Re: [Avid-L2] Centralized Storage

How we have it set up with the 6 partitions is shown below.

EDIT 1
EDIT 2
EDIT 3
MEDIA BACKUP 1
MEDIA BACKUP 2
MEDIA BACKUP 3

All of the Avid Media Files live in the EDIT partitions. The Project Files live in the MEDIA BACKUP partitions as well as all of the elements associated with the projects (raw footage, music, etc…)

This is how it was set up when I started here. I believe they do it to keep all of the avids running smooth when they are all being used.


Zach Scott
Editor
New Chapter Entertainment
1644 North Honore, Suite: 303
Chicago, IL 60622
O: 312-216-8726
zachscott776@yahoo.com




On Dec 6, 2013, at 1:52 PM, Steve Hullfish <steve4lists@veralith.com> wrote:

> Zach -
>
> When Greg says "interesting strategy" what I think he means is "that's nuts."
>
> What is the point of the 6 partitions? Does specialized stuff go to each partition? Or does each editor have their own partition.
>
> Greg's strategy is a pretty basic strategy for the way Unity and ISIS configurations are suggested. It makes a lot of sense. A lot of places that I've freelanced either already had this strategy (Greg's) when I started working there, or I suggested it and they adopted it it and kept it that way.
>
> Project-based partitioning is a pretty good idea. Clearly, it isn't the ONLY way to do it, but I'd say it's the most common. One of the big reasons for it is the archiving aspect, which is probably the most important reason.
>
> Steve
>
> On Dec 6, 2013, at 1:44 PM, Greg Huson <Greg@SecretHQ.com> wrote:
>
>> Wow - interesting strategy.
>>
>> We literally make a separate virtual drive for each project - sometimes multiple drives. I believe there's a way to dynamically resize 'drives' (partitions, actually,) but that didn't work correctly for us when it was first added to the software, so we've never tried it since. (Typical producer mentality, right? I never think of myself that way, and yet, there's the evidence, right there...) Because it's raid 5, even though it's not Avid-recommended, we also put the project folder on the terrablock media drive.
>>
>> Anyway, when a project / episode is finished, we archive the entire virtual drive to spinning media and LTO (which facilis can manage for you, but we don't use that part of their software.) For episodic stuff, if we're also doing the offline, then we keep a 'show generic' partition that also includes all the graphics, open, regularly used stuff - so that we can archive an episode before the entire season is complete. You have to be careful about not cross-colateralizing your materials if you use our strategy.
>>
>> Facilis has customized a lot of different work flows for a lot of different companies - definitely get them to pitch you. There's a way you can get two full systems that mirror each other - or, if you need crazy 4-k speed, you can create a partition - virtual drive - stripped across all 24 spindles (or 48 spindles if you have two systems!!)
>>
>> gh
>> ----------------------------------------------------
>> Greg Huson
>> Secret Headquarters, Inc
>> Post Production / Production
>> Culver City, CA
>> 323 677 2092
>> www.DigitalServiceStation.com
>> greg (at) SecretHQ.com
>> www.SecretHQ.com
>>
>>
>>
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>> On Dec 6, 2013, at 10:40 AM, Zach Scott <zachscott776@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Greg pretty much covered it!
>>>
>>> We are a mixture of PC and MAC over at my facility and everything works flawlessly.
>>> We have it configured into 6 partitions that show up as 6 drives on our desktop. We hold 5-10 shows and projects on each drive.
>>>
>>>
>>> Zach Scott
>>> Editor
>>> New Chapter Entertainment
>>> 1644 North Honore, Suite: 303
>>> Chicago, IL 60622
>>> O: 312-216-8726
>>> zachscott776@yahoo.com
>>>
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