Finish Editorial Purchases Sledgehammer as Center of New Tapeless Workflow

System to Power Move to a Data Centric 2K Workflow

Montreal, CANADA, April 11, 2007 — Maximum Throughput Inc. (www.max-t.com), developers of ultra high performance software-based solutions for networked storage infrastructure and media management, announced today that Finish in Boston, MA has purchased a second Sledgehammer system as they transition to a fully tapeless, data centric workflow.

Founded in 1994 as a full service post production house, Finish recently decided that it was time to update their capabilities to meet new and expanding technology. Knowing the benefits of working non-linear, they wanted to extend this workflow to all aspects of the facility.

Bruce Bolden, Senior Colorist at Finish had the following to say. “We spent a good amount of time exploring options to acquire high resolution images from film. We also wanted to break away from the traditional telecine workflow. So, the decision was made to scan film at 2k and 4k or even 6k if needed. Video has become a delivery format, and the Sledgehammer helps us bridge the video and data worlds. It can integrate with a film scanner as easily as it does with our current telecine. Regardless of other tools, we knew the Sledge was the right system for us to offer virtual telecine sessions along with a range of options for the delivery of dailies transfers.”

Finish’s approach to solving the video/data divide will be to scan all film as 2k/4k data thus providing the highest quality source material for all projects. “Since Sledgehammer is a real-time, any format to any format capable system, we plan on scanning at 2k, and then using Sledgehammer to size the material and generate any format the customer needs. For commercial grading sessions, our DaVinci 2kPlus will be set to output and monitor duel-link HD444 while source material plays back from 2k scans off of the Sledge. We see this as the way all color grading will be done in the future. These are exciting times, and we’re very happy with the cutting edge capabilities that Sledgehammer brings to the facility.” continued Bolden.

John Miller, Max-T’s Vice President of Worldwide Sales had the following to say on the purchase, “We are extremely pleased that Finish has integrated Sledgehammer so deeply into their new data centric workflow. This is precisely the type of post house of the future that we’re striving to support.”

About Finish Editorial

Finish Editorial is a full service post production facility founded in 1994, and located in Boston’s Back Bay area. Finish has been there for a long time, but you wouldn’t know it from their attitude. They take a fresh look at all projects and engage by bringing energy, creativity, and expertise to any job, small, big or huge.

About Maximum Throughput
Maximum Throughput Inc. (www.max-t.com) is a media management tool developer and networked storage provider. Max-T’s media aware storage solutions deliver extremely high performance over commodity networks, using smart software that runs on industry standard hardware. Software-based, media management tools are tightly integrated within the product line, delivering enriched functionality in a single, versatile solution. Having pioneered the development of shared storage solutions that can be simultaneously accessed over both data and video networks, Max-T offers products with unparalleled performance, capacity management, and capacity availability, as well as having the lowest total cost-of-ownership in their class.

For more information please contact:

John Miller
Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing,
Maximum Throughput

Phone: (978) 946-9408
Email: jmiller@max-t.com

Maximum Throughput Inc.
1751 Richardson
Suite 5.204
Montréal, Québec
CANADA H3K 1G6

Phone: (514) 925 3350
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Web: www.max-t.com

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