Archiving to a Tape Device Archive

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.

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 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 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 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 might prompt you to insert a specific tape.

   Flame 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 archives your project.

6. Click Close Archive to finalize the archive.

Archiving Clips to a Tape Device Archive

Archiving material to a file archive (as opposed to a VTR tape archive) consists of opening an existing archive file, or creating a new archive file, on a DLT tape device.

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

6. Drag and drop clips and folders to archive from the Media panel to the archive.

   What you add to the archive appears greyed out in the archive, indicating that it is yet to be committed to the archive: ready to be archived, but not yet copied to the archive. The Pending Archive folder can also be used as a summary of what is being archived.

7. Click Archive to start the archiving process.

   The actual duration of the archive process depends on the size of the material being archived. You cannot use the application for anything else while Flame archives the material. Cancel the process at any time by clicking anywhere on the screen.

To add clips 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. Drag and drop clips and folders to archive from the Media panel to the archive.

   What you add to the archive appears greyed out in the archive, indicating that it is yet to be committed to the archive: ready to be archived, but not yet copied to the archive. The Pending Archive folder can also be used as a summary of what is being archived.

6. Click Archive to start the archiving process. If the archive spans multiple tapes, Flame might prompt you to insert a specific tape.

   The actual duration of the archive process depends on the size of the material being archived. You cannot use the application for anything else while Flame archives the material. Cancel the process at any time by clicking anywhere on the screen.

Archiving to Multiple Volumes

If the items you select for archiving exceed the capacity of the archiving device, Flame splits the archive across multiple devices of the same type. The splitting of archives is seamless and virtually transparent to the archiving process.

The procedure for creating a multiple tape archive (an archive that is too large for a single tape) is almost the same as for creating an archive on a single tape. If the entries selected for archiving exceed the capacity of the tape, a message appears indicating that the archive requires multiple tapes. The archiving process begins for the first tape. When the first tape is full, you are prompted to insert a second tape. Insert and format this tape and continue with the archiving. This process continues for as many tapes as are required.