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Objective:
• Upgrade the aging software and hardware at a broadcast editing house to improve productivity and maintain industry leadership
HP Z820
- Intel Dual Xeon E5-2680 processors
- 256GB primary SSD
- 3x 300GB SAS drives- RAID 5
- 64GB RAM
- NVIDIA Quadro 6000 Graphics
- Adobe Software
HP Z1
- Intel Xeon E3-1245 processor
At A Glance:
Industry: Media
Business name: My Little Eye Headquarters: London, UK Founded: 2007
Website: www.mylittleeye.tv
The customer
My Little Eye is an independent, broadcast post-production company, based in Surrey, UK. Its specialism is music. Jon Walton, the company’s founder, spent seven years working for the Abbey Road Studios; My Little Eye has since worked with high profile artists including The Killers, David Bowie, Green Day, Kings of Leon, Paul Weller and Alt-J.
The problem
Ageing hardware and software was causing production delays. Slow to render graphics and multiple camera feeds. No news of upgrades.
The impact
Enabled smooth rendering of graphics and real-time playback of multiple content feeds, improving production times.
“The HP Z1 has the performance and the mobility. It means I can work on-site, which gets me closer to the production team and has been great for business.” Jon Walton, owner, My Little Eye.
Cut crash incidents from 10 per day, helping increase productivity and decrease stress levels.
Improved mobility, using the HP Z1, allows editing to be done on-site and brings the production team closer together.
Faster production times allows for more new projects to be taken on.
“In the three months I’ve been using the HP machines I’ve dramatically reduced downtime, I used to face up to 10 crashes a day on the Mac Pro. It’s saving me an hour a day during busy production days – and that makes life a lot less stressful.” Jon Walton, owner, My Little Eye
Product Information: hp.co.uk/z1
