[Micha Noname]

hi and thank you and jason for answering our questions !

Reading your answers i now understand a little better what we need.

I think i can give some more precise infos.

The workflow I’m trying to achieve is the following :

Our clients send us a lot of different source materials, in order to work or edit these files we need to convert them in an intraframe format.
Because of compatibility issues we juggle between mjpeg, animation quicktime and cineform
I’m looking for, and i hope the DNxHD will simplify and unify this part but i can’t find a way to batch-process the transcoding for this great Avid codec…(AME seems to don’t like it and i can’t batch with quicktime pro)

Clients’s sources files need to be kept on a reliable and secure server but don’t need any access other than transcoding.

Transcoded files on the contrary, should be accessed at highspeed by all stations simultaneously.
Either for editing (we do editing but always with intraframe codecs and never above 720p resolutions) or net render (3d, fluid simulations and heavy post-processing)

We use uncompressed movie (TGA or PSD sequences, sometimes in crazy resolutions) only for very short 3d sequences and special effects.
Those files don’t need realtime playback over the network, they only need to be transfered from one station to another for local use.

Thanks to you, i now think we can avoid the $$$ optic fiber solutions

Before you shared with us your insight i had a look over Terrablock’s solution as it seemed quite easy to implement and manage. But the initial cost is quite high and i suppose we’ll have to had card, fiber cable and other pricy stuffs to it… won’t we ?

Pardon my english 😉

Michael.