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The Best Shared Storage For Video Production

Melanie Ciotti — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:27:34 +0000

Embarking on a cinematic journey or crafting a visually stunning video requires more than just creative genius; it demands a technological ally that can keep pace with your imagination. Yet, too often, video production teams find themselves using dated technology that slows them down and takes them out of the creative process.

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The Three Pillars Of Workflow Performance

Melanie Ciotti — Sat, 16 Mar 2024 15:34:34 +0000

Do you ever find yourself choosing between performance and workflow, wondering if you are sacrificing too much in one area or another?

Stop compromising.

At SNS, we specialize in workflow performance—prioritizing speed and performance metrics in the context of your creative workflow.

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High-Resolution Video Keeps Climbing—Is An End In Sight?

Melanie Ciotti — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 13:18:57 +0000

Video quality has come a long way, continually striving for sharper and more immersive visual experiences. We've witnessed the rise of high-definition displays, followed by the emergence of 4K and 8K resolutions. But is there an end in sight?

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GRCC’s Top of the Class Storage and LTO Archive Workflow

Truman Wheeler — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 22:47:19 +0000

Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) doesn’t look like many of the community colleges you’re used to. Their diverse student body occupies a large urban campus in the heart of downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. Students choose between academic programs like architecture, culinary arts, mathematics, and manufacturing, with many more options available to kickstart their career...

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Nitro Circus Powers High Octane TV & Digital Content Workflows with EVO

Andrew McKay — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 16:06:37 +0000

Nitro Circus is a global sports entertainment company that produces a wide array of live events, docuseries, television programming, and digital content. Founded by action sports icon Travis Pastrana, Nitro Circus began as an excuse to travel the world riding dirt bikes, BASE jumping, and performing crazy stunts. The brand quickly took on a life…

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Post House Creative Uses Cine Tracer and EVO to Bring NHL Team’s Vision to Life

Andrew McKay — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 16:26:41 +0000

Post House Creative is a full-service video production and animation boutique. On a recent project for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Post House Creative had an opportunity to try something new. Instead of the usual style frames, storyboarding, and animatics, they went with a hybrid video game/app based on the Unreal Engine called Cine Tracer—a realistic cinematography simulator.

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Cutting the Docuseries “On The Brink” with EVO and ShareBrowser

Andrew McKay — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 15:25:41 +0000

On The Brink is a wildlife documentary series with a mission to create awareness about the conservation crisis facing India’s ecosystems and the species that inhabit them. The Gaia People, an award-winning husband and wife filmmaking team whose work has been featured on Animal Planet, BBC, Discovery, ITV, Nat Geo, NHK, and PBS, take viewers on an incredible journey across India.

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4K Shared Storage — Considerations for Post, Color, VFX, and Archive

Andrew McKay — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 20:32:56 +0000

When Avatar was released in December of 2009, it was the most expensive movie ever made, in total budget and total storage costs. The VFX team needed over 1 petabyte (PB) of storage to complete the film—which out of a 162m runtime, was 60% CGI—and it wasn’t even shot in 4K. Five years later, in…

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To Boldly Pro (Where No Mac Has Gone in a While)

Andrew McKay — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 20:03:48 +0000

The wait is finally over. Just 6 years since the release of the last Mac Pro, lovingly dubbed “The Trashcan,” Apple has announced a brand new Mac Pro that harkens back to the original 2006 version. The new Mac Pro pays fromage to the cheese-grater design of its predecessor, but there’s nothing cheesy under the…

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Bipolar Studio Builds Award-Winning VR Experiences with EVO

Andrew McKay — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 20:15:04 +0000

When Bipolar Studio started to expand their capabilities to include things like 8K & 10K resolutions and 32-bit VR CGI, they knew it would be impossible without the right shared storage solution. They needed a server that could not only help them get over the roadblocks in their current workflow but help them fully realize their potential.

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