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When cellular bonding systems were first introduced to newsgathering, it was a bigger game-changer than when John Montagu asked for his meat between two pieces of bread. It provided a method of sending a live shot back to the station from almost anywhere at a fraction of the cost of traditional uplink solutions.

The new Mac Pros out there can really pack a punch and throughput data is at faster rates than ever, but there’s still a few limitations that need to be considered to get your setup working as smoothly and efficiently as possible. This really becomes more relevant if you’re plugging in a lot of high bandwidth devices such as raid arrays, PCIe expansion chassis, etc.

The computer industry is evolving constantly and the demand for video is growing at an even faster pace. Most footage nowadays being shot at a standard 4K resolution and a lot of questions are being asked about 4K workflows. Digistor's Phillip Gorini looks at the tape storage options.

If Adobe Premiere is experiencing "weird behaviour", try these steps to attempt to isolate and resolve the issue.

If you capture, curate, process or distribute digital content that drives revenue for your organisation then the ability to keep the process flowing, even during local outages, is essential. View the infographic and download the whitepaper.

Autodesk is phasing out perpetual licenses of it's software. Current subscription offerings will continue to evolve with plans that allow you to access multiple products and to share licenses as you do today with perpetual licensing. Find out how Digistor can help you through the transition.

Annette has recently updated her training qualifications and is now a MAXON Certified Instructor. This qualification reinforces her advanced training skills and her commitment to training in Cinema 4D. STOP PRESS: And now Release 17 trained!

2015 has seen the creation of a new plug type called “USB-C.”. First shown at CES in January simply as the next generation, reversible USB 3 port. This on it’s own, while convenient, wasn’t particularly interesting. That changes now as Intel recently announced at Computex they will also be using it for their next generation thunderbolt 3.0 interface too.

Remote replication is the process of syncing new and modified over the network directly to a secondary storage unit. This other unit can either be onsite on the same network or offsite at another location that can be accessed over the internet. If the systems have multiple Ethernet ports, a dedicated network could be created between the two units to keep the replication network traffic off your corporate LAN. This setup with a dedicated network is only feasible when the units are close together, unless you have multiple internet connections.

Whether you are running a high volume visual effects powerhouse or a small boutique post production studio, a solid Digital Asset Management tool should be at the core of your workflow.