Avid Unveils the Next Wave of NEXIS Storage Performance Innovation for Ultra High-Resolution Video Workflows
30 March 2023 - 1:13AM
Complementing the Avid NEXIS® family of media production storage
solutions, Avid® (Nasdaq: AVID) today unveiled the next generation
of its shared solutions with the new Avid NEXIS | F2 Solid State
Drive (SSD) flash storage engine. Available for order now, NEXIS |
F2 SSD significantly accelerates media workflows, empowering
post-production teams to create and deliver higher-quality finished
content faster than ever before.
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Outstanding performance and media
protectionAvid NEXIS | F2 SSD storage tackles media’s most
demanding workflows, including finishing of 4K, 8K and HDR content,
color grading, VFX and animation. Users enjoy more space and
enhanced performance while simultaneously lowering total cost of
ownership, with capacity to scale from 38.4TB to 307.2TB per
engine. The NEXIS | F2 SSD is equipped with Avid NEXIS media packs
that now deliver in excess of six gigabytes per second. Exceptional
media protection and high availability are achieved with a
redundant storage controller and hot spare SSDs.
Heightened focus on delivering higher-quality content
fasterWith the increased speed provided by NEXIS | F2 SSD,
post-production teams can work with superior collaborative
performance that reduces the amount of time spent on projects.
Comprehensive testing and support of media creation tools,
including Avid Media Composer ®, Avid Pro Tools® and leading
third-party creative applications, open more possibilities for
creative teams to deliver larger volumes of premium content
faster.
Scale cost-effectively to match business
needsThe NEXIS | F2 SSD is a versatile storage solution
that allows businesses to scale as capacity and performance needs
increase. Dual redundant 100 Gbps Ethernet connections per storage
controller are standard, providing the highest-performance network
connectivity. The ability to right-size configurations ensures
businesses pay only for what they need. With flexible updates to
capacity, workflows and configuration, NEXIS | F2 SSD provides the
flexibility post-production teams need to tap into increased
performance, reliability and continuity that keep them competitive
and current.
“Production teams continue to see growing demand for
high-resolution original content amid increasing pressure to
deliver projects faster and sharpen their competitive edge,” said
Ed Harper, Director of Product Management, Creative Product, Clouds
and Storage at Avid. “Building on the proven and trusted Avid NEXIS
storage platform used by thousands of media organizations, the Avid
NEXIS | F2 SSD perfectly fits the performance requirements of
today’s most demanding high-resolution workflows.”
Avid NEXIS | F2 SSD is compatible with all current Avid NEXIS
systems. When used with Avid NEXIS online or nearline storage, Avid
NEXIS | F2 SSD administrators can seamlessly move a workspace
between performance tiers, maintaining read and write access while
the media is moving. With the addition of Avid NEXIS | F2 SSD
to the Avid NEXIS family, teams now have even more options for the
ideal tiered storage solution to fit any of their production
workflows.
For more information on the Avid NEXIS | F2 SSD, please visit
https://www.avid.com/products/avid-nexis. Meet with Avid at NAB
Show booth N1221 (April 16-19) to experience the innovations that
are transforming how media production teams achieve enhanced
collaboration, efficiency, economy and
scale.
Avid Powers Greater Creators People
who create media for a living become greater creators with Avid’s
award-winning technology solutions to make, manage and monetize
today’s most celebrated video and audio content—from iconic movies
and binge-worthy TV series, to network news and sports, to recorded
music and the live stage. What began more than 30 years ago with
our invention of nonlinear digital video editing has led to
individual artists, creative teams and organizations everywhere
subscribing to our powerful tools and collaborating securely in the
cloud. We continue to re-imagine the many ways editors, musicians,
producers, journalists, and other content creators will bring their
stories to life. Discover the possibilities at avid.com and join
the conversation on social media with the multitude of brilliant
creative people who choose Avid for a lifetime of
success.
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the Avid logo, Avid NEXIS, Avid NEXIS F2 | SSD, Pro Tools and Media
Composer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Avid
Technology, Inc., or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or
other countries. Other trademarks are property of their respective
owners. Product features, specifications, system requirements and
availability are subject to change without notice.
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