General Storage Question...

We need to store raw footage that will be used by several machines on our network (G4's and G5's). Is an XServe RAID the way to go? Will several video editors be able to access the DV files on the RAID without a big slow down?

If you need simultaneous access by multiple users, you may need Xsan.
If it's DV only, there's a slight chance that you won't, but simultaneous video access by multiple users off the same volume is Xsan territory.
www.apple.com/xsan
One thing I'll note out front about Xsan -- I STRONGLY (I can't state it strongly enough, so I'll say it again) STRONGLY recommend you not cut corners. Two dedicated metadata controllers, a separate, isolated metadata network, and at least 2 Xserve RAIDs are the minimum reasonable configuration.

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Seed_pool and general storage question

I am trying to deploy EBS 12.1.3 Prod and Apps VM templates on a VM Server using just internal disk and I am running out of space.
So do I need the seed_pool files after I have successfully imported the templates as Virtual Machnes?
I was thinking I could also maybe create an NFS share from another server and mount the /OVS/seed_pool directory that way if needed.
Yes/No?
Edited by: user6445925 on May 13, 2011 9:33 PM

I don't know if there is a better way to manage this but what we are doing is NFS mounting multiple file systems from a NetApp then move the files we want to the file systems we want and connect it all back to the file system that /OVS is pointed to with symbolic links
e.g.
10.53.252.2:/vol/cos1_tier03_rms_testdev_os_ovm_nfs
158G 87G 72G 55% /var/ovs/mount/1A57047A2ABE4210B37DEEF62C33CF1F
10.53.252.2:/vol/cos1_tier03_rms_testdev_asm_ovm_nfs
2.0T 356G 1.7T 18% /var/ovs/mount/0465D5417DAB4F9F9D4EFDB141940AE6
10.53.252.2:/vol/cos1_tier03_rms_testdev_app_ovm_nfs
450G 417G 34G 93% /var/ovs/mount/7B543EC95C0B40648377E762F2F04713
[root@ovs-tst-01 /]# ls -l /OVS
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 47 Feb 9 16:00 /OVS -> /var/ovs/mount/1A57047A2ABE4210B37DEEF62C33CF1F
so copy the file you want into the 2tb file system then link them back to the same location in the 158gb file system where the /OVS link points to. This is the way that we have figured out to put different storage needs onto different volumes on the NetApp - specifically moving +ASM to a different storage pool on the NetApp.

General dreamwevaer question

hello dreamweavers.
im a newbie going to use dreamweaver from next week and beyond,so id like to ask the following:
should i design the website in photoshop and then import it into dreamwevaer,in order to code it?
is dreamwevaer flexible in design point of view,or is it mostly getting finished designs such as headers,footers,flash banners,
and then building up the site where things so and such.
thank you.

Hello Nancy.
seems like an informative website,i can see it is easy to understand the
basics.
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I have a 16gb ipad but in settings/general/storage it shows only 5gb can anyone explain as I have very little on it.e

I have a 16gb ipad 2 but in settings/general/storage it shows only 5gb can anyone explain why as I have very little on the ipad.

Welcome to the Apple community.
If you navigate to settings > general > usage, it should show you all the apps and data on your device and how much room they are taking up.

Can I use coherence as follows? (General architecture question)

I'm working on creating a "web service" that will typically
- Receive a request and log it.
- Process
- Reply to "client" and log it.
The idea is to put the logs into the grid and finally to SOR?
Of course the logs need to be parsed, searchable etc...
Does the above make sense?
And some general questions...
If coherence is configured as partitioned do you really need a SOR, can it replace the SOR?
Can I have coherence running on seperate machines and the web service on other servers?

It makes perfect sense.
You can use a CacheStore to asynchronously ("write behind") to write your log entries to the system of record. You can implement a LogEntry class which would wrap the log messages, and expose getters for the attributes you wished to query by. You can configure an evication policy to determine how long LogEntry's should remain in Coherence.
So long as you have sufficient memory for the amount of data you wish to store (and backups, if necessary), yes Coherence can replace your SOR.
Yes, Coherence can run on different servers. Your web service layer can be configured as a "storage disabled" cluster member, or connect to the cache servers using Extend.

