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OT: Archive System
This is rather off topic. I am seeking direction and opinions for an archiving system/software. I tried Extensis Portfolio, but it does not seem to work very well for off-line archiving.
What I am looking for is a way to catalogue digital assets, i.e. video (QuickTime, wmv, Final Cut Video captures, etc.) audio (aif, wav, mp3, etc.) photos, fonts, production files After Effects, Final Cut files etc. and who knows what else.
Ideally, I want to be able to put thumbnails and preview files (this might include a short, let
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David,
I’m not sure if this truly fits your needs, but I’ve had great luck with Iomega’s REV drive. The disks cost $100 each, but they hold 35 gig each (90gig if you use compression). They’re great for me, because I have a completely tapeless system now, so I back up every single asset to disk. It’s nice to be able to call up a year old project and have all the files right there, no capturing or reconnecting necessary. The REV drive is pretty fast (much better than CD or DVD) and seems very reliable. Time will tell, but this is Iomega’s answer to the tape backup system, so hopefully they’ve built in some reliability. The moving parts are on the drive and not the disks (cartridges) themselves, so hopefully that helps. I have had great results so far after about 6 months of use.
As far as software goes, I have used Retrospect, but now I just do manual archives. Retrospect seemed to work fine with the REV system though.
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