• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Media Management and FireWire Storage

  Posted by Jd Funari on August 25, 2005 at 7:11 pm

  Hi Creative Cow,

  I’d like to get some advice from other professionals regarding media storage on Internal and FireWire drives for a non-shared server set up. We are running into significant organizations issues as media and graphic files from various projects are scattered among multiple FireWire drives that are shared by three edit bays and two graphic stations. We continue to buy more FireWire storage but within weeks the drives are full and locating files becomes tedious.

  Can Filemaker Pro or a different software be integrated into our workflow to allow for better organization and location of files? What is the best route to go when using 10+ FireWire drives?

  Thank you,

  J.D. Funari
  The Spark Factory

  JD Funari
  Video editor/producer
  thesparkfactory.com

  Mark Raudonis replied 21 years ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Gary Adcock

  August 25, 2005 at 8:11 pm

  [JD Funari] “What is the best route to go when using 10+ FireWire drives?”

  shared network storage- you are wasting time more than money.

  gary adcock
  Studio37
  HD and Film Consultation
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  Mark Raudonis

  August 26, 2005 at 2:40 am

  JD,

  It sounds like you’re a prime candidate for a SAN solution. Your workflow would become so much more streamlined you can’t imagine how you ever survived before networking.
  I’m partial to Apple’s X-SAN solution, but there are other options on the market. Do yourself a favour and research the options. How much is your time worth?

  mark

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