Ben Edwards
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I am a sole trader and long term archive is not my business, its just something I would like to do. Spending a few hundred is all I can afford, which is why I was looking at old LTO.
I just brought 4 2TB Toshiba’s, that will have to do me for now.
Ben
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Ben Edwards – Freelance Picture Editor
https://www.funkytwig.comi5 3550 3.3Ghz, Windows 7 / Mac Lion, Nvida 550 Ti, 16GB Mem
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PS one of my issues with my RAID5 set-up is I use this one https://uk.startech.com/HDD/Enclosures/35in-4-Drive-eSATA-USB-FireWire-External-SATA-RAID-Enclosure~S354UFER which is only USB2/eSATA. I do use the eSATA but it is a real pain because if I turn it off I have to reboot the computer to get it to turn on again (Think this is expected with my motherboard). I have noticed there are USB3-eSATA adapters, was wondering if these would work for me?
Ben
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Ben Edwards – Freelance Picture Editor
https://www.funkytwig.comi5 3550 3.3Ghz, Windows 7 / Mac Lion, Nvida 550 Ti, 16GB Mem
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Thanks for that. Is this the same drive https://www.dabs.com/products/toshiba-2tb-sata-6gb-s-64mb-7200rpm-3-5–hard-drive-9126.html?q=2TB%207200&src=16. They are actually £60 in the UK which is not bad. how good/reliable are they.
I know LOT4 is a bit outdated but LOT5 is way beyond what I can afford. I will be archiving 32GB SD cards so 800GB at £20/tape is extremely attractive and I can puck up the drives for under £200. Is there any other long term tape storage you can recommend.
Ben
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Ben Edwards – Freelance Picture Editor
https://www.funkytwig.comi5 3550 3.3Ghz, Windows 7 / Mac Lion, Nvida 550 Ti, 16GB Mem
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Actually I will most likely ditch the RAID5 array and go TO LTO4.
Ben
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Ben Edwards – Freelance Picture Editor
https://www.funkytwig.comi5 3550 3.3Ghz, Windows 7 / Mac Lion, Nvida 550 Ti, 16GB Mem
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I don’t have access to up-scaling hardware, I don’t even have AE CC. Can get CC but the hardware is not something I can borrow. If we went the HW route we would either buy it or rent it (probably buy it used and sell in on) so I am not in a position to just try it. Was hoping someone could point me at a good article comparing various methods or has done it themselves and can help me work out if it is worth going the HW route.
So that’s which method to use do it, which was part of the question, the main question was about workflow not the actual conversion (i.e. relinking etc.).
Regards,
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Ben Edwards – Freelance Picture Editor
https://www.funkytwig.comi5 3550 3.3Ghz, Windows 7 / Mac Lion, Nvida 550 Ti, 16GB Mem
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Davie L, indeed, only god can work miracles;).
Was thinking of media managing with big handles and upscaling the new clips. I guess I am wondering if HW upscaler will be significantly better than AE CC. It will certainly be faster which may make the decision for me.
So assuming I was going to upscale MM project or everything, my question would be what is the workflow in terms of do I create a new HD sequence and relink or something else (like go to PP or FCP 10). The advantage of staying in FCP 7 (or 10) is PP Resolve round trips seem a bit flaky (it would be CS6 as the subscription model is a killer for me).
Ben
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Ben Edwards – Freelance Picture Editor
https://www.funkytwig.comi5 3550 3.3Ghz, Windows 7 / Mac Lion, Nvida 550 Ti, 16GB Mem
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Dave L, not sure if I totally follow. Do you mean upscale rushes, which is something I considered but the overshoot was monumental!
David R, I totally get what you are saying but the stuff I have seen using AE CC does look like it makes a difference. Every little helps. Will look into options you mentioned. Its shot with nice glass so looks quite good on a bigish TV. I actually help at a Cinema with a really nice NEC 2k projector and even DVD looks quite good. Squeezing every drop possible out of footage is the plan. Its a doco not drama which helps;).
Thanks both of you taking the time to reply, I am sure Elvis will be greatfull;).
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Ben Edwards – Freelance Picture Editor
https://www.funkytwig.comi5 3550 3.3Ghz, Windows 7 / Mac Lion, Nvida 550 Ti, 16GB Mem
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Thanks, will give it a miss. does not seem to be worth it. Very sceptical about the SSD thing, unless you are using swap which would indicate a memory upgrade was needed. It never seemed worth the money for simply loading programs faster. Almost as silly as 4k TVs in a domestic living room;).
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Ben Edwards – Freelance Picture Editor
https://www.funkytwig.comi5 3550 3.3Ghz, Windows 7 / Mac Lion, Nvida 550 Ti, 16GB Mem
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Just noticed BBC have chosen FCPX for news and are using it else-ware (i.e. the Culture Shop). Seem the response from BBC staff has been very positive.
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Ben Edwards – Freelance Picture Editor
https://www.funkytwig.comi5 3550 3.3Ghz, Windows 7 / Mac Lion, Nvida 550 Ti, 16GB Mem
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Neil,
Bit harsh for non apple users, exporting prores on windows is beyond most people. I would suggest you also support Avid DNxHD (free download for apple and windows).
Ultimately we will probably de-embed from SDI but this seems VERY expensive. As an interim solution we may de-embed from HDMI. Can you suggest any not too expensive hardware to d-embed either SDI or HDMI. I am assuming you Play sends down both.
Ben
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Ben Edwards – Freelance Picture Editor
https://www.funkytwig.comi5 3550 3.3Ghz, Windows 7 / Mac Lion, Nvida 550 Ti, 16GB Mem