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STORAGE www.postmagazine.com 19 POST JULY/AUG 2025 GOLDCREST TURNS TO OPENDRIVES FOR UPGRADES NEW YORK CITY — Goldcrest Post, Key Code Media and OpenDrives recently partnered to create a high-performance post production environment de- signed to empower storytellers. Located in Manhattan's Meatpacking District, Goldcrest Post (www.goldcrestpostny.com) is a creative hub that has touched Hollywood blockbusters, Emmy-winning episodics and indie passion projects. "We don't box ourselves into just one type of project," explains Goldcrest managing director, Domenic Rom. "Our mission is to support storytellers, and to do that, we need the best tools available." The studio's infrastructure was starting to show its limitations as projects arrived for 4K & 8K color grading and HDR finishing, all while meeting tighter delivery schedules. "The infrastructure was crumbling, playback issues were constant and main- tenance was draining our time," notes Rom. "We needed a change — one that would let us focus on crafting unforgettable stories, not troubleshooting tech." Rom called Key Code Media's (www.keycodemedia.com) senior account manager Stephen (Steve) Rapanaro, whom he's collaborated with many times over the past 30 years. "It's not just about specs and feature sets," says Rapanaro. "You have to under- stand the whole ecosystem — the network, the creative pressure, the deadlines. And you have to listen. We've known Dom and the Goldcrest team for years, and when they came to us with their storage challenges, we took it personally. Our goal wasn't to just provide a solution — it was to make sure Goldcrest had the best post production setup in New York City." Goldcrest needed storage that could handle multiple 4K streams in realtime, support heavy creative workloads and eliminate bottlenecks. Rapanaro found a solution with OpenDrives and its Atlas data storage & management platform. OpenDrives (opendrives.com) created a similar workflow to Goldcrest's at their lab in Los Angeles. "We hired colorists, mimicked five color bays, tested 4K uncompressed playback, broke things and iterated until it worked flawlessly," shares Sean Lee, CEO of OpenDrives. "No other storage provider had ever done that for us and the client," notes Key Code's senior director of post production services, Walter Viegas. "By the time it got to Goldcrest, it just worked." OpenDrives' Atlas brings together highly performant data storage func- tionality with other high-value storage management features. Goldcrest Post's solution consists of a high-speed, all-flash NAS. The 462TB NVMe storage solution, powered by Atlas software, delivers up to 25GB/s throughput, ensuring seamless performance for multiple 4K streams across Goldcrest's five color bays. They also implemented the OpenDrives Optimum series, a 729TB nearline storage system designed for large-scale data storage. The Optimum series combines HDD-based storage with high-speed connectivity to handle large volumes of media assets. With up to 5GB/s throughput, it ensures quick access to files without bottlenecking production workflows. O.W.C. DELIVERS POWERFUL UPDATES TO JELLYFISH N.A.S. WOODSTOCK, IL — Other World Computing (www.owc.com), which offers high-performance storage, memory, connectivity and software solutions, has released the latest software update for its Jellyfish network-attached storage (NAS) solution. The update is designed specifically for video production teams and includes a redesigned media manager, as well as improved visibility into team activity and storage performance. Jellyfish is well suited for 4K & 8K video editing, remote collaboration and ar- chiving. The new Jellyfish Media Manager allows users to view, organize, man- age and download media from anywhere in the world. They can also quickly search their media library and add custom metadata to improve organization and asset tracking. A redesigned user interface provides a more intuitive user experience than in the past, and active directory (AD) integration allows for seamless team access control. Cloud backup is automated, with support for Backblaze, AWS S3, Google Cloud and Azure. Native Archiware P5 integration provides en- terprise-class backup and archiving, while native Resilio Connect integration accelerates remote file transfers. A new, live activity monitor feature provides realtime insight into users and network performance, while SMB multichannel support enables faster data throughput on compatible devices. Additional features include upgraded secu- rity to safeguard media assets and proactive alerts via Slack and email.