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Re: Digidelivery..........Used it today, first tim
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I do not want Digidesign to add archive features to Pro Tools. Everyone uses different methods for archiving; Mezzo, Retrospect, Toast, etc. Two out of the three in that list are sufficient. So, knowing that, and taking in what Pirate Post and sleadley want to see, I propose this. The next hardware version of DigiDelivery acts as a backup server in addition to what it can currently do. It has a fibre channel card, and can connect to fibre channel disk arrays, such as the XRaid. This proposed DigiDelivery box can be seen in the Network pane of OS X v10.3.4 or later (hint, don't leave MIX users out to dry) and when finished with your session, you can execute a Save Session Copy In command and choose to save to the disk array connected to the proposed DigiDelivery box. The RAID connected to the DigiDelivery box would have to be the redundant type, so that if one disk failed in the RAID, your data would still be intact. When you need to restore your archive, you simply navigate the RAID connected to the proposed DigiDelivery box, and copy the files to your local disks. I am not proposing something that replaces (or in the case of OS X makes up for the absence of) Avid's Unity. I am not interested in sharing all of my sessions from one location and then archiving them. Pirate Post and sleadley, what do you think of this? Now, before Digidesign gets carried away, I'd like to say that the wish list, IMO, is more important than this pipe dream we are having here. Please address the wish list first. Thanks for reading!
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So I am sorry to disagree with you on this point but the current solutions are not sufficient IMHO Regards Simon L. |
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Re: Digidelivery..........Used it today, first tim
I think we have different definitions of backup. I view a backup as a second copy in existence. An archive is the only copy in existence.
As for archiving what you need, or not archiving what you don't need, there is the Remove Unused Regions command (Shift+Apple+U) followed by the Clear Selected command (Shift+Apple+B). If you know you need to archive everything, just do a Save Session Copy In command and go from there. Having said that, I respect your viewpoint and will agree to disagree. Cheers!
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Re: Digidelivery..........Used it today, first tim
What I was thinking...
Since you can just grab a Pro Tools session document, drop it into Digidelivery and it finds all of the linked files, how hard would it be to periodically look to see if more files were added/changed? I think what I am looking for is an easy way to mirror my current project, a safety net, not so much a permanent backup or archive. |
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Re: Digidelivery..........Used it today, first tim
An archive is a different concept to a backup, but not what you describe. An archivist is a person that collects all the materials and creates an Archive, you are therfore assured that you have all the materials that you need for a later date. A backup is just that, a duplicate of some files (perhaps not all the ones that you need to make the session work). You can have multiple archivesso that the name does not assume it is the single copy in existance, but more that some sort of intelligent process was employed to create the archive, unlike a backup that is just a mechanical process. There is no assurance (except if the operator of the backup software knows what she/he is doing). Sure you can do what you suggest from within Pto Tools, but it is timeconsuming and when you need to burn to DVD you have to manually split (or use a backup program to do this for you) the files on to separate DVD's if the data is larger than can fit on 1 DVD. What I am proposing is the ability for Pro Tools to create the Archive and back it up to some sort of media, thus becoming a one step process devoid of user error. You can happily give the task to a less experienced person and know that at worst there is more data than you need not less.
with greatest respect, Simon L. |
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Re: Digidelivery..........Used it today, first time!
I wasn't trying to start a fight or be a jerk. I just read those first few posts and they sounded like the marketing department had written them. I understand that ya'll feel that way about it and I would never want to give someone a hard time for expressing their opinion. Ultimately I'm just another idiot posting on the internet anyway.
I'm glad DD is a good product and you all like it. So I'll wave the olive branch and sod off to bed! Thanks for the replys. John PS Simon, you look right dead sexy! I'd love to drool on your gear. Just kidding, ok? |
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