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Archiving Movies in a Digital World
SUN White Paper, Dave Cavena et al. Archiving for long-term preservation remains the only part of the workflow still reliant on film. Using current technology and defined processes, recorded images and sound now can be archived digitally at a cost measurably lower than that of archiving film.

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Zoic Studios Keynote Talk at 2011 Creative Storage Conference
—New Exhibitors announced and On-Line Registration Closes June 20, 2011—
San Jose, CA—June 14, 2011—Visual production studio, Zoic Studios Engineering head, Saker Klippsten will be a keynote speaker at the 2011 Creative Storage Conference Tuesday June 28, 2011 at the DoubleTree Hotel West Los Angeles in Culver City, CA (formerly a Raddison Hotel). Saker’s keynote is titled: Storage Management in Modern Media Workflows. Saker joins Larry Jordan as the two keynote speakers at this important industry event. more...

2011 Creative Storage Conference Session Explores Storage Products and Content Capture
—Data Direct Networks and Aspera join as Bronze Sponsors—
San Jose, CA—June 7, 2011—The first session at the 2011 Creative Storage Conference is titled: The joy of content capture and creation: Digital Storage Provides a Home for Rich Content and explores digital storage systems and devices and their use for content capture and media production.

The session is moderated by Tets Maniwa from Media and Entertainment Technology. The session description reads “There appears to be no limit to the storage requirements needed for rich content creation and production. While we may see petabytes of content captured today in a single video production project we will likely see exabytes in the not distant future. What are the storage and bandwidth requirements for stereoscopic and high definition content capture? What storage devices work best in which video production environments? What are the requirements for animation and special effects? What will the future hold for content capture and creation. This session will give you information that you will need to create tomorrow’s blockbusters and award winning content.” more...

Larry Jordan is Keynote Speaker at the 2011 Creative Storage Conference
—Conference registration is now open—
San Jose, CA—May 25, 2011—Larry Jordan, Executive Producer and Host of Digital Production Buzz (http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com) will be a keynote speaker at the 2011 Creative Storage Conference (CS 2011) on June 28, 2011. Larry’s talk will explore “Why Are Filmmakers and IT Professionals Unable to Talk to Each Other?” Digital Production Buzz will be giving away free admissions to CS 2011 before the event and also recording interviews at the show. more...

2011 Creative Storage Conference Speakers Posted
—Active Storage, BitSpeed LLC and Pogo Storage are sponsors and exhibitors—
San Jose, CA—May 11, 2011—The Fifth Annual Creative Storage Conference (CS11) will be held Tuesday June 28, 2011 at the DoubleTree Hotel West Los Angeles in Culver City, CA (formerly a Raddison Hotel). The Theme of the 2011 conference is: Content Storage Drivers in the Studio and the Cloud.

The preliminary agenda and speakers for the 2011 Creative Storage Conference is now posted at http://www.creativestorage.org/2011Agenda.htm. Sessions include the following:
• Introduction and Media and Entertainment Storage Report Results—Coughlin Associates
• Session A: The joy of content capture and creation: Digital Storage Provides a Home for Rich Content
• Session B: Much ado about something: The Storage Challenges of Video Editing
• Session C: They want it and you got it: Storage for Content Delivery
• Session D: Lest we forget what is important: Content Archiving and Asset Management
• Session E: Professional Entertainment and Media Users Talk About their Needs and Desires for Digital Storage. more...

2011 Creative Storage Conference Sponsored by Atempo, Harmonic and HDS
—Speaker Submission Open until April 29—
San Jose, CA—April 27, 2011—The Fifth Annual Creative Storage Conference (CS11) will be held Tuesday June 28, 2011 at the Radisson Hotel West Los Angeles in Culver City, CA. The Theme of the 2011 conference is: Content Storage Drivers in the Studio and the Cloud.

Atempo, Harmonic and Hitachi Data Systems join as Bronze sponsors of CS 2011. GridIron will be an exhibitor. Rorke Data and BlueArc are Silver Corporate Sponsors of CS 2011. FutureTV has joined as a media sponsor. Apex has joined as an organization sponsor. Other media and organization sponsors include Absolute Marketing, Coughlin Associates, Createasphere, Digital Cinema Society, Digital Production Buzz, Entertainment Storage Alliance, Home Toys, InfoStor, MediaTech Association, M & E Tech, Post Magazine, RDC and SMPTE.more...

