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Green Days Going green By Betsy Beale Executive Producer Chrome www.chrome.tv Santa Monica The most notable “green” shift for Chrome is some- thing we see mirrored in the post business in general — we rarely, if ever, make dubs anymore.This means no tape stock,no DVDs, no labels, no shipping. We used to ship out rough-cuts on tape and then DVD every night, which created a huge amount of not- Omnimusic’s Doug and Patty Wood: Grassroots got the word out about the dangers of pesticide use on school playing fields. OMNIMUSIC’S GRASSROOTS For Doug Wood, his two companies — production music library Omnimusic and environmental health non-profit Grassroots — are so entwined that when he answers the phone he isn’t sure if he’ll be talking about lawn pesticides or ASCAP rights. “Every company wants to be green these days, and for us it’s easier than for a lot of continued on page 45 so-environmentally-friendly dubs that were viewed once and then discarded. The shift to posting rough-cuts via the Internet has eliminated this waste and the need to ship tapes all over the country. In addition to this fundamental change in the industry,we’ve been fortu- nate to work on projects with a green message.We recently edited scenes and a trailer for the upcoming film Carbon Nation, which is about innovative and cost-effective solutions individuals have come up with to solve environ- mental issues in their own communities.We were thrilled to be involved in a project like this that showcases the positive impact one person can have on the world we all live in. And there are the smaller details too.We have eliminated plastic water bot- tles, opting instead to install a water filter. It’s all about using glasses now.We’re also thinking about the way we get to and from work — a shift that is not only green, but is also great for exercise.We have bicycles in the office for our run- ners and clients to use whenever they want,and we are lucky enough to have several employees who can bike to work. Good for the environment, and it frees up a few parking spaces! COLOSSAL LaCie 12big Rack Network For over 20 years, LaCie’s professional storage solutions have been heralded as the most powerful and innovative choices on the market. Our 12big Rack Network offers up to 96TB of network-attached storage, and has all the performance, reliability, and extra features that you need. With an Intel® Xeon® processor, Windows® Storage Server 2008 Standard Edition pre-installed, and built-in hardware redundancy, it’s the ultimate corporate file-sharing device. Ready for your new solution? Visit lacie.com to learn more. Store. Access. Manage. ©2010 LaCie. All rights reserved. 1TB= 1000GB. 1GB = 1000MB. 1MB = 1,000,000 Bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 10% less).