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Best Way To Share FCP HD Files?
We will soon be picking up a second FCP machine and was wondering the best way to share files between the two. We will not be using (or getting) an Xserve, but will have two stand-alone machines. Is it possible to hook the two machines together to share media and/or project files (or at least be able to transfer the files to the second machine to continue a project as needed?) Each will have external RAIDs for media.
Thanks for any help,
Cory -
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gigabit ethernet is a good way to transfer files.
it;s fast enough to transfer media files painlesly,
and the project files will fly over.i worked like that last year.
my assistant and i had matching sets of our media on 500gFW drives.
she had logged & captured, and transfered the media over to me.
she could assemble secenes, and hand her project over to me,
or i could send my projects to here for her to make exports and preview copies.it helps if the media has exactly the same file structure on the 2 drives.
if the drives afre also NAMED the same, then there should be no reconecting required, either.it’s also possible to have the media from one system open on the other, but you wont get smooth playback.
OK for checking things, though.of course you need to get a second FCP lisence as well as the hardware.
cheers,
nick -
If you’ve got the dough, Xsan via Fiber Channel is what you really want for project sharing scenarios. Check out the Xsan forum for more info.
Kevin Monahan
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
fcpworld.com -
Thanks for the responses Nick, Kevin.
Cory
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