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mineapollo
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 Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:50 pm Post subject: FCServer Alternatives |
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What alternatives will y'all be exploring post-FCServer?
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scarbs
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| Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 3:59 pm Post subject: Re:FCServer Alternatives |
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| I doubt that there is any alternative out there right now but I trust that 3rd party developers will quickly create additional automation and media asset management options for Final Cut Pro X. Quite a few things like custom metadata and a proxy workflow is already in FCP-X and that's just the beginning. |
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mark raudonis
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| Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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CATdv.
http://www.squarebox.co.uk/
There are both individual licenses and a server client setup. It's a great program.
Of course with the new FCP- X all bets are off. If you're talking about interaction with FCP 7.0 CATdv is a great choice. Don't know enough about "X" to make a recommend. Probably doesn't work now, since XML as we know it is dead in FCP-X.
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abstractrude
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| Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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I talked to someone extremely knowledgeable in the FCPX development world. The plugin architecture will solve almost all the issues. I think once apple gets some stuff fixed and we see plugins, fcpx is gonna be a great tool. 12-24 months.
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mineapollo
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| Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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I wasn't too impressed the first time I checked out CatDV, maybe its worth another look now. I had 3 Final Cut Server implementations in the pipe for this year! Oh dear!
Last thing remaining to be axed is XSan by the looks of it. |
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ogminlo
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:50 am Post subject: |
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| All bets are off till there is a FCPX successor to the old XML interchange. CatDV, everything else, relies on XML to read project data. Supposedly one is coming, but no known timeline. |
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JSamuel
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 8:00 am Post subject: |
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| mineapollo wrote: | | I had 3 Final Cut Server implementations in the pipe for this year! Oh dear! |
You can still deploy them (maybe..) as the software is EOL but many people will still support it - you just havn't got a chance in hell of anyone fixing it's current pitfalls nor anyone helping should a Java update b0rk it.
| mineapollo wrote: | | Last thing remaining to be axed is XSan by the looks of it. |
I would hope (...) that's a little while yet, mainly as there is a lot of money tied up in the Xsan deployments around the world, and I suspect Apple quite enjoy their recurring Xsan APP revenue for each and every seat. |
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ogminlo
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 9:12 am Post subject: |
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| JSamuel wrote: |
| mineapollo wrote: | | Last thing remaining to be axed is XSan by the looks of it. |
I would hope (...) that's a little while yet, mainly as there is a lot of money tied up in the Xsan deployments around the world, and I suspect Apple quite enjoy their recurring Xsan APP revenue for each and every seat. |
Or rather, the fact that they are including Xsan in every single copy of Lion at no additional cost. Why do that if you are killing it? Seems to me they want more people to use it, and perhaps there is even some neato Thunderbolt stuff coming that will make Xsan even more affordable. |
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mark raudonis
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Still deploy FCserver? You're kidding right?
Who would pay for that. It's throwing good money after bad. |
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TuberMagPico
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| Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 4:19 am Post subject: |
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FCSvr for FCP6/7 Workflows, still a valid(good) option...
but it's just a matter of time for something to just slide before the sun. |
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mineapollo
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| Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:57 am Post subject: |
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| mark raudonis wrote: | Still deploy FCserver? You're kidding right?
Who would pay for that. It's throwing good money after bad. |
Weirdly enough (no sarcasm there) two out of my 3 clients are going ahead with the installation saying that for the size of their production, they are not going to move away from FCP7 any time within the next 2 years at least. And the workflows available answer a pressing need they have.
Who woulda thought! |
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handygeek
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Reposting this from Matthew Stamos @ CreativeCOW.net. This will make a lot of folks happy. Easy migration from FCsvr to CatDV.
http://www.squarebox.co.uk/fcsimport.html |
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mineapollo
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| Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 4:38 am Post subject: |
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I read this yesterday on a french blog. I wonder if CATDV will support all the workflows correctly as I understand the feature set is not exactly the same...any experienced users out there? |
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majo
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boblenon
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| Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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Just head of Strawberry - from Flavorsys:
http://www.flavoursys.com/
Does an interesting file level hiding/unhiding of media on shared storage. Works with FCP, Avid and others.
I guess they are working with Rorke Data too. |
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