No-Risk System Integration
The Director seamlessly integrates with many popular file-based workflow systems.
Select a system below to view a configuration example:
Impressario/Resolve
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Impressario/Resolve
The illustration above depicts a complete file-based Digital Intermediate (DI) workflow utilizing the Lasergraphics Director film scanner, the Producer 4 film recorder, DaVinci Impressario/Resolve workstations, and Bright Technologies' BrightDrive with BrightClip technology.
The Director film scanner can output multiple simultaneous DPX & QuickTime image file streams at over 11 frames per second. However, a high-performance storage sub-system is required to keep the scanner operating at full speed. The workstation and the scanner are typically connected to the high-performance storage sub-system via a Fibre Channel-based Storage Area Network (SAN). These systems perform especially well when multiple workstations are used for the conform and grading operations.
In this example, the Director film scanner, the Impressario/Resolve workstations, and the BrightDrive are all connected to the SAN via a high-speed Fibre Channel switch. The Producer 4 film recorder is connected to the BrightDrive via standard Gb Ethernet. Utilizing BrightClip technology, scanning, conforming, grading, and recording operations can be performed concurrently without a significant degradation in file I/O performance.
As a result of close vendor cooperation, it is now possible for the Director film scanner to send image files directly to the storage sub-system via the SAN at full scanning speed, so that creative work can begin immediately and concurrently, without unnecessary and time consuming copy operations.
This proven multi-workstation configuration dramatically lowers overall system costs and improves efficiency while still allowing for future expandability. For more information about the DaVinci Impressario/Resolve finishing systems visit Blackmagic Design. For more information about the BrightDrive and BrightClip technology visit Bright Technologies.
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