Creating new libraries

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Creating new libraries

Las night I tried to create a new FCP X library on my network Drobo to archive projects and clear the 175 gigs worth of material off of my Macbook Pro. It told me that it was not possible to use a network drive as a library.

I'm wondering if there is a work around, or another approach I could take. All I really wanted to do was consolidate project files and get the projects off of my computer, but none of those options could be selected.

Thanks for any help!

Mac Book Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on Jun 1, 2015 2:19 PM

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Answer 1

Tom Wolsky

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Jun 1, 2015 2:42 PM in response to Medickep

What kind of network is it? What version of FCP are you using?

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Medickep Author

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Jun 1, 2015 2:45 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

10.2.1 is the version of FCP X and the drive I want to store the projects on is a network drive connected to my time capsule. wireless network.

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Tom Wolsky

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Jun 1, 2015 3:12 PM in response to Medickep

Can't do it over WiFi. The SAN has to hardwired.

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Medickep Author

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Jun 1, 2015 3:15 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

Not sure what SAN is, but that's to bad that it can't move projects over the wifi.

Thanks!

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Tom Wolsky

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Jun 1, 2015 3:25 PM in response to Medickep

You can't use the library in FCP over WiFi, but you can certainly move the library in the Finder over WiFi to store it.

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Medickep Author

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Jun 1, 2015 3:29 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

Okay, I thought that's what I was trying to do. But you're saying physically cut and paste and than relink FCP X when prompted?? Am I understanding you correctly?

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Tom Wolsky

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Jun 1, 2015 3:38 PM in response to Medickep

No. If you want to move the library off your system for storage and archive purposes, you can simply move the library in the Finder to the Drobo on the WiFi network. You won't be able to do anything with FCP in the library, but it will be stored, and the space freed up on your system. If you need to continue working on it you'll have to do it on a hardware network or simply on an external drive. You cannot save a library to a Time Machine drive either. You'll get a permissions error message.

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Medickep Author

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Jun 1, 2015 4:08 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

Okay that makes sense now. If I needed to work on those projects again, I would just move the library back to the mac. I can always wire my Mac to the drop temporarily to consolidate the projects I suppose too!

Thanks,

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