[Edo Medicks]

my concern is the database. assuming i digitize all my aging umatics and digis etc., so now i take those qt files and put them back on lto tape. what kind of database do i have to tell me where a specific clip might be? anyone done these things? know a good osx app to create and maintain a clip-tape relation database?
i was using tepx on a pc, but it is annoying like hell.
maybe an app that keeps a preview and description, and then can tell me on which tape i can find and how the file is called? could use bar-code on the tapes, webcams can scan these things.
any ideas?

[Edo Medicks]

Hi,
I am facing similar problem. a client i work for need to a. backup of what i daily work with (3-4 hour long dv\hdv projects, 30k+ imagebank, 150gb of music),

b. archive of all sort of tapes, from umatic to digibeta and hdv, hi8, audio tapes and what not.
now, this is a grate client ($$) and his data is of critical value (his definition ; not a dropped frame in a hundred years).
i have been digging a lot, and a non-final solution is such;
a. work on raid1, since i don’t need much speed for dv and hdv, with extra backup on external drive(*1), using lto3 for imagebank + audio backup (since it doesnt change too often).
outcome is my work is secured by raid1 + external + tape, common media by raid1 + tape.
now, for archiving the tapes, these things always fade into debate on dieing formats, hardware and os. lto and dlt tapes has the best longevity in those terms due to their IT usage, high cost and volumes. lto4 gets to 1.6tb (thats 2:1, expect 800-1100 for video).
my plan out of this equation?
build a basic system that can ingest and output to as many formats as possible, and last for the next 5-10 years, then it’s just a matter of hardware upgrade, since the software\data can be upgraded progressively.
a light-weight mac pro with a capture card, some local storage but not much, lto4 drive and some dry storage cabinets.
i digitize all the masters, then dub then to a common format like dv, keep them in dry cabinets, digitized stuff goes on lto tape (i didnt do the math, but 800gb per tape is much) and into dry cabinets. lto has another grate feature that video tape doesnt have; error correction. you cam cut off 30mm of tape and still be fine. video has little to none error correction. another thing, once i digitized them, quality is retained. i was planing on using the raw qt captures, maybe someone has a better idea?
then, at some point in the future, another freelance will have to find a way to convert all these ancien qt 7.3 files to something usable, but that is better then trying to find a 30 years old ntsc umatic player in a pal region.

[Edo Medicks]

Thanks! it actually is all hand made (all 5212 frames). Tal had to draw all the images in Painter X, and certain frames for the loops, and i composed it. it took about 3 months, but i learned much, i think next time it would take half.

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[Edo Medicks]

there should be a shortkey for setting keys, maybe K? i remember trying to do the same and being plauged by the Boomerang effect. using the graph you make a ‘flat’, beware… beware 🙂
and all you want is a simple AE feature…

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[Edo Medicks]

had the same problem.
lower res for work,save before render, and un-tick the ‘put hard drive to sleep’ in energy pref.
also, i put my MBP directly on the Air conditioner outlet. ran 46c while render!

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[Edo Medicks]

hi
i was working on a project that was all motion and edited in fcp.
a lot of these problems (fcp gives a notice with a red sign?) happened.
things that might work:
1. use ‘save as’ different name
2. make a new file in fcp (slug>duration>send to motion) and paste your work there
3. same as 2, but create the file in motion
4. trash pref files
5. (extreme? i never got to this) new user

want to check my movie? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDCKyI01osE

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