Post Production – The Birdhouse

Computers with Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere, and DaVinci Resolve

Apple Mac Studio with M1 Ultra

M1 Ultra 20 Core CPU
64 Core GPU | 32 Core Neural Engine
RAM: 64GB Unified
2TB Internal SSD
6 Thunderbolt 4 Ports | 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type A Ports | 1 HDMI
UHS-II SXSC Card Reader
Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad (Black Keys)
Apple Magic Mouse (Black)

Monitor:

Apple 27" Studio Display with Tilt & Height Adjustable Stand
Can be used with Small HD Cine 24" Monitor for Color Correction

We have trusted Editors available, or use yourself

iMac Pro

3 GHz Intel Xeon W (10 Cores)
RAM: 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4
Graphics: Radeon Pro Vega 56 8GB
2TB Flash Storage

Rental Includes: Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse 2, Magic Trackpad 2

We have trusted Editors available, or use yourself

iMac Retina 5K - 27"

3.6 GHz 8-Core 9th-generation Intel Core i9 processor
RAM: 64GB
Graphics: Radeon Pro 580X 8 GB GDDR5 Memory
Hard Drive: 4TB SSD (upgraded)

Rental Includes: Wireless Keyboard & Mouse

We have trusted Editors available, or use yourself

iMac Retina 5K - 27"

3.7 GHz 6-Core 9th-generation Intel Core i5 processor
RAM: 64GB
Graphics: Radeon Pro 580X 8 GB GDDR5 Memory
Hard Drive: 2TB Fusion HDD
Rental Includes: Wireless Keyboard & Mouse

We have trusted Editors available, or use yourself

iMac - 27"

3.2 GHz Intel Core i5
RAM: 64GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M 1024MB
Hard Drive: 3TB Fusion HDD

Rental Includes: Wireless Keyboard & Mouse

We have trusted Editors available, or use yourself

MacBook Pro 16"

Apple M1 Pro
10-core CPU and 16-core GPU
RAM: 16GB Unified Memory
Hard Drive: 1TB SSD
3 Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) Ports, HDMI Port, SDXC Card Slot, Magsafe 3

We have trusted Editors available, or use the laptop yourself

MacBook Pro 15.4"

Touch Bar and Touch ID
2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 (7th Generation)
RAM: 16GB
Graphics: Radeon Pro 560 with 4GB Memory
Hard Drive: 512 GB SSD
4 Thunderbolt (USB-C) Ports

We have trusted Editors available, or use the laptop yourself

Data Storage

HDD Portable Storage

Powered by Thunderbolt, USB, or USB-C

LaCie Rugged USB-C HDD - 4TB
LaCie Rugged USB-C & Thunderbolt 2 HDD - 2TB
LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt/USB HDD - 2TB
LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt HDD - 1TB
Seagate Backup Plus - 1TB - USB

SSD's with Built-In Enclosures

Requires Power Cable

OWC 8TB Thunderblade - 2 Thunderbolt 3 Inputs/Outputs - Up to 2800MB/s Read & 2450MB/s Write - Includes custom Hard Shell Case

HDD's with Built-In Enclosures

Requires Power Cable

G-Technology 5TB G-Drive G1 - USB 3
Seagate 5TB - USB 3
G-RAID Mini - 2TB - USB 2.0/FW800

Hard Drive Enclosures & Docks

Requires Power and Bare Hard Drive (See Below for Bare Hard Drives)

OWC Thunderbay 8
- 8 Bays - RAID Configurable
- Thunderbolt 3 - 2 Ports

OWC Thunderbay 4
- 4 Bays - RAID Configurable
- Thunderbolt 3 - 2 Ports

OWC Elite Pro Dual
- 2 Bays - RAID Configurable
- Thunderbolt 2 & USB 3

OWC Drive Dock
- 2 Bays
- Thunderbolt 2 & USB 3 or USB-C

OWC Voyager Q
- Single Dock
- eSATA, USB 2.0, FW800, FW400

OWC Voyager S3
- Single Dock
- USB 2, USB 3

OWC Mercury Elite - AL Pro
- Single Enclosure
- eSATA, USB 2.0, FW800, FW400

Bare Hard Drives

Requires Enclosure or Dock (see above).

The Birdhouse has over 400TB of bare drive storage available and growing.

All Drives are 7200 RPM

1.5 TB HDD - Seagate - (2 Available)
2.0 TB HDD - Hitachi & Seagate - (9 Available)
3.0 TB HDD - Seagate - (12 Available)
4.0 TB HDD - HGST - (4 Available)
8.0 TB HDD - HGST & Seagate - (12 Available)
10.0TB HDD - HGST - (9 Available)
12.0TB HDD - Seagate - (2 Available)
18.0TB HDD - Western Digital - (4 Available)
18.0TB HDD - Seagate (8 Available)

mLogic mTape Thunderbolt LTO-8 External Tape Drive

Archive Data on 12TB Tapes with a 30+ year shelf life. Lower Cost per TB than hard drives, uses less energy, and safer for long term storage. Files can be dragged and dropped directly to the tape drive