Re: [Avid-L2] Re: Partitioning drives for different MC projects

Ah but I teach in a University now, with dozens of slightly-less-than-alert students all working on their individual projects ;-).

On 11 Dec 2010, at 21:11, Mark wrote:

> But Roger,
>
> Once you have multiple users and shared storage, you should be so far past "individual digitizing" that that the "scratch disc" location is irrelevent. Think "ingest department" rather than one person/one system.
>
> It's digitizing "evolved"... and when you can do that, you won't miss Avid ONE BIT!
>
> Mark
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Roger Shufflebottom <rogshuff@...> wrote:
> >
> > Once you have multiple users running FCP and forgetting to set the scratch disk location you'll be happy with the Avid approach.
> >
> > On 10 Dec 2010, at 03:29, blafarm wrote:
> >
> > > Yes, on every project.
> > >
> > > You know, it's really a shame that in 20+ years -- Avid has not provided users with a simple way to "path" the application to a project-based media folder -- instead of commandeering every storage volume and creating an AvidMediaFiles folder on it.
> > >
> > > Furthermore, it's really a damn shame that in 20 years -- Avid has not provided a simple "Back-up This Project" option to the application. I mean really -- how hard is that?
> > >
> > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Zak Ray <zaksforummail@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Because of MC, ProTools, and other apps storing their files in the root of an external HD, I've gotten in the habit of making a new partition for every Avid project. This way, if I need to do a fast copy of everything used in a project, I know I can just copy that particular drive.
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone else employ this practice? Any reason why I shouldn't?
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > With best wishes.
> > Roger Shufflebottom
> > +44 7974 543 660
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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With best wishes.
Roger Shufflebottom
+44 7974 543 660

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