Milagro Post Relies on Rorke Data’s 4Gb SATA II RAID for Thomson’s 2K Film Scanner SAN Installation
Fibre Channel SAN Solution Enables Simultaneous Access to 32TB
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN – April 25, 2006 – Broadcast and Digital Video data storage specialist Rorke Data, a subsidiary of San Jose-based Bell Microproducts, Inc. -- NASDAQ:BELM, today announced that Southfield, Michigan, USA-based Milagro Post has greatly increased its DI workflow capability with the addition of the GalaxyHDX 4Gb SATA II RAID in combination with Thomson’s Spirit 2K Film Scanner SAN Solution.
The new installation relies on 4Gb Fibre Channel SAN connectivity to provide simultaneous access to as much as 32TB of content stored on the GalaxyHDX providing greater opportunities for project collaboration across the network. This concurrent access also gives Milagro Post’s artists and DI professionals almost instantaneous access to the content being scanned by the Thompson Spirit 2K film scanner to their existing Quantel Pablo on iQ 2k for grading, composting and playout.
“We chose Rorke Data for their name, reliability and speed,” said Michael Suggs, president of Milagro Post. “We couldn’t be more pleased with the performance of the Galaxy HDX2 solution. We are moving 2K scanned image files at real time across our network for conforming in our Quantel Pablo on iQ 2K DI grading suite. Rorke Data has exceeded our expectations.”
In addition to the Fibre Channel SAN solution, Rorke Data also installed a separate server to transparently manage the metadata from the Thompson scanner. As a result, anyone on the Milagro Post network can instantly access the scanned content. The writing of that content from the scanner is managed separately from Milagro Post’s editing workflow for reduced latency.
“Rorke Data is excited to be able to prove-out both our staff’s technical competency and the Galaxy RAID product performance in partnership with a world-class facility such as Milagro Post” said Joe Rorke, VP of Marketing for Rorke Data. “Rorke’s solutions deliver integrated workflow; and are designed to meet the needs of facilities like Milagro Post in which there are multiple post-related application hardware platforms and system brands.”
With the acquisition of the Rorke Data GalaxyHDX and Thomson Spirit 2K film scanner, Milagro Post has a DI workflow that can truly manage the scanning storing, editing, grading, compositing and playout requirements that its clients demand.
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About Milagro Post
Milagro Post was founded by Michael Suggs and Chad Cooper, in partnership with Ron Rose Productions. Collectively, Mike and Chad bring to Milagro Post a multitude of experience — and excellence — in editorial, design, and account management. The pair built their facility around Quantel’s generationQ technology, and continues to expand its roster of artists and state-of-the-art technologies.
www.milagropost.com
About Rorke Data
Rorke Data is an ISO 9001:2000 certified data storage-centric, end-to-end solutions provider with expertise in primary and tiered storage architecture, integrating RAID, NAS, SAN, DVD, tape and optical libraries. Rorke leverages certified expertise in Linux, Win and Mac platforms delivering high bandwidth storage and network solutions for fixed and content and rich media application environments. We back our products with comprehensive, global professional services. Founded in 1985, Rorke Data, is a subsidiary of Bell Microproducts, San Jose, CA, and is composed of four divisions: Healthcare & Diagnostic Imaging, Digital Video & Broadcast, Digital Prepress & Publishing, as well as a Technical & Professional Services division. More information about Rorke Data can be found at www.rorke.com. Rorke Data is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bell Microproducts, Inc. (Nasdaq: BELM)
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