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Globalstor® Data Corporation, a premier OEM integrator of high-performance RAID, SAN and storage/video servers, is pleased to announce that ASSIMILATE™ has chosen the company’s ExtremeStor-4K and ExtremeStor-DI video storage and playback workstations to showcase its state-of-the-art SCRATCH® Digital Process Solution in two major demonstrations at IBC 2009 (ASSIMILATE Stand 7.K01), 11-15 September. The demos will feature a complete stereoscopic workflow, as well as a typical Digital Intermediate (DI), finishing workflow, both built around the SCRATCH software.
For the stereoscopic SCRATCH workflow demonstration, the Globalstor ExtremeStor-4K workstation, incorporating the NVIDIA® Quadro® FX 5800 SDI by PNY graphics card and SCRATCH, will handle the real-time playback of uncompressed 2K stereoscopic content, with advanced color grading and live stereoscopic viewing directly out of the system. This level of playback performance in a small-form factor is made possible in part due to Globalstor’s use of new SSD drive technology, which can process extremely large, uncompressed file sizes in real time and requires fewer individual drives. This same performance improvement will allow ASSIMILATE’s demos to showcase full 4K image workflows as well.
In another demonstration, Globalstor will again deliver the real-time playback for SCRATCH-based material, this time with the latest version of ExtremeStor-DI showcasing a typical DI/finishing workflow, including color grading for dailies, timeline conform, shot-by-shot color grading and final output of either film-based or digital media). The Globalstor system, which now includes support of RED Digital Cinema’s RED Rocket card, will be in a typical post-production configuration, with a full set of Tangent Devices CP-200 external control surfaces, Cine-tal 10-bit video monitor with signal metering and HP Dreamcolor 10-bit interface monitor.
“IBC provides the perfect venue for us to demonstrate to the industry how our HD 3D display technology will empower creative professionals to create high-quality imagery projects on a restricted budget," says Jeff Edson, CEO of ASSIMILATE. “And the Globalstor ExtremeStor-4K and the ExtremeStor-DI are ideal hardware solutions for us to do so. Both flawlessly play back the high-resolution files required by 3D post in real time. We’re confident that in partnering with Globalstor we’ll achieve the high-visual impact we’re seeking.”
Launched at NAB 2009 earlier this year, Globalstor’s ExtremeStor-4K is the next generation of the company’s acclaimed ExtremeStor-DI video storage workstation. This new solution is the first to offer native, uncompressed 4K, stereoscopic 2K and R3D (RED) real-time playback in single portable system. Unlike any approach offered by the competition, the ExtremeStor-4K offers its robust architecture, scalability, reliability and ease-of-use in a compact tower design that can also be rack-mounted.
The latest version of ExtremeStor-DI, being unveiled at this year’s IBC, offers native, uncompressed 4K, stereoscopic 2K and R3D (RED 3D) resolution playback in a single solution (rack-mount or tower configuration) as well, and is also the first system to provide 10 PCI Express (PCI-E) card slots. This unprecedented number of card slots, combined with a patent-pending chassis design, puts the new version of ExtremeStor-DI in a class of its own, enabling support of more graphics cards and boards than ever, including the NVIDIA® Quadro® FX by PNY series, RED Rocket, and Bluefish444, among others.
“We’re thrilled that ASSIMILATE has chosen the ExtremeStor-4K and ExtremeStor-DI as the hardware backbones of its IBC 2009 demonstrations,” says Scott Leif, president of Globalstor Data Corporation. “By partnering with ASSIMILATE, we’re not only able to show IBC visitors complete end-to-end DI and stereoscopic workflows but also uncompressed 4K and RED workflows. Our latest generation of tower-based platforms set a new standard in performance and scalability while doing it at a price point that meets the needs of even the most budget-minded studios and filmmakers.”
About Globalstor Data
Globalstor® Data Corporation is a leading distributor of high-performance RAID, SAN and storage/video servers. Widely recognized for its value-added services, including systems integration and customer support, Globalstor is an OEM with a full spectrum of hardware and software support offering a broad range of broadcast and video professional solutions including DVD-R Digital Video Dailies solutions, 2K and 4K Digital Intermediate solutions, and high-performance high definition video servers offering scaleable storage up to 36TBs in a single server. Globalstor serves a worldwide customer base from its U.S. headquarters in Chatsworth, California and internationally through a strong foundation of overseas authorized resellers. For more information regarding Globalstor Data Corporation, visit www.globalstor.com.
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