Problem
NAS bandwidth is insufficient for multiple editors scrubbing high-bitrate originals simultaneously.
Solution
Root Cause / Diagnostic:
Deploying multi-seat collaborative editing over Gigabit Ethernet (1 GbE, max 115 MB/s) causes severe network saturation when multiple workstations stream uncompressed RAW or multi-stream ProRes 422 HQ footage. Network packet collisions and buffer bloat lead to frame dropping and UI freezing.
Actionable Fix:
1. Upgrade shared network infrastructure to 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) switches and configure workstation NICs with 9000-byte Jumbo Frames.
2. Enforce a proxy editing policy on the NAS, mandating that editors scrub ProRes Proxy or DNxHR LB media while leaving camera originals for conform.
3. Measure aggregate throughput using iperf3 between workstations and NAS during peak editing hours to confirm sustained speeds above 950 MB/s per workstation.
Pro Tip:
Configuring SMB3 Multichannel on your 10 GbE NAS environment allows client workstations to bond dual Ethernet connections, doubling available scrubbing bandwidth to over 2,000 MB/s.
Deploying multi-seat collaborative editing over Gigabit Ethernet (1 GbE, max 115 MB/s) causes severe network saturation when multiple workstations stream uncompressed RAW or multi-stream ProRes 422 HQ footage. Network packet collisions and buffer bloat lead to frame dropping and UI freezing.
Actionable Fix:
1. Upgrade shared network infrastructure to 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) switches and configure workstation NICs with 9000-byte Jumbo Frames.
2. Enforce a proxy editing policy on the NAS, mandating that editors scrub ProRes Proxy or DNxHR LB media while leaving camera originals for conform.
3. Measure aggregate throughput using iperf3 between workstations and NAS during peak editing hours to confirm sustained speeds above 950 MB/s per workstation.
Pro Tip:
Configuring SMB3 Multichannel on your 10 GbE NAS environment allows client workstations to bond dual Ethernet connections, doubling available scrubbing bandwidth to over 2,000 MB/s.