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 drivesI’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
The EVO shared storage workflow server gives professional media creation teams total flexibility with built-in SAN and NAS, easy-to-use ShareBrowser MAM, more connectivity, more capacity, enhanced features like automatic project file locking, project/bin sharing, asset tagging, cloud integration, and LDAP/AD.
- NAS + SAN
- 1, 10, 25, 50Gb Ethernet
- Fibre Channel and iSCSI
- File and Volume-Level sharing
- Avid Bin and Project sharing
- RAID-protected, optimized for multimedia workgroups
- Direct attach up to 26 computers — simply add a switch for more
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) | |
| 3D Animation | Autodesk 3D Studio MAX | Autodesk Maya | Maxon Cinema 4D | ||
| 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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