MAXedit Web
Edition Enables Frame-Accurate HD/SD
Editing without Investing in Expensive
Editing Infrastructure
MONTREAL, Canada, March
12, 2008 —
Maximum Throughput Inc. (www.max-t.com),
developers of ultra high performance
software-based solutions for networked
storage infrastructure and media
management, will unveil the new MAXedit
Web Edition, a subscription-based online
editing service at the National
Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2008
convention being held from April 14-17
in Las Vegas.
While Maximum Throughput is best known
for Sledgehammer—its powerful flagship
storage system used by such high-profile
customers as CBS, FOX News, NBC, ABC,
HSN, RTE, and the BBC—NAB 2008 marks the
first time the company is offering
editing solutions. Maximum Throughput
will conduct demonstrations of this
innovative Web-based editing service at
NAB Booth #SL11711.
With MAXedit Web Edition, freelance and
station-affiliated TV journalists and
videographers reporting from the field
have a simple, streamlined editing
solution that’s readily accessible
whenever and wherever they need to work.
Since MAXedit Web Edition is a
subscription-based online service,
customers can upload their SD or HD
content—including HDV, DVCPRO, MPEG-2,
and H.264 formats—to the online server
and edit it and share it with other
editors via a Web browser interface.
“MAXedit’s adaptive streaming technology
assures editors that they’re always
editing their content with
frame-accurate, realtime creative
control,” said Giovanni Tagliamonti,
chief executive officer for Maximum
Throughput, Inc. “Because the editing is
executed on the online server, editors
are free to use inexpensive, standard
PCs or laptops in their studios or in
the field,” said Tagliamonti. “By
eliminating the need for expensive,
high-powered NLE workstations, storage
systems, and LANs, MAXedit Web Edition
offers customers dramatic operational
savings without compromising
high-quality production standards.
“The MAXedit Web Edition combines the
rich editing toolset and interactive
user experience that people expect from
a NLE workstation with the ubiquitous
access and sharing they expect from a
Web application,” added Tagliamonti.
“Customers don’t need to purchase,
install, or maintain their own high-end
editing infrastructure because the
service provides everything they need.”
At NAB, Maximum Throughput will also
introduce MAXedit Server Edition, a
cost-effective, server-based workgroup
editing solution for editing
uncompressed and compressed
multi-resolution content. It allows
multiple editors to edit content from a
single server in their facility using
standard PCs, low-cost MAXedit Server
software, and a Web browser without
taxing their LAN’s bandwidth. MAXedit
Server Edition is well-suited to the
collaborative workflow of today’s
fast-paced TV newsrooms.
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About Maximum Throughput
Maximum Throughput Inc. (www.max-t.com)
is a media management tool developer and
networked storage provider. Max-T's
media aware storage solutions deliver
extremely high performance over
commodity networks, using smart software
that runs on industry standard hardware.
Software-based, media management tools
are tightly integrated within the
product line, delivering enriched
functionality in a single, versatile
solution. Having pioneered the
development of shared storage solutions
that can be simultaneously accessed over
both data and video networks, Max-T
offers products with unparalleled
performance, capacity management, and
capacity availability, as well as having
the lowest total cost-of-ownership in
their class.
