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A modern feature film with many special effects or one that is in 3D can easily require over a petabyte of storage while work is in progress. A finished feature film is in the multiple terabytes and can be stored as one or many files (all of which are large) depending on the creator’s distribution requirements.
Most production facilities work on multiple projects at a time. Some, like sequels, reference previous films, drawing on the same creative work. When they are complete, movie files need to remain unchanged for long periods of time or, as some producers say, forever. If the company does not want to purchase and maintain a separate facility, they must accommodate the finished films in their production storage environment. Production environments tend to operate at great speed and with many users having significant system access.
With SmartLock, finished films can be protected in a general-purpose storage environment, keeping the film company’s greatest assets intact regardless of current production activity.