Alex Lindsay who works at pixel corp has been around a long time...worked with lucasfilm on star wars for a time. I know from listening to macbreak weekly podcasts this is exactly what this video pro does. He has mentioned several times they have stacks of drives on a shelf each one labeled and read to go.
On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 12:03 PM, tjpa <t...@tjpa.com> wrote: > On Dec 5, 2009, at 9:29 PM, rocky lee wrote: > >> The weak part of the tapeless system is that leaves open how to archive >> the footage. You transfer the footage from the memory cards to the hard >> drive, but then what? The memory cards get wiped and reused but then that >> leaves the footage... on a hard drive? The memory cards are better for >> workflow, but at some point I would want the footage stored on tape for long >> term. >> > > You get a stack of SATA drives and a toaster. Stick the drive in the > toaster, move your files to it, pop the drive, put it back in its > anti-static bag and file it. If you use 2-1/2 inch drives you can store a > heck of a lot in a small space. > > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
