Sonnet xMac Pro Server
THE Sonnet xMac Pro Server part of the new mobile stations (DIT) of the French television and film production company Be4Post.
Sonnet Technologies announced that Be4Post, a well-known French company, provider of high-performance mobile stations for television and film productions selected Sonnet's xMac Pro Server for its new DIT stations. The Sonnet xMac Pro Server provides a secure 4U rackmount enclosure for a Mac Pro computer and a Thunderbolt 2-to-PCI Express (PCIe) expansion card for both Be4Post DITs – the X4-Wheel and the D4-Wheel.
“We choose Sonnet products consciously! The Sonnet Echo Express III Thunderbolt expansion chassis has performed exceptionally well and reliably on complex shoots and in challenging weather conditions. So we knew from the beginning of the design of our new DIT stations that we wanted to use the xMac Pro Server,” said Matthieu Straub, Chief Technology Officer at Be4Post. “The xMac Pro Server provides essential connectivity between the Mac Pro and peripheral solutions in the DIT stations, enabling us to develop powerful tools that can scale without compromise.”
Be4Post specializes in high-performance mobile workstations for dailies prep, live color grading, data management, and DIT services on projects ranging from low-budget, single-camera productions to high-end blockbusters in all digital formats. The company's new mobile DIT workstations offer on-set color grading from live camera feeds, secure back-up, transcoding, and RAW playback in real time to support dailies prep, quality control, and other production requirements.
“Be4Post’s new DIT stations are the perfect applications for the Sonner xMax Pro Server, because they address the increased demands for powerful, portable, IT-integrated solutions.” motion picture editing, of on-site media producers,” said Greg LaPorte, vice president of sales and marketing for Sonnet Technologies. “Sonnet and Be4Post share the same philosophy! Technology should not be a barrier, but should encourage and empower artists whose only limit is their imagination.”
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