EASY LTFS COPY APPLICATION

myLTO™ for Mac 

Need a searchable database of your tapes with video proxies? 

Consider PreRoll Post for Mac. 

It has features like tape spanning, search offline tapes, optimized retrieve/restore functions and Discovery Channel compliant tape creation. 
PreRoll Post also offers tape cloning and LTFS Tape repair utilities.

System Requirements

For Macintosh:
Mac OS 10.12, 10.11 or 10.10
4 GB of RAM
16 GB of free hard-disk space recommended
Internet access required for automated product activation

Compatible LTO Generation:

LTO8, LTO7 and LTO6 tape drives.

NOTE: This is a single CPU application (may only be used on one computer at a time). 

PREROLL POST™ - LTFS ARCHIVE SYSTEM

Overview:

PreRoll Post™ is an application that automates indexing your camera originals, complete with thumbs, proxies and metadata while backing up full resolution media to local disk and long-term LTO tapes, Optical Disc or local disk or server.

The software takes advantage of the Linear File Transfer System (LTFS) developed by IBM and supported by HP, MagStor, Quantum, Tandberg and other tape drive manufacturers. LTFS mounts a tape as a volume (hard disk) within OSX. This makes it possible to write and read from the tape as if it were a disk without proprietary software or formatting. It also makes PreRoll Post hardware independent—you can use it with any LTFS compliant tape drive or Sony Optical Disc Archive (ODA).

 

The PreRoll Post software controls copy operations from field hard disks (created using ShotPut Pro™) onto LTO-6 tape(s) or ODA cartridges. You may choose to make an additional copy onto local hard disk at the same time. All copies are verified using MD5 checksum integrity algorithms.



Making LTO tapes for delivery to Discovery Channel is a snap. PreRollPost helps automatically fill in metadata and categories for you (since it's "video aware"). So whether you're making Field Footage, Program Master or a Graphics Master tape, count on PreRollPost to get it right the first time. There's even a Discovery Verification Tool built-in to check a tape conforms to the specs.

The backup process is not specific to HD files; it may be used with any files. For example, you can back up NLE project files or entire hard disks if desired.

However, if you are backing up camera originals, PreRollPost has an option to create thumbs and browse quality proxies (using ProxyMill™ application). The index is saved onto the local hard disk as well as optionally on the LTO tape.

Tapes may be presented to clients as a self-contained "Deliverable" with high-resolution originals, and an index of proxy clips in QuickTime format.

And PreRoll Post features a 'one-click' installer that includes everything you need to easily get LTFS up and running for single drive LTO-6 (or -5) HP, IBM, Quantum, mLogic and Tandberg models. HD-VU™ and ProxyMill™ demos included; full license activations for these sold separately. 

 

 

Tutorial Videos:

System Requirements

An Intel Macintosh with:
OSX 10.10, 10.9 or 10.8
4 GB of RAM
16 GB of free hard-disk space
Internet access required for automated product activation

 

PreRoll Post takes advantage of the Linear File Transfer System (LTFS) supported by tape drive manufacturers. The LTFS mounts a tape as a volume (hard disk) within Explorer. This makes it possible to write and read from the tape as if it were a disk without proprietary software or formatting. 

LTFS also makes PreRoll Post hardware independent—you can use it with any LTFS compliant tape drive. Connect MagStor™ drives to Thunderbolt enabled PCs. Or connect a UNITEX LT60 with USB3.0. Or use a desktop Quantum, HP or IBM LTO drive connected to your desktop computer's SAS PCI card.


And PreRollPost works seamlessly with the Sony Optical Disc Archive (ODA) to efficiently make random access, rugged, long term Blu-ray cartridge archives.
 

The PreRoll Post software controls copy operations from field hard disks (created using ShotPut Pro™) onto tape(s). You may choose to make an additional copy onto local hard disk at the same time, or control two LTO drives simultaneously. All copies are verified using checksum integrity algorithms, such as XXhash or MD5.



