Workflow, ingesting, working, backup, archiving

[Joel Arvidsson]

Hi I need to improve my media management and workflow. Hopefully you guys could point me in the right direction.

Curent (p2) workflow
Offload to a external drive that is the backup drive. Then open final cut and ingest the files to one of the mac pro's internal drives (We have a Caldigit raid but it just sounds to much). Finish the project (Cut, vfx, cc) . Copying the final movie to a disk with only the finished movies. Moving the project to a external hardrive for archiving. Formatting the backup drive that been used as backup while working on the project.

What is your workflow with Epic?/Scarlet?
How do you do you backups? just raid with mirror or manually? Could you use Apple "Time Machine".

Thoughts
I have chosen to go with Adobe instead of final cut since it support Epic/Scarlet files natively. I think I have done my time transcoding on ingest. I don't have a Redrocket card but I still like to work with the raw files instead of transcode to prorez. Seams to be popular to start in Redcinex pro and do a cc on all raw files end then transcode to prorez. Wouldn't it be better to stay raw all the way until final export?

 

[Kirk.Attard]

Like the question Joel..

I am using a very similar workflow with EX cameras.
Fingers crossed will get a new scarlet by mid of next year.

My buddy and I are investing in a small studio setup mainly for commercials and some music videos.
One workstation with external raid storage.

Premiere - Fx - Davinci - Export is our usual route.

Would like to know hoe you pros with small studio setups handle stuff so we may invest with a little more insight.

Thanks to all

 

[Joel Arvidsson]

Also do you use the built in function in premiere for archive:
1. create new trimmed project
2. collect files and copy to new location

 

[Bob Gruen]

I have a Windows XP based media box that I wrangle data with. In addition to an internal pair of 2GB drives it has an ATTO SAS card to which I attach an HP LTO-4 tape drive for real backups. The reason for XP is simple: NTBackup and tape drive support.

I've been doing IT since the 90s, and there is no alternative to tape. (You can copy a bunch of stuff to a hard drive and stick it in a closet for two years, and it might not spin up when you need it.) I have 2 sets for each project, and while the project is live I rotate them off site for additional security. I backup to tape once a month (18 hours / 4+ tapes for my current 3GB project), automatically copy my current project files to a thumb drive hourly (in case of a major computer crash), and automatically FTP the current files to my business storage area every other day (in case of fire).

Bob