Relinking media in a new location

[Mike Warmels]

Yeah, we work the same when it comes to Library and footage storage. Even the folder structure of the project is petty straightforward.

But no, nothing is rewrapped, no MXF either. Everything has been converted to Apple Pro Res.

And yeah, something weird is going on. That’s why I am trying to find out what it might be…

[Bret Williams]

So you’re keeping your libraries in your local user folder? What would be your plan when your internal hard drive crashes? I’ve had very few externals fail. aLmost always the internal which gets too hot, directories get corrupt, etc.

[Mike Warmels]

The plan is to have the backups made to the external drive… That way it’s always in two places.

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Bret Williams] “So you’re keeping your libraries in your local user folder? What would be your plan when your internal hard drive crashes? I’ve had very few externals fail. aLmost always the internal which gets too hot, directories get corrupt, etc.”

I have a Time Machine on everything everywhere.

All the computers that we are using are newer PCIe SSD Macs so I’m not too worried about heat.

I have had the opposite problems of externals failing, and not internals.

[Mike Warmels]

Frankly, I never had an internal HD crash. I did have a few external crashes… So I’d bet my money on the internal SSD.

[Bret Williams]

I prefer the library on the Raid 5 so it has that protection, plus simpler to leave cache and/or footage in it, and also the backups in their default on the internal. Double protection. And if the system drive goes down I could hook the raid up to the laptop and instantly continue working. Works for me. But I’m not dealing with San. Just shuttling drives back and forth a lot.

[Mike Warmels]

I’m not dealing with SAN on my own set either. I am dealing with speed. And FCPX is so often showing beach balls in loading Projects, that I need every bit of speed I can get.

It’s the slowest performing NLE I have ever worked on.

[Bret Williams]

I have a 1tb library job right now. Loads up next to instantly. Maybe you should move the project to the media drive. 🙂

Doesn’t mean I don’t get sluggishness other times. But loading projects? No.

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Mike Warmels] “I’m not dealing with SAN on my own set either. I am dealing with speed. And FCPX is so often showing beach balls in loading Projects, that I need every bit of speed I can get.

It’s the slowest performing NLE I have ever worked on.”

It’s unfortunate you are working on 10.1.4. 10.2 really helps a lot here.

[Mike Warmels]

Tell me about it. 😉

My client hopes to make te transition within a few weeks now… Can’t wait.