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12/16/2004 02:35:23 AM · #26 |
Originally posted by EddyG:
....Ideally, something like a Miglia MediaBank HS-R external hardware-RAID with three (or more) drive trays is the way to go. This connects via FireWire 800 to your PC or Mac (they also offer the HS-Ri internal version with ATA interface) and is much faster than transferring gigs and gigs of data over network-attached storage, doesn't require you to maintain and power Yet Another Computer as a server, etc. ... |
Just a reminder...Firewire 800 is not supported yet by Windows XP
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12/16/2004 08:28:04 AM · #27 |
Originally posted by doctornick:
Originally posted by EddyG:
....Ideally, something like a Miglia MediaBank HS-R external hardware-RAID with three (or more) drive trays is the way to go. This connects via FireWire 800 to your PC or Mac (they also offer the HS-Ri internal version with ATA interface) and is much faster than transferring gigs and gigs of data over network-attached storage, doesn't require you to maintain and power Yet Another Computer as a server, etc. ... |
and thats yet another reason you should upgrade and switch to a Mac ;)
Just a reminder...Firewire 800 is not supported yet by Windows XP |
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12/17/2004 12:36:35 PM · #28 |
In this thread has been said a lot about workflow and archiving so this is the way I do:
I am commercial "on location" photographer in Denmark working with Canon 1D, 1Ds and 1ds mk2 RAW files only. I have been a "pro" since 1982 and have 550.000 images on stock at the moment - only approx 10% i digital.
My workflow with ArkiPix is this:
1. Select import from CF-cards
2. I locate or make the folder on my workdisk where I want to copy my Raw files to.
At the same time I can see on the progress bar how many MB I am are copying to the folder.
3. I chose ﾃ｢搜ename imagesﾃ｢ and select all files from the cf-card
4. Then I type the name/number (PREFIX) of the folder I am copying to e.g. DS478 (Canon DS)
- then I always can see in which folder a certain original image file is saved and from what camera.
5. In the field NAME you might keep the original filename but I donﾃつｴt - instead
I use "-" to separate this field from the next.
6. SUFFIX can be used for e.g. a date
7. I use NUMBER for continuous numbering - type e.g. 001
While I fill in the fields, the file names in the dialog change simultaneously.
8. My filenames will then look like this: DS478-001
9. When I have copied the RAW files to my harddisk I start the normal editing with Photoshop and
deliver what my customer wants.
I have stopped archiving on CD/DVDﾃつｴs - I donﾃつｴt trust them - instead I use harddisk this way:
A workdisk is the first place for the raw files as shown above.
10. Then when the job has been delivered - I move the folder containing the RAW files and perhaps
Photoshop .psd files with manipulations to two other harddisks.
A 160 GB and a 250 GB - when the 160 GB is full itﾃつｴs placed in my bankbox - the 250 GB is standing
on my table together with other 250 GBs and they contain all my digital files.
Then I always have to copies of each file - every 12 month I take the harddisks from the bankbox and
start them to controll how the work.
When harddisks get even bigger and cheaper I will copy them to other harddisk - but I wonﾃつｴt use very
big ones becourse the you really can loose a lot at one time.
To be able to locate the large files fast when a customer wants a stock photo I have developed
ArkiPix together with a professional programmer
11. When a folder is moved from my workdisk I let ArkiPix make small jpg images of each RAW file
(or scanned image).
ArkiPix will show you all the images as thumbs and you can write your own caption/keywords in each
image.
You can make your own searchable dictionaries. At the moment I have 52000 images in this way -
when I search for e.g. "helicopter" and "Northsea"
I get the first 20 results as thumbs on my monitor in less than 5 seconds!
The filename of the small jpg file e.g. DS221-023 tells me to look in folder 221 for file DS221-023 with
Photoshop.
Itﾃつｴs all very simple - but we have built in a lot of other facilities - but you can turn things on/off just as
you like.
3 days ago we published our first english version - you can download a testversion on www.arkipix.com
regards,
Bent
ArkiPixTeam
www.ArkiPix.com - The new imagearchiving software! |
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12/17/2004 12:44:14 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by cpurser:
What OS is it running? Linux? |
Yes. Fedora Core 2 at the moment. Samba provides browsing of my archives and rsync provides the replication between workstation and server. Works like a charm.
Message edited by author 2004-12-17 12:47:54.
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12/17/2004 12:50:19 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by PhilipDyer:
My wife kept some valuable media like this in a fireproof safe before we met. When her house burned down, the safe came out fine, but everything inside of it was incinerated. |
I put discs in the safe not to survive fire, but to:
(1) protect from inadvertant physical harm
(2) block from light
(3) The safe is in the basement. That gives me a consistent temp + humidity.
I'm not worried about the house fire scenario (in a photographic context!) - I have off-site backups for that situation.
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12/17/2004 12:58:02 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by cghubbell:
I put discs in the safe not to survive fire, but to:
(1) protect from inadvertant physical harm
(2) block from light
(3) The safe is in the basement. That gives me a consistent temp + humidity.
I'm not worried about the house fire scenario (in a photographic context!) - I have off-site backups for that situation. |
Constant humidity? Where are you at? My basement has a dehumidifier that runs all spring into the fall, but not in the winter - humidity is MUCH lower in the winter.
One of my many hobbies is model railroading, and basements are one of the most popular places to build large layouts. Any porous material (like wood, homosote, etc) will expand and contract as the humidity level changes throughtout the seasons.
A basement is not a safe place to keep anything of value. A basement is a hole in the ground. What does a hole in the ground do? It fills with water. I got pictures if you want to see them - we got 6" of rain in 4 hours this past summer and that gave me 19" of water in my basment. Then the second hurrican came and it happened again within 2 weeks. (Western Pennsylvania is my locale)
There is no 100% safe location. the best best is to keep copies in two seperate locations. And hope for the best.
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12/17/2004 01:24:05 PM · #32 |
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
A basement is not a safe place to keep anything of value. A basement is a hole in the ground. What does a hole in the ground do? It fills with water. I got pictures if you want to see them - we got 6" of rain in 4 hours this past summer and that gave me 19" of water in my basment. Then the second hurrican came and it happened again within 2 weeks. (Western Pennsylvania is my locale)
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I think we can all agree that different homes have different probablilities of basement flooding. In my case, despite being on the shore of Lake Ontario, my home is well evelated above the flood plane, has a french drain, storm drains, and very clear runoff. When we had minor flooding earlier this year my backyard had 5" of water (for < 24 hours) and my basement was bone dry.
As a woodworker, I'm well aware of seasonal changes, and as a data center availability engineer, I'm well versed in guaging relative humidity. In fact, I actually measure it in my basement since I have equipment racks down there.
NIST guidelines for archival handling suggest an environment with 20% - 50% RH, temp of 38- 69 degrees F. My basement stays very consistently within that range, excepting slight excess in temp (low 70s) year round. It's rapid changes that cause problems, not slow changes within an acceptable band. In the summer we can have wild shifts upstairs due to A/C kicking in and out and weather.
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
There is no 100% safe location. the best best is to keep copies in two seperate locations. And hope for the best. |
Of course. As I stated, I keep off-site backups as well. For many homes, the basement is the most protected, and environmentally stable location to store media. If you know that your basement is prone to moisture and flooding, then it stands to reason that you would fall into an exception from this rule.
I would still suggest that unless you have rigorous A/C usage in your home, and a central humidifier, the basement will typically have a more stable temperature than the upstairs because the underground nature buffers the outside changes.
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