2011 Creative Storage Conference Features Industry Update by Tom Coughlin and Rorke Data Sponsorship
—Speaker Submission Open until April 22—
San Jose, CA—April 6, 2011—The Fifth Annual Creative Storage Conference (CS11) will be held Tuesday June 28, 2011 at the Radisson Hotel West Los Angeles in Culver City, CA. This event brings together digital storage providers, equipment and software manufacturers and professional media and entertainment end users to explore the conference theme of content storage drivers in the studio and the cloud.

The Theme of the 2011 conference is: Content Storage Drivers in the Studio and the Cloud. Tom Coughlin, President of Coughlin Associates and author of the annual Digital Storage for Media and Entertainment Report will provide an update on developments in digital storage for the professional media and entertainment industry including results from a survey of SMPTE members on their use of digital storage for content capture, editing and post production as well as content distribution and archiving. According to Dr. Coughlin, “The demands for storage capacity and performance for the professional media and entertainment space are large and growing rapidly with ever large amounts of higher resolution, stereoscopic content being created and delivered over more distribution channels and archived for future use,” he goes on to add that “The explosive growth in this market has led to growing participation by major storage companies and efforts by companies specializing in this industry to extend the value of their offerings.” more...

2011 Creative Storage Conference Announces Initial Sponsors
—Speaker Submission Deadline is April 22—
San Jose, CA—March 15, 2011—The Fifth Annual Creative Storage Conference (CS11) will be held Tuesday June 28, 2011 at the Radisson Hotel West Los Angeles in Culver City, CA. This event brings together digital storage providers, equipment and software manufacturers and professional media and entertainment end users to explore the conference theme of content storage drivers in the studio and the cloud.

BlueArc is joining as a Silver Sponsor and exhibitor. Media and organization sponsors include Absolute Marketing, Coughlin Associates, Createasphere, Digital Cinema Society, Digital Production Buzz, Home Toys, InfoStor, MediaTech Association, M &E Tech, Post, RDC and SMPTE. more...

2011 Creative Storage Conference Announces Call for Presentations, Sponsors and Exhibitors
—Conference Theme: Content Storage Drivers in the Studio and the Cloud—
San Jose, CA—December 20, 2010—The Fifth Annual Creative Storage Conference (CS11) will be held Tuesday June 28, 2011 at the Radisson Hotel West Los Angeles in Culver City, CA. This event brings together digital storage providers, equipment and software manufacturers and professional media and entertainment end users to explore the conference theme of content storage drivers in the studio and the cloud.

This one-day conference and exhibits brings together the vendors, end users, researchers and visionaries that will meet growing demand for digital storage for content capture, editing, archiving and content distribution. At CS11 you can find out the latest developments in digital storage for media and entertainment and network with industry professional. more...

2010 Creative Storage Conference Looks at Storage for Content Capture
—Early Registration Extended to Thursday, July 29—
San Jose, CA—July 27, 2010—The Fourth Annual Creative Storage Conference (CS10) will be held Tuesday August 3, 2010 at the Radisson Hotel West Los Angeles in Culver City, CA. This event brings together digital storage providers, equipment and software manufacturers, interested analysts and press as well as end users to explore the conference theme of: Storage in the Third Dimension.

In order to allow more folks to register before the event, conference management has decided to keep early registration going until Thursday, July 29, 2010. At the door conference registration will be more expensive. Attendees at the conference will also be able to participate in drawings for valuable digital storage door prizes... more...

2010 Creative Storage Conference Looks at Media Content Archiving and Preservation
—Tom Coughlin to give Keynote Talk—
San Jose, CA—July 15, 2010—The Fourth Annual Creative Storage Conference (CS10) will be held Tuesday August 3, 2010 at the Radisson Hotel West Los Angeles in Culver City, CA. This event brings together digital storage providers, equipment and software manufacturers, interested analysts and press as well as end users to explore the conference theme of: Storage in the Third Dimension.

Session D, moderated by Larry Joe Wojdacz, Innovative Disruptionist, is titled: Keeping the good stuff to last: Content Archiving and Asset Management. Find out how digital content libraries will survive ever changing digital formats and storage devices and how we can assure that our valuable content is available when and where we need it. Learn about surprising and valuable developments in content archiving and content management to make sure our content libraries are resilient, strong and useful. more...

2010 Creative Storage Conference Explores the Storage Challenges of Video Editing
—Isilon Systems is Silver Sponsor—
San Jose, CA—July 6, 2010—The Fourth Annual Creative Storage Conference (CS10) will be held Tuesday August 3, 2010 at the Radisson Hotel West Los Angeles in Culver City, CA. This event brings together digital storage providers, equipment and software manufacturers, interested analysts and press as well as end users to explore the conference theme of: Storage in the Third Dimension.

