Re: Metadata, P2CMS, P2Log Pro, LogAndTransfer, Raylight and You. A journey into the unseen.

[Bob Woodhead] "There's an option in Raylight to save the newly created QT reference file in the same location as the MXF"

Thank you for your response.

The way I understand it, though is that if you move the MXF to another raid with a different name and folder structure, that relationship is now gone and has to be rescanned which means you have to have a copy of Raylight on every potential workstation. I am sure that would make dvfilm.com very happy and for that I don't blame them, but I am just talking practicality here. Am I wrong about that? From the raylight mac help page:

"Other Locations

Locations other than P2 Cards or volumes containing P2 Card images, for example a P2 folder on your desktop, may be scanned by adding them to the "Other Scan Locations" list.

If you select "Store Links in Same Location as Source Files" then the links will be stored in the same folder as the video MXF files. This can make it easier to organize the links, however, the MXF files must be rescanned if they are copied to another folder or drive.

The links created by Raylight may be copied or moved to any other part of your computer, including other disk drives, and they will function normally.

If the MXF files are copied or moved anywhere, however, then you must remake the links by clicking "Scan Now." Use the "Overwrite Existing Link Files" option if you need to replace existing links with new ones. In some cases an old link will still function but there is a delay of several seconds while the system searches for the MXF files. If this happens in the Quicktime Player, you can save the link using File->Save and the link will be updated. If it happens in FCP, open the link with QT Player, then File->Save the link."


And don't you find P2CMS kind of weird? Do you ingest in the database or just export with verify?