Probably the key element of the iLab and iProductions, is
the machine room. This is the central core in which all the data comes
and goes. The data from movie clips to the audio and special
effects will be moving in and out at the speed of light. The
amount of data that will be flowing in and out of this room will equal
a lot of small cities. This is where the advance ATM and fiber optic infrastructures
come into play.
One part of the machine room is the advanced
storage system. Utilizing Storage Area Network (SAN) and Fibre Channel
technologies, along with an ATM backbone, Technical Directors,
compositors, sound engineers and special effects artists can get the
data that they need. With over 10 Terabytes of storage and the ability
to scale when needed, the iProduction's Machine room is a remarkable
use of technology.

The machine
room also includes Video Tape Recorders (VTR) for both standard (SD)
and High Definition (HD) quality