Two Comps Sharing Projects on FCP? at DVinfo.net

Arne Johnson · January 26th, 2006, 02:09 AM

We have two editors working on the same project simultaneously on two different computers. What do people do in this sort of situation? We can't really afford Editshare or anything like that, so what else should we do? Media manage clips onto separate hard drives? Work offline on one computer and then reconnect to online full-res clips later? Or is there some cheaper network-sharing system? Thanks...

Arne

Shane Ross · January 26th, 2006, 03:07 AM

Duplicate the media onto another set of drives so that you have two sets of drives with all the same media. Don't use Media Manager, do this on the finder level.

Give each a copy of the same project.

BUT...when they want to share cuts, they need to export an XML of the sequence they are working on so the other editor can open it and re-link.

Arne Johnson · January 26th, 2006, 12:40 PM

Thanks! I've got a couple questions...

Why export an XML rather than just open the second project on the other computer?

Also, can you copy over low-res versions of the files to the new disc with the same names (so as to use less disc space) and then reconnect the project to the original hi-res files in the other system?

Shane Ross · January 26th, 2006, 03:09 PM

An XML allows them to keep one main project and just have a bin with the sequences the other editor sends. And it will be a MUCH SMALLER file size than the whole project file.

But swapping project files works too. Make sure to name them so you can tell them apart...like PROJECT A and PROJECT B....A for one system, B for the other.

January 26th, 2006, 02:09 AM	#1
Arne Johnson Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: United States Posts: 88	Two Comps Sharing Projects on FCP? We have two editors working on the same project simultaneously on two different computers. What do people do in this sort of situation? We can't really afford Editshare or anything like that, so what else should we do? Media manage clips onto separate hard drives? Work offline on one computer and then reconnect to online full-res clips later? Or is there some cheaper network-sharing system? Thanks... Arne

January 26th, 2006, 03:07 AM	#2
Shane Ross Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 539	Duplicate the media onto another set of drives so that you have two sets of drives with all the same media. Don't use Media Manager, do this on the finder level. Give each a copy of the same project. BUT...when they want to share cuts, they need to export an XML of the sequence they are working on so the other editor can open it and re-link.

January 26th, 2006, 12:40 PM	#3
Arne Johnson Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: United States Posts: 88	Thanks! I've got a couple questions... Why export an XML rather than just open the second project on the other computer? Also, can you copy over low-res versions of the files to the new disc with the same names (so as to use less disc space) and then reconnect the project to the original hi-res files in the other system?

January 26th, 2006, 03:09 PM	#4
Shane Ross Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 539	An XML allows them to keep one main project and just have a bin with the sequences the other editor sends. And it will be a MUCH SMALLER file size than the whole project file. But swapping project files works too. Make sure to name them so you can tell them apart...like PROJECT A and PROJECT B....A for one system, B for the other.