OWC releases Copy That for Mac to let you quickly copy, backup and verify your media cards
Other World Computing (OWC), manufacturer of memory and storage-related products has released their new Copy That for Mac software. They describe it as âan intuitive, easy to use backup tool for content creatorsâ. The software lets you quickly and easily ingest your memory cards ready for editing, but will also automatically create backups to multiple sources and verify that they all copied over correctly.
It complies with the industry standard â3-2-1 ruleâ, which states that there should be at least three copies of the data stored on two different types of media, with one copy kept offsite in some kind of remote storage or cloud system and its verification system ensures that the data is always copied to all of its targets accurately.
Copy That also includes a number of other features such as automatic name collision detection â which is handy when youâre shooting with multiple cameras that might produce identical filenames â smart error detection with xxHash-64, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2 256, SHA-2512 checksums and other features to ensure that your data is safe and backups are reliable. Itâs also features ârobust reportingâ to help you more easily locate files and provide transfer details to clients and team members in multiple formats.
Enhanced camera support also means you get thumbnail generation and metadata support for many cinema cameras including ARRI RAW, Blackmagic RAW, RED RAW, ProRes, Panasonic Varicam, Atomos, Convergent Design recorders as well as most consumer cameras recording in MP4, MOV or MXF wrappers. You get presets, too, allowing you to quickly organise your folders to streamline your workflow.
Copy That for Mac is available as part of a subscription service from the OWC website for $99 for the first year and $49 for each additional year or as a one-off 30-day project-based license for $35. You can also take it for a spin with a full-featured 14-day trial. Naturally, itâs only available for the Mac (the clueâs kind of in the name). Hopefully, a Windows version will be on the way at some point.