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High Noon Entertainment Enhances Post Production with Avid NEXIS

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Database Management & Storage Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Storage Services
Applicable Industries	Transportation
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases	Last Mile Delivery Time Sensitive Networking
Challenge	High Noon Entertainment, a full-service production company, was grappling with the challenge of shortening the overall turnaround time for delivering HD content. With 10 to 20 pilots in production at any given time, and as many as 95 people working on various shows, the company needed a solution that could provide speed, flexibility, and ample storage. The traditional post-production workflow involved bringing in files from the field, transcoding them to a lower resolution, and then editing offline. Once editing was complete, the files had to be re-linked back to the high-res files for finishing. This process was time-consuming and inefficient, and the company was also dealing with aging equipment. Read More
About Customer	High Noon Entertainment is a full-service production company based in the South Platte River Valley, just east of the Rocky Mountains. The company specializes in creating unscripted, character-driven programming, discovering compelling characters and crafting captivating shows around them. Their credits include popular shows such as Cake Boss, Ayesha’s Home Kitchen, House Hunters, Good Bones, Restored by the Fords, Extreme Water Parks, Hurricane Hunters, Von Miller’s Studio 58, and Fixer Upper. With anywhere from 10 to 20 pilots in production at any one time, High Noon tackles it all with 20 edit bays, two online bays, two audio bays, and 100 licenses of Media Composer. Read More
Solution	High Noon Entertainment turned to Avid NEXIS to streamline their post-production process. Avid NEXIS eliminated the need to spend time converting footage for editing and finishing. The company installed a single chassis of Avid NEXIS \| E4 storage with the help of nationwide reseller Key Code Media. With unrivaled media performance, scalability, and reliability, High Noon quickly realized the potential of the platform and scaled their Avid NEXIS capacity to 180 terabytes. With the speed and power of Avid NEXIS, High Noon could edit and produce in HD at 50 megabits per second with multiple users handling the same footage at once. This significantly shortened the overall turnaround time for delivering episodes, allowing the team to focus more on development, shooting, editing, and pitching new shows. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Database Management & Storage

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Storage Services

Applicable Industries

Transportation

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Use Cases

Last Mile Delivery

Time Sensitive Networking

Challenge

High Noon Entertainment, a full-service production company, was grappling with the challenge of shortening the overall turnaround time for delivering HD content. With 10 to 20 pilots in production at any given time, and as many as 95 people working on various shows, the company needed a solution that could provide speed, flexibility, and ample storage. The traditional post-production workflow involved bringing in files from the field, transcoding them to a lower resolution, and then editing offline. Once editing was complete, the files had to be re-linked back to the high-res files for finishing. This process was time-consuming and inefficient, and the company was also dealing with aging equipment.

About Customer

High Noon Entertainment is a full-service production company based in the South Platte River Valley, just east of the Rocky Mountains. The company specializes in creating unscripted, character-driven programming, discovering compelling characters and crafting captivating shows around them. Their credits include popular shows such as Cake Boss, Ayesha’s Home Kitchen, House Hunters, Good Bones, Restored by the Fords, Extreme Water Parks, Hurricane Hunters, Von Miller’s Studio 58, and Fixer Upper. With anywhere from 10 to 20 pilots in production at any one time, High Noon tackles it all with 20 edit bays, two online bays, two audio bays, and 100 licenses of Media Composer.

Solution

High Noon Entertainment turned to Avid NEXIS to streamline their post-production process. Avid NEXIS eliminated the need to spend time converting footage for editing and finishing. The company installed a single chassis of Avid NEXIS | E4 storage with the help of nationwide reseller Key Code Media. With unrivaled media performance, scalability, and reliability, High Noon quickly realized the potential of the platform and scaled their Avid NEXIS capacity to 180 terabytes. With the speed and power of Avid NEXIS, High Noon could edit and produce in HD at 50 megabits per second with multiple users handling the same footage at once. This significantly shortened the overall turnaround time for delivering episodes, allowing the team to focus more on development, shooting, editing, and pitching new shows.

Impact #1	The implementation of Avid NEXIS has brought significant operational improvements to High Noon Entertainment. The company has been able to streamline its post-production process, eliminating the need for time-consuming file conversion for editing and finishing. The speed and power of Avid NEXIS have enabled the company to edit and produce in HD at 50 megabits per second, with multiple users handling the same footage simultaneously. This has significantly shortened the overall turnaround time for delivering episodes. As a result, the team has been able to focus more on development, shooting, editing, and pitching new shows, thereby enhancing their operational efficiency and productivity.

Impact #1

The implementation of Avid NEXIS has brought significant operational improvements to High Noon Entertainment. The company has been able to streamline its post-production process, eliminating the need for time-consuming file conversion for editing and finishing. The speed and power of Avid NEXIS have enabled the company to edit and produce in HD at 50 megabits per second, with multiple users handling the same footage simultaneously. This has significantly shortened the overall turnaround time for delivering episodes. As a result, the team has been able to focus more on development, shooting, editing, and pitching new shows, thereby enhancing their operational efficiency and productivity.

Benefit #1	Scaled their Avid NEXIS capacity to 180 terabytes
Benefit #2	Can edit and produce in HD at 50 megabits per second
Benefit #3	Multiple users can handle the same footage at once

Benefit #1

Scaled their Avid NEXIS capacity to 180 terabytes

Benefit #2

Can edit and produce in HD at 50 megabits per second

Benefit #3

Multiple users can handle the same footage at once

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High Noon Entertainment Enhances Post Production with Avid NEXIS

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