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Mac OS X video editors develop fresh ideas as they happen, in real-time. It is not always where you work, but what produces the best result. The task of collecting and sharing creative files in a working environment is where the creative side of design meets the technical world of real-time editing and accountability. Even when creative impulse drives a project’s direction, it is the digital hardware and software that makes the work readily available or hard to find.

Design firms edit video files using software technology and the editor’s eye to insure quality. Their products go into commercial business messages and publicly viewed entertainment. The need for more Mac file storage and accessibility grows as the video industry evolves into multiple dimensions. The video quality is better, the task is harder, and the critics are even harsher.

Without peripheral network services like file sharing, a company’s ability to compete becomes apparent at the first hint of lost revenue. A change occurs only when a company believes that it is not losing because of effort but falling behind due to lower than expected productivity. Now, these firms can develop an environment to take advantage of specialized software packages and hardware configurations like those on Mac OS X and Apple’s Final Cut Pro editing platforms running from a ST-RAID Shared storage device.

A network must include storage, connection devices, user software, and users. Starting with a storage device connected to a user, a network can be an efficient environment where the creative is not hindered by the process. A scalable network is one that grows with the demand for more use.

Showing the Way
Video and audio implementation takes a precise hand. Cutting edge editors understand the challenge of creating advancements in video quality each year. The whole industry is moving so fast that critics say they don’t know where it will all end. Video productions in 2D, 3D, and even 4D theaters offer consumer experiences that were impossible just a couple of years ago. Television and big screen producers are taking the media to an entirely new level.

This is why enlightened network companies like Small Tree are specializing in equipment and services for small to mid-sized design firms trying to keep up with the limitless budgets of their larger competitors. The answer to the question of when and why, is as easy as creating a network that works. The answer should always be right now, because your success may be at stake. Many of the best tools that are available today come from places like Small Tree. They understand Mac OS X, Final Cut Pro, the programs, and the tools that need to run in your network. Network solutions that are scalable will dramatically decrease the cost of moving ahead in a competitive industry.

Are We There Yet?
The best way to know when you reached your destination is to see the signs. For a well-rounded Mac network you need to have storage like the ST-RAID Shared storage solution. Pre-existing performance barriers that once prevented real-time editing over Ethernet Mac network have been removed by Small Tree. Ethernet connections save some, thousands of dollars over Fibre Channel and nearly any workstation can be hooked directly up to the shared storage device so that designers can work together easily and efficiently. Ethernet is everywhere.

Raw video and sound is being cut and remastered over and over again without file degradation. Clips are being inserted into the time-lines in one cubicle while in the other they are adjusting the color tone. Most of these kinds of edits are occurring real-time with each editor realizing the change as it happens or upon signing in at the next production session.

Any design firm that takes advantage of this new network technology will want an effective customer support center that knows what it is talking about as well. When you are still planning on making the move, invite yourself in for a chat with Small Tree. They will be there to help solve all of your Shared Storage Network problems. A team that works well with all the parts of a Mac network is the right partner to team up with when you choose to make your move.

About Small Tree
Designer of simple-to-install, affordable Mac-based networking and shared storage products, Small Tree is the premier multi-port Ethernet networking technology provider for OS X customers, enabling cost effective Ethernet shared storage technology. For more information about the company and its products, please call 1-866-STC-4MAC (1-866-782-4622) or visit http://www.small-tree.com/ or follow Small Tree on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/smalltreecomm .

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