A few general agent questions

We've been asked some general questions by our agents that I have been unable to find answers for, (although 4 and 5 are likely working as designed). We are running IPCC Express 7.0(1)SR05_Build504 and these are all phone agents. We do not run the agent desktop client. Any assistance in answering these questions would be greatly appreciated.
1. TransfertoVM softkey "grayed out" while on a CSQ call. Can it be enabled?
2. While logged in to CSQ, is there a way to start dialing prior to
lifting the receiver?
3. Is it possible to handle more than one CSQ call at a time, e.g. put a call on hold and answer
another CSQ call.
4. Upon selecting Agent Login (single-button login), can the agent automatically be put into Ready?
5. Upon Logout, can the phone be returned to the main screen, rather than getting the manual agent login screen?
Again, any assistance in answering these questions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Roger

Hi
1) Isn't that an IPMA softkey? Never tried it, but whilst it's not in the 'unsupported' list, I wouldn't expect using any IPMA features in conjunction with CAD would get you good results. If it doesn't cause you stuck/ghost calls, I would expect erroneous reports...
2) Being logged into a CSQ doesn't affect the way the phone works.
- You can dial the number then either lift the handset or hit dial (for speakerphone)
- You can press speakerphone or headset then dial
I guess what you are referring to is if you are using the IP Phone Agent in conjunction with a headset? If you are, then the IPPA usually obscures the 'new call' and 'end call' softkeys that you might use if you leave the headset button lit. I guess this isn't the case, as you refer to lifting the receiver? Unless you have motorized lifters.. If that's what you have, you can try getting users to either :
- Manage their onhook/offhook state using the headset key as if it was the speakerphone key (i.e. press it to hang up or pickup)
- Use a headset/phone combination that supports HHC
- Switch to CAD, or CAD-BE if you can't install PC software for some reason.
3) No. The system is designed specifically so that this should never happen.
4) No.
5) Again, no... you can't customize the BIPPA service... If you use CAD or CAD-BE this wouldn't be an issue.
Regards
Aaron
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Workflow and General Use Questions

Hello,
I'll apologize right off the bat for these novice question because I'm sure the information is probably somewhere in the forum, I just haven't been able to find it. I just purchased Aperture after completing the demo as my library is getting too large to manage using standard file folders. I'm now trying to figure out the best practices for workflow and general use before I invest some serious time into importing and keywording all my pictures.
1) Store files in the there current location, or in the Aperture Library? It seems to me that once they are moved to the Aperture library, you can only access them from within Aperture. I'm thinking I would be better off leaving them in their current location. For one, if I want to quickly grab a picture as an attachment to an email or something it seems easier to grab it from the standard folders. Second (and more important) I do not have room to keep all my pictures on my Macbook, thus most of them are stored on the Time Capsule.
So... Keeping photos in their current location appears to be the best choice for me even though it adds an additional step every time I bring in new photos from my camera. Does this sound right?
2) Is there a way to mark the photos that I have uploaded to my website (Smugmug)? Ideally, I would like to badge photos that have already been uploaded so I can quickly recognize them and ensure I'm not duplicating. I've considered using the rating, or keywords to indicate that a photo has been uploaded but both methods have disadvantages.
3) Any suggestions for general workflow and organization resources (tutorials, books, websites, etc.)? I've looked at the videos on Apple's site but they obviously didn't get that detailed.
Thanks for the help, sorry for the length.

