Where to install adobe editting programs at DVinfo.net

Lee Huynh · May 5th, 2008, 02:38 AM

Ok, I just had a computer built for editting. I have RAID 0 configuration with two drives. One for Windows /:C and the other drive /:E for rendering and such. So which drive shall I install my video editting programs, such as premiere and after effects on?? Also can someone tell me how I should specify which drive as a scratch? Thanks!

Colin Zhang · May 5th, 2008, 03:30 AM

Install it on the other (non-Windows) drive. As to your last question, I don't exactly get what you're trying to ask. Could you clarify?

Lee Huynh · May 5th, 2008, 03:41 AM

Absolutely, as to that second question, I ran across this link while searching through dv...
http://livedocs.adobe.com/en_US/Prem...8DDE57377.html
This site goes into saying how to specify which drive to use as a "scratch" drive. I'm not sure exactly how i should customize my CAPTURING in order to improve system performance.

But thanks for answering my first question!

Harm Millaard · May 5th, 2008, 05:22 AM

Sorry Lee,

You are not making much sense to me. You have two disks configured as a (R)aid0 and you have two disks C: and E:. Which is it? Two separate physical disks C and E? Two (r)aided disks for E:? Please explain. BTW, Raid0 is better called AID0, since redundancy lacks altogether. It is just a bandAID.

Common is to have OS and programs on one physical disk. Media on another (R)aided disk, scratch on another physical disk.

Jon Shohet · May 5th, 2008, 05:30 AM

Install Premiere, or any other application for that matter, to the Windows C drive. There is no reason or benefit installing it to a different drive.
What is really important is to save premiere projects on the non-windows drive. Again, you should never save any file to the windows drive in any case. It's also a good idea to move the My Documents folder to the non-Windows drive. (easily achieved by right clicking it's icon on the desktop and selecting properties).

Regarding captures and scratch disks : since you only have one non-Windows drive, this is a non-question. Just remember to save the project files to the non-Windows drive, and keep all capture and scratch disk options at their default "Same as project Folder" setting.

If you had another physical drive, you would capture video to the third drive. A fourth drive - and you could tell premiere to use this drive as as "scratch" disk for video previews in the preferences.

I'm not sure from your post if you have 2 raid-0 arrays, one for windows and one for media, or if you have one raid-0, with two partitions.
Partitions are a big no-no for video editing. If you only have 2 physical drives you are better off not using raid, and using one drive for windows and one for media.

In any case, even though multiple drives improve performance, one 7200 RPM drive is good enough for most dv/hdv projects (assuming you have a fast enough processor). Unless you are using lots of simultanious layers of video, you should have no problem. Just don't let the media drive fill up to much. the fuller it's gets the slower it becomes.

good luck

Lee Huynh · May 5th, 2008, 01:36 PM

Yes, Thanks for your posts guys, I actually have two drives, one for OS (500gb) and one that is non OS(1Tb). So I have two drives AID0 independently from each other.

I am going to run all programs on the OS drive and save all my projects onto the other drive. That seems to make sense. Thanks!

Lee Huynh · May 5th, 2008, 01:38 PM

I did not use partition. I have 2x250 gb and 2x500gb drives.

May 5th, 2008, 02:38 AM	#1
Lee Huynh Tourist Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Harvey, Louisiana Posts: 4	Where to install adobe editting programs Ok, I just had a computer built for editting. I have RAID 0 configuration with two drives. One for Windows /:C and the other drive /:E for rendering and such. So which drive shall I install my video editting programs, such as premiere and after effects on?? Also can someone tell me how I should specify which drive as a scratch? Thanks!

May 5th, 2008, 03:41 AM	#3
Lee Huynh Tourist Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Harvey, Louisiana Posts: 4	Thanks Absolutely, as to that second question, I ran across this link while searching through dv... http://livedocs.adobe.com/en_US/Prem...8DDE57377.html This site goes into saying how to specify which drive to use as a "scratch" drive. I'm not sure exactly how i should customize my CAPTURING in order to improve system performance. But thanks for answering my first question!

May 5th, 2008, 01:36 PM	#6
Lee Huynh Tourist Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Harvey, Louisiana Posts: 4	New at this, reason for confusing questions Yes, Thanks for your posts guys, I actually have two drives, one for OS (500gb) and one that is non OS(1Tb). So I have two drives AID0 independently from each other. I am going to run all programs on the OS drive and save all my projects onto the other drive. That seems to make sense. Thanks!

May 5th, 2008, 01:38 PM	#7
Lee Huynh Tourist Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Harvey, Louisiana Posts: 4	Just in case... I did not use partition. I have 2x250 gb and 2x500gb drives.

May 5th, 2008, 03:30 AM	#2
Colin Zhang Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: beijing/mississauga Posts: 123	Install it on the other (non-Windows) drive. As to your last question, I don't exactly get what you're trying to ask. Could you clarify?

May 5th, 2008, 05:22 AM	#4
Harm Millaard Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 1,832	Sorry Lee, You are not making much sense to me. You have two disks configured as a (R)aid0 and you have two disks C: and E:. Which is it? Two separate physical disks C and E? Two (r)aided disks for E:? Please explain. BTW, Raid0 is better called AID0, since redundancy lacks altogether. It is just a bandAID. Common is to have OS and programs on one physical disk. Media on another (R)aided disk, scratch on another physical disk.

May 5th, 2008, 05:30 AM	#5
Jon Shohet Major Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 277	Install Premiere, or any other application for that matter, to the Windows C drive. There is no reason or benefit installing it to a different drive. What is really important is to save premiere projects on the non-windows drive. Again, you should never save any file to the windows drive in any case. It's also a good idea to move the My Documents folder to the non-Windows drive. (easily achieved by right clicking it's icon on the desktop and selecting properties). Regarding captures and scratch disks : since you only have one non-Windows drive, this is a non-question. Just remember to save the project files to the non-Windows drive, and keep all capture and scratch disk options at their default "Same as project Folder" setting. If you had another physical drive, you would capture video to the third drive. A fourth drive - and you could tell premiere to use this drive as as "scratch" disk for video previews in the preferences. I'm not sure from your post if you have 2 raid-0 arrays, one for windows and one for media, or if you have one raid-0, with two partitions. Partitions are a big no-no for video editing. If you only have 2 physical drives you are better off not using raid, and using one drive for windows and one for media. In any case, even though multiple drives improve performance, one 7200 RPM drive is good enough for most dv/hdv projects (assuming you have a fast enough processor). Unless you are using lots of simultanious layers of video, you should have no problem. Just don't let the media drive fill up to much. the fuller it's gets the slower it becomes. good luck