SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Corp.
(NYSE: QTM) today announced that San
Francisco-based motion design studio Swordfish is using the
StorNext Pro™ Foundation shared storage system to take on
cutting-edge projects involving massive high-resolution media
files. Supplied by Advanced Systems Group LLC, a systems integrator
specializing in media and entertainment, the Quantum solution
provides the high-performance storage and workflow efficiency the
Swordfish team needs to manage its video content, including
stereoscopic 4K and heavy 3D renders of high-resolution content up
to 27K.
[Suggested tweet: Leading motion graphics design and
animation house @SwordfishSF moves to @StorNext to drive #4K and
beyond. #motiongraphics]
"Our incredibly skilled team of designers and animators boasts
experience working on everything from user interfaces to the most
complex visual effects at leading studios, so storage
infrastructure is our only limiting factor in taking motion design
to the next level," said Matt
Silverman, founder and executive creative director at
Swordfish. "By enabling us to take on any project and almost any
high-resolution file, Quantum's StorNext Pro Foundation has given
our little studio the capacity and performance to compete with
large traditional postproduction houses."
StorNext Pro Foundation is a complete solution that combines
StorNext 5 software, redundant metadata controllers and
high-performance storage in a simple-to-use preconfigured system.
Users can deploy the solution as a new complete storage network or,
as is the case with Swordfish, easily integrate it into their
existing storage network. Sized for a smaller workgroup but able to
provide the speed and power essential to real-time playback of
massive files, StorNext Pro Foundation gives creatives at Swordfish
the ability to work efficiently with huge volumes of 4K RED files.
With the system's exceptional performance preventing issues such as
dropped frames during playback, creatives can perform
client-supervised sessions — much like the well-established,
high-end postproduction and animation studios with which Swordfish
aims to compete.
StorNext Pro Foundation connects just as readily as any other
drive in Swordfish's Mac-based shop. In addition, it operates so
seamlessly with all the different applications the studio uses —
Adobe After Effects and Premiere, Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve,
Autodesk Maya, MAXON Cinema 4D, Side Effects Houdini and Tweak
Software RV for playback — that creatives and freelancers can
easily enjoy the benefits of fast collaboration on familiar Mac
systems.
"StorNext Pro Foundation sits at the heart of our operations,
and it is the backbone on which we're building Swordfish," said
Silverman. "As growing demand for higher-resolution content
requires greater and greater storage resources, we can scale our
StorNext® system with confidence and take full advantage
of fibre-attached storage to push tremendous volumes of pixels
through the pipe."
"The deployment of StorNext Pro Foundation at Swordfish
demonstrates just how game-changing the right shared storage
solution can be," said Alex
Grossman, vice president, media and entertainment at
Quantum. "Powered by the Quantum StorNext 5 shared storage
platform, StorNext Pro Foundation has the versatility to address
Swordfish's evolving workflow requirements, from content ingest
from multiple sources and collaborative high-resolution content
creation to on-time delivery in the appropriate format."
Photo Link:
www.quantum.com/pr/StorNextPro-Swordfish.jpg
Photo Caption: Quantum's StorNext Pro Solution: Foundation
for Swordfish Motion Design
For additional details on the Swordfish success story, visit:
www.quantum.com/customerstories/swordfish/index.aspx.
About Quantum
Quantum is a leading expert in workflow
storage, archive and data protection. The company's StorNext 5
platform powers modern high-performance workflows, enabling
seamless, real-time collaboration and keeping content readily
accessible for future use and re-monetization. More than 100,000
customers have trusted Quantum to address their most demanding
content workflow needs, including top studios, major broadcasters
and cutting-edge content creators. With Quantum, customers can Be
Certain™ they have the end-to-end storage platform they need to
manage assets from ingest through finishing and into delivery and
long-term preservation. See how at www.stornext.com.
Quantum, the Quantum logo, Be Certain, StorNext and StorNext Pro
are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Quantum
Corporation and its affiliates in the
United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.
"Safe Harbor" Statement: This press release contains
"forward-looking" statements. All statements other than statements
of historical fact are statements that could be deemed
forward-looking statements. Specifically, but without limitation,
statements relating to 1) benefits and value to customers from
using Quantum's StorNext Pro solutions, including StorNext Pro
Foundation and 2) customer demand for and Quantum's future revenue
from such solutions, are forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Safe Harbor. All forward-looking statements in this
press release are based on information available to Quantum on the
date hereof. These statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause Quantum's actual
results to differ materially from those implied by the
forward-looking statements. More detailed information about these
risk factors are set forth in Quantum's periodic filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to,
those risks and uncertainties listed in the section entitled "Risk
Factors," in Quantum's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2015 and in Quantum's Annual Report
on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
June 12, 2015. Quantum expressly
disclaims any obligation to update or alter its forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
Public Relations Contact:
Joyce Cataldo
Wall Street Communications
+1 (732) 747-0646
joyce@wallstcom.com
Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20141209/163323LOGO
To view the original version on PR Newswire,
visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/motion-design-studio-boosts-power-and-agility-with-quantum-stornext-pro-solutions-shared-storage-system-300180447.html
SOURCE Quantum Corp.