8K proxy workflow
8K originals in the cloud, 1080p proxies on your SSD, proper finishing pipeline.
8K projects break local workflows entirely
A one-hour 8K shoot from a RED V-Raptor XL or Sony Venice produces 500 GB to 1 TB of footage. Editing locally with 8K originals is unrealistic on anything below a full workstation with dedicated storage: the decode alone saturates the CPU, and the data outgrows internal SSDs after a single day of shooting.
Staging all of it on a storage-area network is how big facilities cope, but that means a rack, a licence, and an editor tied to the building. For a smaller shop or a travelling DIT, moving a terabyte of 8K between the set, the edit bay and the colourist is slow, expensive and fragile.
What an 8K job actually needs is a clean editorial proxy for the long cut, the untouched 8K preserved and backed up for finishing, and a way to pull only the shots that make the final timeline into the colour session, without shipping the whole shoot.
8K finishing workflow with cloud origin
Sanbila uploads your 8K originals to the cloud intact and keeps a redundant backup copy, so the full-resolution master is safe without a SAN on site. Server-side 1080p proxies (H.264 or ProRes Proxy) are generated from the 8K, giving a clean editorial experience on a normal laptop while the heavy files stay off your disk.
You cut the whole long-form on the light proxies, offline and fast. When the edit locks, Smart Relink identifies the clips actually used in the timeline and streams only those 8K originals back at full bit depth for the DI, so the colourist grades the real 8K without anyone copying a terabyte around.
Proxies are downsampled from the 8K master, so framing and focus stay reviewable through the cut. The Enterprise plan with 25 TB is built for feature-length 8K productions; several editors can share the same project, each choosing proxy or stream on their own machine.
8K archive in the cloud
Cloud storage holds 8K masters without egress penalty.
High-quality 1080p proxies
Downsampled from 8K, edit framing and focus remain reviewable.
DI-ready finishing
Smart Relink streams 8K at full bit depth to the colour session.
Redundant RAW backup
Every 8K original has a redundant backup copy.
Sanbila by the numbers
Real specs from the live Sanbila product, not marketing claims.
Frequently asked questions
Can I edit 8K without a workstation or a SAN?+
Yes. Sanbila generates 1080p proxies from your 8K in the cloud, and you cut those on a normal laptop. The 8K masters live in the cloud, not on your disk, so you never need a storage-area network or a high-end tower just to assemble the edit.
How does 8K get to the colourist for finishing?+
At finish, Smart Relink reads the locked timeline and streams back only the 8K originals that are actually used, at full bit depth. The colour session grades the real 8K, and shots left on the cutting-room floor are never pulled, so no one ships a terabyte of raw around.
Are my 8K originals backed up?+
Yes. Every 8K original is kept in the cloud with an automatic redundant backup copy, so the master is protected even while you edit from light proxies. Nothing in the edit or finish touches or alters the original files.
8K editing without a storage-area network
Enterprise 25 TB plan for feature-length 8K productions.
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