Medea Ships G-RAID; G-RAID is the Industry's Highest Performance FireWire 800 Storage Solution.CALABASAS, Calif. -- Medea Corporation, the leading manufacturer of ATA-based RAID solutions for digital content creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS. applications, announced today that the company has begun shipping G-RAID(TM). G-RAID is the industry's highest performance FireWire 800 RAID and the only FireWire storage solution to support multi-stream, uncompressed SD, HDV (High Definition Video) The high-definition, wide screen version of the DV magnetic tape format. Like DV, HDV recording moves at a constant data rate and stores data on the same DV and MiniDV tapes as SD camcorders. and DV non-linear video editing See nonlinear video editing. . "I am happy to announce that the highly anticipated G-RAID is now shipping," said Roger Mabon, Vice President of Marketing at Medea. "G-RAID combines the simplicity and affordability of the FireWire 800 interface with RAID technology resulting in an unequalled professional strength storage solution for audio and video editing See nonlinear video editing and video editor. , backup and media sharing." About G-RAID G-RAID is a 2-drive desktop storage solution equipped with both FireWire 800 and FireWire 400 ports. G-RAID is the first FireWire storage system to support multi-stream SD, HDV and DV non-linear video editing with real-time effects and audio. G-RAID features unique industrial design, a compact aluminum enclosure and is available in storage capacities up to 500 GB. G-RAID Features: --(2) FireWire 800 (IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 1394b) ports --(1) FireWire 400 (IEEE 1394a) port --(2) 7200 RPM, high-performance disk drives --Multi-stream playback with real-time effects (via FireWire 800 port) - Up to: (7) DV streams, (4) HDV streams, (3) DVCPRO Panasonic's variant of the DV (Digital Video) format, which provides higher quality by increasing tape speed and track width. It uses metal particle tape for added reliability and also adds a cueing track for enhanced editing. HD streams - Dual-stream 8-bit uncompressed SD, Single stream 10-bit uncompressed --Mac OS X and Windows compatibility --Supports professional NLE (NonLinear video Editing, NonLinear video Editor) See nonlinear video editing. systems (visit www.g-raid.com for details) Pricing and Availability G-RAID is available in capacities of 160, 320 and 500 GB with US list prices starting at $299. G-RAID is available from Medea's authorized dealers and distributors. Call Medea toll-free at 888-BY-MEDEA or visit www.g-raid.com to find a local reseller. About Medea Corporation Medea Corporation headquartered in Calabasas, Calif., designs and manufactures high-performance, low-cost storage subsystems optimized for rich media, nearline and streaming applications. Corporate headquarters is located at 26707 W. Agoura Road, Calabasas, CA 91302. Telephone: 818-880-0303. Fax: 818-880-6906. Internet: www.medea.com |
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