rendering overnight with multiple databases - issue

[Justin Lovell]

1. Open First Light.
2. create new database - project A
3. color correct project A
4. close first light
5. reopen first light
6. create new database - project B
7. color correct project B
8. close first light
9. open after effects
10. place clips on after effects timeline
11. render clips with looks baked in.
12. Project A clips have no look on them.
13. project B clips have the look I just created.
14. open first light.
15. change database to project A
16. open after effects
17. project A has the looks applied.
18. project B has no look.

I have multiple projects going during the week, up to 20. I need to manage the databases so I can delete database files as projects are completed. However I cannot find a way to have multiple databases setup so I can render multiple projects overnight.

is there a workaround for this?

thanks!

[David Newman]

Most users will use only one database for all their work, so these issues do not come up. Databased are not projects, and should not be used that way. Use a deferent database for a new look of an existing project.

[Justin Lovell]

understood.

but what about when you're using a dropbox and your file limit is 2gb.
I'm currently 3/4 full and have more projects coming.
I also don't want to risk having a client accidentally delete / modify a file that is not involved in their project.

I do not know of a simple way to delete files from completed projects from the dropbox DB. I can't tell what files are what in an efficient manner.

suggestions?

[David Newman]

My database(s) have entries for 7500 files, and is only 3MB of data. The databases are tiny, no size worries.

Clone a database for backup, easy.