Session B, moderated by Larry Jordan of Digital Production Buzz, is titled: Size Doesn't Matter If You Ain't Got the Speed -- Storage for Video Editing. Video production and post-production don't just use storage, they inhale it. The voracious appetite that video requires means more than terabytes, as many enterprise vendors have discovered to their surprise. Different video formats have different video requirements. Storage is a four-way balancing act between capacity, transfer rates, cost, and a relatively inexperienced user with no IT background. This session displays the challenges this presents the storage industry, with reports from end-users, and storage developers. Find out what is required now and what is projected for the future. more...

2010 Creative Storage Conference Announces New Sponsors and Program
—NetApp is Platinum Sponsor—
San Jose, CA—June 24, 2010—The Fourth Annual Creative Storage Conference (CS10) will be held Tuesday August 3, 2010 at the Radisson Hotel West Los Angeles in Culver City, CA. This event brings together digital storage providers, equipment and software manufacturers, interested analysts and press as well as end users to explore the conference theme of: Storage in the Third Dimension.

We have a number of new sponsors and exhibitors for the 2010 Creative Storage Conference. NetApp joins us as a Platinum Sponsor as well as the Conference Bag Sponsor. Western Digital joins DataDirect Networks as a Bronze sponsor. ProMAX joins AIC as an exhibitor. Digital Production Buzz, Media and Entertainment Services Alliance, Media and Entertainment Tech and Home Toys join ProductionHub, Coughlin Associates and the Entertainment Storage Alliance as media and organization sponsors. More sponsors and exhibitors are finalizing their participation and will be announced shortly.more...

2010 Creative Storage Conference Announces Call for Presentations, Sponsors and Exhibitors
—Conference Theme: Storage in the Third Dimension—
San Jose, CA—May 5, 2010—The Fourth Annual Creative Storage Conference (CS10) will be held Tuesday August 3, 2010 at the Radisson Hotel West Los Angeles in Culver City, CA. This event brings together digital storage providers, equipment and software manufacturers and end users.

Higher resolution and stereoscopic content are swelling the demand for digital storage capacity and performance for media and entertainment. This one-day conference and exhibits brings together the vendors, end users, researchers and visionaries that will expand storage into the third dimension to find out the latest developments in digital storage for media and entertainment and network with industry professionals. more...

2009 Creative Storage Conference Announces Sessions on Content
—IBM is Conference Web Site Sponsor—
San Jose, CA—March 31, 2009—The Third Annual Creative Storage Conference (CS09) will be held in conjunction with the 2010 NAB Show at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas on April 19, 2010. Conference registration is now open at www.creativestorage.org.

IBM is the web site sponsor of the 2009 Creative Storage Conference. The morning keynote speaker, Shinobu Fujihara, also comes from IBM. Data Direct Networks is a Silver Sponsor. NetApp Inc., Sun Microsystems and Focus Enhancements are Bronze sponsors. Bycast will be an exhibitor. Door prizes include a FS-5 Portable DTE Recorder and flash memory storage products. more...

2009 Creative Storage Conference Announces Sun Microsystems Sponsorship and Randall Dark Keynote
—Special Session on Storage in the Video Effects Society Awards—
San Jose, CA—March 18, 2009—The Third Annual Creative Storage Conference (CS09) will be held in conjunction with the 2009 NAB Show at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas on April 19, 2009. Conference registration is now open at www.creativestorage.org. more...

2009 Creative Storage Conference Announces Sponsorships by Network Appliance and Focus Enhancements
—SNIA and IBM Keynote Speaker and Great Professional Door Prize—
San Jose, CA—March 4, 2009—The Third Annual Creative Storage Conference (CS09) will be held in conjunction with the 2009 NAB Show at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas on April 19, 2009. Conference registration is now open at www.creativestorage.org.

Network Appliance and Focus Enhancements are Bronze sponsors of the 2009 Creative Storage Conference. Data Direct Networks is a Silver Sponsor. NetApp and Focus Enhancements supply storage products for the professional media and entertainment industry. Focus Enhancement has also donated one of their FS-5 Portable DTE Recorders that will be given away as a door prize to an attendee of the 2009 Creative Storage Conference. The FS-5 brings direct to edit recording to your HDV or DV camcorder and enables adding customer metadata while recording. more...

2009 Creative Storage Conference Announces DataDirect Networks as Silver Sponsor
—Strong Market for Digital Storage Projected and Speaker Submissions Close February 27, 2009—
San Jose, CA—February 18, 2009—The Third Annual Creative Storage Conference (CS09) will be held in conjunction with the 2009 NAB Show at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas on April 19, 2009. Speakers, sponsors and exhibitors are now being solicited at www.creativestorage.org and conference registration is now open. more...

