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Small Tree Shared Storage Performance Receives a Nod and a “Wink” from Full-Service Media Company

In the face of demanding deadlines, Wink Inc., a full-service media company with facilities in Denver and Jackson Hole, installed GraniteSTOR ST-RAID, a cost-effective, Ethernet-based shared storage system from Small Tree, to improve workflow at both locations. System performance improved immediately, leading the company’s founder and owner, Jason Winkler, to wonder why he hadn’t made the switch to Small Tree’s shared storage sooner.


“I don’t think you realize how much time you’re spending duplicating and moving media until you stop doing it,” Winkler said, in reference to his company’s previous practice of swapping around drives to share media. “Our workflow improved immediately with ST-RAID in that you bring media into the system and everyone is able to access it at the same time. There are no more outputting and compressing files for viewing and approval. All of that can be done while the editors are more

ORAD TO SHOWCASE POWERFUL NEW BROADCAST GRAPHICS AND VIDEO SERVER SOLUTIONS AT NAB 2012

Orad’s lineup will include state of the art on-air graphics, studio, sports, MAM, and video server solutions for the broadcast industry


February 8, 2012 – Orad, world leader of award winning, real time, 3D graphics, video servers, and media asset management solutions will be presenting its newest product lineup at the upcoming 2012 NAB Show (booth SL4524). Orad’s professionals will be on-site to provide attendees with informative demonstrations and presentations of its on-air, studio, MAM, sports and video server solutions.


“The 2012 NAB Show is the perfect forum to demonstrate our wide variety of unique broadcasting solutions. Visitors to our booth will enjoy exciting interactive demos, giving them a feel for the endless possibilities Orad’s solutions can offer,” comments Avi Sharir, President and CEO of Orad. “This NAB Show, Orad will also be presenting some new solutions that will greatly facilitate the production workflow.”


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DALET SHOWCASES DALET ENTERPRISE EDITION AND NEW FEATURES FOR MAM-DRIVEN WORKFLOWS IN NEWS, SPORTS, PROGRAM PREP AND ARCHIVING

Company will announce plans for “breakthrough” technology to be introduced this year


Paris, France – February 7, 2012 – Dalet Digital Media Systems will showcase enhancements in Dalet Enterprise Edition, their advanced Media Asset Management (MAM) platform, along with their technology solutions packaged for different production workflows at NAB 2012 in Las Vegas, NV from April 16 – 19 (stand SL4615).


On the NAB floor, Dalet will demonstrate several enhancements in Dalet Enterprise Edition, the MAM platform which unifies disparate systems to improve workflow productivity and to facilitate content distribution to multiple platforms, including broadcast, web, VOD and mobile. Dalet Enterprise Edition will be shown in combination with Dalet’s tailored production suites for news (Dalet News Suite), sports (Dalet Sports Factory) and radio (Dalet Radio Suite). In particular Dalet will be demonstrating several new, integrated modules for Dalet MediaLife which is focused on workflows for Program Preparation, more

Small Tree Features GraniteSTOR ST-RAID II at NRB 2012

Small Tree, Mac networking and shared storage specialist, is featuring GraniteSTOR ST-RAID II at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention. ST-RAID II is an Ethernet-based shared storage system supporting 6Gb SAS/SATA protocol end-to-end.


Small Tree’s ST-RAID II includes direct attached shared storage technology designed specifically for post-production professionals looking for economical, functional and easy to manage storage solutions.


“Since its introduction, ST-RAID II has received high marks from a number of well-respected post-production professionals,” said Corky Seeber, president of Small Tree. “The system, which offers the flexibility of working on projects using Adobe Premiere, Avid Media Composer 6 or Final Cut 7, provides the performance of Fibre Channel at a fraction of the cost.”


Featuring transfer rates capable of supporting 44 streams of Pro Res 422 HQ with transfer rates up to 1 GB/s and 96TB, the ST-RAID II’s low latency ensures more

HotCam launches XDCam disc ‘recycling’ service

Innovative cost-saving set-up allows valuable TV series footage to be archived quickly so that expensive discs can be re-used


Leading broadcast equipment rental company HotCam has launched a new production service that could save television producers thousands of pounds on XDCam shooting stock by quickly and efficiently archiving footage so that the solid-state discs can be re-used.


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Called the Mobile Transfer System (MTS) and operated as a standalone business, the new set-up sees XDCam footage speedily transferred to Sony’s new PDW-U2 drives and then onto industry standard 1.5 TB LTO tapes for long-term storage.


