Simultaneous Final Cut Pro Streams with the Promise VTrak E-Class RAID controller when using Xsan 2.*

VTrak E-Class RAID controller only:

Streams Video editing format
3 Uncompressed HD (8-bit) 1920 x 1080p30
14 Compressed HD (ProRes 422 HQ) 1920 x 1080i60
16 Uncompressed SD (8-Bit) 720 x 480p30

VTrak E-Class RAID controller with J-Class expansion chassis:

Streams Video editing format

6

Uncompressed HD (8-bit) 1920 x 1080p30

22

Compressed HD (ProRes 422 HQ) 1920 x 1080i60

26

Uncompressed SD (8-Bit) 720 x 480p30

*Testing conducted by Apple in February 2008 using preproduction Promise VTrak E-Class units, preproduction Xsan 2, a shipping 3.0GHz 8-core Xserve metadata controller, and shipping 3.2 GHz 8-core Mac Pro clients. Testing was conducted using simultaneous unique 10-minute clips for each content type. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Promise VTrak E-Class and Xsan 2.

Please reference the following URL for detailed information on the subject:
http://www.apple.com/xsan/deployments/video.html

For additional information, please see related solutions given below.