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Looking for archiving system
I’m looking for software that will manage a library of video assets, with metadata based search, a web interface that will work with remote computers, automated proxy image & clip management, timecode support, HD compatability, etc.
I have looked at Final Cut Server, which is close, but I would like something that was more PC/Adobe friendly, and not too much money (We are relatively small – maybe around 1000 assets initially)
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Hi Eric…
I too had been looking at this…I am implementing a workflow based around Bridge for our needs.
Though a bit manual…at the conclusion of a project, I move the assets from our SAN to a RAID protected Firewire volume, confirm the archived assets, remove the original off the raid.
Then I use Sorenson Squeeze to create a Proxy folder that mirrors the contents of archive volume in a compressed and Bridge/Network friendly Quicktime format. (this is based on watch folder and is drag and drop). I have to believe it woudn’t be hard to find an app or write a script that monitors the backup volume for newly copied assets to create the proxies.
Then we use Bridge to tag the files with appropriate metadata keywords.
This becomes searchable by any client running Bridge on the network.
I’m not sure about Timecode, as it is not necessary for our workflow based on keyword searches…and we are not looking to do partial restores of files. However I can see if video tape is your original library source how this might be important. I did look into seeing if there was some way to batch encode with Timecode burn in….but was unsuccessful at that level.
The other snafu was that the last time I looked, Adobe didn’t sell Bridge as a stand alone product, so the cheapest way to get it seemed to be to buy Soundbooth seats which include Bridge. Not sure if this has changed with CS4.
Hope this helps….
Alex
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Thanks, Alex. Yes, Bridge ALMOST does it for me. I wish they had a standalone version to install on computers which don’t need the entire suite (view stations). Also, I think i need some kind of automatic proxy generation, although the new AME in CS4 might suffice.
I’m also looking at Synergistics IRIS AMS, Media Filer, Telescope (North Plains Software), Cat DV (Squarebox), Virage, and Expression Studio (Microsoft), in addition to Final Cut Server. And I don’t think I’m even scratching the surface yet.
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