Dot Hill in Video Post-Production for Apple

Dot Hill Systems Corp. will be showcasing a newly tested and certified video post-production solution for Apple users at the NAB Show, April 9-14, at the Las Vegas Convention Center

The solution combines Dot Hill’s AssuredSAN shared storage solution with ATTO Celerity Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs), Final Cut Pro editing software and Autodesk Smoke software.

Dot Hill’s AssuredSAN storage combined with ATTO 8Gb Fibre Channel HBAs delivers performance network solution for Apple post-production editors looking to improve workflow and ease-of-use at an affordable price point. The solution has been tested and certified to integrate with Apple workstations running Mac OS X and the Apple Xsan file system.

"Mac OS X Editing applications such as Final Cut Pro and Smoke are dominant forces in video post-production, and the driving forces behind hundreds of blockbuster films," said Jim Jonez, senior director of marketing, Dot Hill. "Dot Hill and ATTO are delivering a highly compelling shared storage solution which integrates easily into existing video post-production environments to support improved collaboration."

"Dot Hill AssuredSAN solutions deliver the performance, reliability and ease-of-use that video editors demand," said Neil Sullivan, senior account manager, G.W. Hannaway and Associates, an authorized Dot Hill partner that creates system solutions for the imaging and video marketplace. "By consolidating video into one shared, high performance storage system, editors can easily leverage previous works and work on the same segments at the same time. Rendering times are reduced and frames are not dropped saving countless, precious hours of troubleshooting and rework times."