Archiving a Project to a Tape Device Archive

Archiving a project to a tape device archive consists of opening an existing tape archive, or creating a tape archive using a tape device such as a DLT.

Note: About Archive and Close. Previous versions of the application had an Archive and Close button. It was required because the archive header only updated when you explicitly closed the archive. But now, in the MediaHub, the archive header is systematically updated as the contents are written to the archive. This means that you no longer need to explicitly close an archive: as soon as the application is done writing to an archive, the whole archiving process is complete. The Close Archive button is there for you to dismiss an archive easily, and then open another one.

To archive a project to a blank tape:

1. Load the blank to the tape device.
2. In the MediaHub, enable Browse for Archives.
3. In the Local Devices list, double-click the tape device to open it.
4. Click Format to create a new archive.
   Danger: Formatting the tape erases all data already present on it. If you want to add to an existing archive, click Open, and follow the procedure described below.
5. In the New Archive Creation window, enter the required information and click Create.

   Flame Premium creates and opens the archive in the MediaHub. You can now archive the project.

6. Set as required the options displayed in the Archive Options tab.
7. Click Archive Project.

   Flame Premium starts archiving the project. The actual duration of the archive process depends on the size of the project and on the options you enabled or disabled. To cancel the process, click anywhere on the screen; you cannot use the application for anything else while Flame Premium archives your project.

8. Click Close Archive to finalize the archive.

To add a project to a tape already containing an archive:

1. Load to the tape device one of the tapes that make up the archive.
2. In the MediaHub, enable Browse for Archives.
3. In the Local Devices list, double-click the tape device to open it.
4. Click Open to open archive.
   Danger: Do not select Format, as this would erase all data on the tape.
5. Click Archive Project. If the archive spans multiple tapes, Flame Premium might prompt you to insert a specific tape.

   Flame Premium starts archiving the project. The actual duration of the archive process depends on the size of the project and on the options you enabled or disabled. You can cancel the process at any time by clicking anywhere on the screen; you cannot use the application for anything else while Flame Premium archives your project.

6. Click Close Archive to finalize the archive.

Errors When Archiving

In some cases, Flame Premium warns that it cannot archive some of the elements you had selected for your archive. You can quickly identify what was archived, or what was not archived and why, using the Media Panel.

To see the archived status of clips:

1. Open Timeline.

   If the archive is still opened, you need to close it before changing tab.

2. Set Media Panel's View Mode box to Full Width, or type Shift-~.
3. Set the Media Panel to the List View.
4. Use the scroll bar tot display the Archived column.

   If you cannot see the column, right-click a column header and select Archived from the list.