Are your files being stored safely? I remember one time having several thousand dollars of 'unfinished' projects in the process of being edited. They were being stored on my SSD with 1 backup on a slower hard drive. Good to go right?? Realizing how much $ was at stake, that was the day I started to get more serious about finding a backup solution that worked well for me that included both several local backups, the cloud, as well as check sum software to verify the transfers. When it comes to backups, better extra safe than extra sorry. If that story sounds like you - this might be a helpful video :) *Update note: Several folks have mentioned reliability issues with both Sandisk and WD. While this video is primarily about the 'Process' rather than the Gear, I think it is important to note those other comments here. To date, I have never had an issue with my Sandisk SSD's, however they were purchased several years ago. As far as WD, I have bought a few recently but again have not personally had any issues with them. As there is always a level of risk involved, this is all the more reason to have a backup workflow like this in place. If you are investing in drives for the first time, do some current research as to what folks are noting as reliable but always always always have multiple copies. Hope that helps!

@jayzn1931

5 ай бұрын

Like the sandisk scandal is showing, reputable brands can screw up. Not only should you pick a brand/product with a good reputation, but if you are buying multitude drives anyway, better buy from several brands. This way you can be a lot safer if a certain product line is known to be faulty years down the road.

@blasepivovar

5 ай бұрын

good point @@jayzn1931

I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your content. Inspiring, filler-free, informative and stylish. Thanks for sharing your journey. Looking forward to more 💫

@blasepivovar

6 ай бұрын

thanks so much dan! glad to hear it resonates with you!

This video was so helpful, thanks friend. SSD - 2 External HD Backups, Backup on Dropbox. I will have to play with offshoot, not completely sure how that works, but looks great! Thanks again so good.

@blasepivovar

12 күн бұрын

Yep, you got it! Glad to hear it was helpful.

Incredibly useful, you're answering so many questions in just 8 minutes - you should teach/provide consultations online.

@synthfan

2 ай бұрын

@blasepivovar haha, nevermind, i just saw your website. Question: what do you like to use for editing software, as a freelancer?

@blasepivovar

2 ай бұрын

@@synthfan Resolve :)

@blasepivovar

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

I just love the way your videos look. So freaking good and cinematic. HUGE inspiration dude! Hopefully, one day i'd be able to edit like you 😻

@blasepivovar

6 ай бұрын

ah thanks so much! so kind 🙏🏽

Great video and workflow! I'm gonna try to use this methods in my company :) You are the best! Thanks for this amazing content. Greetings from Brazil!

@blasepivovar

6 ай бұрын

Amazing. Glad you found it helpful!

great video man 👏👏 I'd never heard of offshoot but that looks like a really cool piece of software! Being a one-time purchase is also a bonus 👏 I need to step up my storage/archiving game lol And the dropbox part of the video showcasing the ability to transfer to clients is great, I don't think I've seen that before so that's definitely something I could use 🤔 👍

@blasepivovar

6 ай бұрын

glad to hear it! yeah the peace of mind with offshoot / dropbox are so worth the price for me :)

good lighting my friend

@blasepivovar

3 ай бұрын

thank you

Great video to stumble upon. I really enjoyed this, subscribed. What is your process for handling audio? I.e. From Raw audio to finished product, what does that look like for you? I quite enjoyed the clarity and isolation of your setup! I've been recording into Logic for VoiceOver and haven't been able to master that *crisp*

@blasepivovar

6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Happy to have you here. As far as audio, this was the MKE 600 running into a Tascam DR-10L set to Auto. Post processing wise it was done in Resolve with their stock plugins on the track level. FX chain is the Voice Isolator (100%), Light EQ mainly cleaning up the low end, Some compression via the dynamics option, light De-Esser, and then a limiter to bring up the gain at the end of the chain. If you want more specifics, feel free to DM me on insta and I can get you more exact settings for all that :)

@lion123z

6 ай бұрын

@@blasepivovar Love the workflow and thanks so much for the reply! I might just do that to pick your brain and keep up. Thank you!

I’ve been using the Samsung T7 shields 2tb/4tb for the past year or so. Super fast, durable, stays cooler than my sandisk ssd imo. Flawless with proxies 👍🏼 The T9 model is better but pricey lol

@blasepivovar

6 ай бұрын

Dope! Glad to hear those have been working well. So many options these days :)

I prefer my NAS + automatic Backblaze backups :D, but I still need secondary (slower) nas as local backup.

