From: "Daniel Monro" Received: from st41p57im-ztfb14250501.me.com ([17.36.64.170] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 6409018 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 23 Feb 2018 22:14:04 +0100 Received: from process-dkim-sign-daemon.st41p57im-ztfb14250501.me.com by st41p57im-ztfb14250501.me.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 8.0.1.2.20170607 64bit (built Jun 7 2017)) id <0P4M00K00GELOP00@st41p57im-ztfb14250501.me.com> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 23 Feb 2018 21:17:50 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mac.com; s=04042017; t=1519420670; bh=t3a3qiEb7mIv7hXoqczVoCJgRMKdbjxya3Ri4BFMO4U=; h=From:Content-type:MIME-version:Subject:Date:To:Message-id; b=qyTCps7245bgFUciBlSKxbsv2291t4EKPGt3rAUKzLLy047DNFW3QaVhdKrYvNyls mQmbQL3fqs/MeHgdYlakPL5e1eqO3QkIOyau9hYEKR3C55F26mvqzsCs4Soew1pmMh yAw9b1C7gg8fvtrYINhJXDulgZc1whiJUi1pdFBxHVdiMcNoWDKhV+2UnIpZlPi29T aGUSSIegqwxZxD6sPpOqyo5XvRlFOKAHJB1SlJVzLj+fA7DqZdDX6TXHFPz7BRw2Fu swDTjJru/VhpZp/yuTU732dB0/pP51BgAieuw1eKw07rkXwaXEDeJKjPFEupuWSfBU Pap5djKxMvUYw== Received: from icloud.com ([127.0.0.1]) by st41p57im-ztfb14250501.me.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 8.0.1.2.20170607 64bit (built Jun 7 2017)) with ESMTPSA id <0P4M00HKIGHOCZ20@st41p57im-ztfb14250501.me.com> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 23 Feb 2018 21:17:49 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:,, definitions=2018-02-23_08:,, signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 clxscore=1015 suspectscore=0 malwarescore=0 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.0.1-1707230000 definitions=main-1802230260 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_72900B66-0A55-442F-A359-4B8633D8B79C" MIME-version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 10.3 \(3273\)) Subject: Re: [AE] OT End-of-life with some hw & sw Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 16:17:48 -0500 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-reply-to: Message-id: <82462C0E-70CA-4609-8502-23FF887C2ADA@mac.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3273) --Apple-Mail=_72900B66-0A55-442F-A359-4B8633D8B79C Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Hey Greg, Not scared, just busy. I have not used ProMAX. We have several solutions, but we=E2=80=99re a pretty big Enterprise = customer, so these solutions might be cost prohibitive to a smaller = house. Plus they are ever evolving. We have two MAMs currently, Strawberry by FlavourSys and IPV. Both have = strengths and weaknesses. IPV is fantastic with metadata. Strawberry is = also a PAM and does a nice job of it. We use their archiving tools, to = spinning disk and LTO. We have multiple petabytes of StoreNext storage. We use FrameIO for review and approval, and some file transfer. We also use MediaSilo - not sure of the manufacturer - and CatDV. So I can=E2=80=99t help you with ProMAX, but if I can help with anything = on the list above, holler back. I have to forewarn you that I am an = end-user, and have serious back-up with the engineering part. Cheers, D > On FridayFeb 232018, at 3:24 PM, Greg Bacon = wrote: >=20 > Guess, I scared everybody off on my question? I thought there would = be a few users out there with a comment =E2=80=98for=E2=80=99 or = =E2=80=98against.=E2=80=99 I am unable to attend NAB, but if anybody = visits ProMAX System booth, I would be interested in your take on the = company/solutions. > =20 > Thanks in advance!! > Greg > =20 > From: After Effects Mail List > on behalf of Greg Bacon = > > Reply-To: After Effects Mail List > > Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 9:28 AM > To: After Effects Mail List > > Subject: [AE] OT End-of-life with some hw & sw > =20 > Hi AE List, <> > =20 > Sorry for the Off-Topic question, but I thought this would be a great = group to ask=E2=80=A6 > =20 > I=E2=80=99m trying to figure out the best way to go forward with a = couple of items in my production chain=E2=80=A6 better way to utilize a = storage system (EVO), Episode transcoder EOL, Cache-a EOL, etc. We are = a fairly small house and I went ala carte for most of these solutions, = but am considering ProMAX as a possible solution; a front-end to a = smarter storage system; enabling Metadata, folder ownership instead of = volume (for writing and reading), it has encoding/transcoding = capabilities, also have LTO-tape archiving hardware (they bought out = Cache-a). We started a while ago with CatDV, but it has become too = cumbersome for us to use, due to it being primarily for video use only, = great for final products, but not so much for the assets. We are AE = users for compositing and overall productions. We also generate a = number of products with 3D software and some video capturing and = editing. > =20 > What are others using for a centralized approach to sharing with other = members of the team; transcoding, metadata, archiving, storage, etc.? = Anybody using ProMAX? > =20 > Thanks for your input. > Greg --Apple-Mail=_72900B66-0A55-442F-A359-4B8633D8B79C Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Hey Greg,

