Twentieth Century Fox Turned to Archion with Avid
To store four upcoming movies
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on April 10, 2008 at 3:31 pmTwentieth Century Fox has turned to Archion to provide the storage solution to four of the studio’s major, upcoming feature film releases, The Day The Earth Stood Still, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Night at the Museum: Escape from the Smithsonian, and They Came from Upstairs.
The studio is utilizing Archion’s Synergy HDu storage technology for these new films, all of which are currently in production.
Archion is the only digital media storage company that seamlessly performs with all Avid Unity platforms.
Archion’s client, Kory Voxen, Director, Digital Editing Operations, Twentieth Century Fox, said, "We are currently using Archion’s Synergy HDu storage systems for four of our major upcoming films. Currently we’re running our Archion Synergy HDu’s configured in RAID 5. This maximizes our storage space yet maintains the bandwidth needed for the demands of our HD cutting rooms. The safety and redundancy involved with RAID 5 gives us the protection we need as well."
Mr. Voxen added, "Archion’s Synergy HDu is invisible to the Avid user and has integrated perfectly with our older technology infrastructure. Archion seems to have done a great deal of R&D to offer a product that just plugs right in and allows you to start cutting in high definition immediately. As our storage needs continue to increase, the need for inexpensive, reliable, high-bandwidth storage remains a constant. I’m really happy with Archion’s products and I am planning to buy more of them in the near future."
Adds K.C. Najarian, Major Accounts Manager at Key Code Media, who managed the opportunity between Fox and Archion, "Archion has filled a market gap for my clients who own older Avid Unity MediaNet systems and who need to expand their storage requirements. The Archion Synergy HDu storage product is perfect for my clients who decide to upgrade, since it works with the latest Avid Unity system. Synergy HDu provides additional expansion and RAID, which will, in this case, allow 20th Century Fox Feature Films post production group to prolong the life of their initial Avid Unity investment."
About
Synergy HDu:
Synergy HDu is Archion’s newest storage solution for use with Avid Unity and the latest entry in Archion’s Multi Award-winning line of ‘Synergy HD’ FC Raid storage products for digital video systems.After digesting a good deal of client feedback and input, Archion developed Synergy HDu, which is twice as fast as Archion’s previous Synergy HD system, and offers clients a number of new features, including loop-out capability, a removable controller and complete compatibility with all Avid Unity systems, including Avid MediaEngine 5.0.
Synergy HDu provides a full 400 MB/sec bandwidth with its dual 2GB FC ports and has increased its capacity to 12TB. According to Archion executives, its Avid Unity compatibility and abilities are unmatched. Keeping with the Synergy standard of legacy compatibility, Synergy HDu is fully compatible with 1gig, 2gig and 4gig Unity, and with Archion’s own previously released Synergy Plus and Synergy HD products.