Backup and Archive setups for media professionals

I recently did an online presentation on my Archiware P5 backups and archive workflows for media professionals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0Ti5x50pvo&t=2s

I use Archiware P5 to backup and archive media productions to tape. In this workflow I describe how original material, work in progress and conpleted projects are backed up daily and archived as needed.

This presentation goes into some detail of what two different storage setups look like and what similarities exist in my Xsan (fibre channel) and Jellyfish (10GbE) backup and archive workflows.

Despite the storage differences, the common workflow is that they all use the P5 Archive App to allow the Final Cut Pro X editors to archive completed projects. The simple way to do this is by right-clicking in the Finder and they will go to tape and get replaced by stub files (small files with the same name and negligible file size). When the project or any of the footage or assets needs to be restored it is another right click to restore. No IT people need to be involved. It’s magic. Almost.

Useful resources:

– Case Study: WorkSafe BC

Using P5 and the P5 Archive App

https://p5.archiware.com/solutions/worksafe-bc-hs-video-production

– The P5 Desktop Edition

Aimed at small teams and single users: P5 Archive and P5 Backup to a single LTO tape drive.

https://p5.archiware.com/desktop-edition

– P5 and Xsan

https://p5.archiware.com/solutions/xsan

– P5 and Lumaforge Jellyfish

https://p5.archiware.com/solutions/lumaforge

– Watchman Monitoring