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.

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EditShare Sees Global Expansion in Education Market

Sunday, February 22, 2009

From media labs to broadcast sports, EditShare Shared Storage solutions improve collaboration and stretch dollars for colleges and universities

EditShare has announced several recent sales to educational institutions, greatly expanding the company's roster of academic customers. Many schools have paralleled the industry's move to EditShare Complete Collaboration products, which are designed to maximize media sharing and storage for multi-user editing environments. The recent purchases are especially noteworthy at a time when academic budgets are severely strained. EditShare offers state-of-the art technology at a cost-effective price, ensuring that educational facilities provide superior technology to students and in-house production units while respecting budgetary restraints.

Recent educational sales in the US include new systems purchased by University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Oregon State University, University of Central Florida, Baylor University, Harvard University, Florida State University (FSU), Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), the US Army War College, University of Texas at Austin and University of North Texas. Recent sales in Europe include Glasgow Cal College (UK), University of Bolton (UK), Napier College (UK), Sapir Academic College (Israel), Yizrael College (Israel), E-Universidad (Spain) and European Film College (Denmark). In EditShare's Asia Pacific region, large EditShare systems have recently been purchased by University of Technology (Sydney), Deakin University (Melbourne) and the Victoria College of Arts at Melbourne University.

In academic settings, EditShare systems are used in media training labs, distance learning scenarios as well as in-house, professional video production facilities. Designed for the industry's leading editing and compositing products from Avid, Apple, Adobe, Autodesk, Digidesign, Media 100 and Sony, EditShare storage servers allow all connected workstations to capture, access and share in real time a common pool of media files. Regardless of application or platform, source material, work in progress and finished packages are shared and instantly available to all users on the EditShare network.

XStream Series tackles high demand scenarios
The University of North Texas (UNT) recently purchased a 32TB EditShare XStream which is specifically designed for the most extreme and demanding media sharing workflows, handling high volumes of simultaneous users as well as very large numbers of video streams.

"We needed a system that could handle all of our users and all of our editing environments - Avid, Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere Pro systems," says Mark Dobson, Media Services Coordinator at UNT. "EditShare XStream gives us that flexibility and ensures that we can meet high-capacity demands. That's all the more important as we expand the editing lab and transition our workstations from SD to HD."

In media lab and classroom settings, EditShare servers act as the media hub, centralizing media so students in various edit suites can simultaneously access video, graphics and other multimedia assets. Tutorial media can be placed in shared workspaces with built-in protections to secure an individual student's work from accidental override or deletion. Instructors can review work-in-progress as well as completed assignments with complete security.

EditShare Flow enhances workflows
Many colleges, like West Virginia University (WVU) and Florida State University, have recently expanded their EditShare systems to meet the growing needs of their busy broadcast and production operations which cover high-profile athletic events as well as news, lectures and other campus activities. WVU has also purchased FLOW, one of the newest products in EditShare's Complete Collaboration product line-up.

* FLOW Ingest captures up to four channels of media and associated metadata, storing each channel in up to three formats simultaneously and outputting a proxy for fast retrieval. No background transcoding is required and files are available immediately for editing. EditShare's unique Universal Media File allows ingested media to be shared and used by editors working on both Avid and Apple editing applications.

* FLOW Browse simplifies media cataloging, search and retrieval within EditShare shared storage environments. Users can quickly locate media among hundreds of thousands of clips on the EditShare media spaces. From Flow Browse, users can update metadata, log clips, and drag and drop media to Avid and FCP bins.

About EditShare Complete Collaboration
The EditShare Complete Collaboration line of products provides shared workflows throughout the media workflow - from ingest through production to archive. FLOW Ingest and Browse are fully integrated with EditShare's Storage Series as well as the ultra-performance XStream Series for high volume, high-demand environments. EditShare Ark provides a range of disk-based solutions for backup, mirroring and archiving needs.

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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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