Ciprico MediaVault 4210 RAID Certified for SpeedGrade DI; Real-Time 4k Color Grading With IRIDAS' New Film Finishing Application.MINNEAPOLIS -- Ciprico Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CPCI See CompactPCI. ), a leading storage solutions provider for the content creation, broadcast and delivery markets, announced today that its MediaVault(TM) 4210 RAID system has been certified for use with IRIDAS SpeedGrade DI. When paired, these technologies provide a complete color grading Color grading is the process of altering and enhancing the color of a motion picture or television image, either electronically, photo-chemically or digitally. The photo-chemical process is also referred to as color timing and film finishing solution for 2k and 4k workflows, offering a cost-effective entry into the exploding DI market for facilities of any size. The MediaVault 4210 array brings together the most advanced 4Gb Fibre Channel interface technology with cost-effective ATA drives, providing up to 4TB per enclosure. A single 4210 system provides more than 500MB/s throughput, more than adequate for recording and playback at 2k. Three units striped together provide greater bandwidth than the 1.2GB/s needed for 4k, at a cost of less than $40K. Combined with NVIDIA Quadro The NVIDIA Quadro is a series of AGP and PCI Express graphics cards created by the NVIDIA Corporation. The cards are designed to accelerate CAD (Computer-Aided Design) and DCC (digital content creation) and are usually found in workstations. FX graphics hardware and IRIDAS' SpeedGrade DI, these systems offer exceptional power and value. SpeedGrade DI quarterbacks the industry's first complete color pipeline and infrastructure by offering full interoperability with IRIDAS' look management tools and post production playback technologies. SpeedGrade DI combines a full set of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color grading and film finishing tools with industry-leading usability. "SpeedGrade is proof of the tremendous benefits of the new generation of software-based tools in the digital cinema workflow industry," said James Hansen, Ciprico President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Our mission is to build the most powerful digital pallets and archives to allow artists working with tools such as SpeedGrade to create great content in a shorter time span and at lower cost. IRIDAS is a leader in its field and we are proud to be associated with them." "We are delighted to certify the new MediaVault 4210 and 4110 storage systems," said Lin Kayser, IRIDAS CEO. "Ciprico's engineers worked closely with us through the process and the result is a seamless integration with SpeedGrade DI and performance specs for even the most demanding tasks." About IRIDAS IRIDAS pioneered desktop film-resolution playback in 2001. Its FrameCycler products are now the industry standard for frame-based image review. In 2003 IRIDAS introduced the first non-destructive color correction application. Today SpeedGrade and FrameCycler provide a complete, end-to-end pipeline for uncompressed content and color data. IRIDAS' applications are used by most major animation and post-production houses including Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Feature Animation, Industrial Light and Magic, The Moving Picture Company, ReelFX, Lowry Digital (DTS (1) (Digital Theatre Sound) A digital audio encoding system used in movie and home theaters. Popularized by the movie Jurassic Park, the six-channel (5. ), and many others. IRIDAS is an independent, privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Munich, Germany. For more information visit www.iridas.com. About Ciprico Ciprico designs products and provides system solutions for digital media workflows. Ciprico is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with sales and reseller offices in the United States, Europe, Japan, and China. More information about Ciprico is available at www.ciprico.com. Copyright (C) 2005 Ciprico - All Rights Reserved. Ciprico is a registered trademark of Ciprico Inc. Product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Ciprico Inc. |
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