(Somerville, Mass., December 1st, 2006) 1 Beyond, Inc., a leading provider of digital video editing, compositing and storage systems today announced the 1 Beyond HD OctoFlex2™, the industry’s first 8 full core processor system running Windows XP designed specifically for video professionals. Whether for editing, compositing or encoding, 8 full cores of processing power provide significant workflow improvements.
With this new architecture, the 1 Beyond HD OctoFlex2 offers up to 70 percent performance improvements compared to the original OctoFlex system, therefore making it significantly faster than the traditional business and server systems often used in video applications.
1 Beyond HD OctoFlex2 offers significant workflow improvements in all aspects of video production. For example, recent benchmark testing showed that rendering an Adobe After Effects project using one of the most expensive competitive systems took 16.7 minutes, compared to only 2.3 minutes using the 1 Beyond HD OctoFlex2 8 processor system with the Personal Render Farm software.
Available immediately with prices starting at just $6,595 (or $7,995 including 1.75TB HD disk array), this powerful new system is totally scaleable. New users can start with a simple SD system and easily upgrade to compressed or even uncompressed HD in the future by simply adding disks without the requirement for external storage. All this makes the 1 Beyond HD OctoFlex2 the clear price performance leader for professional video applications, handling all video formats including the most power hungry 2K and 4K film scans. For more information on this powerful system, visit www.1Beyond.com for a copy of the 1 Beyond White Paper “Design Considerations for HD Workstations”.
In addition, the 1 Beyond HD OctoFlex2 is able to support the latest Windows XP professional applications widely used by editors and graphic artists. Other high-end multiprocessor systems are only capable of running Windows Server 2003, which most professional video and graphics software will not support.
Like all other members of the 1 Beyond Pro HD Flex™ line of systems, the 1 Beyond HD OctoFlex2 system is totally customizable and available turnkey to meet the exact workflow requirements and budgets. Certified hardware includes BlueFish444, Black Magic Design, Matrox Axio, and AJA Xena. Customers can choose different types of chassis including standard tower/rack-mount, portable or double-wide and select from a wide range of editing and effects software, including Adobe Production Studio, Avid Xpress HD and Media Composer, Alias Maya, Avid Softimage|XSI, Autodesk Combustion and 3ds Max, Boris Blue, Canopus Edius, Sony Vegas, Eyeon Digital Fusion, and more. Storage options include up to 10 externally removable hot-swap drives as well as external SCSI, SATA2, Intelligent SATA2, and Fibre Channel.
About 1 Beyond
Founded in 1996, 1 Beyond, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of professional PC-based video editing, compositing and storage systems at a fraction of the cost of traditional high-end systems. This value leadership is due to constant technical innovation, including 10 years of industry firsts. 1 Beyond delivers turnkey video end-to-end solutions that provide customers with the highest performance and quality digital workflow in all video formats including both compressed and uncompressed HD. The company offers a wide range of systems including award-winning laptops, desktops, mobiles and Storage Area Networks used in all phases of editing and compositing. All 1 Beyond systems are designed with true open architecture and built on world standards. This ensures the customer a continued upgrade path and hence, the longest period for ROI and non-obsolescence. For more information, visit http://www.1Beyond.com or call 877-One-Beyond.
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