2009 Creative Storage Conference Announces Call for Presentations, Sponsors and Exhibitors
—Major Players in Entertainment and Storage Will Participate in pre-NAB Show Event—
San Jose, CA—December 30, 2008—The Third Annual Creative Storage Conference (CS09) will be held in conjunction with the 2009 NAB Show at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas on April 19, 2009. This event brings together digital storage providers, equipment and software manufacturers and end users.

The conference focuses on the use of digital storage for the creation and distribution of entertainment. It also provides a unique environment to network with a diverse and important group of corporate officers, analysts, and professionals that will be shaping the future of entertainment content creation and distribution.

Presentations are now being solicited for the 2009 Creative Storage Conference. more...

2008 Creative Storage Conference Announces Call for Papers
—Major Players in Entertainment And Storage To Participate—
San Jose, CA—January 15, 2008—The Second Annual Creative Storage Conference will be partnering this year with the NAB conference to put on a one day event focusing on digital storage in digital content capture, editing, archiving and distribution on April 15 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. more...

2007 Creative StorageSM Conference Announces New Sponsors and Panelists
San Jose, CA – May 11, 2007 –The Creative Storage Conference focuses on digital storage and the creation and distribution of entertainment content. The 2007 Creative Storage Conference will be held May 15, 2007 at the Long Beach Convention Center, in association with the 2007 Media-Tech Expo. Seating is limited for free conference registration. To register go to www.creativestorage.org.

New corporate sponsors for the 2007 Creative Storage Conference include Event Sponsors: Cutting Edge Network Storage Solutions and LSI. Existing sponsors include Silver Sponsor Ciprico and Event Sponsor Abrevity. Organization and media sponsors include Fibre Channel Industry Association, Hybrid HDD Association, SCSI Trade Association, Storagenetworking.org, Trusted Computing Group, Reverse Logistics Association and the Media-Tech Association...more

2007 Creative StorageSM Conference Announces Conference Sponsors and Limited FREE ADMISSION
-- Registration Open, Prizes To Be Awarded—
San Jose, CA – May 1, 2007 –The Creative Storage Conference focuses on digital storage and the creation and distribution of entertainment content. The 2007 Creative Storage Conference will be held May 15, 2007 at the Long Beach Convention Center, in association with the 2007 Media-Tech Expo. Seating is limited for free conference registration. To register go to www.creativestorage.org.

Corporate sponsors for the 2007 Creative Storage Conference include Silver Sponsor Ciprico and Event Sponsor Abrevity. Organization and media sponsors include Fibre Channel Industry Association, Hybrid HDD Association, SCSI Trade Association, Storagenetworking.org, Trusted Computing Group, Reverse Logistics Association and the Media-Tech Association. more...

MEDIA-TECH Expo 2007: Creative Storage Conference Free but limited seating available!Hanau, April 17, 2007—The MEDIA-TECH Association has reached a special agreement with the organizers of the Creative Storage Conference, taking place in parallel to the MEDIA-TECH Expo in Long Beach: the first 200 visitors who register for this conference online will receive free admission - saving a grand total of 900 USD! The Creative Storage Conference takes place on May 15, 10 am – 2 pm, as part of the MEDIA-TECH Expo, May 15-17, 2007 at the Long Beach Convention Center, CA, USA. more...

2007 Creative StorageSM Conference Announces Initial Speakers
—Conference Registration is now open—
San Jose, CA – April 4, 2007 –The Creative Storage Conference focuses on digital storage and the creation and distribution of entertainment content. The 2007 Creative Storage Conference will be held May 15, 2007 at the Long Beach Convention Center, in association with the 2007 Media-Tech Expo.

Because of the large file sizes required for high resolution moving images the demand for high capacity storage devices is exploding. Data storage is a key element in the digital transformation of content creation, editing and distribution. This demand for storage impacts all elements of content creation and distribution including movies, broadcast, IPTV and other emerging technologies. The 2007 Creative Storage Conference is the place to hear about the next generation of storage for the professional media market including the views of key end users. more...

2007 Creative StorageSM Conference Announces Call for Speakers and Sponsors
—New Conference Focuses on Digital Storage for Entertainment Creation and Distribution—
San Jose, CA – January 24, 2007 – The Entertainment Storage Alliance announces the first Creative Storage Conference. The Creative Storage Conference focuses on digital storage and the creation and distribution of entertainment content. The 2007 Creative Storage Conference will be held May 15, 2007 at the Long Beach Convention Center, in association with the 2007 Media-Tech Expo. more...