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Author Topic: Server Question John Rizzo Film Handler Posts: 37 From: Demarest, NJ, USA Registered: May 2002 posted 03-28-2013 06:11 AM                     The standard format for a dcp is EXT2, I was told that most servers can see a Windows formatted Drive is this correct?  |  IP: Logged Carsten Kurz Film God Posts: 4340 From: Cologne, NRW, Germany Registered: Aug 2009 posted 03-28-2013 06:39 AM                     Yes, that is true. Every server can read FAT/FAT32 (standard USB sticks), but that it limited to max 4GB file size, so, use only for trailers, KDMs, logs, etc.. But most servers will also read NTFS, some (Doremi) even HFS+ (Mac). However, if you want to distribute a DCP to cinemas, I wouldn't count on that and stay with EXT2/3. - Carsten  |  IP: Logged Bajsic Bojan Expert Film Handler Posts: 190 From: Ljubljana, Si, Eu Registered: Aug 2008 posted 03-28-2013 05:58 PM                     And other doremis won't read an HFS. If you are in distribution, as Carsten pointed out, just stay on EXT2. Having said that, about 85% of DCPs we get here are NTFS and USB3 only.  |  IP: Logged Jock Blakley Expert Film Handler Posts: 218 From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Registered: Oct 2011 posted 03-28-2013 10:17 PM                     I've also had trouble with our Doremi Showvault accepting 99% of NTFS drives, but rejecting two - both 1 TB RAID 1 arrays connected via USB.  |  IP: Logged John Roddy Expert Film Handler Posts: 114 From: Spring, TX, United States Registered: Dec 2012 posted 03-28-2013 10:23 PM                        I tried a hard drive with both an ext2 and ntfs partition in our GDC servers not too long ago. It read both partitions without any trouble at all. Of course, the feature I was ingesting was on the ext2 part, so I wasn't able to test actually loading stuff from ntfs.  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-28-2013 11:08 PM                        The weird thing about this is that there is, to my knowledge, no official standard anywhere for filesystem type. The idea of ext3 filesystems delivered on SATA disks in CRU carriers is a de facto standard, but not defined anywhere. Note that, while servers may be able to _read_ NTFS filesystems, they will likely not be able to _write_ to them. This is a nonissue for distributors, but an issue for theatres that want to move content from their servers to drives. For whatever it is worth, another no-no is firewire drives. I have received a few of these for reasons unknown. I have yet to find a server that accepts a firewire connection. To whoever is sending these out: please stop. It creates extra work to transfer the content to another drive before the files can be loaded into the server.  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 퍼항시, 경상푹도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 03-29-2013 12:07 AM                     Not to derail things, but couldn't you use a cable/adapter that goes from firewire to usb? I've seen 4 and 6 pin firewire versions.  |  IP: Logged Bajsic Bojan Expert Film Handler Posts: 190 From: Ljubljana, Si, Eu Registered: Aug 2008 posted 03-29-2013 03:11 AM                     True, but they have trouble transmitting the right amount of power to run the drive and if the firewire drive is not equipped with a power inlet and cord, you're pretty much on your own.  |  IP: Logged

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