Ann: New Mac P2 offload software. Beta testers needed....

Yes, that would be an option as well.
As I will make an automated buildsystem connected to a database it would be pretty easy to allow several machine serials in the same build.
The great thing about this is that you can install the same build on all the systems you register for, and I will only send a single email.

Well, I don't want to spend to much time/energy on this as I think there is a limited audience for this utility. Just want to make a usefull tool really.
 
Yes, the downside it that i'd have to make a new build every time a user gets a new machine. The great thing is that it's pretty easy to implement...
 
Here is a teaser of P2 Genie Beta4:
Beta4Teaser.jpg


Two new features:
Filmstox Naming and 2'nd destination...
 
Beta tester front and center

Beta tester front and center

Hey, sign me up. I'm ready when you are.

Thanks,

Carey
 
Anders - get some sleep already! If you keep working nights and days then we won't see a version 2 of this app ;-)

Tony
 
Beta 4 is out.
Changes in Beta 4:

- New 'Filmstox' Naming Scheme Instead of the progressing Reel number you now have the option of tagging the destination card folders with a project name combined with the modification date of the Last file of the card in the following format: Project_MMDDYY_TIME

- 2'nd destination. Now you can backup to 2 destinations at the same time. Both copies are made from the P2 card, so backup duration is exactly times 2.

- EXPERIMENTAL. P2 Genie will now quit the backup when it meets an empty card. This is just to test a possible operational scenario. Please comment if this is annoying!!!

- It's now impossible to overwrite a destination folder If the destination cardname folder has been used before the new folder follows this convention:
In 'Filmstox' name mode: First copy: PROJECT_MMDDYY_TIME, 2'nd copy: PROJECT_MMDDYY_TIME_1
In normal mode: First copy: 010, 2'nd copy: 011.

- New Online Help. Available from the Help menu.

- New registration serial check.
 
Anders Holck said:
A. The easy one: Use the code I already have and simple do the same copyoperation twice to to different destinations. Very easy to do, but it now takes 2x the amount of time before you can pull the P2 card.
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Actually I like option A better, I ran into a problem where there was a bad copy on a card to drive A and the error just propigated to drive B. I look at the second drive as a process redundancy not just a hardware redundancy. It does take longer but I'm planning to use it for dumping the P2 store to the back up drives at the end of the day so the added time won't be that big of a deal.

So you use the single copy option while shooting (same security as the P2 Store) and the multi-copy option for end of day dumps.

(and yes, the update is on the way)

-filmstox
 
Why are you asking for serial numbers now? That's a little ridiculous, and you don't need that information to have people test for you.
 
Well one of the things to test is the possible security scheme. I haven't decided on a licence plan / price for the utility yet, but it might include this nonintrusive hardware check.
 
Well if you're not giving it away, I certainly don't want to test it. I thought you were doing this for the good of the community.
 
Anders,
sent you an email with a serial number problem - my PB does nor have a serial number any more after its mother board has been changed :-(
Any other options?
 
jeffyjones said:
Well if you're not giving it away, I certainly don't want to test it. I thought you were doing this for the good of the community.
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Have you used this thing?

It's fabulous, and it's worth the price of admission, at least to me.

I don't know what Anders intends to charge, but if it's reasonable, I'm in.

Plus, exactly what community are you talking about?

May be Jarred or Barry should give away Boot Camp or the book should give it away for the good of the community.
 
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Well, that's certainly a show stopper for my scheme....
Hmm.....well back to the drawing board then...It was just so easy to do it this way :-(
 
jeffyjones said:
Well if you're not giving it away, I certainly don't want to test it. I thought you were doing this for the good of the community.
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I've been testing it and it's great! He's done good work with this. And why do you have to jump on his back for trying to earn a little back for the time he has spent into this. "For the good of the community"? How about this. He'll give you the P2 Genie in exchange for an 8GB P2 Card. It's all of for the good of the community.
 
jeffyjones said:
Well if you're not giving it away, I certainly don't want to test it. I thought you were doing this for the good of the community.
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Give me a break. "the good of the community" means you help people out. Paying for something that you use to make your life easier is a no-brainer.
 
Anders Holck said:
Well, that's certainly a show stopper for my scheme....
Hmm.....well back to the drawing board then...It was just so easy to do it this way :-(
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Anders, can't you have P2Genie suck the serial number off the processor?
Needs to be done only once, with each licence comprising the right to register two
processors.
Will email you a concept for a safe licencing process tomorrow.
 
Anders Holck said:
Well, that's certainly a show stopper for my scheme....
Hmm.....well back to the drawing board then...It was just so easy to do it this way :-(
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Anders,

You could always do what Maya used to do and use the machine's MAC address. (Not the Manufacturer but the unique ID of the Network Addapter)

Alternately, you could follow Panasonics example and use the Serial Number of the Camera, then people could install on more than one machine.

-filmstox
 
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