Navigation Films Invests In Facilis TerraBlock

Since its debut in 2010, Navigation Films has handled several prominent projects for oil and gas companies, airlines, corporations, government agencies and documentary filmmakers from its base in the Middle East.
To help manage an influx of 4K projects, the company recently invested in a Facilis TerraBlock 24D with 24TB of shared storage space.
Throughout the search for a new system with reseller Wecom Global, Managing Director Mike Charlton’s team of editors weighed in on the decision-making process.
"TerraBlock had a proven track record for being a solid system and we’d only heard great things about it. It was also scalable, which would allow us to build upon it in the future," said Charlton.
"Additionally, a surge in 4K project inquiries made 4K compatibility a top priority for us. We knew TerraBlock could handle the massive volumes of high-res material that 4K requires."
Since installing TerraBlock, the Navigation Films crew has come to rely extensively on the system.
Footage is ingested into a TerraBlock 24D connected via 1 Gbit Ethernet to two Mac Pro workstations running Avid® Media Composer®, Apple® Final Cut Pro® 7 and Adobe® Creative Cloud™, where editing ensues. Charlton said: "I cannot stress enough how much we’ve come to rely on the system. With TerraBlock in place, I can walk in everyday confident our media is protected, because I know it will continue to work."
Navigation Films captured one of its latest projects – a corporate promo for Dnata, the largest air travel service provided in the Middle East – in HD and 4K using a Sony F55 camera.
"No matter what we throw at it, TerraBlock continues to deliver rock-solid performance – even when working with large files and formats," noted Charlton.
"It also allows us to dip into the same material and work on the same project simultaneously. One person can cut while the other composites, and all of our material is still safe."
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