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Luc ’s Besson film studio taps Aspera for digital transfer
Michelle Clancy
| 24 June 2016
EuropaCorp, a film producer in France, is using IBM Aspera high-speed file transfer software throughout its production, editing and distribution infrastructure.
europacorpFounded by French filmmaker Luc Besson, EuropaCorp produces and distributes English and French-language feature films, including blockbuster franchises such as the Taken trilogy and the Transporter series.
The company is using Aspera Faspex to collaborate and exchange large files between its Paris headquarters, a satellite office in Los Angeles and external vendors and film directors around the world. Faspex accelerates the transfer of visual effects (VFX) materials, digital cinema packages (DCPs), trailers and other large media files and metadata on a daily basis, shortening end-to-end production schedules and improving collaboration between globally dispersed creative teams.
To put it into perspective, with the Aspera solution, EuropaCorp is able to send a DCP file (100 GB or more) from Paris to LA in two hours, a process that could take up to a week with traditional transfer protocols such as FTP.
“When we set out to find a transfer solution that could meet our requirements for speed and security, there were no comparable options – no one else can do what Aspera does,” said Agnès Berger Sébenne, head of postproduction at EuropaCorp. “Other options simply aren’t good enough.”
“EuropaCorp required a fast, secure and dependable file transfer solution to shorten production schedules and keep valuable content safe from loss or theft, which can be very costly and damaging to the company’s revenues and brand,” added Bruce Brewer, European sales director at Aspera. “For EuropaCorp, Aspera was the obvious choice because of its unmatched speed, reliability and extensive security features that keep content safe throughout the transfer process.”
Michelle Clancy
| 24 June 2016
EuropaCorp, a film producer in France, is using IBM Aspera high-speed file transfer software throughout its production, editing and distribution infrastructure.
europacorpFounded by French filmmaker Luc Besson, EuropaCorp produces and distributes English and French-language feature films, including blockbuster franchises such as the Taken trilogy and the Transporter series.
The company is using Aspera Faspex to collaborate and exchange large files between its Paris headquarters, a satellite office in Los Angeles and external vendors and film directors around the world. Faspex accelerates the transfer of visual effects (VFX) materials, digital cinema packages (DCPs), trailers and other large media files and metadata on a daily basis, shortening end-to-end production schedules and improving collaboration between globally dispersed creative teams.
To put it into perspective, with the Aspera solution, EuropaCorp is able to send a DCP file (100 GB or more) from Paris to LA in two hours, a process that could take up to a week with traditional transfer protocols such as FTP.
“When we set out to find a transfer solution that could meet our requirements for speed and security, there were no comparable options – no one else can do what Aspera does,” said Agnès Berger Sébenne, head of postproduction at EuropaCorp. “Other options simply aren’t good enough.”
“EuropaCorp required a fast, secure and dependable file transfer solution to shorten production schedules and keep valuable content safe from loss or theft, which can be very costly and damaging to the company’s revenues and brand,” added Bruce Brewer, European sales director at Aspera. “For EuropaCorp, Aspera was the obvious choice because of its unmatched speed, reliability and extensive security features that keep content safe throughout the transfer process.”
