NAB Show NY: Facilis Demos Shared Storage System V8.0.5 and FastTracker V3.6 MAM Software

Facilis Technology, Inc. announced updates coordinating with NAB Show New York 2020.

This year NAB Show New York will be a new digital experience designed to ensure you continue pushing the bounds of content each and every day. The focus is ‘Moving M&E Forward’.

The company will be participating in this virtual event showing version 8.0.5 of the Shared Storage system, version 3.6 of its FastTracker media asset management  (MAM) software, and Edge Sync for remote access.

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The firm’s Shared Storage Version 8.0.5 continues to build on the firm’s shared file system capabilities and functionality including software-defined bandwidth priority, SSD tiering and multi-disk parity:

• Bandwidth priority delivers full throughput to all workstations during normal operation but prioritizes workstations to maintain greater throughput when the server enters a high-load condition. This priority setting is dynamic and can affect client performance within second of applying.

• Software-defined multi-disk parity can be enabled for up to 4 drive failures per drive group, on a project-based, virtual volume-basis. This technology allows owners of aging systems to better protect their assets from data loss due to drive failure.

• SSD and HDD tiering were developed to deliver dedicated speed for projects needing SSD-level performance, while maintaining a perpetual HDD-based mirror.

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The company’s FastTracker version 3.6 is included with all firm’s servers and continues to advance its MAM feature set. Using FastTracker, you can develop workflows without the complexity and cost of traditional MAM systems. Easy to learn and quick to use, you’ll find this asset management system to be a huge benefit in almost any facility.

FastTracker includes timecode burn-in for proxy clips, compatibility with Avid Op-atom, as well as Redcode and P2 media types. Also, users can download proxy and source files through the software interface without access to the source storage locations. With duplicate and lost file tracking, it keeps users updated on the current location of media files that have been indexed. When moving or copying files to archive locations like cloud and LTO, FastTracker maintains the record of the archive location, and will restore the files from cloud or LTO on demand.

Indexing can be automatic on a global scale, by watch folder for specific catalogs, or manual with drag-and-drop of folders. Metadata tags are customizable, to add as much useful data to asset records as possible.

An integrated media player for preview and a separate full resolution player are included, supporting desktop playback of hundreds of formats and codecs. There is no external workstation required for FastTracker, as the software, database, and encoded proxies are stored on the company’s server.

The company’s Edge Sync starts with Object Cloud software which utilizes a native firm’s virtual volume as the local disk cache and adds a dedicated Azure Cosmos DB database to synchronize multiple desktops together into a single file system. With Edge Node installed in remote locations, the path of the media files and project files are exactly the same, whether you’re working in-facility or at home. Any changes or additions to the project files is instantly updated in every location.

“NAB Show New York allows us to connect virtually with many customers and partners to share our latest news. We have new and exciting shared storage, MAM, cloud and remote access solutions to present.” said Jim McKenna, CMO. “We continue to innovate our shared file system and storage architecture, and add tools to collaborate over the Internet, enabling secure access for remote workgroups, producers and stakeholders to in-facility assets through cloud workflows that are as simple as they are powerful.“

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