SHARED MEDIASERVER PLATFORM

MXFserver.net hosts Avid®, Apple® and Adobe® edit systems without transcoding.

MXFserver.net is a way to get your editing platform running on proven and open IBM® IT networks.



Taking just the editing software and have it transparent through a network you now build with standard IT technology.Unify resources for support and maintenance. Connect additional storage in an IT-way and be in control of backup and data-security the way you want it.

MXFserver.net offers an operating layer for all of that. It is the server interface to get renowned systems as the IBM Xseries servers or even blade centers hosting your editing needs.

MXFserver.net is transparent to edit systems, providing storage and processor power as you size it. But it is not just that, it takes care of your editing network needs. Setting up editing in projects, creating virtual shares for high speed simultaneous working, being able to share and merge media without copying or converting. All that without extra software. it’s all in there.

MXFserver.net is project-based with the interface showing you the amount of storage in use and your quota. Adding extra storage is done by the IT-support operator or the client themselves and shows on the projects budget. But it can also be downsized and put back in the general storage pool.

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OPEN CONNECTIVITY

MXF OPEN STANDARDS


MXF is becoming the number one broadcast standard.
MXF Open Standards are carrying the most important media acquisition formats of our time Sony® XDcam™ and Panasonic® P2™.

Direct, shared and project based.
MXFserver.net is serving MXF containers regardless of the codecs inside. It monitors, processes and controls MXF streams without transcoding. But with direct connecting, sharing, merging and scripted archiving.

MXFserver.net can move MXF containers or editing projects as you may want to call them to other disk units or archiving. Without the need of additional programs, without needing a NLE. It's all inside.

ARCHIVE to LTO-5


LTO tape archiving is used by most of our clients as their main deep archive solution. LTO-5 now handles up to 1.5 TB uncompressed on a single cassette. LTO is available ranging from a manual single deck to automated robot systems with storage management software.

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MXFserver.net is a software platform built on standard open Windows™ OS.
Edit systems run on regular IBM® servers, eliminating the costs associated with proprietary technologies, adding workflow and redundancy options.

MXFserver.net is fully project based which means that each project/item is self containing and keeps all project data, scripts and media in the same project. Instead of collecting all media projects in the same directory (i.e. Media Pool concept), MXFserver.net creates for each project it’s own directory (i.e. project based). This results in a tiny index, quick response, less defragmentation and a quick partial retrieval. Full continuity of editing is guaranteed.


Media Management is done through the Administrator Menu. It organizes user rights and quota based on the structure of your company. For IT purposes user rights can be synchronized with Microsoft® ActiveDirectory™. You may set the amount of storage and manage clients, storage quotas, redundancy and track scheduling for each business unit or program. Additional storage can be added and removed as needed.

Scaling Out is already in the setup of MXFserver.net. With the IBM® GPFS™ clustered file system multiple servers can attach to large arrays of disks. SAS drives for Tier 1, SATA for Tier 2. Any combination of disks can be hosted in today’s high speed diskcabinets. Extensive support programs will actually know when a disk is going to fail before it does.

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