EDIUS WORKGROUP SERVER

Moving to a network system offering HD compatibility, tapeless production, and content sharing has been the goal of many of those involved in professional video editing for some time. High costs, complex networks, and the sheer physical size of many video server storage systems have often prevented deployment. Grass Valley™ EDIUS® Workgroup Storage (EWS) is a cost-effective, portable, DHCP connectable storage solution that streamlines workflow. EWS has been designed for small workgroups of six or fewer clients, providing shared network editing for notebooks and desktops without the need for a fibre port. The EWS package includes a fully integrated Media Asset Management (MAM) system for six clients.

EDIUS Workgroup Storage is perfect for:

• Small production studios
• Outside broadcast production
• Corporate editing facilities
• In-the-field newsgathering
• Live events
• Educational facilities

EWS provides a highly affordable shared storage solution that includes an 8 TB RAID-6 array with Gigabit Ethernet connections for up to six editing clients providing up to 300 MB/s of bandwidth. EWS integrates perfectly with EDIUS multi-format nonlinear editing, and can also provide portable, shared storage for other software environments.

EWS connects up to six clients— including laptops—through either its internal Ethernet card or through an external managed switch. The result is a high-performance central storage system optimized for digital content creation and designed to work with any mix of Mac, Windows, or Linux clients.

Each EWS can be remotely managed via its Control Console Web interface. Entering the Control Console provides access to network management tools, allowing the EWS ports to be channel bonded or bridged to provide improved performance or to increase client count. The Control Console also allows you to manage project quotas and administer user privileges.

EWS is fitted with six Gigabit Ethernet ports to which client workstations can be directly connected. However, for best performance with Gigabit Ethernet clients, we recommend that these ports be channel bonded to a Gigabit Ethernet switch, and client workstations connected to the switch. When used with a switch, these six Gigabit Ethernet ports provide the maximum performance available.

KEY FEATURES

• Pre-configured SAN solution for small- to medium-sized EDIUS workgroups
• Supports 20 streams of DV, HDV, or DVCPRO25
• Supports six streams of uncompressed  SD, Grass Valley HQ/HQX, DNxHD 220/220x, or DVCPRO HD
• Gigabit Ethernet connection for each  of the EDIUS clients on the network
• 8 TB RAID-6 Fibre Channel-attached  SAN storage for ultimate data protection
• Dual-redundant power supply unit  (PSU) as standard
• Easy network connectivity 
• Supports any mix of Windows, Mac, and Linux clients
• No client software to install
• Easy to administer
• Quiet operation ideal for small office  workgroups
• Outstanding cost performance with  no user licensing costs
• Space saving and portable 
• Web interface, remote management,  and diagnostics tools included
• Supplied with media asset  management (MAM) software
• Can act as a DHCP server providing 

METUS MEDIA ASSET MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (INCLUDED)

In shared editing environments, control and management of audio, video, and other media content is of paramount importance. To support network decisions surrounding ingestion, annotation, cataloguing, storage, security, retrieval, and distribution of mixed content, EWS comes with a fully EDIUS-integrated Media Asset Management system—Metus MAM.

Secure - Tapeless workflows create an easier process for editing within a shared group. However, they also allow simple file movement, duplication, and deletion by one user, which can have a dramatic effect on the rest of the users in the group. Metus MAM will manage and administer users’ permissions and avoid these costly mistakes.

Integration – Metus MAM is tightly integrated with EDIUS. MAM control opens within the EDIUS GUI, allowing editors to work directly with the MAM archive.

Metus MAM for EWS Specifications

• 6-user concurrent/floating license
• Can run on the editing client or on a server
• Support for a very wide range of open standard video essences (MPEG-2, MPEG-1, DV, DVCPRO, uncompressed, H.264, AVCHD, VC-1, ProRes, HQ)
• Support for wide range of open standard wrappers (MPG, M2P, M2T, TS, MOV, MXF, 3GP, AVI)
• Supports audio, image, and document files
• Built-in multilayered security and user rights management system, request management for limited users
• Support transcoding between supported formats
• Supports configurable proxy files for network playback
• Supports Windows, Mac, and Web clients
• Plug-ins for newsroom systems
• Built-in media player with support for mark-in/mark-out/fast/slow/ playback/video and audio
• Supports partial retrieval (retrieval between mark-in/mark-out) with optional transcoding
• Unlimited metadata structure that can be customized by end-user without additional development
• Import and export of common metadata pack support such as Cable Labs, VOD, Dublin Core, Open Architecture, MXF, EXIFF
• Can generate playlists, export, and remote control play out servers
• Supports watermarking of video with logos and LTC and VITC timecodes
• Watch folder mechanism for automatic archiving of folder contents
• Supports database and application server clustering
• Supports mirroring and clustering scenarios for storage
• Uses industry-standard SQL and Oracle database servers
• Fully active directory integration
• Supports near line and offline storage systems from single drive to enterprise LTO tape libraries
• Information lifecycle management based on systems and custom metadata
• 24/7 stability in over 300 deployments

Specifications

Dimensions: 270 x 410 x 220 mm (10.6 x 16.1 x 8.7 in.)
Carton dimensions: 380 x 480 x 320 mm (15.0 x 18.9 x 12.6 in.)
Unit weight: 11 kg (24.2 lbs.)
Shipping weight: 12.3 kg (27.1 lbs.), add 2.4 kg (5.3 lbs.) for dual-redundant PSU
Input range: 90-264 VAC, 50-60 Hz
Power requirements: standby 8W, full load 125W
Operating temperature range: 10 to 35°C (50 to95°F)
Non-operating range: -40 to 70°C (-40 to 158°F)
Operating humidity range: 8-90%, non-condensing
Non operating humidity range: 5-95%, non-condensing

• Supports 20 streams of DV, HDV or  DVCPRO25
• Supports 6 streams of uncompressed  SD, DNxHD 220/220x, Grass Valley HQ/HQX or DVCPRO HD

Hardware Features

• 8 hot-swappable drives, compact  portable model
• Dual-redundant AC PSU 
• RAID-6 operation 
• 6 x 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports for client  connections
• 2 x 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports for  system monitoring
• 1 x IPMI Ethernet port for hardware  monitoring
• 12V DC power supply operation  (optional)

Warranty

• 1 year advanced replacement  warranty on drives
• 1 year return-to-base warranty on other parts