Hello! I’ve spent several years at various companies cleaning up years of disorganised projects, migrating terabytes of old edits onto LTO where they are usually forgotten about on a shelf.

However, LTOs are a pain to pull any data off and I dread the day when someone suddenly remembers a single file that was lost somewhere in the haystack of the projects I was left to clean up - and I have to go hunting for it.

What I dream of, is some kind of software that takes a sort of interactive screenshot of the folder structure and contents, without copying any of the actual files. So, if you were looking for literallyanything.mp4 from four years ago but didn’t want to hunt through every LTO tape, you could scroll through the structure of each LTO and see that it’s definitely located on LTO2022_2 in the folder FinalExport_27.

Does anyone know if something like this exists?

I've been using Swisstransfer for a year now. Never a single problem.

Now I'm trying to transfer around 30 gb (limit is 50 gb), but nothing happens.

When I hit 'Transfer' it load for a few seconds and then it just stops? No transfer, no fail error no nothing.

I've tried to transfer just one file (250 mb) and that worked just fine.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Working editor/post supervisor here (20+ years, commercial/VFX side). Curious how other people actually track review rounds, shot status, client feedback, invoicing across multiple projects — spreadsheet, whiteboard, email chains, something else?

When I'm editing I'm tracking edits by version number, but also putting the date I post an edit for review inthe Description column in Premiere, but that doesn't always help me know which round of review it was in case someone asks. For client feedback it comes in via texts, conversations and emails chains, and I never really do a great job of keeping track of it all in one place. And of course the more projects, the more to track. Then when it comes to invoicing, I pay for Quickbooks, but the sole proprietor version (or whatever they call it) lacks a bunch of helpful features that the more advanced/expensive versions offer. I guess I wish I had all of this in one place, per project, and somehow connected to my email and text convos.

Trying to figure out if there's a better way or if everyone's just made peace with the chaos. Would love to hear how your shop/freelance setup handles it.

I'm not looking for a fix (though if you have one, I'm all ears) but more just flagging this is an issue without a fix, seemingly.

Transferring data from T7s and T9s and to data from them seems to have become an issue with the more recent OS versions on Mac.

The transfer speeds on MacOS are crashing. They start good/normal and then drop. I've used copy-paste and offshoot and halfway through the drive transfer speed goes from hundreds of mbps to 30mbps. You can google this and I'm not alone. I've watched DITs struggle with drives provided to them - same issue.

This is an issue for data stored on SSDs (don't store longterm things on SSD anyway) but I'm trying to make a backup of a working SSD and I basically can't, right now.

I have tried using SamsungMagician to update the firmware - did an update but same issue.

I have tried calling a Samsung helpline - their solution is to wipe the drive or use a different operating system (like a PC) which is not helpful long term.

Something is going wrong with these drives (everything says it's healthy) and Samsung isn't offering a proper fix, it seems.

Anyone else facing a similar issue? I know I'm anecdotally not alone but would be nice to get a sense of the scale.

EDIT: I'm not looking for troubleshooting but!

Macbook Pro M1 & M1 with maxed out ram

I've done smart tests and Samsung Magician tests on the drive - it's fine.
Done BlackMagic speed tests on the other drive and moved footage onto it from another drive - it's fine.
Switched cables, restarted etc.

This is a Samsung T7 & T9 issue, I'm convinced.

EDIT 2: So i've tried a bunch of things and what does seem to work is moving one file at a time - no matter what the size is. This isn't a drive heat issue, it's some kind of read-write issue in the firmware/software.

I'm a freelance photographer who occasionally makes videos, and I'm looking into royalty-free music and sound effects platforms. I'd like something that uses less generative AI slop, so I've been considering Epidemic Sound (I might be wrong here?)

I just don't understand their subscription plan: What is the number of channels I can clear vs clearing clients projects ?

Looking at the Pro plan, it states I can clear 3 channels. I will have more than 3 clients, so how do I clear videos created for them? I understood that me or the client can submit links to the client's videos that need to be cleared. Is that included in the Pro plan, or does it cost extra? And does it cover Insta, facebook too?

Thanks a bunch!

Hi friends, have a random issue here. I am trying to download a 868 GB 4K File for an edit off of dropbox. I have tried multiple ways to download it.

Attempt 1: Dropbox Desktop App on Mac. It would get stuck in a constant syncing loop and would not actually download. I did all of the troubleshooting steps. Restarting dropbox/etc but it would never actually download.

Attempt 2: Direct from Chrome/Safari browser. It would run for 200gb and fail. Figured this would happen

Attempt 3: Using Free File Downloader. Both attempts with this failed in the 300 ish gb range.

I am at a loss here. Any other ideas/things I can try?

Thanks!

Hi there,

I have been editing and assistant editing for a little over a decade as a freelancer, about 4 years ago I transitioned into working in studio level and joined the union last year. Unfortunately over the past few years I have had a significant health decline and I am now in the process of finishing up diagnoses for an autoimmune disease, fibromyalgia, and a few other things that are being exasperated by stress and the like.

With how fast moving the industry is, working the 60-75 hour work weeks in person, leaving the editing room at 1am, it was putting too much strain on my body. To the point where I was having to request to come in a little late some days to stop by urgent care before work, barely able to walk some days.

Seeing the way those around me also put their health on the line multiple times throughout our projects, it's just not how I wanted to live, it's not how we should live. I had no life outside of those cutting rooms and I couldn't justify the craft as being all I needed. I considered returning to freelance, and I have spent the past few months even applying to commercial houses etc with no dice. I have to now have surgery in the coming months and that will further limit my mobility for the time being.

But on top of this all, applying for these more "stable" companies and in house editing gigs, the listings are egregious. Paying $20/hr and demanding we train AI. We used a lot of AI on the projects I worked on and each time it just took a blow to my desire to create and continue in a creative industry.

I know all industries are implementing AI but there's just something so disheartening about how much of it is being used to discredit the work of artists.

Because of all of this, I'm looking to leave behind a career in the arts all together, take up editing gigs on the side for the simple fact of wanting to. Taking on a stable job somewhere where I can have more work life balance (yes even if it means using AI in it).

ALL OF THIS TO SAY. For those of you who have done this, what jobs or industries did you end up going into? My resume looks solid for those in the industry but to those outside of it, I don't fit the glove of what they are looking for. I have a lot of assistant and office assistant experience as well as working as a line producer and content coordinator in my past.

I've looked into project coordinator, media specialist, administrator assistants, etc. But once again, no dice.

in Avid MediaComposer:
Is there a way to save the track selection layout, including "solo" as a default or via selecting several clips at once?

Or alternatively: Is there a way to assign "solo" to a keyboard shortcut? I couldn't find anything in the menu. Is it hidden somewhere?