Time Capsule/Final Cut Media Manage

I am about to media manage several projects in Final Cut which are all backed up via Time Machine on an external 4TB drive. My question is- when I media mange in FCP, will all the excess footage still exist on the Time Capsule drive OR will it be removed to match the standard drives.
or in other words, does Time Capsule keep old files despite being deleted from non-backup drives?
hope this makes sense! thanks in advance,
Alex

Unfortunately, you are seeing the results of pushing too much data simultaneously on your network.
Two options come to mind: 1) Utilize Gigabit Ethernet connections between network clients where possible, and 2) Utilize 802.11n 5 GHz only connections where Ethernet is not an option.
Besides those, temporarily disable Time Machine backups when processing files with FCP.

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Time Capsule as a Media Server

I repurposed an old 500Gb Time Capsule into a media server by placing an iTune Library (160 movies and 5000 songs) on its HD. I can access from any Mac in the house by pressing OPTION and selecting the iTunes Library.
Is there a way to access the iTunes library on the Time Capsule from an iPad or AppleTV? I can play a movie or music from a Mac and AirPlay it to an AppleTV but would like to 'cut out the middle man' if possible and access directly from an iPad or AppleTV.
Is it possible?

Yes, I’m using my TC as a media sever, both audio and video, without any problem. At my home I have two laptops running Windows XP, one Scaleo media center running Windows MCE and a MacBookPro running Leapord. It was a hasle keeping media and docs upto date for all and backups as well. TC solved the problem. Sharing videos , docs and pictures was straight forward. For sharing audio on iTunes, I had to make more than one attempt. Now I have same iTunes libraries on three computers sharing mp3s from TC, I can even play same song on two computers at the same time. Only thing I did was unchecked ”Keep iTunes forlder organised” and ”Copy files to iTunes folder when adding to library” under the ”Advanced” tab of ”Preference”.

Time Capsule as Itunes Media Storage

I'm thinking about buying a Time capsule, but I want to know if that's what I really need.
1) My main problem is that I can't use my MacBook to hear music, watch movies or sync my Iphone 4 through my apartment 'cause my Library is in an External hard disk that needs electric power to function, so every time that I need to buy/hear music, watch a movie from my MacBook I have to be connected to my External HD. So, if I buy a TC can I sync/stream wirelessly my devices?
2) Also I have an Apple TV and much of the times I buy music/movies/videos from there. If I connect the Apple TV to the TC, My library stills in just one folder in the TC?
3) The TC is always on? or it starts up when a device is trying to connect to it?
Thank you very much in advance...

Please check out the following article to get one author's opinion on using the Time Capsule as a Media Storage device: theAppleBlog: Using Time Capsule as a Media Drive

Changing Date & Time in Final Cut Pro X

Im having a problem trying to find out how to change the Date and time in Final cut pro X, my video's time where being changed after converting them to a more friendly edit format (Apple ProRes 4444)
Any help providing time changes when converting in Magic Bullet Grinder (RedGiant Software) and MPEG Stream clip would be much appreciated, and i would of corse like to know how to change the Date and Time in Final Cut Pro X if its even possible!
Thanks!

MPMeyer gave you the solution although it requires using a Terminal command. If you don't want to venture into the Terminal, the Mac App Store to the rescue. There is an app called File Date Changer 5 for $4.99. I haven't used it but its description is right.
No way to change the date once in FCP X. Send a request to Apple to get it added. The more people that do, the better chance it will happen.

Can I use the available space on Time Capsule to store media files?

I recently bought Time Capsule and set it up to do backups of my iMac (Snow Leopard).
Since, the Time Capsule has a 1TB HDD, I decided to use the Time capsule to store media files. However, when trying to resolve a Time Capsule issue with the Apple Care technician, he informed me that storing media files on Time Capsule is not recommended. He suggested buying an additional portable disk to store the media files. Wanted to confirm if this is truly the recommendation for Time Capsule.

The Time Capsule was designed for Time Machine backups and that is the recommended use for the device.
If you have plenty of space on the drive, there is probably no harm in using the drive for other data, but as space becomes tight, there is going to be struggle between Time Machine and other files regarding space allocation.
But if you are storing your media files on the Time Capsule disk.....how are you backing up these files?
The advantage in having a separate drive for your media files is that Time Machine will back up both your computer and the separate hard drive. Then you have backups for everything when....not if....a drive fails.

