[Neil Sadwelkar]

My go to app is Bru PE.
For occasions that need LTFS and a detailed database, I use Yoyotta.
And for quick LTFS backups, I have 3 seats of Canister.
Occasionally use Pomfort too. If I’m doing part of a project where Pomfort was being used for the rest of the project.

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Neil Sadwelkar
neilsadwelkar.blogspot.com
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FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
Mumbai India

[Neil Sadwelkar]

Although I haven’t used a ThunderLink TLSH-3128 with LTO, I have used a Sonnet Thunderbolt 3 to PCIe expander and a Atto SAS H1280 inside that. This uses a Thunderbolt3 to Thunderbolt2 adapter to enable connecting to a Thunderbolt 2 Mac like yours. And it uses a SFF-8644 to SFF-8088. Both work fine with Bru as well as Yoyotta.

My system is connected as
MacBook Pro 2016 > TB2-TB2 cable > Apple TB3-TB2 adapter > Sonnet Express SEII with TB3 ports > Atto SAS H1280 > SFF-8644 to SFF-8088 cable > LTO-7 tape drive.

This has been working for over a year now. 40+ tapes, 150+TB data.

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Neil Sadwelkar
neilsadwelkar.blogspot.com
twitter: fcpguru
FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
Mumbai India

[Neil Sadwelkar]

From Yoyotta’s LTO+LTFS FAQ page…

Highpoint RocketStor and RocketRAID devices are not compatible with LTFS + LTO drives.
The Highpoint 6328L is a SATA protocol interface. It has Mini-SAS connectors, but does not support SAS protocol. So this does not work with any SAS RAID or tape devices.
The Highpoint 6328 is a SAS protocol interface. But it does not support TLR protocol, so it cannot be used with LTO + LTFS.
We do not know of any fix for the HighPoint 6328, so this is not suitable for use with LTO-7, LTO-8 and LTFS.

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Neil Sadwelkar
neilsadwelkar.blogspot.com
twitter: fcpguru
FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
Mumbai India

[Neil Sadwelkar]

If you need an enclosure, then these will probably work.

OWC Mercury Elite Pro Single Bay Multi-Interface Storage Enclosure Kit
Acomdata Samba USB 2.0/Firewire 400 3.5-Inch SATA Hard Drive Enclosure SMBXXXU2FE-BLK (Black)

This is on Amazon. Just search for ‘Firewire SATA’

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Neil Sadwelkar
neilsadwelkar.blogspot.com
twitter: fcpguru
FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
Mumbai India

[Neil Sadwelkar]

Just checking. Did you eventually go with Archiware, or stick with Bru?

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Neil Sadwelkar
neilsadwelkar.blogspot.com
twitter: fcpguru
FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
Mumbai India

[Neil Sadwelkar]

Did you find a fix to this?
I haven’t used Silverstack to offload to LTO tape, but have you checked with Pomfort support?

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Neil Sadwelkar
neilsadwelkar.blogspot.com
twitter: fcpguru
FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
Mumbai India

[Neil Sadwelkar]

This was an issue many versions ago when I used PRP to backup to LTO6. I was using a SAS LTO drive.
For this and other reasons, I had since stopped using PRP and still have a version lying around somewhere.

LTO Compression doesn’t work so well with video files to LTO, so maybe you should consider writing uncompressed.

For the database writing issue, write to Imagine Products support. They’ll give you a fix. From what I recall there is a way to rebuild the database.

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Neil Sadwelkar
neilsadwelkar.blogspot.com
twitter: fcpguru
FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
Mumbai India

[Neil Sadwelkar]

As long as these applications permit import and export of ‘metadata rich’ formats like XML, there will be tools to ‘translate’. Avid needs to support XML, Resolve needs to support audio file names in AAFs for two-system sound, and Premiere needs to improve XML export.
But overall we’re better off than the EDL days.

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Neil Sadwelkar
neilsadwelkar.blogspot.com
twitter: fcpguru
FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
Mumbai India

[Neil Sadwelkar]

One of the issues with the popularity (or not) of Resolve (free) is that, since its not a sold software, and needs registration before download, only Blackmagic knows how many (or how few) times it has been downloaded.
Further, since it doesn’t need registration to be installed on multiple machines once downloaded, maybe even Blackmagic doesn’t have a precise idea of just how many machines its installed on.

Compared to Adobe with Premiere Pro and Avid with MC, which can’t be installed or launched without registration/activation.

So, the exact size of the Resolve active user base is likely to be conjecture, whereas Avid/Adobe have a more precise idea of usage of their software.

Resolve is now evolving into one application with multiple capabilities extending into compositing, sound design, colour correction,

In my opinion, this versatility of Resolve will make it grow and be used in multiple roles, but only when multiple humans are used for different tasks. Maybe in a collaborative environment where 3 or more humans on separate systems work on the same media and timelines but doing different tasks. Collaborative editing, needs Resolve Studio and a network.

Or, in a situation where there’s one system and multiple specialists take turns working on the same project on the same system.
Either way, editing, colour correction, compositing/cleanups, sound design and delivery are all done within one application without needing to round-trip in and out of the NLE.

Another aspect is that other NLEs are editing systems, with capabilities for colour correction, compositing, sound design as added features.
Resolve is the other way around. It is a very accomplished and established colour correction system, which integrates two separate but established softwares within the NLE. Fusion and Fairlight. Within this, editing features have been added over time.
For this to succeed as a package, humans proficient in colour correction, compositing, or sound design, exclusively work within the respective pages (only) within Resolve, and the editor holds it all together by working in the Edit page and media pool. Expecting these 4 to be the same human is unrealistic, and certainly not commonplace.

FCP X, on the other hand, is a different editor with an appeal to first-timers, and with many added features for graphics, compositing, sound, offered as dumbed down features that anyone (even one human) can understand and use, and a huge collection of features that users can add at will, using plug-ins as needed.

FCP X and Resolve are in my opinion, mutually exclusive and ‘either/or’. So, one can like and use one or the other, but not both. But time will tell. And the market is big enough, that both can be big winners without replacing one another.

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Neil Sadwelkar
neilsadwelkar.blogspot.com
twitter: fcpguru
FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
Mumbai India

[Neil Sadwelkar]

The media formats you’re using are compressed and seem a bit complex so that could be an issue. But then you have a good enough CPU and your media isn’t that large that it will challenge a USB3 drive. I’m sure you’ve checked your nVidia drivers so that can’t be it.

I would recommend getting the free version of Resolve and checking if that can playback the same media properly. That will help you rule out your system. 8 GB RAM is a bit less, but not so less that 1/8 res media cannot play smoothly. Your GPU 1050Ti w 4 GB RAM seems fine too.

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Neil Sadwelkar
neilsadwelkar.blogspot.com
twitter: fcpguru
FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
Mumbai India