EFS NVMe is here

Unlocking Unparalleled Bandwidth For Collaborative Finishing Projects, VFX, and Colour Correction

Fueling the Need for Speed

EFS NVMe stands as a testament to visionary engineering, designed from the ground up to handle the simultaneous reading and writing of multiple streams of the most demanding, bandwidth-intensive formats. From uncompressed file-per-frame sequences like DPX and EXR to cutting-edge Camera RAW in resolutions surpassing 4K and 6K, EFS NVMe ensures uninterrupted workflow, maintaining every
frame with unparalleled precision. It tackles finishing codecs such as DNxHR 444 and ProRes 4444XQ, or XAVC, heralding a new era where creative potential knows no bounds.

A single NVMe storage node delivers an astounding 18 GB/s of aggregate media throughput, sufficient to play 15 streams of 4K DPX 16 bit RGB at 24 fps, or more than 30 streams of Ultra-HD Apple ProRes 4444XQ UHD at 60 fps, easily supporting the most demanding formats across your facility.

The extreme bandwidth needed to read and write high bitrate media to and from each workstation is supported by our Native EFS Client driver software which is available for Mac OS, Windows and Linux. These native drivers are a key advantage of the EFS NVMe solution, offering much greater performance, higher availability and increased security over standard protocols like SMB. Improvements to these EFS native drivers can now allow a single Mac or Windows workstation to read file-per-frame content in excess of 3GB/sec, enough to playback all commonly used 4K DPX formats (up to 16 bit RGB 4K DCI at 59.94) and even some 8K DPX formats.

The native drivers also include our intelligent SwiftRead technology, which allows the client drivers to read data directly from the fastest available node in a cluster, further improving performance and availability for 3+ node storage groups. In addition, EditShare EFS’s Quality of Service (QoS) feature ensures perfect playback for mission critical editing or grading sessions, even when the system is under heavy load and bulk media is being pushed or pulled into or out of the system.

For enterprise installations, EFS also supports high-availability configurations that provide additional protection for media assets and file metadata against potential hardware failures, as well as increasing uptime and data availability.

Simple, Scalable and High Performance Networking

For connectivity, EFS NVMe uses easy to configure and high throughput Ethernet connections, with no requirements for costly and inflexible fiber-channel or other exotic connection types. It supports all popular ethernet standards and speeds up through dual 100 Gigabit server network connectivity which is required to unlock the full disk bandwidth of the NVMe array. Multiples of any of these network port types can be bonded together from the server for increased bandwidth, using intelligent load balanced network interface bonding to spread the load.

Scalable | Integrated

NVMe is the perfect partner to add to an existing EFS cluster. In these multi-tiered systems, administrators can easily migrate projects back and forth between EFS NVMe and HDD nodes, enabling you to meet the demands of your project. Also like all EditShare shared storage solutions, the new EFS NVMe seamlessly integrates with the EditShare FLOW production MAM, allowing users to log, track, search and retrieve 4K/UHD or any assets across online, nearline and archive EditShare storage
platforms.

Security That Does Not Stifle The Creativity Process

Included with all EFS models including EFS NVMe, EditShare Guardian offers reassurance to facilities handling valuable content by ensuring regulatory compliance and facilitating investigations into security incidents or breaches. Through its integrated real-time dashboard, Guardian provides administrators with the visibility and control necessary for efficient and comprehensive management of their EditShare environment, safeguarding their valuable media assets.