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Podcast Studio Streamlining Remote Editing with Synology NAS
Company Situation
The company operates a podcast studio with a small internal team and external creative collaborators. Their workflow involves high-resolution video recording using multiple PTZ cameras, generating extremely large file sizes per recording. The team includes remote editors working from different countries, making seamless file access and collaboration critical.
Existing Workflow
The studio currently uses on-premises NAS storage solutions with Synology drives totaling 18 terabytes, configured for redundancy. Recordings are done in near 4K resolution at high frame rates, resulting in individual files as large as 150 GB per camera and roughly 445 GB per episode. The team rents out studio space and retains files temporarily, typically for about 30 days per project. To facilitate remote collaboration, they use LucidLink for cloud-based file sharing and editing.
Issues with the Existing Workflow
Storage capacity is a major constraint, with 18 terabytes filled in just two months due to high-resolution video files.
Managing large video files and providing secure, easy access for remote editors is challenging.
The company is evaluating whether LucidLink or Shade offers a better solution, especially in terms of pricing and scalability.
They require a flexible storage plan to handle 50 to 100 terabytes with a small user base (around four users).
File retention is temporary, so the storage solution must efficiently handle high turnover of large files without permanent archival.
Workflow efficiency and seamless integration with creative tools are priorities.
How Shade Would Change Their Workflow
Shade offers a cloud-native platform that combines the capabilities of LucidLink, Frame.io, and Dropbox, along with AI-powered features. Shade’s flexible pricing and sliding scale plans can be tailored to the company’s unique needs—supporting a small number of users while providing large scalable storage (50+ terabytes). Shade also provides white-glove data migration to transfer existing media into the cloud seamlessly. This would eliminate on-premises storage limitations, enable smooth remote collaboration, and optimize file retention management, all while maintaining cost efficiency.
Benefits
- Scalable cloud storage tailored to large, high-resolution media files
- Flexible user and storage configurations ideal for small teams with heavy storage needs
- Integration of file sharing, collaboration, and AI tools in one platform
- White-glove data migration and onboarding support
- Improved remote collaboration with virtual editors across geographies
- Efficient temporary storage management with automated workflows
- Potential cost savings compared to existing solutions
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