What’s NAS Streaming and Why Does It Matter for Your Mega Media Venue?

When you're running mega-canvas of uncompressed media - whether it's an immersive dome, a planetarium, a jaw-dropping projection mapping event, or a digital signage network that spans an entire resort - local storage can slow you down. You need speed, failover protection, and a content workflow that flexes with your show. That's where NAS streaming changes the game.

What Is NAS?

NAS stands for ‘Network Attached Storage’. Think of it as a central, high-speed media drive that lives on your network instead of inside your media servers. It holds your entire content library - uncompressed 4K video clips, show assets, dynamic textures, all your epic visuals - and makes them instantly available to every server on your network.

With 7thSense’s high-speed NAS streaming solution, media servers don’t need to ingest content or maintain local storage. They simply read uncompressed media directly from the NAS – in real time – across standard IP infrastructure.

Why It’s a Game-Changer

Imagine running dozens of uncompressed 4K video layers at 60 frames per second (FPS) per show. Traditionally, that means carefully staging content on each server, transferring files manually, and verifying delivery before playback.

With 7thSense’s streaming NAS solution:

• No more copying files to local drives
• No ingest delays.
• No need to juggle disk space.

If a server goes down, a backup server can jump in instantly – accessing the same media from the NAS and continuing playback without interruption. The audience never notices a thing.

Scalability, Redundancy, and Speed – Built In

• Massive capacity: Scale to petabytes of shared storage.
• Network throughput: Stream across 24Gbps, 40Gbps, or 100Gbps fibre networks.
• Redundancy at every level: from RAID-protected storage to server-level failover, the system is built for reliability in mission-critical environments.

Creative Teams Love It, Too

NAS streaming isn’t just for technical teams. Creative teams benefit from:

• Instant comparisons between edits or takes. No reloading required.
• Faster iterations during content reviews.
• Simplified pipelines between post-production and show playback.

It removes the technical bottlenecks and lets teams focus on storytelling, not shuffling files.

Where It’s Being Used

7thSense’s NAS streaming solutions are already powering some of the most advanced venues out there, including Sphere Las Vegas.

Our collaboration with Hitachi Vantara ensured every frame on every server arrived in perfect sync, with zero dropped frames, across one of the most ambitions AV projects on Earth.

But this isn’t just for headline-grabbing installations – it scales beautifully for:

• Dome theatres
• Screening rooms
• Resorts and cruise ships
• Experiential retail
• Architectural projection

Ready to Simplify Your Workflow?

7thSense’s NAS streaming reduces prep time, boosts reliability, and frees creative teams to move faster and experiment more. If you’re planning your immersive experience, talk to us about how NAS streaming can bring it to life – faster, smarter, and with full-quality pixels, frame after frame.