This IS the Avid L2: [Avid-L2] Re: what are yall using to archive

Friday, January 18, 2013

[Avid-L2] Re: what are yall using to archive

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--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Rupert Watson" wrote:
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> Nigel
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> There are quite a few potential gotchas with a bare metal LTFS setup, as
> anyone who has taken the time to build and test one will have found.
> Some of the gotchas take a while to present themselves but in the end
> they will most likely getcha.
>
>
>
> In our view the cost difference between a Xendata 1500 versus a DIY LTFS
> rig is marginal when you factor in the hassle of LTFS versus the
> maturity and convenience of the Xendata middleware. Put simply, the 1500
> does what you though that LTFS should have.
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>
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> In order to avoid misleading anyone, you would need the SX10 with a
> standalone LTO drive to have a setup that presented the stub files over
> a network in that manner of a NAS - this is not something you can do
> with the simple X1500.
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>
> regards
>
>
>
> Rupert Watson
>
> +44 7787 554 801
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> www.root6.com
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> From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> Of Nigel Gourley
> Sent: 18 January 2013 17:37
> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Avid-L2] what are yall using to archive
>
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> And thoughts on the advantage of these systems (xendata/cache-a)
> compared
> with an LTO5/6 with LTFS just mounted as a drive? I'm thinking small
> scale
> where a robot won't really ever be relevant.
>
> B
>
> From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com ] On
> Behalf Of
> Rupert Watson
> Sent: 18 January 2013 16:07
> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Avid-L2] what are yall using to archive
>
> Mike
>
> And we also like the Xendata 1500 as it keeps a nice little stub file
> that you can use to reaccess archived files by hand or using a MAM
>
> http://tinyurl.com/aj76z4j
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> you can attach it to any Windows 7 PC as they sell it in kit form with
> the SAS card and the LTO 5 drive. It is sweet and the tapes you make can
> be inserted into a larger Xendata archive if you are sending camera
> rushes into somewhere that has one.
>
> Rupert Watson
>
> +44 7787 554 801
>
> www.root6.com
>
> From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com ] On
> Behalf
> Of Dave Spraker
> Sent: 18 January 2013 16:01
> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Avid-L2] what are yall using to archive
>
> Mike -
>
> If you are looking for something more stable than hard drives, many
> folks on
> the list are using LTO. Check out http://www.cache-a.com/.
>
> http://www.cache-a.com/>
> http://www.cache-a.com/> They have
> several tiers of products that can be used in a stand-alone
> configuration or
> with an asset management solution like CatDV. They have just announced
> support for LTO6 which has a capacity of 2.5TB and a shelf life of 30
> years.
>
> Hit me offline if you want some more info.
>
> Dave Spraker
>
> Western Rep | EditShare | Maxx Digital | Consulting | Sports Audio
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> dave@... dave@...
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> (503) 897-0250
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> www.westernrep.com
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> www.editshare.com http://www.editshare.com/>
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> www.maxxdigital.com http://www.maxxdigital.com/>
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> www.spraker.tv http://www.spraker.tv/>
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> https://www.vizify.com/es/50a32f618e76660002000521> See my vizify bio!
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> From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com ] On
> Behalf Of
> mike cardeiro
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 7:20 AM
> To: avid l 2
> Subject: [Avid-L2] what are yall using to archive
>
> Hi
>
> Over the past few years we have changed from mostly tape to mostly
> digital
> shooting. As a consequence the way we used to archive old projects
> doesn't
> work.
>
> Sometimes I will end up with 1 or 2 usb drives with all the footage from
> a
> shoot...theres a big pile of them building up in one of the Avid suites.
> Frankly, I don't put a lot of faith in the longevity of these little
> drives.
>
> I'm thinking of getting a large raid server that can just hold all the
> stuff
> (till it gets full then we'll have another talk about longer term
> archival)
>
> What are you using to archive old footage that was aquired digitally?
>
> Mike Cardeiro
> Editor/Animator/Compositor
> D4 Creative Group - Philadelphia, PA
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> http://www.youtube.com/user/mcardeiro
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