I use 2 media folders, one for "new" media and one for existing media. Only the "new" media folder is R/W. Once it's metadata files are written out the media is moved to the existing media folder (which is mounted R-only).
I use 2 media folders, one for "new" media and one for existing media. Only the "new" media folder is R/W. Once it's metadata files are written out the media is moved to the existing media folder (which is mounted R-only).