I recommend to Manage by Reference with Master image files stored on external hard drives (note that Aperture defaults to a Managed-Library configuration rather than a Referenced-Masters Library). Especially important for iMacs and laptops with a single internal drive. The workflow as described below in an earlier post of mine uses a Referenced-Masters Library.
I feel pretty strongly that card-to-Aperture or camera-to-Aperture handling of original images puts originals at unnecessary risk. I suggest this workflow, first using the Finder (not Aperture) to copy images from CF card to computer hard drive:
• Remove the memory card from the camera and insert it into a memory card reader. Faster readers and faster cards are preferable.
• Finder-copy images from memory card to a labeled folder on the intended permanent Masters location hard drive.
• Eject memory card.
• Burn backup hard drive or DVD copies of the original images (optional strongly recommended recommended backup step).
• Eject backup hard drive(s) or DVDs.
• From within Aperture, import images from the hard drive folder into Aperture selecting "Store files in their current location." This is called "referenced images." During import is the best time to also add keywords, but that is another discussion.
• Review pix for completeness (e.g. a 500-pic shoot has 500 valid images showing in Aperture).
• Reformat memory card in camera, and archive originals off site on hard drives and/or on DVDs.
Note that the "eject" steps above are important in order to avoid mistakenly working on removable media/backups.
Also note with a Referenced-Masters Library that use of the "Vault" backup routine backs up the Library only, not the Masters. Masters should be separately backed up, IMO a good thing from a workflow and data security standpoint.
Max out RAM in your MB and keep the internal drive less than 70% full.
Good luck!
-Allen Wicks

General BADi question:Call BADi in background job/batch input. Possible?

Hi out there,
i'm using thoe following BADi: /SAPSLL/CTRL_SD0C_R3 (Global Trade Service).
But also, this question is a general question.
If we are calling on screen the transaction VF01, the BADi is called correctly.
But unfortunately it seemes that the BADi is NOT called (im not really sure, cause i can't debug the background task) when we are calling a batch input sequence wth f.e. form bdc_transaction VF01 nothing happens.
Maybe BADi cannot be called in a background task? If it's possible, how could it be monitored. Thare isw no spool entry or anything like that!
Any answer can help.
Thank you in advance!
Regards,
Timo
Edited by: Timo Ehl on Apr 14, 2009 7:27 PM

Hi,
generally BADIs are called in background mode. You can use the following trick to debug your BADI. You just need to create an infinite loop in your BADI implementation. Something like this.
DATA: l_a TYPE c.
WHILE l_a IS INITIAL.
ENDWHILE.
Obviously when your BADI is called in background mode then program will get into infinite loop. You can easily connect and debug running programs from transaction SM50. You need to select your background process and go to Program/Session -> Program -> Debugging. You will jump directly into your BADI methos with infinite loop. Then you will just set value to l_a and you will start debugging your BADI. If you can not find any process then your BADI is not called in background mode.
Cheers

A general OOP question

Hi
I have a general OOP design question, and am wondering if someone could relate an answer to the following design?
I have a class called MediaFolderImport(); - it's designed to build a window with various editing tools in it.
Within it's constructor, I'm calling a bunch of functions to build the window...
   createTitle();
   createInstructions();
   createToolPanel();
   createDataGrid ();
   createOpen();
   createSave();
In my document class, I instantiate it...
public var File_Folder_Import:MediaFolderImport=new MediaFolderImport();
and then...
addChild(File_Folder_Import);
Voila! - the window appears. I WAS very proud of myself.
Now I want to access something inside the window. Specifically, there's a radio button that was created in createToolPanel(); - I want to update it to be selected or not selected when I receieve the user's preference from an xml settings file at start up (xml is loaded into the doc class).
General question:
What is the best practice, smart way to have designed this?
- call createToolPanel(); from the doc class instead of within MediaFolderImport();, and somehow (magically) have access to the radio button?
- leave the design as is, but add some sort of listener within MediaFolderImport that listens for changes to the xml in the doc class, and updates accordingly?
- do it the way I'm trying to, ie try to access the radio button directly from the doc class (which isn't working):
File_Folder_Import.myRadioButton.selected = true;
- a better way someone can briefly explain the concept of?
Another way to explain my design is...
- a bunch of different windows, each created by a different class
- xml file loads preferences, which need to be applied to different tools (radio buttons, check boxes, text fields etc) in the different windows
I read a lot of posts that talk about how public vars are mostly bad practice. So if you are making your class vars private, what is the best way to do the kind of inter-class communicating I'm talking about here?
I think someone throwing light on this will help me solidify my understanding of OOP.
Thank you for your time and help.

