16 bay NAS for 4K video editing alternative to Tiger Technology, Studio Network Solutions, EditShare, ProMax

16 bay NAS for 4K video editing

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I am trying the decide on a NAS for shared storage for 4K video editing for 4-5 Editing work stations using multiple streams each simultaneously. Looking into an SPF local network for the editors.
Currently looking at the Synology RS4017xs+ and the QNAP tvs- or other 16 bay like the ts-1683xu-rp-e2124-16g
With 14TB Seagate Ironwolf Pro NAS drives

I’ve also liked Tiger Technology, Studio Network Solutions, EditShare, ProMax etc…
But they seem a bit over priced.
What would be your advice and recommendation for my needs?

You can have around three 4K editors per 10G port. Both Synology RS4017xs+ and the QNAP ts-1683xu-rp come with dual 10GbE. This means, that you dont need to add any extras. But later on you add multi port 10GbE or even 40GbE cards using available PCIe slots. If you do prefer SFP connection, you can also install dual port network card of this kind.

When choosing a NAS with more then 8 bays, having SSD is not that important any more. Choosing Ironwolf Pro or WD Red Pro drives (also Exos and Ultrastar drives are very popular in big arrays) is a good choice because of their spin rate as well as vibration protection technology. Ironwolf Pro drives are also having free data recovery service attached from Seagate.

Choosing Synology or Qnap will allow you to do much more then other systems which are more expensive.

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ProMax

Edit, Collaborate and design in Adobe® Premiere® Pro CC, Avid Media Composer®, or Apple Final Cut Pro® directly on Platform.

 

EditShare

EditShare XStream EFS 450 is a powerful distributed scale-out storage platform developed for the most intensive media workflows. It’s designed from the ground up to support resilient large-scale workgroups requiring high-bandwidth, high-volume media ingest, transcoding, online collaborative editing and multiplatform distribution of HD, 2k, 4k and beyond

More about: https://www.editshare.com/solutions/post-production

 

 

Studio Network Solutions

Tiger Technology

• Augment capacity on-the-fly
• Mix Mac, Windows and Linux seamlessly
• Run all your favorite applications
• The most compatible Avid support

https://www.tiger-technology.com/solutions/rich-media/

Editing	Avid Media Composer (2,3)	Adobe Premiere(3)	Final Cut Pro 7(3)	Final Cut Pro X(3)	Grass Valley Edius
Compositing	Adobe After Effects(3)	Autodesk Flame (4,5)	Autodesk Smoke (4,5)	Autodesk Lustre (5)
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Color Grading	Assimilate Scratch (5)	Digital Vision Nucoda(1,5)	DaVinci Resolve (1,5)	FilmLight Baselight (4,5)
Media Asset Management	Axle MAM	Cantemo Portal	Dalet MAM	IMC MAM(6)	Square Box CatDV
Other Software	Avid Protools(1)	Digital Rapids	Telestream	Tools On Air	VSN

 

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