• Final Cut Server

    Final Cut Server: Using Amazon S3 for Archival

    Final Cut Server allows you to archive the primary representation (or the original file) for assets that are cataloged.  When you do so, the proxy clips (low resolution versions) of your assets still live on the Final Cut Server.  However, the primary representation, once moved to your archive device can then be archived off to another form of media. There are a variety of strategies to manage archived media. The one I will describe here is using the Amazon S3 storage service at a cost of approximately $.12 to $.15 per gigabyte. As a conduit to and from Amazon S3 we will use the Jungle Disk application, which uses the…