German TV Series Editor Turns to Promise

As a video
editor dealing with large quantities of big, high resolution files on a daily
basis, Knut Hake knows that throughput is crucial to get the job done
right. Looking for a storage solution to replace the internal RAID of his Mac
Pro, Hake,
editor of the hit German TV series Danni
Lowinski, turned to PROMISE
Technology, Inc.

PROMISE is the developer
of storage solutions for the media and
entertainment market. Family of products includes the Pegasus R4 – an hardware RAID storage to unleash the power of Thunderbolt
technology.

Hake had edited many of the episodes of Danni
Lowinski with Apple Final Cut Pro and a Pegasus R4 –
and for the fourth season he added the Pegasus J4 and Pegasus J2 to his
arsenal, which provided him with performance and
flexibility.

The workflow of Danni Lowinski requires
Hake to edit rough cuts in his studio in Berlin and then travel to Cologne to
finish the final cuts alongside the show’s director, Richard Huber. The Pegasus
J4 has proven to be versatile and helpful to Hake, as he can now move his edit suite from Berlin to Cologne. As an added bonus – he can
take the J4 as carry-on luggage and not worry about drives getting lost or
destroyed in the mail. With his laptop, an AJA T-TAP and the Pegasus J4, Hake
is provided with the flexibility to take his edit studio along wherever his
work may take him.

"The Pegasus J4 with Intel 520
Series SSDs has been nothing short of amazing," noted Hake. "It is extremely fast and responsive with
Final Cut Pro X. I love the flexibility of the system – the convenience of
moving an edit suite from one place to another is truly a great thing to have."

"PROMISE is committed to providing
innovative end to end storage solutions for all aspects of media and
entertainment, including video, film and broadcast," said John van den
Elzen, MD, PROMISE Technology EMEA. "The
Pegasus Thunderbolt series has truly revolutionized the workflows of creative
professionals and has expanded what is possible for video editors,
photographers, audio engineers, and many more media professionals. We are
thrilled that Pegasus has delivered the performance and versatility Hake
requires to tell such compelling stories."

Hake will also be joining PROMISE at IBC in
Amsterdam in September 13-17.

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