Can we use Time Capsule as a Media Server????

Hi
I know time capsule is used for backups and you can connect your external HDD through USB to TC. Can we somehow use TC as a media server so that my PS3 picks up TC as media server and is able to stream all my digital files stored on my external HDD (connected to TC) to my PS3?
Can this be done?
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Can we somehow use TC as a media server so that my PS3 picks up TC as media server and is able to stream all my digital files stored on my external HDD (connected to TC) to my PS3?
Sorry, but no. The TC is not a DLNA-compliant media server. However, it could be used as a media drive. (ref: Gigaom: Using Time Capsule as a Media Drive)

How do I use my 3TB Time Capsule as a Media Player?

I have just bought a 3 TB Time Capsule and successfully backed up my Macbook Pro.
I have 2 TB of movies and TV shows stored on 2 separate hard disks. I would like to store these on my new Time Capsule and be able to watch them wirelessly on my Macbook, Ipad and on my TV via Mac TV.
Does anyone know how?

A Time Capsule is a dumb as a board hard disk in a router. It has no.. repeat none.. zero, zippo, media ability..
Hence you can store whatever you like on it.. as plain files. With no backups as the TC is too dumb to be able to back itself up. Just create a new directory under the root of the TC to store your media.. drag and drop the files to it.. and hope for the best. (Keep a backup, as TC is not that reliable).
Then you can play the files.. using whatever software you use now.
Apple TV (if that is what you mean by Mac TV) cannot play files, only files that are in iTunes.. so you would need to have iTunes setup with the library on the TC. Not a good setup. A hacked Gen1 or Gen2 ATV can play files.. but the Gen3 cannot be hacked so is totally locked to itunes.
This is really outside the scope of the TC discussion since copying the files to it, you have exhausted its ability.. all further processing of those files has to do with software on the computers or devices.

How do i export multiple full resolution movie files at the same time in final cut pro 6?

I've been using Final Cut Pro since version 3 came out, know the program well, have even had jobs consisting of just operating the program. I'm currently running version 6 because that's the latest one that works on my computer. Back in verison 3, there used to be an option under Export to export a "Final Cut Pro" movie, which was really a Quicktime movie but appeared with a FCP icon and defaulted to opening in FCP, but the important thing about it is that it was a full resolution copy of the movie with no compression. Now, that option seems to have been changed to "export Quicktime movie." In my opinion that change is kind of stupid since it is so much less specific and is even less of an implication that one is exporting a full resolution file. But in fact you are.
One also has the option of using Compressor to export a version of a movie, and therein there are so many different options that if you are not confused by it I think there's something wrong with you. Moreover, it would appear that there is no equivalent of exporting a full resolution version of a file in Compressor. Fair enough: a full-resolution file involves no compression so is not appropriate for "Compressor." BUT, suppose you want to export multiple uncompressed, full-resolution movies at once. When you use Compressor, you are able to create batch lists and export many things at the same time, for instance, lists that will take many hours to complete so you can go to bed and get the results the next day. But as far as I can tell there is no way to do this at full resolution without compression. Instead you have to sit at the computer waiting for each one to finish and after each one, manually go to the next and select "export Quicktime movie." Even if there is a way to do this I would complain that such an obviously desireable thing is so unaccessable. In fact, the only reason I've typed out my question at such length is because I'm stuck here waiting for each one of my movies to export.
Anyway, all my complaints aside, anyone know how to do this?

what you're missing to export multiple files is the batch export command available in the file menu or by control clicking on the items in the browser. You can export multiple sequences/clips at full resolution with this.
This has been available in fcp for a long long time.
Wow, you are right. Now that you mention it, I can't believe I never noticed that. Thanks.
Only if you have the 'Self-Contained' box checked. Otherwise you'll end up with a reference movie.
Correct. That box is typically checked by default. There are other default settings you could change that would not result in a full-quality version, but what I meant was hitting that option from the pull-down menu, then changing nothing and hitting ok.

