Seagate Storage Operates With Surgical Precision in Emmy Award-Winning TV Series Scrubs

Seagate Storage Operates With Surgical Precision in Emmy Award-Winning TV Series Scrubs

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Seagate Technology(R) (NYSE:STX) is a key part of the team behind NBC Television's Scrubs, serving as the digital storage solution of choice, with Seagate Barracuda(R) ES hard drives at the heart of their video editing/digital effects systems. The Emmy award-winning Scrubs series centers on the surreal and humorous world of medical resident J.D., played by Zach Braff, and his experiences with hospital staff and patients.

The fast pace and deadline-driven world of video editing for a major network television program like Scrubs is especially demanding for the editors who turn out 22 episodes per season. The team at DigitalFilm Tree (DFT), however, is doing just that, working with one-week turnaround deadlines and producing an average of 26 visual effects per episode.

Functioning under these extreme environments, DFT turned to the enterprise-class reliability and 750GB storage capacity that Seagate Barracuda ES hard drives deliver. Now, with multiple terabytes of storage at their fingertips, DFT designers have the power to create, edit and store their work directly on workstations using all the latest high-powered 3-D rendering, visual effects and film-editing software.

"Seagate Barracuda ES hard drives enable our creative team to enjoy the flexibility and power to work on digital intermediate files both on and off the network," said Ramy Katrib, president and CEO. "With 1.5TB of storage on each workstation, our team can work more efficiently and not worry about network delays and bandwidth issues."

Based in Hollywood, California, DigitalFilm Tree's professional video and film services range from workflow design and post services, to visual effects design and graphics. DigitalFilm Tree's major film credits include Napoleon Dynamite, Cold Mountain, and Crank in addition to the company's work on the acclaimed television show, Scrubs.

About DigitalFilm Tree

DigitalFilm Tree was launched in 1998, starting a revolution in the professional post-production industry by proving that newer, more innovative systems can be used to finish professional motion pictures and high-definition programming. The company offers post-production, creative and design services, education, and extensive consulting for professional film and video environments. DFT's innovative offerings include digital dailies for editing, all manner of offline and online finishing, color correction and graphics, and a multitude of high-definition services. DigitalFilm Tree serves an unprecedented array of studio-based and independent creatives worldwide. Clients range from first-time DV filmmakers to NBC's Scrubs. For more information visit http://www.digitalfilmtree.com/ .

About Seagate

Seagate is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of hard disc drives, providing products for a wide-range of applications, including Enterprise, Desktop, Mobile Computing, Consumer Electronics and Branded Solutions. Seagate's business model leverages technology leadership and world-class manufacturing to deliver industry-leading innovation and quality to its global customers, and to be the low cost producer in all markets in which it participates. The company is committed to providing award-winning products, customer support and reliability to meet the world's growing demand for information storage. Seagate can be found around the globe and at www.seagate.com.

NOTE: Seagate and Seagate Technology are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC. The Wave logo and Barracuda are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC or one of its affiliates. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. One gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. One terabyte, or TB, equals 1,000 gigabytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting.

Source: Seagate Technology LLC

CONTACT: David Szabados, +1-831-439-2859, or David.Szabados@seagate.com,
or Woody Monroy, +1-831-439-2838, or Woody.Monroy@seagate.com, both of
Seagate

Web site: http://www.seagate.com/
http://www.digitalfilmtree.com/

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