Bryson Jones
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This is really cool man.
It’s great to see that you are accessing this using the Vimeo API. That’s a way more reliable way to do this. We do this in our YouTube and Amazon connectors and it yields way more stability.
Thanks for posting. We’ll refer folks where we can.
bryson
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Joe, good to hear from you.
I have some updates on this thread, so thanks for revising it.
A mini still makes a great option for a small server, but know that if you grown to upwards of a million assets, you will want to scale a bit.
You mention the proxy format, I’m assuming that means that you will be sharing proxy files from the same server. That’s fine for a small rig, again, you can always scale up and that’s an easy way to get running quickly without too many hassles.
The biggest thing is to make sure your MySQL db (or whatever db you are using) is on the fastest drive you can get. Also, it’s probably best to not put proxy on that drive.
To start a shop that’s not Enterprise level, we tend to recommend internal fast drive for boot and then an external Thunderbolt drive or small raid for proxy. Also, we add a USB3 drive of the same size as a backup for the proxy and perhaps a boot backup as well.
As you scale, you will want to start to get a bit more fancy where you separate the db from the boot drive, look at SSD raid for your db, etc. It gets pretty deep, of course and this is just a quick rundown, not a detailed system design.
But to start, get a fast boot drive and put your proxy on another drive.
Last question, are you saying that you will be running an 8:1 Redcode file as your proxy? That seems like a strange choice. (If that’s what you are saying.) Generally you want a proxy that can be played by any machine, mac/linux/pc/iOS/Android without extra software (like the RED codecs.) But of course I may be mistaken here. Let me know more, if you can
Here’s an article from our k-base, where we tend to start people who are working out their proxy format.
https://kb.northshoreautomation.com/catdv-portal/nsa-catdv-faq/proxy-format-recommendations
bryson
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Andrew,
You may want to try re-running the 10.9.5 combo updater (you mentioned re-installs but not sure if that means OS too.) Just to see if QT had an issue on the update.
We’ve not seen that to date. Also, if you have other machines running CatDV, are they seeing this too?
bryson
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Justin,
Have you changed your server config since we spoke last?
I’d reach out to support again about the Windows MySQL speed issues we were discussing or move to another MySQL platform.
This is not common behavior for CatDV, it seems to be related to your configuration.
bryson
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Shane, if something is having issues “telling” the Worker that it’s done, we often put the command into a small shell script and have Worker fire that.
That way you can separate the two and avoid conflicts.
bryson
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Oh, then it’s even easier. As you write your connector, just have it collect the value from the field and then push the new changes as I mentioned. It seems strange but this is very common in DAM APIs we’ve found) That’s the beauty of custom work with the API, you can feed it as you like.
Keep us posted on the Front Porch project, that’s great that you’re adding a new archive system to the mix.
bryson
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John, are you doing this with a Worker Action?
and I’m assuming that you mean the columns in the “main” window when you say “catalog column.”
If so, you can do this.
We often keep our logs in reverse order so the last entry is at the top and thus shows easily in fields.
Using variables, you can add the new data to the front of the record. Write the new value and then add the original data that was in the field after that using the variables.
Ex. $D${U1}Would add the date to the front of the original value of USER1.
That should leave you with the format you want. All other formatting rules apply as noted in the Worker “help” screens.
bryson
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Glad you got it sorted, Robb.
Just for reference, do you have the MySQL set to back up on a regular basis and if so, what’s the interval?
I’m gathering info on how many folks have done that vs just doing a full boot drive backup.
bryson
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If you need a short term solution (and actually a pretty good long term one too) just set up MySQL on a linux VM on that box and you’ll get the speed you expect.
That’ll get you rolling in the meantime and if you want to go back later, you can just migrate your db to the Windows MySQL instance when it’s sorted.
We’ve done this for a couple of clients.
bryson
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That’s the thing.
One note, always use UNC paths to map into CatDV.
Try mapping the file equivalencies using the UNC path.
bryson
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