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03-22-2006, 03:34 PM
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Hello,
I recently filmed a documentary, and now have to edit it. I have over 17 HOURS to edit. I know I'll need between 200 and 300 gigabytes of space. So I'm going to buy a new hard drive. Is external a good choice? Or would an external drive transfer too slowly for editing video?
(I have USB 2.0 and a firewire capture card. I'm not sure if I can use the capture card like a normal USB port.)
Thanks!
Nick Pattison
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03-22-2006, 05:08 PM
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Hi Nick
You'll have to use your firewire connection for capturing the footage and the USB device can most likely not be used as a port hub.
Keep in mind that although an external HDD might be a good option for storage, it might not be supported for capture by your NLE, or provide good performance. Why would you want an external HDD for capture?
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03-22-2006, 06:33 PM
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Well, I do tons of video editing, but for this project I'm going to need a new hd. I don't need an external (although all of my IDE ports are taken up), I was just wondering if an external would transfer fast enough.
I'll probably go with an internal, I was just wondering about my options before I chose.
Thanks!
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03-23-2006, 08:35 AM
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I have an external f wire drive and it b marks as fast as my internal ide and sata drives.
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03-23-2006, 05:10 PM
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Transfer speed to the drive? Or rpm's?
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03-23-2006, 05:23 PM
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Transfer speed. A good drive in a good f wire box in a good sys is fine for nle.
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03-25-2006, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark W I have an external f wire drive and it b marks as fast as my internal ide and sata drives. |
What is better? USB 2 external h drive or FIREWIRE external h drive?
Is the FIREWIRE data transfer slower than USB 2?
Please help
mark
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03-25-2006, 07:16 PM
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USB 2.0 is approximately the same speed as Firewire, but Firewire is capable of a higher sustained transfer rate.
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03-26-2006, 10:16 AM
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My exteral box can run as usb2 and f wire. In f wire mode it b marks at at 40 mbs and the usb2 is 4mbs. Nuff said.
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