Managing Director of Dot Group Simon Parkinson joined a roundtable discussion with Definition magazine and other leading experts from various corners of the industry to reveal what’s making the wide world of data tick – and what’s in store for the future.
“Film production workflows have greatly benefited from advancements in data transfer speed, particularly through secure technologies like IBM Aspera. When handling uncompressed production file formats such as 8K, speed is important. Running at up to 80Gbps, a 100GB file could be securely transferred in about ten seconds, and with the cost of bandwidth decreasing, we can transfer larger files more economically. Shorter transfer times between sites, shrinking production timelines and more time to refine the material. An advantage is the ability to transfer large files over the public internet without interruptions, maintaining high transfer speeds, which means production teams can collaborate on large files more efficiently than ever. But high speeds can come with increased costs if file transport solutions are not properly specified.”
– Simon Parkinson, Managing Director of Dot Group