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XDT releases catapult™ - Redefining digital film review and frame data transfers.Melbourne, Australia – July 10, 2008 – XDT, developers of advanced software-based solutions for digital film today announced the release of catapult™.
Redefining point-to-point frame data transfers and uncompressed frame review, catapult™ provides the world’s fastest point-to-point frame transfers. catapult™ is capable of delivering the same local throughput performance of its storage arrays out to connected systems utilising standard networking infrastructure.
catapult™ is an integrated hardware and software solution. Hardware consists of a 3RU, enterprise grade server that delivers a maximum data rate of more than 1,000 Megabytes per second read or write via a local RAID5 protected array (up to 11TB capacity). This hardware platform is then exposed onto the LAN or Switched Fabric with XDT’s revolutionary catapult™ software component.
XDT’s cross-platform slingshot™ client provides an intuitive interface to transferring frame data to and from catapult™. Point-to-point data rates of 600 Megabytes per second are achievable over 6 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. XDT’s flipstream™ application, also cross-platform, enables customers with uncompressed film frame review from any standard workstation accessing a network attached catapult™ system. In contrast to the current method requiring frames to be transferred to locally attached storage on a dedicated review system.
“We are very excited about releasing this unique technology”, says Erik Otto, Managing Director at XDT Pty Ltd. “catapult™ will change the way customers acquire, review and manage uncompressed assets throughout the industry.“
Saving countless hours of network transfers, catapult™ systems are capable of playing back two concurrent, uncompressed 2K (10-bit dpx log 1.85:1) streams over only 4 Gigabit Ethernet connections allowing for a highly cost-effective way to review stereoscopic material.
XDT will demonstrate catapult™ at IBC 2008 in Amsterdam. For more information please visit www.xdt.com.au or contact info@xdt.com.au.
About XDT
XDT is a developer of advanced software-based solutions for digital film. It's unique portfolio of products and services are redefine acquisition, digital intermediate and post-production workflows. XDT’s products deliver unprecedented performance for point-to-point media transfers and high resolution uncompressed frame review over standard networking infrastructure.
XDT have developed a comprehensive suite of custom applications and tools to support the set up of entire production pipelines and in the enhancement of existing infrastructure. Helping customers to achieve their creative objectives through innovative, custom developed solutions is XDT's primary focus.