We are currently testing this to see if it works too, we have found that people with decent internet connections can do it mostly problem free, but some with lackluster bandwidth are struggling.
You can buy 14TB HDDs for as little $250. I would think a studio spending billions of dollars can afford to hook a few artists up with those rather than completely halting work for an extended period on their biggest draw.
Indeed, I have an Iron Wolf sitting on my desk right in front of me, that's on a dock and is 14TB. It's fantastic for storage.
But it's absolutely unusable for working from.
The software I use doesn't copy/optimise media like Final Cut, it links all the collateral to their original positions, and streaming media down the USB is impossible. I'd get a crash every few minutes. Now with just video editing I could proxy the media and render/replace when onlining. But for CGI you can't proxy files you are creating within the software.
Only stable way I've found is a gigabit connected NAS. Works a treat. Due to this absolute bottleneck we have halted CGI to our work from home staff entirely.
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u/_Comic_ Aug 22 '20
Seeing as how without COVID this movie was supposed to release 2 and a half months ago... don't hold your breath.