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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 10 - Issue 5 | May 2020

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P2 Creates Unique Content
with Digistor and EditShare
P2 has more than trebled its storage capacity and upgraded its capacity to handle
multiple 4K resolution workflows with EditShare's XStream solution...

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s creators of standout content,
Sydney-based agency P2 are
always looking for great new technology
to give their clients the best outcomes.
Recently the company decided to
upgrade their shared storage solution
and for that they turned to Digistor who
supplied and installed an EditShare
XStream EFS 300 Node 128TB and
multiple 8TB drives.
P2's Senior Art Director, Designer
and Partner Josh McEvoy explained:
"We had worked off a central server
for video and design work for five
years using a Smalltree 40TB NAS.
While it was a revelation at the
time having come from working off
individual workstations and having
to pass around the projects which
wasted a lot of time, the Smalltree
server was starting to show its age
with things beginning to get slow and
the ten workstations we run off it were
lagging.
"This was especially noticeable
working in 4K, which is the minimum
resolution our footage is now shot
in, with 8K it was unworkable. Seeing
the writing on the wall for our old
server we approached Olivier Jean
from Digistor as our long term
technology partner to recommend a
suitable solution for our needs. Olivier
recommended EditShare as the added
speed and reliability of their solutions
definitely fit with our best of breed
technology model."
Multiple 4K Streams
P2 required a system fast enough to
run ten workstations using 4K ProRes,
with the priority going to their five
edit suites. The five workstations used
for design also needed to be moved
from a one gigabyte to a ten gigabyte
connection due to the larger video file
sizes the company now deals with.
McEvoy continued: "Security was a
big consideration with the new server
as we were after granular control
over users, what they have access to
and how much speed they can utilise.
Also, coming from a server with 35TB
of usable space which our needs had
outgrown, we needed to account for
future use with large formats and

chassis to create larger combined
storage volumes. Thus as we grow,
the plan is to expand on our current
storage with more modules as
needed. The great support that
Digistor provides for EditShare and
the fact that it's widely used by large
companies and in education gives us
peace of mind that should any issues
arise a solution is only a call away."
EditShare XStream EFS 300
solution supplied and
installed by Digistor

Project Workflow
Uniquely P2 have developed an
higher resolutions. We were
in-house video and digital
constantly having to keep on
production project workflow
top of archiving and more than
over a number of years that
once came close to running out
EditShare fits seamlessly into
of space when a large shoot's
whilst adding its capabilities
footage came in. This was
to the company's arsenal.
another key reason for going
P2 did a lot of research
with the capable EditShare
before committing to the
solution."
new EditShare solution. They
Content created for campaigns by P2 looked at many other systems,
With plans for fast growth in the
next few years, P2 also didn't want to the ten workstations to operate none of which provided the complete
be caught out by buying something without any lag while working on coverage and core capabilities of
that would not suit their needs as they large video formats. The producers speed, efficiency, reliability and
expanded. The capability to grow their who frequently access the project storage size that the EditShare
server as needed would also give the files from their laptops over a slower solution boasts.
company further longevity which was network connection have also noticed
McEvoy concluded: "Our new
a large consideration for the boutique an important speed bump. Using the EditShare solution allows us to be
agency.
EditShare interface means security is future-ready whilst not letting go of
easy to adjust and update as we go, the techniques and workflows we have
Automated Backups
we can easily give people access to built over the years. It also lets us
Having backups integrated into the specific folders or files as needed and augment our specific workflows with
new server software to allow for easy make them read-only or whatever we the latest offerings in security and
automated backups was a must-have require. Having freelancers coming automation.
for P2 as their previous workflow and going we can easily add and
"Having been a long term customer
involved a "very manual way of doing remove users and only give them of Digistor's and Olivier Jean's we
things" according to McEvoy. He also access to what they need to work have always enjoyed their excellent
made the point that the
with."
sales, service and support. Leaning
need for remote work
With over 100TB of on their expertise in our field of work
had come up in the past
usable space in the new has been incredibly valuable and they
and while not frequently,
EFS, the capacity of P2's are always available to sort out any
the company now wanted
storage almost tripled small issues that may arise from time
to futureproof their setup
overnight, allowing the to time.
with a solution that could
company plenty of leeway
"Greg Taylor, who installed our
also fulfil this capability.
for larger projects and new EditShare solution, has been
McEvoy
continued:
enabling them to plan so thorough with his training and
P2's Senior Art Director, their
"The
EditShare
EFS
archiving more documentation that almost any
Designer and Partner,
solution Digistor supplied
strategically
rather than questions we have can be answered
Josh McEvoy
has fulfilled all of our
having to constantly by referring to the information he
requirements
and
maintain it on a day to supplied us with. On the rare occasion
added extra capabilities
day basis.
we have any other questions I know
which we have found
McEvoy said: "EditShare I can just ask Greg or any member of
most useful. The new
has a great system of the Digistor support team and get the
faster bandwidth allows
connecting
different answer almost immediately."
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