work remotely, as if together
changing the rules of engagement
Established over 50 years ago, Salon made its name hiring out Steenbecks, Moviolas and a whole host of linear editing equipment to some of the world’s best-known productions. Today it boasts a huge fleet of the latest Avid, Adobe and Apple editing equipment, storage systems and remote post production solutions and continues to supply equipment to the finest productions globally with industry leading technical support.
Understanding the difficulties facing editors at the start of the first lockdown, Salon used its industry and technical knowledge to set about finding a solution and in April 2020, SalonSync was born.
When the Pandemic first hit in early 2020 and countries started to lockdown, there were only two realistic options open to editors who wanted to continue working. The first was to ‘remote in’, but this gave a limited editing experience and wasn’t suitable for all, especially those with unstable connectivity. The alternative was to have local media and then rely on traditional file transfer solutions between suites, which involves a lot of good housekeeping and management, or send out couriers with drives which is both slow and expensive.
solving the problem
Believing there must be a better solution to the problems facing editors, Salon started brainstorming ideas and within a very quick
the heart of the system
To ensure that the SalonSync system gave an experience as close to being in the same room as possible, it was essential that at its heart it had a storage solution which offered the highest level of performance and reliability. For this Salon chose WD RedTM
Pro NAS Hard Drives.
WD Red Pro drives are designed specifically to handle high-intensity workloads in 24x7 environments, and so are ideal for both archiving and sharing. Exclusive technologies, such
salonrentals.com as 3D Active BalanceTM Plus and NASwareTM 3.0,
combined with support of up to 300TB/yr workload rate, ensure they maintain the constantly high levels of performance and reliability. You also have the peace of mind of knowing that every drive has been tested for extended reliable operation and even has a 5-year limited warranty.
Nick Long says, “Having designed the SalonSync system, we couldn’t let the whole thing down with internal strorage which wasn’t up to the job. We trust
the reliablity of WD Red Pro and have never had a problem with them. The drives go up to a massive 18TB capacity, so we can really maximise the storage in a single SalonSync box. At the moment we have a number of 144TB boxes out at major US studios All that storage in something no larger than a Mac Pro.”
See the complete range of WD storage solutions at
wd.com.
timeframe developed a system which allowed editors to work using a ‘full’ editing setup and not have to be concerned by internet instability, whilst maintaining collaboration between everyone.
“The system needs zero management from us, media just goes back and forth automatically. It is now a pivotal part of Love’s editorial workflow and with Nexis integration it means we are in a position to move back to the office quickly and at anytime.”
- Chris Taylor, Post Production Manager, Love Productions
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