Newest Ampex Data Systems High Capacity DST Video Server Archive System Stores 4,700 Hours of Programming
BUSINESS WIRE - April 23, 2001 09:03
LAS VEGAS, Apr 23, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Ampex Data Systems Corp. unveiled its newest automated video server archive library at NAB 2001 today designed for broadcast facilities looking to digitize and automate their programming or news operations.
Featuring a base storage of up to 26TB, the new DST(R) 914 automated video server archive library can manage more than 4,700 hours of 12 Mbps video in less than eight square feet and is scalable to hundreds of terabytes.
At the heart of the archive library is an innovative DST tape drive designed to read and write 300GB DST data cartridges. Interfaced to the industry's most popular video servers the new library will shrink a room full of videotape into a small 29-inch by 39-inch footprint. The high-performance tape drive boasts a fast 20 megabytes-per-second data transfer rate, and can restore a one hour 12 Mbps video program from archive to video server in less than five minutes.
John Hennessy, director of video and broadcast marketing at Ampex Data Systems, commented that the combination of high capacity storage and automated faster than real-time video file transfers greatly enhances the operational efficiency of a broadcast facility while significantly reducing the overall cost of storing and managing large video libraries.
"South Carolina Educational Television Network in Columbia, South Carolina is a perfect example of a broadcast facility benefiting from the implementation of an Ampex DST video server archive system," Hennessy noted. "It supports 52 outbound channels, stores 8,000 hours of programming and is completely interfaced with Grass Valley Group Profile(R) video servers, Harris Automation software and Avalon archive management software."
According to Jim Blakeslee, SCETV assistant vice president of engineering, the implementation of the Ampex system completely changes the way the station handles its broadcast program material. "Public television's emphasis on documentaries and other educational productions for broadcast require tremendous amounts of program material," he stated.
Ampex DST automated cartridge libraries are high-performance, reliable digital archives with unlimited expansion capabilities to accommodate a facility's growing video storage requirements. The DST library reduces the overall time required to archive and restore program elements to a network of video servers. For the large number of broadcast and video houses currently using video servers, Ampex offers a bundled solution specifically designed for the broadcasting environment that meets all requirements for a compatible near-line archive to achieve complete automation. For more information, e-mail Ampex Data Systems at sales@ampex.com or call toll-free at 800/752-7590.
Ampex Data Systems Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ampex Corp. (AMEX:AXC) with headquarters in Redwood City, Calif., is one of the world's leading providers of technologies for the acquisition, storage and processing of visual information. Ampex Data Systems designs and delivers extremely high-capacity, high-performance digital image storage solutions for large-scale corporate, government, network, entertainment and telecommunications applications. Ampex Data Systems customers include such leading organizations as AT&T, the Federal Aviation Administration, Fox Television, HBO, Netcom and TV Guide Channel. |
