Postmap Solution

An entry-level system for a small studio with 5 editors or so with a budget that won’t break the bank.

The ProMAX Postmap DAM is a unique search and management application designed to help you instantly locate files and folders on your entire storage system – SAN, LAN, CD/DVD and FireWire drives. Postmap is the perfect complement to any SAN and includes a suite of features that can reduce the time it takes to find and manage your digital assets.

• Postmap was created to help you and other users on your network locate specific files on all of your shared storage and removable storage media.
• If you have a SAN and have always wanted the ability to search for a file that you know is somewhere out there and quickly locate it – then Postmap is for you! Or if you have a stack of FireWire drives and need to know which one contains your Final Cut Pro or Pro Tools project from months ago – then Postmap is for you.
• Postmap is compatible with: SANmp, Xsan, Xserve and Windows file servers, FireWire/USB drives, CD/DVD, Flash media
• Search – quickly locate, preview and open assets on your SAN, LAN and external/removable devices and media.
  Enhanced Metadata – add custom metadata fields and keywords to your project files, folders and media clips.
  Workflow – enables your workgroup to easily define and track the steps throughout a production process.

Final Cut Server Solution

Ideal for a mid-size studio with 10 or so editors with a
manageable budget.

Final Cut Server 1.5 frees up even more time for creative work, with new features that make it exceptionally flexible and easy to use. Final Cut Server can manage thousands of assets, execute dozens of routine production tasks, and keep every member of your team in sync — all while you continue working.

• Easy asset cataloging - Final Cut Server automatically catalogs your assets — along with a wide range of standard metadata — and creates proxies, thumbnails, and poster frames at the same time.
• Blazing-fast searches - Find assets instantly with comprehensive search tools, personalized workspaces, and production containers that let you organize the assets you need without copying files.
• Point-and-click automation - Set up automated events and status notifications in minutes. Get started fast with a workflow template, then customize your setup for complete control.
• Seamless collaboration - Safely share your assets and efficiently divide tasks using check-in/check-out protections, version management, and review and approval tools that are tightly integrated with Final Cut Studio.
• Multiformat delivery - Deliver projects in multiple formats — from H.264 for iPhone and the web to ProRes 422 (Proxy) for editing to 4K for Digital Intermediates — with pristine encoding powered by Compressor.
• Flexible configuration - Easily set up Final Cut Server to fit your workflow, with server software that scales from one user to hundreds of users and client software that runs on PCs as well as the Mac.

MXFserver Solution

Ideal for a large studio with 20 or more editors with a
generous budget.

Enabling increased flexibility, performance and cost savings through the use of an IBM open, standards-based shared storage post-production environment, the MXFserver solution provides the speed and performance that media professionals demand, while also streamlining steps for common workflow requirements in a shared storage environment. MXFserver® hosts Avid®, Apple® and Adobe® edit systems without transcoding. MXFserver.net is a way to get your editing platform running on proven and open IBM® IT networks.

• MXFserver is transparent to edit systems, providing storage and processor power as you size it. But it is not just that, it takes care of your editing network needs. Setting up editing in projects, creating virtual shares for high speed simultaneous working, being able to share and merge media without copying or converting. All that without extra software. It’s all in there.
• MXFserver is project-based with the interface showing you the amount of storage in use and your quota. Adding extra storage is done by the IT-support operator or the client themselves and shows on the projects budget. But it can also be downsized and put back in the general storage pool.
• MXFserver is serving MXF containers regardless of the codecs inside. It monitors, processes and controls MXF streams without transcoding. But with direct connecting, sharing, merging and scripted archiving.
• MXFserver can move MXF containers or editing projects as you may want to call them to other disk units or archiving. Without the need of additional programs, without needing a NLE. It's all inside.
• Media Management is done through the Administrator Menu. It organizes user rights and quota based on the structure of your company. For IT purposes user rights can be synchronized with Microsoft® ActiveDirectory™. You may set the amount of storage and manage clients, storage quotas, redundancy and track scheduling for each business unit or program. Additional storage can be added and removed as needed.