@blasepivovar

6 ай бұрын

Dope. Yeah was trying to provide a non NAS or RAID option for folks that don't need something as robust

Great inspirational video. Top notch. Would you share the font you use for your titles? Many thanks in advance!🙏

@blasepivovar

6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I am always mixing up what titles I am using. The big font in this video was São Torpes and then little font is Roboto Mono. The thumbnail is using Rubik Mono One. Hope that helps!

@tombrillouet4880

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I'll be following your channel from now on

@blasepivovar

6 ай бұрын

Appreciate you being here!

Hey man I have seen your content on the Fuji xh2s, I just bought one 🚀 one question What is your media set up, c fast cards, sd cards or external monitor with ssd. Because prices for c fast are expensive and footage is huge, i don’t know if it will be better to invest in the ninja v in the long run because the media storage prices

@blasepivovar

6 ай бұрын

Yo! Yeah not a fun thing to spend money on for sure. I rock the 512gb Angelbird CF Express B Card and then dual record to a Sandisk Extreme Pro 512gb SD Card (Just the V30 Version as I usually am shooting 200mpbs). I personally do not like the Ninja V (image quality) and do not externally record (one more potential thing to fail / have to think about). I record internally and use the AndyCine A6Plus V2 as my monitor. Everyone has a different workflow but hope that helps!

@soymezus4637

6 ай бұрын

@@blasepivovar thank for all man!! do you shoot proress or you stay with the h265? ProRes files are huge haha

@blasepivovar

6 ай бұрын

i've got a whole video on all my settings but yeah just H265 422 Long GOP 200mpbs@@soymezus4637

@soymezus4637

6 ай бұрын

@@blasepivovar ! i have up coming videos lets see how it preforms haha if one day you are in mexico city let me know!

I have a weird question... What font are you using? I kinda need it!

@blasepivovar

6 ай бұрын

for the large titles? or? there are a few in here / in the thumbnail :)

@AndrewKnepper

6 ай бұрын

@@blasepivovar Yeah the large title one! It's the perfect minimal yet non basic kind of font I've been looking for.

@blasepivovar

6 ай бұрын

São Torpes :)

the sandisk ssd have very high failure rates. Very well documented.

@allen_bernardo_jr

6 ай бұрын

I use those 😰 what would you advise instead

@blasepivovar

6 ай бұрын

Appreciate you chiming in with that! I did hear recently about more failures with certain models that were being sold at extreme discounts at some retailers for Black Friday, prime day, etc. I paid full price for mine at best buy several years back and have had no issues with both my 1TB and 2TB models. That said, it's my recommendation simply because I have used it and have had no issues, along with several close friends of mine. Glad to have a note of that here in the comments for folks who are trying to figure out what is best for them!

First thing to do is stop using rhe sandisk extreme ssds as they have known issues.

@blasepivovar

6 ай бұрын

yeah others have mentioned here in the comments. i’ve had mine for years with no issues. but yes hence the need for a good backup solution 😊

Sandisk Extreme Pro... be carefull arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/sandisk-extreme-ssds-keep-abruptly-failing-firmware-fix-for-only-some-promised/

@blasepivovar

6 ай бұрын

yeah others have mentioned here in the comments. hence the need for a good backup solution 😊

150,- bucks for something that copies files? Also I do not trust Western Digital / Sandisk anymore.

@blasepivovar

6 ай бұрын

Haha yeah not my fav thing to spend money on either however with the $$$$ of some of the projects I am working on, it's the peace of mind for me. Using 'check-sum' software like this is doing more for you than just simply copying the files. As far as WD/Sandisk, I have never had any issues but yes have heard of some as of recent. All the more reason to have a backup plan in place like the one in this video :) What is your process and what brands do you prefer?

@noenken

6 ай бұрын

I guess it's a business expense of sorts, yeah. It's just baffling to me how a gui for a basic function and some MD5 verification isn't something that just exists freely. Couple years back WD started to sell shingled HDDs as NAS drives ... without really being upfront about the change. (For the non-datahoarder: shingled drives are just about the worst idea to use as NAS drives ever and the failure rates did prove that not long after. It led to lost data in quite a few cases. ... but it was cheap, yay) The Sandisk SSD mess is still ongoing and they are handling it by not talking about it or downplaying it. They also did not pull the drives off the shelves for a long time, I'm not sure if they ever did. There was other problems inbetween but I don't have their whole history at the top of my head. But at this point it has to be called a pattern and I would highly advise against using WD at all. I currently have a very basic setup for backups with a synology NAS (filled with seagate Exos drives) acting as timemachine and I intend to set up periodic online backups for that to something like backblaze ... soon™. If I'd make money with data my first copy target would be a ZFS machine, something running trueNAS probably. But I just take pictures for myself. @@blasepivovar