Not scared, just busy.

I have not used ProMAX.

We have several = solutions, but we=E2=80=99re a pretty big Enterprise customer, so these = solutions might be cost prohibitive to a smaller house. Plus they are = ever evolving.

We have two MAMs currently, Strawberry by FlavourSys and IPV. = Both have strengths and weaknesses. IPV is fantastic with metadata. = Strawberry is also a PAM and does a nice job of it. We use their = archiving tools, to spinning disk and LTO.

We have multiple petabytes of StoreNext = storage.

We = use FrameIO for review and approval, and some file transfer.

We also use MediaSilo - = not sure of the manufacturer - and CatDV.

So I can=E2=80=99t help you with = ProMAX, but if I can help with anything on the list above, holler back. = I have to forewarn you that I am an end-user, and have serious back-up = with the engineering part.

Cheers,
D


On FridayFeb 232018, at 3:24 = PM, Greg Bacon <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

Guess, I scared = everybody off on my question?  I thought there would be a few users = out there with a comment =E2=80=98for=E2=80=99 or =E2=80=98against.=E2=80=99=   I am unable to attend NAB, but if anybody visits ProMAX System = booth, I would be interested in your take on the company/solutions.
 
Thanks in = advance!!
Greg
 
From: After Effects Mail List <AE-List@media-motion.tv> on behalf of Greg Bacon = <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Reply-To: After Effects Mail List = <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Date: Wednesday, February 21, = 2018 at 9:28 AM
To: After Effects Mail List = <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Subject: [AE] OT End-of-life = with some hw & sw
 
Hi AE = List,
 
Sorry for the Off-Topic question, = but I thought this would be a great group to ask=E2=80=A6
 
I=E2=80=99m = trying to figure out the best way to go forward with a couple of items = in my production chain=E2=80=A6 better way to utilize a storage system = (EVO), Episode transcoder EOL, Cache-a EOL, etc.  We are a fairly = small house and I went ala carte for most of these solutions, but am = considering ProMAX as a possible solution; a front-end to a smarter = storage system; enabling Metadata, folder ownership instead of volume = (for writing and reading), it has encoding/transcoding capabilities, = also have LTO-tape archiving hardware (they bought out Cache-a).  = We started a while ago with CatDV, but it has become too cumbersome for = us to use, due to it being primarily for video use only, great for final = products, but not so much for the assets.  We are AE users for = compositing and overall productions.  We also generate a number of = products with 3D software and some video capturing and = editing.
 
What are others using for a = centralized approach to sharing with other members of the team; = transcoding, metadata, archiving, storage, etc.?  Anybody using = ProMAX?
 
Thanks for your input.
Greg

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