Jeff Breuer
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Thanks.
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Right now we are using Dropbox. It is very simple to throw a video into the public folder where it generates a unique URL (like you mentioned). No fancy notes, etc. but it gives you a URL even before the video fully loads, so if it is pretty big you can send the email and leave for the day while it finishes up.
Right now, we are considering a switch to Vimeo Pro. It sounds as though they do a lot of what you are asking for, and vimeo is accessable on iOS devices. Neither of these options though, as far as I know, have password protection. We work with small businesses so a unique URL is enough to keep it out of anyone’s gaze.
Jeff
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I agree with others posted here, Smart Sound. I also have a library from Stock20 with some great stuff, lots of variety.
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[Scott Carnegie] “YouTube has removed their length restrictions.”
Only for “selected users with a history of complying with the YouTube Community Guidelines and our copyright rules.” This means you would have to get a youtube channel up and and running, start posting and wait and wait and wait. Youtube offers no real road map for how or when you can reach that point, which can be impracticable for clients who want to get up and running.
Jeff
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Actually Jason I have had issues in our office streaming videos off of vimeo as well. I haven’t ran into the buffer issues with YouTube or CreativeCow that I have on Vimeo. I have wondered about our connection or how Vimeo has buffered on other computers.
I think the pricing, branding, and embedding options plus having vimeo do all of the conversion work to make it available for mobile and iOS devices make this a good deal for small clients.
Al, yea I can see this being a good tool for some non-profits too.
Jeff
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Tyler,
I recently did a small push for a short film of ours before we developed it into a web series. I really liked the advice I got from “The Ultimate Film Festival Survivor Guide” https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Film-Festival-Survival-Guide/dp/1580650570/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1308240342&sr=8-1.
You really want to do your research on the festivals and make calculated moves on your strategy for which festivals to hit. The money really starts to add up once you start submitting. Also, I would suggest definitely going for the Palm Springs Int’l Short Festival. It’s a top player and even if you aren’t accepted they put you into a sort of “Market” that they show off to people interested in picking up talent. Not sure what kind of deals you would get, but it’s a start. And you are on the right track with Withoutabox. Love em. Good luck!
Jeff
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We have a very similar set up where I work. 3 internal Raided (identical) hard drives, back up through esata and and a dock for internal drives that we use for archiving (w/ anti-static bags). In terms of workflow, I agree with everyone here – it works well.
Although it’s been reliable for us, it has been a bit slow at times. I might click away from FCP and then back or open a finder window and the computer will stop and think for a while till I hear the Hard Drives wind up and click over. I noticed though that this system’s internal RAID was set up as RAID 2. I don’t know much about RAID, but could that be the problem?
thanks.
Jeff
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Dropbox has a desktop utility that you can download. It puts an actual folder on your computer for you to drag and drop or save stuff too. When you set the location to save the compressed movie in Compressor, just navigate to that folder.
Now, if it is just you and the client using the one Dropbox account, they can download the desktop utility and sync it with your account so whenever they the movie is finished compressing, all they have to do is is check the folder on their desktop and there it is. If, however, you are using the Dropbox account with multiple clients, set Compressor to save the movie in the “Public” subfolder under the Dropbox folder. Get Compressor started and look in the Public folder for the movie. Even though the movie isn’t finished compressing, you can Right click on the file and copy the “Public Link” and send that link to your client. Whenever Compressor is finished they can download the movie or stream it in their browser if their browser supports the file type.
Hope that helps. Check out their tutorials on their website.
Jeff
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There is also a great program called Clipwrap that will rewrap your files or convert to ProRes. I use it all time. One of the great advantages is you can convert your footage outside of FCP, so you can be working in FCP on something else while your files convert. There is a free trial and it’s only $50. Whatever you do with your files, just drag them into your timeline and FCP will set up the rest.
https://www.divergentmedia.com/clipwrap
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Pro Res is a compression format made by Apple, specifically with editors in mind. It is a great format to edit in, just do a forum search and you will find a lot of great information about it. Setup your v4hd and FCP settings to capture the footage to Pro Res and drag the footage into a new timeline and it will automatically set up the timeline parameters.