Datamation

07/31/09

New Hat, of Santa Monica, Calif., is using an xSTREAMScaler SAN, based on the S2A9900 Extreme Storage platform by DataDirect Networks (DDN). It is being used to power what is now the most technically advanced Mac and Linux-based color grading post environment in Hollywood. These services were employed for Super Bowl promotions as well as in commercials for BlackBerry Storm and Lexus. New Hat uses a 300 terabyte DDN xSTREAMScaler to achieve up to six gigabytes per second of uninterrupted bandwidth using just SATA disks, which allows several colorists and other professionals to work on such commercials simultaneously, which couldn't be done before.