After Restore from Time Machine Final Cut is Sluggish

I recently had to restore my iMac from a Time Machine backup. After that, Final Cut Pro 6 is acting sluggish... taking a long time to render... completely different than the speed it used to process at. I tried reinstalling but it's still sluggish. Anyone know why this may be happening and what I could do to resolve it?
Thanks,
Travis

Time Machine does not play well with Pro Apps like FCS. You said that you re-installed FCS. How did you do this? Was it with FCS Remover?
If you didn't uninstall correctly, then maybe the re-install did not take properly.
As previously stated you might need to start building your machine from the ground up. I believe Nick Holmes has guidelines for doing this. (If it's not Nick then my apologies to whomever created the guide). You can search this forum for it or maybe Nick may come along.

Can I use the Time Capsule as a media server

As many, I have hundreds of CDs. I was hoping I could store all of my music on the time capsule as well as movies I have purchased and pictures, and use it as a media server. I've heard yes and no in other forums. Any ideas?

The Time Capsule is a dumb hard drive with no brains. It is not a media server and will not ever be one.
If you want to put your music and movies on the Time Capsule, you can do so, just like you could place them on any external hard drive.
But, you will need to have a DLNA server running somewhere else on your network to be able to do anything with the data on the Time Capsule.
Best to use the Time Capsule as it was designed and intended.....for backups....not any active or everyday files.
Speaking of backups, if you place your music and movie files on the Time Capsule.....how will you then back up those files to another hard drive?

Using Time Capsule disk as Media Library - backup questions

OK..have my iMac (last of the polycarbonate 27") connected to a 500GB Time Capsule. Am now backing up to a separate external 1TB disk I bought, and I've setup the Time Capsule disk as my Media Library for iTunes. Will I have a problem backing up the TC disk via Time Machine to a different drive?

Hi...I guess I wasn't clear. It's not a network drive. Both drives are connected to my iMac, the 1TB via USB and the Time Capsule via Ethernet. Both my iMac & my Mac laptop will back up to the USB drive via Time Machine, but I'm wondering if the Media Library on the Time Capsule drive will backup. The Time Capsule drive is not listed in the exclusions in Time Machine preferences, so I'm guessing it will, but was wondering if anyone had a similar experience.

Have Apple done something to disable Time Capsule as a media server?

Hi Guys,
Ever since I bought my Time Capsule I've used it as a media server for my iMac and two family MacBook Airs. The reasons are simple. It enabled all three Macs to access music in iTunes, store photos, video and correspondence. Plus it frees up a huge amount of space on each Mac and saves on duplication.
I also have a USB external connected to my Time Capsule so I can run a routine back-up to ensure our media files are never lost through a TC failure. All well and good.
I have included the TC in my Login items so it always appears on my desk at start up making it instantly available. This has worked fine up until recently and the volume has always been accessible like any other external hard drive. Now however I get a message on start-up effectively saying that the alias cannot find the original. Even if I try to 'fix' the alias I cannot access my media files.
I can see the TC in my Finder and when I try to access it I can only see it as a Sharepoint. In the meantime my iTunes is defaulting to the standard library folder and I can't access my thousands of photographs.
What is going on? Do I need to set something up differently or is this an Apple attempt to nail us to using TC as a Time Machine back up only?
Really fed up... :-/
Cheers
rich

As far as I'm aware there have been two updates to Airport/TC software/hardware yet I still cannot get my TC to mount on my desktop except as a 'sharepoint'. If I double click the icon it tells me the alias can't find the original item.
This makes it really awkward to use as I appear to have to disconnect and reconnect the TC until it lists the contents in a Finder window.
I'm thinking about binning the TC altogether and getting one of those LG NAS drives with a Blu-Ray burner built in. Does anyone have any user experience with these?
Does anyone from Apple ever read these pages? Surely they can fix this? I only inherited it after updating to Snow Leopard and indeed I'm still running Leopard on another partition and the TC works exactly as it should.
It isn't exactly a cheap piece of kit to just dispose of (especially in 1TB guise) and I really see no reason why that decision is being forced upon me because of a glitch in a purchased Apple software upgrade.
Come on Apple, sort it out!
Cheers
Rich

Time Capsule and Unity Media (perhaps Germany only)