You're already very used to using properties for the built-in AS classes and that's the best practice means of configuring your class. It's a "state" that you want to simply expose. The get/set method moccamaximum mentioned is the ideal route.
The main reason you want to use get/set functions is validation. You want your class to act properly if you send an invalid value. Especially if anyone else besides yourself is going to use the class. Plan for the worst.
The general concept is, make a private variable for any 'state' you want to remember using an underscore in the variable name to easily identify it as a private var, then make get/set functions with the same name with any required validation without the underscore.
e.g.
package
     public class MyClass
          // property called 'mode' to track something with an int
           private var _mode:int = 0;
          public function MyClass() {} // empty constructor
          // get (type enforced)
          public function get mode():int { return mode; }
          // set, requiring a value
          public function set isChecked(modeVal:int):void
               // if no value is sent, ignore
               if (!modeVal) { return; }
               _mode = modeVal;
Your validation will go a long way to easily debugging your classes as they grow in size. Eventually they should throw exceptions and errors if they're not valid. Then you will be best practice. Do note that if your validation requires quite a bit of logic it's common to upgrade the property to a public method. get/set should be reserved for simple properties.

Dropbox/cloud storage question (help i am feeling like a big dummy)

i have used iDisk in the past and now use drobpox and for some reason my brain has never allowed me to understand how to handle an issue with dropbox and (kind as they are) my previous inquiries to the dropbox folks have never cleared this up for me. it /seems/ like it is a practical question with real and serious consequences but i am feeling particularly thick about it and am always stuck like a deer in the headlights when i run into it. anyone able and willing to walk me past this?
here is the scenario:
i have moved data onto dropbox from either my desktop machine or from my laptop machine. it is hours and hours later and i am now on the laptop and i see a red X on the dropbox icon.
can you please explain to me in detail what i need to do at this point? for instance, i don't know whether i moved a large folder with subfolder and files and subfiles and whether this included other un-nested folders or other un-nested files and i am confused as to what the red X means.
i mean, presumably if i buy additional storage all the files will be synced up on dropbox and accessible from my two computers and the data that i MOVED from the computers (and that put me over the limit) will not be on the computer that i MOVED it from?!
what happens if i /don't/ upgrade?
can you please tell me how i handle this assuming i don't pay dropbox to make more space?
i mean - i guess all the data is there but - well but what??
- jon

When you move a file to Dropbox you are actually moving it to a folder on your Mac called 'Dropbox'. Dropbox then syncs this folder to the server.
If you put more data in the folder than your limit, Dropbox won't sync it. The files will simply stay there - they aren't in Dropbox, they are on your Mac. If you move the excess files out syncing will start again. So what you propose will work.
In this situation there are some files in your Dropbox folder which are also on the server, and some - those over the limit - which aren't. If you move the latter out of the folder then no change has been made. If you move some of the files which have been synced, those files will be removed from Dropbox and if this brings you under the limit syncing will resume.

New iPhone 4 8gb storage questions!!!!

My mom just ordered me a iPhone 4 which is in the 8gb. I love music and im basically worried I won't be able to download all of my music. I understand that I can find ways to take stuff off my iPhone and add more things, but I don't know how. I also am just worried in general. Please help!!! Give me your feedback on iPhone 4 and the whole 8gb situation. Thank you so much!!!! :):)

While the 8GB phone does not have a lot of capacity for storage of music, there are a number of other options, such as iCloud to hold some of the music. While waiting for the phone, why not check out the User Guide for information at http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf

Best Font for Subtitles? and other General Subtitling questions?

I've never had to use subtitles, until my current project, so I am looking for some general advice and suggestions.
I will be using PPCS3 (on XPpro) as the subtitles (as in the kind that translate a foreign language) will be permanent.
So here are my questions:
1. What is the best font and or what is the most standard font for subtitles? (Font size and other characteristics may be worth mentioning here too.)
2. Is it possible to have an outline around the text as opposed to shadow?
3. What are some general rules of thumb for subtitles that apply to broadcast and cinematic productions?
Thank you.

