The solution for an affordable Scarlet-X backup workflow

When we had our first 1 day no-budget Scarlet-X shoot two weeks ago (see short and field report here) we bumped into one major problem: Backing up the data on this MacBook Pro via FW800 just took too long (30 minutes for a 64GB card) and we ended up not having a second backup (!).
This is a situation you simply can’t have. If that backup dies the work (and money) that went into that shooting day dies with it.

Read on for the solution to this problem:

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Is Final Cut Pro X coming next week?

via Macrumors:

Japanese blog Macotakara reports that Apple is apparently set to launch its new Final Cut Pro X offerings next week, to be accompanied by the release of a number of new Thunderbolt-equipped accessories from third-party vendors.

As usual Apple remains silent about it’s product updates until they’re here, but according to the rumors we’ll finally see Final Cut Pro X next week alongside some new peripherals that make use of the new Thunderbolt highspeed ports. Is it the LaCie Little Big Disk that we were told would come out in spring?

At NAB 2011 in April Apple announced that Final Cut Pro X would be released in the Apple App Store by June and cost $299.

Here’s a grab of the 30 minute presentation from NAB 2011:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-77beFICSlI[/youtube]

New LaCie Little Big Disk With Thunderbolt At SXSW 2011.

By: Jared Abrams

Here is the new Little Big Disk from LaCie. It has the new super fast 10Gb/s Thunderbolt inputs and can hold up to 1TB of media. LaCie has been in the game forever and support filmmakers wholeheartedly. The rugged drive safe has biometric encryption for up to ten users. This is a great way to protect your media from prying eyes. The LaCie Rugged Safe retails for around $150. Pricing for the Little Big Disk is set for spring 2011.

Click here to check it out.