Making LTO tapes for delivery to Discovery Channel is a snap. Just import the metadata template from Discovery's website and PreRoll Post sets up the needed folders for you. Then it checks each file as you add to the tape against Discovery Specs. So whether you're making Field Footage, Program Master or a Graphics Master tape, count on PreRollPost to help you right the first time. 

The backup process is not specific to HD files; it may be used with any files. For example, you can back up NLE project files or entire hard disks if desired.

PreRoll Post requires a LTO-7, LTO-6 or LTO-5 tape drive and means to connect it to your computer (e.g. USB3.0, SAS card or Thunderbolt interface). The PreRoll Post 'one-click' installer includes everything you need to easily get LTFS up and running for single drive MagStor, HP, IBM, Quantum, mLogic, Tandeberg and UNITEX models. 

Software purchase includes one-year free upgrades.

System Requirements

Windows 10, 8 or 7 (64 bit) 
2.0 GHz dual-core processor
4 GB of RAM
16 GB of free hard-disk space
Internet access required for automated product activation

Supported Operating Systems:
Windows 10 x64
Windows 7 x64 Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
Windows 8 x64
Windows 8.1 x64
Windows Server 2012 x64 
Windows Server 2012 SP1 x64 

  

YoYottaID Automation Backup Software for Mac OSX

Do you have lots of LTO tapes? Do you need to create large archives and restore media efficiently?
Put the tapes into an HPE, IBM, MagStor, Oracle, Overland, Qualstar, Quantum, Spectra, StorageTek or Tandberg Library and let YoYottaID Automation take control

Automation tapes and drives

See all the loaded tapes on the left, the empty slots on the right. The tape drives are shown at the bottom. There are buttons to manually move, format, mount and eject tapes, but YoYottaID will do all this automatically. YoYottaID Automation supports up to 4 drives and 160 tape slots. Both mail slots and ordinary slots can be used for tapes, so no spaces are wasted. However it can be quicker to open just the mail slot on a library so the Export button will automatically move a tape into a mail slot. All tapes must have barcodes with a 6 character code with either L5, L6 or L7 on the end for LTO5, LTO6 or LTO7 tapes. So 123456L5, ABCDEFL6, YO1234L6, 17376AL5. YoYottaID will use the barcode to format the tape. No need to manually enter the barcode.

Interfacing a library to a Mac

Drives for libraries are available with SAS or Fibre Channel. To connect a SAS or FC LTO5, 6 or 7 drive to the old MacPro use the ATTO ExpressSAS H680 or Celerity FC PCIe cards from ATTO. 
To connect a Thunderbolt Mac to a SAS LTO library use the ATTO ThunderLink or the Highpoint Rocketpoint RS6328.Each port can control up to four SAS drives using a SFF8088 to 4x SFF8088 cable.

Index, Backup, Archive and Restore with YoYottaID LTFS

Backup all your camera assets on location. Split large backups across multiple volumes. Archive assets to LTFS using LTO-5, LTO-6, and LTO-7 tapes. Support for standalone drives and tape libraries. Track assets from production to post. 

Easy 3 Step Backup

1. Select Media Source
2. Select Backup Destination
3. Start Backup

Built in Project and Metadata Store

All media metadata is stored in a local database. Use YoYottaID to catalog your drives, volumes and tapes.

Search for Assets

YoYottaID stores full media metadata including codec, resolution, duration. It's quick to locate media and you can see where it's stored. Open a virtual folder showing all the media from your search in one place. Make PDF reports from searches, handy to give the producer a list of shoot durations for all media types.

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YoYottaID software runs on Apple Mac OSX El Capitan 10.11, Yosemite 10.10.5, Mavericks 10.9.5 Mac OSX 10.11.4, 10.10.5 or 10.9.5 is needed for YoYottaID Conform and Transcode options.