Hello all,
I had since 12 month Unity Media as my new Service Provider for Internet Access 100MB. All 6 or 9 month the IP Adress would be changed but the Time Capsule don´t renew the internet connection.
The Original Probelm: The Time Capsule must be in DCHP Mode and NAT (IP Adress Range 2.100 to 2.200).
The cable modem from CISCO EPC3212 that altough has activate DHCP mode and the Bridge Modus from the Time Capsukle don´t work togehter that the combintation between the cabel modem and the Time Capsule - I get no internal IP Adress range in this combination.
But when I activate the DCHP MOde altough at the TimeCapsule unitl the next IP Adress change always works fine, then I have NAT Probelms the IP Adress will be undiferent, e.g. ....!!
Any Ideas what can I do do get a contious stable solution.
Regards
Frank

What version of the TC are you using? A1xxx from the base please. And what firmware is it running.
It sounds like you have something wrong in the main setup.
This cable modem is a straight modem although it has phone service provided as well.
You cannot use DHCP mode.. unless the ISP gives you a block of IP addresses.
The correct mode is DHCP for internet and DHCP and NAT for networking.
If it is not working that way I suggest you borrow another router and test. You need to power cycle the modem each time you make a change. If it has a battery backup to keep phones working you also need to remove the battery. Keep the modem off for 5min, if the modem still fails to pick up the public IP then use times of 30min or 1hour then try overnight. No luck either the modem or the TC is faulty, or the ISP have altered something. You will need to contact the ISP.

2 TB Time Capsule - 100MB Virgin Media Broadband

I've seen that Virgin Media are upgrading to a new wireless router with modem build into it. This is going to cause me some massive conflicts with my time capsule tho.
http://shop.virginmedia.com/broadband/broadband-extras/wireless-routers.html
At the moment.. I have a 50mb modem that came with my 50mb broadband... Downstairs... and my wireless time capsule upstairs for easy of use connected VIR RJ45 cable.
I think that my current modem could possibly handle the 100MB speeds but I would need to check with Virgin Media first.
I've just done a speed test and got 49.96MB download speed over wireless!!
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1098123263.png
While running, Skype, and many other apps, including a PC connected to the network!
My main question is how will the time capsule work if I have to upgrade my modem to this new router? because I removed my old wireless router and replaced it with the Time Capsule.
Also does anyone have any ideas if the Time Capsule is able to pump out 100MB wireless speeds?
Thanks
Simon

Simon,
You have MB and mb confused. Internet and network connection speeds are normally stated in terms of Mbps or Mb.
You have a 50 Mbps modem now. There is no reason to replace this with a new modem/router unless you really need the higher speed 100 Mbps device. If you elect to do this, all that you need do is replace the modem you have now with the new modem/router. Your Time Capsule will continue to work the same way it does now. You simply would not use the wireless capability of the new modem/router, or you could turn it off since you are using the Time Capsule for that capability.
Also does anyone have any ideas if the Time Capsule is able to pump out 100MB wireless speeds?
It's 100 Mbps, not 100 MB. The Time Capsule supports up to 1000 Mbps connections using ethernet. The fastest attainable speed over wireless is about 300 Mbps, so your Time Capsule will continue to be much faster than the new modem/router if you choose to go with the new device. In other words, your wireless speed will be limited by your Internet connection, not by the Time Capsule.
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Time capsule and Virgin Media HELP

hi guys
im having a problem connecting my time capsule up to my fibre optic Virgin media service..... Everything is connected up correctly but all i get is a flashing amber light, and the only solution that the time capsule comes up with is to check my LAN cable, which i have done and everything is fine with it.
Im guessing that some where along the lines i have some settings wrong.....
CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP

tidyboyuk wrote:
im having a problem connecting my time capsule up to my fibre optic Virgin media service..... Everything is connected up correctly but all i get is a flashing amber light, and the only solution that the time capsule comes up with is to check my LAN cable, which i have done and everything is fine with it.
Welcome to Apple's discussion groups.
Here are some things to check:
1) Is your Time capsule connected to the fibre optic unit via its WAN port?
2) Do you see a tiny green light next to the WAN port on the Time Capsule?
3) Have you powered down the fibre optic unit and the Time Capsule for a few minutes, then powered them back on? This can sometimes be needed to convince a broadband modem to work with a "new" device.

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