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

Friday, January 18, 2013

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

Nigel

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.

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.

regards

Rupert Watson

+44 7787 554 801

www.root6.com

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

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

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/>
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

dave@spraker.tv dave@spraker.tv

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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

http://www.michaelcardeiro.com/resume/
http://www.youtube.com/user/mcardeiro

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