***Digital Content Creation
In:sync certifies Eurologic's Voyager Storage Array
with Speed Razor Editing Software
(February 12)
In:sync has certified the Voyager Storage Array from
Eurologic Systems, to run with the Speed Razor Mach
4. The Voyager Series is a range of Ultra SCSI
storage and RAID solutions that has been designed to
suit the demanding environment of video and
broadcasting. A completely modular solution, Voyager
supports the latest high capacity 18GB and 10,000 rpm
drives, enabling the user to configure a system from
18 GB to Terabytes while sustaining the performance
required for uncompressed video. All active
components that could fail are redundant and hot
swappable ensuring no video footage can be lost. The
Voyager Series not only accommodates the latest
technologies available, its futureproof design
ensures that it can seamlessly adapt to the next
generation of technologies such as fiber channel,
Ultra SCSI2 (LVD), making it the ultimate in
investment protection. The Voyager Series has been
certified by in:sync for use with their editing
solutions. In addition, it has been certified for use
with industry standard video production and editing
systems on NT, MAC and SGI platforms.
www.eurologic.com
SOFTIMAGE|DS Ships to Customers Worldwide
(February 3)
Softimage Inc. announced SOFTIMAGE/DS is now shipping
to customers worldwide. A feature-rich beta version
of SOFTIMAGE|DS enabled customers such as First
Edition Editorial, Happy Fish, MVS, Rumblefish, SVC,
Supersuite/CME and White Iron Digital to complete
numerous projects ranging from commercials, videos
and TV miniseries to client demos and test videos.
With leading post-production companies already
producing high-quality projects and five authorized
training centers (ATCs) in place worldwide,
SOFTIMAGE|DS is creating a dramatic shift in the
post-production industry.
Launched in the United States November 1997,
SOFTIMAGE|DS brings together for the first time on
the Microsoft Windows NT operating system a
comprehensive nonlinear production system for
creating, editing and finishing videos, all in an
integrated environment with a common interface.
SOFTIMAGE|DS combines the functionality of a full
online post-production company into one environment
at a fraction of the cost. SOFTIMAGE|DS shipped to
customers Jan. 30, 1998, as a turnkey system with
Intergraph Corp.'s StudioZ for SOFTIMAGE|DS.
www.microsoft.com
www.softimage.com/
Wave Issue 9738 3/17/98 Article 4-01