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Premiere Pro CS6: XSAN vs MetaSAN
We are looking to move from Final Cut Studio to Adobe Production Premium CS6. Does anyone know of any issues with using Premiere Pro/After Effects/Photoshop in an XSAN or MetaSAN environment?
We currently use FCP with MetaSAN/MetaLAN and it works quite well, but if XSAN comes with Mountain Lion, that would be an ideal choice.Patrick
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I have never used MetaSAN or MetaLAN
But to answer your other question, Premiere Pro works great in an Xsan environment.
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Eric Hansen
Production Workflow Designer / Consultant / Colorist / DIT
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The last time I checked, although XSAN is free the annual support costs more than the metaSAN/metaLAN products. I would think about the cost of ongoing support and updates. Of course if the cost is not an issue there is also the time it takes to become familiar with a new SAN management environment. Since you already are familiar with metaSAN/metaLAN it will provide you with more time to get up to speed on your new Adobe suite.
Howard Solomon
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Hey Howard
Great point. I’m curious, is that support from Apple directly, or are you talking about support from an integrator/specialist?
With Xsan, you’re pretty much on your own, which is part of why it’s now free. You need a specialist because you’re not going to get any support from Apple. If you have a better support team for MetaSAN/MetaLAN, then I agree that Patrick should stick with that.
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Eric Hansen
Production Workflow Designer / Consultant / Colorist / DIT
https://www.erichansen.tv
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