BURBANK, CA — Hula Post (http://hulapost.com), which provides equipment rental services, has launched Hula Post Everywhere, a new post service that enables remote workflows during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Remote editing became the norm once the pandemic evolved and safer at home orders were issued,” explains Denine Nio, Hula Post’s CEO (pictured). “But as the production side of the industry begins taking steps to return to work, a lot of editors will continue to work from home for the foreseeable future, so a substantial remote editing workflow needed to evolve. Hula created a more long-term solution to accommodate our existing clients, who have always depended on Hula to provide solutions for their needs, in any situation.”
Hula Post Everywhere provides dedicated bandwidth for each remote station, dedicated storage and a local workstations for each customer. It also includes technical support and service, both onsite and remotely, 24/7. The remote access setup is called the Residential Remote Interface (RRI), which is an in-home installation requiring a secure log-in to the same shared environment, as if working locally, and is accessible remotely 24/7. Remote clients can choose between either a Mac or a PC installation with a one-, two- or three-monitor editing system package that is connected to the shared storage. All plug-ins and third-party tools can still be used with no creative disruption, and all editorial collaborators can access any of the projects, bins and media.
At the core of Hula Post Anywhere is the Datacenter, located onsite at Hula Post. The company created a secure, dedicated environment within its facilities that is specific to the Datacenter. It has the most stringent security systems and protocols in place in order to fully protect its clients’ content. Additionally, it seamlessly mimics access to feature and television projects as if an entire editorial post team are working in the same single location, even with multiple editors across several different locations. Hula Post Everywhere is fully compatible with Avid’s Media Composer shared Project and Bin feature on NEXIS storage.