HI CARL !
I HAVE A DCP FILM THAT I WANT TO COPY AT THE SAME TIME TO MANY DIFFERENT HARD DRIVES.
BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHICH SOFTWARE TO USE OR WHICH PROGRAM I SHOULD GO TO TO DO IT.
CAN YOU GUIDE ME ?
I AM CURRENTLY RUNNING DCP O MATIC SOFTWARE ON A MACOS MONTEREY SYSTEM.
I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR GUIDANCE.
I WISH YOU AND EVERYBODY HAVE A HAPPYDAY.
THANKS ALL.
COPY DCP TO HARD DRIVER
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carl
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Re: COPY DCP TO HARD DRIVER
Hi,
If you can write one correct disk containing your DCP (perhaps with the DCP-o-matic Disk Writer) I would guess the quickest way would be to use some generic disk duplication software. But I don't have any experience of that - perhaps somebody else on the forum has an idea.
If you can write one correct disk containing your DCP (perhaps with the DCP-o-matic Disk Writer) I would guess the quickest way would be to use some generic disk duplication software. But I don't have any experience of that - perhaps somebody else on the forum has an idea.
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Carsten
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Re: COPY DCP TO HARD DRIVER
Ho many different hard drives?
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Re: COPY DCP TO HARD DRIVER
copy from 1 dcp to 5-10 hard drives at the same time
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Carsten
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Re: COPY DCP TO HARD DRIVER
e.g. https://www.startech.com/en-de/hdd/duplicators
Depends a bit on what form factor you need for the distribution discs. If you want to ship portable 2.5" USB discs, you need to decide wether you use a disc enclosure that allows you to quickly dismantle it and mount/unmount the bare disc in order to write to it through SATA. Some of the mass produced cheaper external 2.5" USB drives do not allow a quick disassembly, if you use that kind of disc, you need to use the USB-connection to write to it. Which is probably challenging if you want to write to 5-10 USB devices in parallel at high speed.
Is this a one time effort for you, or do you plan disc duplicating often? In the case of a one-time effort, I would probably just connect as many USB drives to your laptop (to different USB buses) and just copy away, ideally off the fast internal SSD of your Mac. You also need a hash-check after writing. One could setup a script through the DCP-o-matic CLI options to do that.
Depends a bit on what form factor you need for the distribution discs. If you want to ship portable 2.5" USB discs, you need to decide wether you use a disc enclosure that allows you to quickly dismantle it and mount/unmount the bare disc in order to write to it through SATA. Some of the mass produced cheaper external 2.5" USB drives do not allow a quick disassembly, if you use that kind of disc, you need to use the USB-connection to write to it. Which is probably challenging if you want to write to 5-10 USB devices in parallel at high speed.
Is this a one time effort for you, or do you plan disc duplicating often? In the case of a one-time effort, I would probably just connect as many USB drives to your laptop (to different USB buses) and just copy away, ideally off the fast internal SSD of your Mac. You also need a hash-check after writing. One could setup a script through the DCP-o-matic CLI options to do that.
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Re: COPY DCP TO HARD DRIVER
Hello all,
there are commercial hardware solution on the market no doubt they would do that job.
My approach is a bit different - done several times in the past - and yes not done simoultaneous.
First step:
Copy the DCPs from the master to ONE HDD (SSD) and verify that copy.
Second step:
Copy the DCPs from that previous verified HDD (SSD) to the next HDD (SSD). Don't verify this copy!
Third step:
Copy the DCPs from the last HDD (SSD) to the next HDD (SSD). Don't verify this copy!
Fourth step:
Repeat this with as many HDDs (SSDs) you need. Remeber to use always the previous copy!
Last step:
Verify the last copy of the HDD (SSD). If that copy is OK, all copies before are also OK!
I have done this x-times and had no problems at all!
Kind regards
Max
there are commercial hardware solution on the market no doubt they would do that job.
My approach is a bit different - done several times in the past - and yes not done simoultaneous.
First step:
Copy the DCPs from the master to ONE HDD (SSD) and verify that copy.
Second step:
Copy the DCPs from that previous verified HDD (SSD) to the next HDD (SSD). Don't verify this copy!
Third step:
Copy the DCPs from the last HDD (SSD) to the next HDD (SSD). Don't verify this copy!
Fourth step:
Repeat this with as many HDDs (SSDs) you need. Remeber to use always the previous copy!
Last step:
Verify the last copy of the HDD (SSD). If that copy is OK, all copies before are also OK!
I have done this x-times and had no problems at all!
Kind regards
Max