See also:
FAQ:Why are my titles blurry/wrong?
Cheers
Eddie
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Snow Leopard and Direct Access Storage Question

Hello All,
I am planning on adding a DAS to my iMAC for storage and data recovery. I will likely be running a RAID 5 configuration. My question is how to set the DAS up as a multi-user device so that each user has security and privacy for their information.
I don't know if Snow Leopard supports this feature. I also don't know if I would be required to set up different partitions for each user.
Can anyone shed some light?
Best regards,
Nik H

You should be able to turn off the "Ignore ownership on this volume" checkbox in the Finder's Get Info window.

Use PE Organizer or Lightroom to Catalog Videos + Storage Questions

Hello everyone. I'm re-entering the video arena after several years and have purchased a new entry level HD camcorder and plan on using Premier Elements for editing home videos. Nothing professional, just home movies, youth sports, stuff like that.
I have been an avid stills photographer however and have defined a workflow that I'm comfortable with. With stills - usually RAW files, I import them to an external hard drive first, import them into Lightroom, then proceed to catalog and keyword them appropriately.
Question 1: I know my way around Lightroom and it does allow for the cataloging and keywording of video files. I see that PE 12 has an organizer built into the program. Is there any advantage of me using PE's Organizer over Lightroom? They are all Adobe products, I'm just wondering if there is some sort of integration between PE's Organizer and Editor that will buy me an easier workflow or not. Otherwise I'll just use Lightroom.
Question 2: So a few years back I was taking videos with a DV camcorder, importing the video, editing it, burning a DVD, then deleting the source files AND the finished product that was burned to the DVD. I was certainly a novice and as I became more involved with photography and the technology itself, I came to realize that blowing away the finished product and relying on DVDs as storage was a bad idea. This means for those yesteryear videos I took I must hope a) that the discs never go "bad", which I know now they won't last forever, and b) that I must keep at least some machine around in the next decades that can play these discs. Yes, Blu-Ray players are backward compatible, but who knows in 20 years, right? At some point I'll try and look into capturing those DVDs back to a digital file, but that's besides the point. So I know I do not want to rely on DVDs as a "preservation" or archiving method for finished produced videos. The raw source files I'm not too worried about. I'll keep them around on an external drive and burn them to DVD-R, and worse case I'll have to roll them off the external drive if I run out of space and cannot afford a new drive right away. So my question is: a) what is the best format to store the finished video so that I am not reliant on DVDs as my primary preservation method and b) a format that I can use to re-burn a DVD or Blu-Ray disc later should I need to make additional copies and the original DVD/Blu-Ray disc is no longer available for a straight copy? The "b" portion of this question is of key importance to me right now because while I have a decent Blu-Ray player, I do not have the capabilities to burn a Blu-Ray (or even a DVD for that matter). I plan on getting a Blu-Ray burner within the next 6 months, but until then I will need to create finished videos that will eventually be turned into DVDs/Blu-Rays. What format could I store the finished product in so that I can go back and easily burn video to a DVD or Blu-Ray disc later? I would think the format would be very specific for Blu-Ray burning later especially.
Sorry for the long post. I tried to keep it as short as possible.
Have a great weekend!
Jim