Once footage has been copied, the discs are then wiped clean and returned to the production company for re-use.


For producers currently using XDCam discs for both production and archive purposes, especially those with returning series, the service has the potential more

Cantemo unveils MediaBox DAM

White label OEM software to offer broadcasters and post houses enterprise grade asset management for less than £8k (€10k)


Leading software developer Cantemo has released a new version of its white-label digital asset management system Portal DAM that offers the same functionality and quality as the enterprise level product but at a price point that is appropriate for small broadcasters, workgroups, post houses, digital media companies and other SMEs.


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MediaBox DAM is a highly customizable and expandable “out-of-the-box” platform for managing video and audio from ingest through to distribution.


Unlike Portal DAM, which allows for unlimited users and assets, MediaBox DAM is available in packages for 5, 10 or 20 users and up to 300,000 assets with beneficial upgrade paths available for companies that need to expand their asset management capabilities in the future.


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Harris Corporation Introduces QuiC Software Family of Quality Control Solutions for Broadcast and New Media File-Based Assets

MELBOURNE, FL/DENVER, February 6, 2012Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, will unveil its next-generation family of file-based analysis solutions at upcoming shows in South Asia, the Middle East and North America — bringing top-tier quality control without compromise to broadcasters, content producers, cable networks, post houses and other digital media operations. quic-software.jpg


The Harris® QuiC™ software family minimizes the workload for video server operators in TV stations, network facilities and new media operations. Customers using QuiC software tools to analyze files ingested into video servers can achieve results faster through automated processes. Featuring best-in-class quality control technology from content analysis specialist Digimetrics, the Harris® QuiC™ software family includes three easy-to-use, cost-effective tools:

• QuiC™ Pro for maximum flexibility, with scalability to enterprise-level operations

• QuiC™ Express for file analysis in less complex workflows

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EDITSHARE PREPARES FOR NAB 2012

Plans include enhanced end-to-end tapeless workflows and new versatile capabilities for high-performance, collaborative storage solutions


Boston, MA — February 3, 2012—EditShare®, the technology leader in shared media storage and end-to-end tapeless workflow solutions, today announced its plans for the NAB 2012 exhibition held in Las Vegas, NV from April 16 – 19 (stand SL9020). EditShare will showcase its entire product line-up and highlight advancements in storage performance, seamless file migration across storage tiers, enhanced file and metadata management, and new enterprise capabilities, including distributed processing for large-scale file ingest and proxy rendering, and system-wide workflow monitoring from ingest to archive. “Collaboration, high performance, efficiency and cost-effectiveness are at the heart of everything we do, starting with our shared storage platform. The newest features and capabilities in our end-to-end workflow build on that approach. Whether you are ingesting or archiving, searching for media or playing it out, our integrated more

NASA Turns to Video Technics to Digitally Document Rocket Engine Testing with 48 Channel Apella™ Video Server System

First J-2X Stability TestAtlanta, GA (February 3 , 2011) – NASA’s Stennis Space Center (SSC) will always be recognized as the center that tested and proved flight-worthy the rocket engines and boosters that were safely used on the lunar space mission that brought “a giant leap for mankind.” For over forty years, SSC has been involved in testing rocket engines and parts for various missions such as those for the Apollo and Space Shuttle Programs. Having been involved in testing for such a long period, the space center recently began updating much of its rocket engine test equipment, including its video systems. This includes the Apella™ video recording system that NASA acquired from Video Technics, Inc.


The decision was made to move into digital recording where cameras in blast resistant housings film the testing of rockets to provide a record of the more

Small Tree to Deliver Workshop Presentation on Networking and Shared Storage During NRB 2012

Steve Modica, chief technology officer at Small Tree and a former veteran of Silicon Graphics (SGI), will provide a 30 minute workshop presentation on upcoming trends in networking and shared storage at NRB 2012 in Nashville later this month. The workshop is scheduled for Monday, February 20th from 12:45 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the TFWM Pavilion.


During the workshop, Modica will offer insight to religious broadcast professionals on improving their post-production workflow with common video editing software applications such as Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere and Avid Media Composer.


“There are number of excellent editing applications available to post-production professionals, but to maximize the effectiveness of those tools, facilities must create a workflow environment in which multiple editors can access media simultaneously without there being a drag on the server,” Modica said. “Ethernet’s ubiquity, along with the continued migration to 10 Gigabit more

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