Flow Browse, users can play low-resolution proxy versions, incorporate them into sequences, and then restore the desired high-resolution versions to any EditShare Media Space. From within Flow Browse, authorized editors are able to set up Restore jobs to occur instantly or at a later, scheduled time.

• NEW Support for Multi-Drive Tape Libraries
Ark 2.0 supports a range of tape loaders and tape libraries. Autoloaders and libraries with multiple tape drives can now be used.

• NEW Activation Feature for Ark Disk
A new activation feature allows customers to utilize their Ark Disk system as a rapid failover should one of their main shared storage systems fail.

• NEW Improved Tape Management
The new Ark user interface graphically shows which tapes are currently loaded into a Tape Library and in exactly which slot they can be found.

EditShare will demonstrate Ark 2.0 at NAB booth # SL4725.

The EditShare Worldwide Channel Partner Meeting takes place on Sunday, April 11th at 10:00am. Please contact us to register and for more details.

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EditShare Ships Ark Tape and Ark Disk for Media Backups & Archives

Thursday, September 10, 2009

EditShare is now shipping two new EditShare Ark models for creating media backups and archives: Ark Tape and Ark Disk. Ark Tape and Ark Disk are workflow-engineered to automate file migration to and from EditShare's award-winning shared storage solutions. Because Ark automatically communicates with EditShare shared storage systems, media spaces, project spaces, and other important data structures are seamlessly exchanged between systems.

Ark allows EditShare users to create safety backups during the editing process, move media to lower-cost storage when a project must be put on hold or while it awaits approval, and create long-term archives of entire projects or selected media spaces. In addition, EditShare Ark Disk systems may be activated in an emergency as a "lower-bandwidth" EditShare server to minimize downtime.

EditShare Ark Feature Highlights
• Seamless integration with EditShare shared storage solutions, retains user permissions and data structures for media spaces and project spaces
• Simple-to-use interface enables "non-IT" staff to automate and schedule full and incremental backup and archive procedures
• Ark Disk-based model available for fast "nearline" storage and retrieval - can be used as a temporary failover for storage server
• Ark Tape-based model available for cost-effective backup or long-term archival - lower power requirements for long-term storage needs

About EditShare Complete Collaboration Products
EditShare's shared storage solutions, the EditShare Storage Series and EditShare XStream Series systems, enable editors and compositors to easily and economically share media and work collaboratively regardless of the platform or application. Users connected to an EditShare network can seamlessly access in real-time a common pool of media files. Source material, work-in-progress, and finished packages are shared and instantly available to all users on the EditShare network. The rules-driven workflow ensures that no data is ever overwritten or accidentally destroyed.

EditShare Flow and EditShare Ark bookend the shared production storage workflows with advanced multi-channel ingest/browse and archiving/backup capabilities. The integrated solutions provide a highly scalable, end-to-end media management workflow.

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EditShare at NAB 2009: New Feature Highlights

Monday, April 13, 2009

EditShare Flow Version 1.2
• Scans Media Spaces locating media that was not originally ingested through Flow, moves it into the Flow database, and generates video proxy thumbnails and tracking metadata.

• Supports up to 8 channels of audio per video ingest.

• Expands codec support to include DVCPRO HD and other HD formats enabling more users to take advantage of EditShare's Universal Media File technology.

EditShare Flow

EditShare Storage Series and XStream Series Version 5.5
• EditShare Project Sharing: New enhancements make managing project bins easier than ever for Apple and Avid editing systems.

• Advanced Rights Management: EditShare Storage and XStream Series servers can now query an Active Directory server for user passwords.

• New Playout Integration: Automates migration of files to third-party broadcast servers for playout.

• EditShare XStream: Servers can now scale to 128 drives and beyond.

• EditShare XStream: New DI workflows with a number of industry-leading applications including Nucoda (Digital Vision) and Bones.

EditShare Storage Series or EditShare XStream Series

EditShare Ark Version 1.0
EditShare Ark is scheduled to ship in Q2 2009. Feature highlights include:

• Backup and archive EditShare Shared Project Spaces

• Backup and archive to disk and Quantum LTO tape libraries.

