EDITSHARE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

EditShare Ark: Integrated Archive

and Backup Solutions for Content Creators
EditShare Ark provides unparalleled protection for your media.
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EditShare Ark Models: Disk and Tape
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Similar to your EditShare Storage server, the EditShare Ark disk­
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the advantage of high­speed performance for backup, archiving, and
restoration tasks. In a crisis situation where your main EditShare
Storage Series system has been damaged, you can activate the
EditShare Ark disk­based storage to complete mission­critical work
while the primary storage is being repaired.

Ark Tape provides an integrated solution for customers who

want to have a safety copy of their media that can be easily
transported off­site, or for those who want an easy and energy­
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EditShare storage systems. Ark Tape is also a great approach for
backing up material recorded on cameras with solid state media
such as P2 cards. Ark Tape is based on industry­standard DLT
tape cartridges and represents a more economical and energy­
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EditShare Ark Benefits

Feature Description Benefit

Ark Core Features

EditShare An easy learning curve and architecture compatible with your

Seamless integration with EditShare’s shared storage.
Integration EditShare products.
Copying
Ability to select only media you want to move and not the entire
Media and All Ark products “Media aware” and “Project aware.”
partition or server.
Project Spaces
Target and
Allows you to select exact location of Source files and Time and space saved on your system with total control over Target
Source
exact Target for new file location. and Source.
Selection

Copy Copies media from Target to Source. Protection from disaster, theft, or damage.

Uses less time than complete copy and adds only the new media to
Synchronize Finds what is new in Source and adds it to Target.
the system.
Allows projects that are finished or delayed to be moved off primary
Archive Archives projects for future restoration.
storage and completely restored at a later date.
Schedules when and how often media is copied or
Scheduling Easy to schedule work on a regular basis.
synchronized.
Restores Media Spaces to the original location or a new Complete restore from Archive when changes need to be made to a
Restore
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Ark Disk Systems

Holds material from one or more primary EditShare Systems configured to hold just as much or more than primary
System Size
servers. EditShare servers.
Failover In crisis or damage, near instantaneous replacement of same number
Steps in to take over for primary storage.
System of editors and equal performance.
Places media temporarily on lower-cost storage while
Space and money saved by not tying up primary storage with media
Parking Zone programs go through approval process or while editing
that is not being used.
has stopped.

Ark Tape Based

Economical Lowest-cost backup medium in tape cartridges that can be kept off-
Offers media backup that can be removed from facility.
Backup site as a safety backup.
Solid-State Allows reuse of solid-state media devices after offloading while
Backs up P2 cards and XDCAM disks.
Media Backup saving media.
Allows easy future access by adding metadata to footage offloaded
Solid-State
Offers source disk metadata for solid-state media. from solid-state media devices before copying footage to tape
Metadata
cartridge.
Energy Backup to tape medium more energy efficient than
Saves money on energy and avoids heat output.
Efficiency spinning-disk solutions.

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