Ralph McMurphy
Thanks for the follow ups. Sorry for the delayed response. Was thinking about your questions but got detoured several times.
Let us start with archiving....I do not know that there is a perfect solution with changing times et al.
1. Project Archiving would appear at face value to be a good choice
a. preserves your source media that the project file needs to trace back to
b. preserves the project file with all its edits so that your re-entry into the project will allow you further edits and/or alternative
export choices.
c. there is a concern about disc menus in archived projects but you say that the disc menu aspect of the matter is not important to you
ATR Premiere Elements Troubleshooting: PE12: Archiving Projects With Disc Menus
My main problem with Project Archiver is that you are dependent on being able to open the archived project file in the same version in which it was
created or a later version...the later the version, the more the concern.
2. When it comes to burn tos DVD, AVCHD, or Blu-ray....VIDEO_TS, BDMV, BDMV & Blu-ray disc image....
a. The best of all worlds might be accomplished by saving the VIDEO_TS Folder from a burn to folder for DVD and saving the BDMV from a burn to folder for AVCHD. There is no Premiere Elements burn to folder for Blu-ray. Depending on the version of Premiere Elements and the computer operating system, you could try for a burn to Blu-ray disc image with Phantom Burner in conjunction with Premiere Elements.
ATR Premiere Elements Troubleshooting: PE12: Disc Image/Phantom Burner & PE
I would probably have more confidence on finding a program now or in the future - ImgBurn, Nero...to be available to take the VIDEO_TS, BDMV, or Blu-ray disc image to disc. You might even consider a burn to Blu-ray, followed by copying the BDMV Folder from it for archiving purposes. The video files from VIDEO_TS and BDMV are easily extracted.
3. If preserving the edited Timeline is the target, then SD project I would probably go with DV AVI standard or widescreen, if HD, probably an AVCHD.mp4 or AVCHD.m2t.
If Premiere Elements versions got stronger on disc image, I suspect I would go that route to preserve a project. Right now, I am doing a mix of all of the above.
As for Lightroom, Elements Organizer, and Premiere Elements. I am not a great fan of Lightroom. Neither am I have heavy user of Elements Organizer. However, I have looked a some Lightroom tryouts along the way to see what it is all about.
1. With regard to your use of Photoshop Elements 9 plus Lightroom, that seems consistent with the workflows suggested by others and the gains to be gotten in using the best attributes of each.
Integrate Lightroom with Elements – Photoshop Elements User
You would probably get greater advantage using the same version of Elements Organizer as Photoshop Elements for the sake of integration.
Just in case note....Premiere Elements and Photoshop Elements are standalone programs, each coming with its own Elements Organizer. When Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements same versions are on the same computer they share the same Elements Organizer catalog..
2. For me, Lightroom and Premiere Elements, unlike Photoshop Elements, and video never seemed to integrate well.
The following is a link to some work I did with LIghtroom when I was at a forum that I no longer visit
Lightroom 4.1 Slideshow Module Visited - Elements Village
From my perspective, Premiere Elements integration with Elements Organizer and Photoshop Elements gives me a workflow that meets my needs.
My camera does not record raw image format. But, if I have Camera Raw installed on my computer with Premiere Elements, I can import raw image format and dng as source media into a Premiere Elements project. For edit of the raw image format, I need the Camera Raw dialog which requires the presence of Photoshop Elements which I have.
Please review and consider the above and then let me know if I have targeted your question.
Thank you.
ATR

Writing games for US wireless carriers - general newbie question

I am a newbie to kvm and j2me so excuse me if these question are very basic or if i'm asking the wrong questions.
I have been asked to quickly research writing games in java for US wireless carriers. Ideally I'd like to pick a carrier (e.g. Verizonwireless) and find out more about writing for them. How should I go about researching this?
My research so far has found:
General j2me info:
I did some initial searching in the forum and found that the following link will give me a basic guide to j2me:
http://access1.sun.com/SRDs/access1_srds.html.
If I look at the documentation for -
- Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME)
- Mobile Information Device Profile 1.0.1 (MIDP)
Is this still the best place to look at online?
Specific wireless carrier info:
I had no luck finding where I should look for information on specific
wireless carriers. Any suggestions? Also am I approaching this the right way or should I be looking at the specific java enabled mobile phones rather than the wireless carrier? Or is it a combination of the two?
Thanks for any help.

If the games are going to be networked then you should find out what type of network the carrier has (TDMA,CDMA,GSM with or without GPRS, etc. what bandwidths.... WAP or I-Mode). Regardless, you should be also concerned with what are the phones available on the carrier and what is their Java support.
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