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What if Everything was 200X Faster?
Making large files move faster, up to 200 times faster than standard methods like FTP, is what we at Signiant are all about, We think you might agree what a world it would be if we could make a few other things go 200 times faster too. -
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Simplicity in sending media helps support Atlanta’s surge in production
An influx of wildly popular episodic television productions such as The Walking Dead and The Vampire Diaries has invaded the state of Georgia. As a result, Atlanta-based creative post-production house Crawford Media Services has found its client base surging -
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A Year of Acceleration – and Collaboration
Signiant and Talon form an alliance to help streamline cloud storage consolidation. Together the companies’ technology allow globally distributed data to be quickly and securely migrated to a central cloud storage and then made available as a single, consistent storage repository to all users across the globe. -
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The Cloud: it’s not just Another Data Center
One of the interesting things about cloud discussions throughout our industry is that people have a tendency to believe the cloud is just a virtualized data center in somebody else’s facility. If you take that perspective, then the benefits of the cloud and the gains that cloud technology can actually deliver to you are sure to be overlooked. It’s time to think differently. -
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Demand for High Res Content is Driving File Size Growth
The demand for high resolution content is growing rapidly. Not a statement most of us would be surprised by. What might be surprising, on the other hand, is the size and scale of the files these high res videos yield. Is your team prepared to handle the data explosion? -
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Interview with Michael Ball on using Media Shuttle SEND, SUBMIT and SHARE
In this interview with Michael Ball, Post Production Supervisor at Accord Productions, he gives an unusually detailed and insightful description of how they’re using Media Shuttle’s three portal modes — SEND, SHARE and SUBMIT — to streamline workflows and provide the highest level of client services. -
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Lost in Transit
Signed, sealed, and… In the 90s, as director of production at a commercial post house, I felt a vague sense of dread whenever a project wrapped up and we shipped our “baby” – the final production – out to the different TV stations that were going to air it. Then sometimes, the worst would happen and the masterpiece we had just labored over for a month had gone missing. -
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How to deliver DCPs over the Internet to theaters at scale
Sending DCPs over the Internet has been a goal of many media companies, especially those that work with multiple national and international theaters like Japan-based Broadmedia. -
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M+A Growing File Support: Start moving large video files as soon as you press record
Manager+Agents’ Growing File Support is especially helpful in any live event production, but will shorten the timeline whenever you need to send large files. -
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The Massive Data Challenge of Virtual Reality
Because VR requires multiple camera angles on the same shot, data off the cameras are astronomical already. But that’s not the whole picture.