Clients & tapeless video retention

[Emre Tufekci s.o.a.]

I hear you herb and agree,

There is no one solution for companies of different sizes but I dont think Tapeless workflow is out of reach of small companies.

But here is a small cost breakdown of archiving and storage for small companies:

-P2 express slot card reader $2000 (not needed if you want to use your camera.)
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=Panasonic+AJ-PCD35+5-Bay+P2+Drive&N=0&InitialSearch=yes

-10 Slot VXA machine $1200

https://www.amazon.com/Exabyte-VXA-2-PacketLoader-Packet-Autoloader/dp/B0000TN1DE

-VXA tapes 160GB at $70

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006HYOH/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B0000TN1DE&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1GP66TBCE5HMQXPHR3SB

-Caldigit Raid 1 Drive for online storage $500

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=cart&A=details&Q=&sku=592170&is=REG

So for under $5000

You have and storage and archiving system that can support any NLE and be very reliable. You would not need any decks since a P2 camera can shoot HD or SD.

You can bill your clients for archiving (hard drives, vxa tape) just like you would bill them for deck rentals or edit bay rentals.

Of course XDCAM would cost you nearly nothing to archive but it has its disadvantages as well.

I just wanted to present some alternatives with prices.

Emre Tufekci
http://www.productionpit.com

[John Baumchen]

We’ve decided to add a data tape backup to the SAN as well as Blu-ray burners on each edit station.

So the project files and video will be on the SAn, backed up on datatape AND blu-ray disks. That should provide enough redundancy and format variation should we have to edit a project in the future or need to restore some files.

[Nick Pearce]

Hi,

A few posts around tapeless workflows and content retention that may be of interest, or not!

No Tape on the Shelf
https://www.matrixstore.net/2008/09/12/left-on-the-shelf/

Secure Video Retention
https://www.matrixstore.net/2010/02/11/matrixstore-video-and-regulated-industries/

Tapeless Workflow Challenges
https://www.matrixstore.net/2010/01/27/video-workflow-challenges-and-matrixstore/

Whilst this is content from a vendor blog the issues discussed mirror those in this thread.

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