Avid Storage Workflow using EVO

Avid storage workflow using EVO

Nexis and ISIS alternatives for Avid Media Composer

Network storage for Avid Media Composer

Choosing the best shared storage for video editing with Avid Media Composer can be daunting.

Avid’s own storage solutions are the choice for some, but they are by no means the only choice. There are many advantages to be gained—including price, compatibility, performance, and features—by taking a responsible look beyond an Avid Nexis or Avid ISIS system for your team’s Media Composer workflow.

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An important point to know is that Media Composer natively includes some excellent sharing/collaboration features, and most off-the-shelf storage systems will not allow you to take advantage of these features.

It’s therefore equally important to know that EVO has been designed specifically to support Avid Media Composer collaboration with project, bin, and media sharing, so that you can take advantage of these excellent features directly within MC itself.

EVO shared storage systems offer Avid Media Composer editors a collaborative workspace for media, projects, and bins.

EVO eliminates the need for standalone RAIDs or individual drives for multiple workstations. Editors no longer have to worry about locating their media or managing duplicate files. With the proper setup, they can just focus on editing.

Plus, EVO and ShareBrowser emulate the Avid file system, allowing native project and bin sharing in Avid Media Composer for a truly collaborative workflow.

EVO shared storage advantages for Avid Media Composer

Project & bin sharing

EVO is a purpose-built networked storage server for professional media teams. Unlike generic SAN or NAS systems, EVO includes unique features that create new possibilities for collaboration within multi-user Avid Media Composer workgroups.

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EVO enables the most desired workflow for Avid editing teams: the ability to work in the same project at the same time and share access to bins and media, natively within Media Composer, as would occur when using an Avid Nexis or ISIS storage system.
Easy-to-use asset management—included

Every EVO includes ShareBrowser, an editor-friendly asset management application built to complement EVO and make it easier for multiple users to work together as a production team within the shared storage environment.

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With ShareBrowser, users can view proxies, verify data transfers, tag files, comment on, and search for assets across all EVO storage as well as local, offline, cloud-based, and other network disks.
High speed sharing, no switch required

EVO’s NLE-optimized networking and storage functions provide outstanding performance for shared media with Avid Media Composer.

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Teams of editors can concurrently handle multiple streams of XDCAM, DNxHD, DNxHR, and other codecs via standard 1GbE and/or 10GbE network connections, and in most cases editors can connect their workstations directly to EVO, with no additional switch requirements.
Enhanced data protection

Centralized RAID protection, UPS monitoring, and custom network notifications protect your team from things like disk failure and file overwrites, and a unique shared Recycle Bin even protects against accidental file and folder deletion!

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Editors can rest assured that all of their critical media is safe and readily accessible.

What sets EVO apart?

Benefits

  • Edit directly from the server
  • Always know where your media is
  • Share everything from h264 to 8K and beyond
  • 24×7 support from engineers who understand video workflows
  • No per-user license fees

Workflow

  • EVO software suite included
  • Automate repetitive tasks
  • Cloud integration
  • Native Avid bin sharing
  • Search, preview, tag, and index your files with built-in ShareBrowser media management software

Architecture

  • Custom EVO OS
  • 1/10/25/50/100Gb Ethernet
  • HDD or SSD
  • LDAP / Active Directory integration
  • macOS, Win, and Linux support

Avid Media Composer

Media Composer is the industry’s standard video editing software for macOS and Windows, trusted by professional editors in every segment of movie making, television, broadcast, and streaming media. With its extensive history, track record, and feature set, creative editors everywhere are well-versed with and ardently faithful to Media Composer.

Designed to handle high volumes of disparate file-based media, Media Composer delivers accelerated high-res and HD workflows, real-time collaboration, and powerful media management, eliminating time-consuming tasks so you can focus on telling a great story.

EVO worked perfectly right out of the box. I was surprised how well it integrated into our process, particularly with Avid Media Composer. If you didn’t know any better you would think you were working on Avid’s native storage.”

Rob Sarroff
Director, ZigZag Post

“EVO provides the bandwidth we need to manage all our projects and media across our online storage.”

Gaby Feghali
Managing Direcor, Montage Post Production

Network storage solutions for Media Composer workgroups

EVO works with professional applications like Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and DaVinci Resolve. There’s an EVO for every team regardless of its size.

EVO 16 Bay

Enterprise scalability for the most demanding multi-user workflows.

Quick specs
Capacity

  • Maximum disk per chassis: 16
  • Expanded capacity: 1.8PB

Connectivity

  • 1, 10, 25, 50, 100GbE configurations available

Available drives

  • SSD and HDD configurations available

EVO Suite included

  • ShareBrowser MAM
  • Slingshot transcoding and automations
  • Nomad remote workflow
EVO 8 Bay

A perfect blend of performance and scalability for small to medium teams.

Quick specs
Capacity

  • Maximum disk per chassis: 8
  • Expanded capacity: 528TB

Connectivity

  • 1, 10, 25, 50, 100GbE configurations available

Available drives

  • SSD and HDD configurations available

Alternative form factors

  • Also available in short-depth 4RU chassis for DIT carts, mobile trucks, and flypacks

EVO Suite included

  • ShareBrowser MAM
  • Slingshot transcoding and automations
  • Nomad remote workflow
MOD Powered by EVO

Compact EVO Suite server and cloud edge device.

Quick specs
Capacity

  • Maximum disk per chassis: 4
  • Maximum capacity: 30.4TB

Connectivity

  • 2 x 10GbE ports

Available drives

  • SSD configurations

Accessories included

  • Carrying case
  • Vesa and wall mount
  • 6 months of SNS Cloud VPN
  • And more

EVO Suite included

  • ShareBrowser MAM
  • Slingshot transcoding and automations
  • Nomad remote workflow
EVO Prodigy Desktop

The ultimate desktop NAS for small teams and startups.

Quick specs
Capacity

  • Maximum disk per chassis: 4
  • Maximum capacity: 88TB

Connectivity

  • 1 and 10GbE configurations available

Available drives

  • SSD and HDD configurations available

Alternative form factors

  • Also available in short-depth 1RU rack mount chassis

EVO Suite included

  • ShareBrowser MAM
  • Slingshot transcoding and automations
  • Nomad remote workflow

Avid Media Composer workflow on EVO

EVO and ShareBrowser provide unique features that empower Avid Media Composer workgroups to be more collaborative. EVO gives you the ability to share media and have multiple editors in the same Media Composer project at the same time.

Native project & bin sharing

One of the most powerful features of Avid Media Composer is its ability to let multiple editors work in the same project file while sharing access to bins. EVO offers the same project and bin sharing solution Nexis users and ISIS users have come to rely on for ultimate collaboration.

Media sharing

Another one of Avid’s powerful features is media management. Media Composer employs its own logic for tracking media files. EVO has been designed to seamlessly enable this functionality while working with Avid Media Composer.

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