YoYottaID LTFS Backup Software for Mac OSX

Index, Backup, Archive and Restore with YoYottaID LTFS

Backup all your camera assets on location. Split large backups across multiple volumes. Archive assets to LTFS using LTO-5, LTO-6, and LTO-7 tapes. Support for standalone drives. Track assets from production to post. 

Easy 3 Step Backup

1. Select Media Source
2. Select Backup Destination
3. Start Backup

Built in Project and Metadata Store

All media metadata is stored in a local database. Use YoYottaID to catalog your drives, volumes and tapes.

Search for Assets

YoYottaID stores full media metadata including codec, resolution, duration. It's quick to locate media and you can see where it's stored. Open a virtual folder showing all the media from your search in one place. Make PDF reports from searches, handy to give the producer a list of shoot durations for all media types.

Simple Media Management

YoYotta's software runs on Apple Mac hardware. On a production use a Mac mini or Retina MacBook Pro. Use an iMac or MacPro in a cutting room or post house. Connect using USB3 to Media Readers and Thunderbolt to RAID storage. Receive email alerts, create PDF Reports, ensure file permissions are set correctly.

Fast and Secure

As soon as camera cards or drives are connected they will appear on the left in the Media table. Source drives are mounted read-only preventing accidental erasure. YoYottaID calculates an MD5 checksum whilst copying and then verifies against this without any slowdown. See how long the backup will take. When completed the green ticks show that all is correct and a PDF report will keep an audit of the files copied.

Multiple Media and Backups

Cards can be copied to multiple Backup destinations simultaneously. Copy multiple cards at once, or add them to a card for sequential backup. Limited only by the speed of connected storage. Stop an import and pickup later. Span large backups across multiple volumes, disks and tapes.

Unlimited backup size

Start a large backup or archive that won't fit on a single volume. YoYottaID will intelligently fill each volume without splitting shots. Keep adding volumes until the backup is complete. The reports and the database will keep track of where the shots are archived. YoYottaID LTFS will span the backup across multiple tapes. YoYottaID Automation makes it even easier using an LTO Tape Library to backup your SAN without needing to manually swap tapes.

Learn about Spanning

Independent Verify

Each backup is now independently verified. This reduces the verify time. 
Media cards can now be ejected and removed as soon as verifying starts.

Organize your Media

YoYottaID can make consistent folders based on Project, Day, Date, Camera and Media names. This will make life easy throughout your project. v2 has more flexible tokens for folder names. Presets are automatically recalled for different camera types.

Reporting

YoYottaID creates a PDF report and this can be automatically emailed to all team members without needing to setup any email software. The report contains the media checksums for future reference along with media codec, duration and resolution. This metadata is also in the database and stored as extended attributes in the file directory.

Selective Import

The client brings their slow USB drive into your Post House. You need all the DPX and ARRIRAW files in your grading suite right now. The trouble is the files are all over the drive and there are loads of other file types that you don't need. When you connect a drive YoYottaID will show all the file types. Select the ones you need and YoYottaID will quickly transfer just those. You won't miss a folder hidden away on the drive. These files won't just be dumped into one folder, the original folder structure will be preserved on the destination. Also YoYottaID knows about sidecar files, so if you select MOV you will also get THM, if you select R3D you will also get RMD.

Preview selected files

Here you can easily see that there are over 6 hours of MP4 files on the shuttle drive. Select MP4 in the Type table and press the space key and then YFS will show you all those files in a single Finder window.

YFS (YoYotta File System)

YoYottaID will create a virtual file system called YFS. Here we see all of the MP4 files on the shuttle drive virtualised into one convenient folder. They can be opened as normal.

Smart Queue

If you need to copy multiple high speed cards to the same RAID, then it's often quicker to process them sequentially rather than simultaneously. But this would mean waiting for each backup to complete. YoYottaID will offer to add the backups into a queue. So you can walk away and let it get on, letting you know as each completes.

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YoYotta software runs on Apple macOS Catalina 10.15, Mojave 10.14, High Sierra 10.13, Sierra 10.12, El Capitan 10.11
macOS 10.13 or newer is recommended.