GB Labs' 4K Duo On-Set To Shake Up IBC2014

GB Labs is to showcase its 4K Duo On-Set for 4K location production at IBC2014.

The device delivers an UltraHD storage platform and a secure high speed data LTO backup solution. It opens up the potential for 4K project sharing and archiving in the field. Editors, audio technicians and colorists can work simultaneously on the same project, while multiple clients can connect using 1Gb, 10Gb or 40Gb Ethernet.
The size of 4K files makes transferring data from card to primary storage slow, while laptop drives or vulnerable external drives are quickly filled to capacity. GB Labs has incorporated two SSD card readers and dual LTO drives as the solution.
"We have implemented the LTFS format for 4K Duo On-set's LTO drives," stated Ben Pearce, Sales & Marketing Director of GB Labs. "This means that users can import data via the SSD disk readers, transfer media immediately to the online platform for grading and send files and projects to tape to create dual secure copies simultaneously."
4K Duo On-Set features a 6.4TB SSD-based RAID that can sustain performance levels above 2000MB/s. The system's dual LTO-6 drives can run at their full speed (a combined performance of 320MB/s).
The ingest stage itself is often a bottleneck; 4K Duo On-Set features twin SSD disk readers that can import data at an aggregate speed of 1000MB/s. The unit also features USB 3.0 as standard and optional SAS and eSATA ports to connect other readers.
"Most DIT carts are ill-equipped for high bitrate 4K. Ingest is slow, primary storage lacks real-time editing performance and back-ups are unsafe. With 4K Duo On-Set, it's like having a post facility on set. It's fast and safe, and includes advanced features to verify data ingest and export, offload camera cards and work effectively with third party editing, transcoding and grading tools," concluded Pearce.
4K Duo On-Set will launch at IBC2014 and be available worldwide.

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