• Restore from disk or tape library back to EditShare Media Spaces.

• Comprehensive backup management features for automating backup and syncs.

EditShare Ark

EditShare Channel Partner Meeting at NAB 2009
EditShare's Worldwide Channel Partner Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, April 19th at 10:00am. Please contact us for details.

Labels: EditShare, EditShare-Ark, EditShare-Complete-Collaboration, EditShare-Flow, EditShare-Storage-Series, EditShare-XStream-Series

EditShare Debuts Complete Collaboration at NAB 2008

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Complete Collaboration: EditShare Flow, EditShare Storage Series, EditShare XStream Series, and EditShare Ark. Manage media from ingest to archiving.

EditShare has announced Complete Collaboration, new, breakthrough turnkey solutions for managing and storing media from acquisition to archive. Complete Collaboration includes EditShare Flow, EditShare Storage Series, EditShare XStream Series, and EditShare Ark. Visitors to NAB 2008 can view the new Complete Collaboration product line at booth SL9820.

"Complete Collaboration is a natural extension of the original EditShare workflow. Tools to share, exchange, manage, and safely store media are developed specifically to support the wide range of post and broadcast workflows. With the EditShare philosophy at its core, Complete Collaboration ensures that users can leverage the editing applications and content creation tools of their choice," says Andy Liebman, founder and president, EditShare.

Complete Collaboration - EditShare Flow
The new EditShare Flow series offers two distinct packages - Flow Ingest and Flow Browse - that integrate seamlessly with the EditShare Storage, XStream, and Ark solutions. EditShare Flow Ingest is the only acquisition solution that captures in just about any format and simultaneously outputs to just about any format including Apple, Avid, and low-res proxy formats. No transcoding is required; files are immediately available. Features include multi-channel ingest with independent control over each channel, full metadata capture, and edit-while-recording capabilities. Users can automate ingest, control ingest remotely, or initiate it manually. EditShare Flow Ingest supports Apple ProRes 422, Avid MXF formats, and up to three codecs per channel including proxy.

EditShare Flow Browse simplifies and accelerates media searches within the EditShare storage environment. Users can quickly locate media among hundreds of thousands of clips. EditShare Flow Browse supports proxy viewing outside the nonlinear editing application for optimal viewing on the EditShare Media Space, annotation of metadata forms, and the ability to drag and drop media into an Avid or Final Cut Pro bin.

Complete Collaboration - EditShare Storage and XStream Series
EditShare Storage Series encompasses EditShare's existing shared storage solutions: the EditShare Field mobile storage solution, EditShare Metro for small to mid-size editing workgroups, and EditShare's scalable Rack Units. In addition to the legendary Apple and Avid project sharing capabilities, the storage series offers automated diagnostic tools and the industry's most efficient back-office data processing policies and administration.

The new EditShare XStream Series is designed to support high-performance post and broadcast environments. EditShare XStream can process media at data rates of 300MB per second per stream, supporting up to 52 streams of DV50 and multiple 1080p 444 HD projects/streams. This makes it the perfect solution for post facilities working with Digital Intermediary (DI) 2k projects as well as television stations with large numbers of simultaneous users accessing central storage or employing concurrent workflows.

Complete Collaboration - EditShare Ark
EditShare Ark provides integrated solutions for backups, mirroring, and archiving. These essential security features let users economically organize and manage media in a variety of scenarios, including LTO-backup and "spinning disc" solutions that can be upgraded to the full EditShare Server Series with little to no downtime. Built on "Green" drive technology, the EditShare Ark units optimize storage costs without compromising quality or scalability.

EditShare Complete Collaboration Availability
EditShare Flow, XStream Series, and Ark will ship in late Q2 2008.

Stay tuned for pricing details.

Labels: EditShare, EditShare-Ark, EditShare-Complete-Collaboration, EditShare-Flow, EditShare-Storage-Series, EditShare-XStream-Series

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