Bryson Jones
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It’s a SQL error I believe. Can you offer some info on your system? Are you running MySQL?
If so, you might need to contact your sysadmin or support and have them clean up your db. That’s the first step I’d take.
bryson
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I’m not sure what you mean by “decides”. If there’s a Tape ID, CatDV assumes, (correctly I might add) that it came from tape.
Note that you can and IMHO should, use path based proxy for all assets, even those that came from tape.
bryson
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Check that the archive fields are working properly in that search.
It sounds like you “is blank” search might not be working correctly. If not, that might be an indexing bug in the db.
bryson
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XD, I can’t answer why it’s considered tape other than it helps old school users manage their fear of the future. 😉
Path based proxies are just that, files named the same as the file, in an equivalent path. Just like in an offline/online workflow in FCP.
Tape based proxies are a feature left over from tape workflows that use an ID to track proxy files. Generally it’s recommended that you use path-based in almost all cases these days.
Also, on a side note, we normally recommend that shops that shoot XDCAM copy the media to hard disk and treat it as file-based. (This is far beyond the scope of a thread here, get some help from your dealer.) But the financial payoffs on media alone make it a great workflow.
bryson
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And Toni comes through with the reason I shouldn’t reply to threads late at night.
God Bless the internet for the catch. I totally forgot that setting.
But always remember that users can still go to the actual storage and delete or move files unless you lock it down so take all aspects into account when designing your system.
bryson
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Yes, CatDV does not prevent a user from manipulating media in the app, only clips and metadata. (Actually if you save a catalog locally you can also manipulate the clips and metadata, you just cannot save it to the server.) The Server only protects the data in the database.
Some may see this as a bug, but I’m not sure how you’d block it owing to how CatDV is constructed.
I just copied a file using a read only user to confirm. This is a media management application and so it has access to the file system.
If you want to protect media, you have to protect it at the filesystem level or use a web client. This is a side effect of CatDV’s client/server nature.
If you need to control/protect the filesystem this has to be done by designing your storage and workflow to work together. In systems where users have restricted access to the files, you use the Worker Node to move files and limit users to read only or proxy only access. (This is similar to how other MAM systems do this. They share proxy and only the “server” can manipulate the files. (Note, some users hate this about those systems. See Final Cut Server, for an example.) We commonly set up systems this way as it guarantees security and control of data but it requires far more programming and less manual operation of the CatDV Client App.
With planning and good design, you can protect your media and still avail yourself of the ease of use/deployment of CatDV but these are the reasons that JB&A and Squarebox so strongly recommend you work with a solid dealer/integrator/trainer to plan your system. As incorrect configuration and lack of training can have disastrous results.
CatDV’s a great system that you can use to get something running quickly, or build a really amazing deep workflow. But those two situations are usually mutually exclusive. If you can accept the former, do what you like. If you want the latter, it will likely not happen straight out of the box laid over your existing workflow and storage schema.
bryson
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I’m not sure if I follow what you are saying but using MF seems to work if you set it to “NOT” in the advanced search.
I just pulled up clips from a catalog and then excluded them as well using that search.
If I’m off base, maybe give me some more info.
For clarity, MF is actually the path called “Media File” in CatDV. FLD is the Media Folder and that is the enclosing folder (also called parent folder.) What’s the bug you’re speaking of?
bryson
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CatDV does not manage storage.
This is good, since it means that it’s simpler and doesn’t work with only a few “brands” of storage but it also means that you must manage storage permissions via the storage system.
This means that on a SAN, you use the SAN’s permissions structure. On a NAS or server you use that. On a local hard drive… you make a copy. 😉
If CatDV were to “protect” the storage, it would have to communicate with the filesystem and that brings a level of complexity that costs a lot, is hard to code to and generally means that you’d be buying “Squarebox” branded storage for $$$$$.
bryson
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It’s possible but can be problematic unless you’re hosting the ftp yourself on your own network. (The best way to do it imho. Your PC or Mac has the storage mounted on your network and it all works way better.)
There are a few ways to mount an ftp server to a computer. (Google that, there are several ways.) The main issue is refreshing the connection. FTP can be flaky. But if you have to, you can try it but I don’t know that you can rely on it for a solid workflow.
We’ve always either had the ftp on a local box or used Aspera or one of our web forms that allows the sender to send files in directly.
If you have full access to the ftp server you can also run a cron job to push the files to your server with curl, if you don’t want the client to be able to hit your server directly.
Hope some of this helps you.
bryson
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This sounds like a support issue then. Who is your reseller? They should be assisting in the demo process and can get you in touch with JB&A if you are in the US.
Can we get word from the support crew on here as to whether Power PC is still supported and also maybe someone could take a look at his Mac Pro and see if the workflow is set up correctly?
bryson
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