Bryson Jones
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Nevermind…
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PS – I did not pay Jason for this post. 😉
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I’ve not done it, but since CatDV uses the QT engine and the Matrox works with the QT engine, I’m sure you could just select it as a codec option when you set up your previews.
This is how folks do it with the elgato accelerators.
Also, for the record, you can also hand off a proxy generation job to Episode or any other heavy duty compression engine if you need “big boy pants”.
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Aw man, thank you
I’ll be there at NAB and in the booth.
And I’m glad it shows that I love this system. It’s a hoot to play with. 😉
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You should contact Squarebox for your local distributor info.
Ken Bell is who to direct that to, and he’ll hook you up.
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That should be fine. The SQL guys are handy to have around, but make sure they don’t get too tricky. CatDV likes to be the “master” of the SQL on its Server. 😉 But for a simple backup/export it should be fine.
Glad you got rolling again, and make sure to keep a backup of your boot drive! If you have trouble with the backup, give us a buzz and we can help on that.
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The final segment is up on the web. Y’all got check it.
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Ok, now the long one –
Long Answer:
First, note that the documentation clearly states that the safest way to backup your data is to stop the CatDV Server, stop MySQL, dump the SQL db and then restart the processes. This ensures that no data is written during the dump.
This can be scripted to run as a cron job nightly.
Additionally, there is an “Export” button under “DataBase” in the CatDV Control Panel that will dump the file cleanly. But this is not automated so you have to do it regularly. (not the best idea) But it’s good for a quick, “I need a backup now!”. Before you do maintenance etc.
A further step (if you want to be slick) is to replicate the db to another machine and then run that in parallel, stopping it and backing it up. (this is done in larger installations where the system can not be taken down for a backup.)
I try to not publish the following data generically because if you load MySQL in a different way, you will not be getting a correct backup so, as a lot of things in these rigs, your system may vary.
THE FOLLOWING IS PROVIDED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY – IF YOU BLOW YOUR DB OR DON’T GET A GOOD BACKUP, IT’S NOT MY FAULT –
Free advice is worth exactly what you paid for it.
If you have a mac OSX server, (at least as of 10.5) the MySQL folder is in
/var/
the folder, /var/mysql/catdv has your CatDV Server config in it. I tend to grab the whole mysql folder, which can make for a quick restore, as long as you load the same version of mysql on the new restore. (you did write all that down, right?)
In a desktop OS installation, it varies WIDELY.
/usr/local/mysql_folder_named_what_your_install_named_it/data/catdv is sometimes the location.
There is no way for us to tell exactly which version of your OS and mysql is loaded and what your sysadmin named the mysql folder. (in desktop systems it can include the whole mysql version name in the folder name.)
For this reason, there’s not true documentation as you may have CatDV Server loaded on any of many versions of MySQL in a variety of locations. Oh, and let’s not mention that you may also have it on Oracle, or even on a PC, which is a whole other item.
The permissions are locked down so you need root to access it in either case.
If you have any question as to what this all means, DO NOT, attempt to backup at the folder level. Just get a full backup of the drive and perhaps contact your dealer or integrator to help you set up a solid backup system or script.
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Simple Answer:
On the backup, the short answer is, get your boot drive as a bootable drive, meaning all hidden folders.
Let me check my long answer with the guru before I post it. More to come…
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Not sure on that one, but can you try logging into another production group?
Also, try using another user to do it. It may be a simple permissions issue. (the administrator doesn’t have wide open permissions in all groups by default)
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