There's something under the black cloth at Active Storage. http://www.activestorage.com. I say it's a Brooklyn-style grandma pizza. Discuss.

I just released fiprecon 1.1, the Final Cut Server / PresSTORE connector. It includes the following changes:

• Better handling of files with file names including double spaces (thanks for the hint, Matt Geller)
• Automatically deals with non default PresSTORE Archive Indices (thanks to Lars Petter Ommundsen at Video 4)
• Better config tool handling
• updated manual to reflect fsevents support of PresSTORE 4

You can pick it up at http://www.andre-aulich.de/en/perm/connecting-final-cut-server-to-archiware-presstore.

More information can be found at http://www.andre-aulich.de/en/perm/fiprecon-updated-to-version-1-1.

P.S.: It's still free !

Despite continuing to sell the box versions at $299 for 10 clients and $499 for unlimited clients, Apple has put Apple Remote Desktop 3.4 up for sale on the new Mac App Store for only $79. And yes, that is the unlimited client version. Cheap!

[Editor Note:] We'll let you know when Xsan show up there, too :-)

We have just launched ClipTouch, our Final Cut Server Client for the iPad. ClipTouch connects directly to any Final Cut Server without requiring any additional configuration, and lets you browse, share, collaborate, and present your video clips in a totally new way. Browse and search assets, change metadata, review and approve, view and add annotations, taking advantage of the mobility of the iPad.

Features:

• Works out-of-the-box (No server configuration required)
• Search and discover assets
• Directly download and view clip proxies
• Supports the default proxy setting
• Clip timecode display
• Change asset metadata
• Browse and add annotations
• Respects permission sets based on your login
• Supports direct and VPN connections

System Requirements:

• iOS 4.2 or later
• Final Cut Server v1.5.1 or later
• Access to server ports 8821 and 8826
• Access to the internet
• Login defined on the server or in Open Directory
• Active Directory is not supported

Pricing and Availability:

ClipTouch is available in the AppStore for USD 14.99.

Check out our website for more information: http://www.factorial.co.nz/cliptouch.

We are already working to extend ClipTouch with additional features. We would love to hear from you what you would like to see in the next version.

Cheers
Thomas Bauer + Tim Benson
Factorial

Apple has posted a new Knowledge Base article, Xsan: How to join to a StorNext Network. I've reprinted it its entirety.

When a Mac is running Xsan, you can configure the computer to join an existing StorNext File System SAN.

1. Locate the appropriate installation guide for the version of StorNext used by your meta data controllers from Quantum's site.
2. Follow the instructions within the installation guide to configure your Xsan client for use with StorNext.

Discuss.

Atempo Digital Archive 3.2 is now available. Among the new features is the complete support of Final Cut Server archives. Once installed, the ADA 3.2 plugin enables you to:
- archive single assets,
- archive/restore productions (and sub-productions) as well as Final Cut Pro projects by just changing a status,
- archive all asset metadata in the ADA 3.2 database to run Final Cut Server like search in a simple ADA GUI,
- project shared assets are archived once on tape only.

No scripting required as the ADA 3.2 plugin creates all the necessary Final Cut Server responses/subscriptions during the install.

Check http://www.atempo.com/apple/digitalArchive.asp for more information.
You can also requests a product demo at http://www.atempo.com/apple/tryit.asp

PresSTORE 4.1 was made available today. It sports a Backup2Go module that now supports Unix (Mac OS X, Linux and Solaris), a sync module that allows FSevents configurations in Xsan on MDCs, a spiffy new backup overview to speed up your log review and of course a number of bug fixes.

PresSTORE 4.1 is available free to users with Software Update Agreements (SUA) or if you purchased PresSTORE after June 21st 2009.

You can log in with your account at http://www.archiware.com/account to generate new license keys, or contact your reseller.