catapult

Redefining digital film review and frame data transfers


Redefining point-to-point frame data transfers and uncompressed frame review, catapult™ provides the world’s fastest point-to-point frame transfers using gigabit Ethernet connections. 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 in excess of 1,000

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Megabytes per second read or write via a local RAID5 protected array (up to 13TB capacity). This hardware platform is then exposed onto the LAN
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or Switched Fabric with XDT’s revolutionary catapult™ software component. catapult is also ideal for challenging VFX workflows with frames at up to 8K resolution can now be tackled with confidence.

Stereoscopic 2K playback over Ethernet
Saving countless hours of network transfers, catapult™ systems are capable of playing back two concurrent, uncompressed 2K (10-bit dpx log 4:3) streams over only 6 Gigabit Ethernet connections from a single catapult™ system, allowing for a highly cost-effective way to review stereoscopic material.


slingshot®
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.


flipstream®
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.


Features & Benefits
  • Delivers the same local array throughput performance out to connected systems utilising standard networking infrastructure.
  • move 2K, 4K an 8K uncompressed frames around your facility with ease.
  • 6 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces to saturation simultaneously in a point-to-point data transfer with speeds of up 600 MB/sec or in excess of 1000MB/sec using Infiniband
  • Review 2K stereoscopic material in real-time using flipstream™
  • Multiple concurrent slingshot™ and/or flipstream™ clients connections.
  • Scales linearly with infrastructure improvements.
  • LDAP Authentication support.
  • Results are substantial even for single Gigabit connected commodity desktop systems.
  • Supports 10Gb Ethernet or the latest 10, 20 and 40 Gigabit Infiniband interconnects.
  • One logical volume (up to 11TB in a single namespace).
  • Ultra High Performance RAID-5 protected storage.
  • Automatic fault alarm forwarding
  • XDT "CallHome" function for easy remote administration and assistance to customers on active support contracts.

Product Configuration
catapult 2K™ 250-10 3.0TB of RAID5 storage - ca. 3 hours of 2K
catapult 2K™ 500-10 6.5TB of RAID5 storage - ca. 6 hours of 2K
catapult 2K™ 750-10 8.5TB of RAID5 storage - ca. 8 hours of 2K
catapult 2K™ 1000-10 13TB of RAID5 storage - ca. 12 hours of 2K

Contact XDT for more information on catapult™