does anyone capture and edit with an external hard drive? at DVinfo.net

David J. Payne · July 1st, 2006, 02:33 PM

I'm thinking of getting a 7200rpm external drive. Would I get the same performance if I used this to edit from instead of the 7200rpm internal hard drive I currently use?
thanks

Chris Harris · July 1st, 2006, 02:50 PM

Yeah, I use an external 250gb drive via USB 2.0. Capturing and editing work perfectly.

Chris Barcellos · July 1st, 2006, 11:08 PM

I've had some difficulty, with my USB 2.0 drives as a capture drive. I haven't yet been able to put my finger on the problem. Without warning, I get the big blue screen of death,,, I do fine with on board drives, so I can only relate it to something with drives. I am running a Dual Core 3800 + with 2 gig of memory, and have updated all the bios and software, and I am still having the problem. One drive is a Maxtor One Touch, the other I built with and Adaptec enclosure, both with 160 gig drives. Anybody got any ideas ?

Christopher Lefchik · July 2nd, 2006, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by David Payne

I'm thinking of getting a 7200rpm external drive. Would I get the same performance if I used this to edit from instead of the 7200rpm internal hard drive I currently use?
thanks

While you definitely won't get the same performance from an external USB 2.0 hard drive as you will from an internal hard drive, the speed of an external USB 2.0 drive should still be sufficient for DV editing.

Ben Freedman · July 2nd, 2006, 02:44 PM

I edit DV and HDV all the time using external USB 2.0 HDs. When you consider the speed of USB 2.0, it's far greater than needed for 1,2 or 3 streams of video under most circumstances.

Typically, the HD will not be your limiting factor unless you're working with far less compressed formats...

Best,

Benjamin

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http://www.neo-fight.tv [The "Techno-Debate" Video Podcast]

Chris Burgess · July 6th, 2006, 10:56 AM

i run a 400gb, a 160gb, and a 250gb external drive through extra firewire ports and another 80gb external on usb 2.0...all work fine for me...just a small lag on the firewire drive when one decides to "go to sleep" from non-use but thats it...

James McEachern · July 6th, 2006, 03:57 PM

I capture to a 200gb Maxtor External HD over firewire via my Panny AGDVC30 hooked up to the other firewire port on the HD and I haven't had any problems with it

James

Ervin Farkas · July 6th, 2006, 07:50 PM

Strange enough, even 4200 rpm external (USB) 2.5 inch hard drives connected to laptops work fine (I am talking from my personal experience) despite of what you would normally think... of course, when editing, your speed will be reduced, but other than that, any external drive will work.

David J. Payne · July 9th, 2006, 11:05 AM

thanks for your help guys, it will certainly save me some time to be able to use my external drives to edit from now on.

July 1st, 2006, 02:33 PM	#1
David J. Payne Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southend-On-Sea, England Posts: 368	does anyone capture and edit with an external hard drive? I'm thinking of getting a 7200rpm external drive. Would I get the same performance if I used this to edit from instead of the 7200rpm internal hard drive I currently use? thanks

July 1st, 2006, 11:08 PM	#3
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	I've had some difficulty, with my USB 2.0 drives as a capture drive. I haven't yet been able to put my finger on the problem. Without warning, I get the big blue screen of death,,, I do fine with on board drives, so I can only relate it to something with drives. I am running a Dual Core 3800 + with 2 gig of memory, and have updated all the bios and software, and I am still having the problem. One drive is a Maxtor One Touch, the other I built with and Adaptec enclosure, both with 160 gig drives. Anybody got any ideas ? __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

July 6th, 2006, 03:57 PM	#7
James McEachern New Boot Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 18	No Problems Here I capture to a 200gb Maxtor External HD over firewire via my Panny AGDVC30 hooked up to the other firewire port on the HD and I haven't had any problems with it James

July 6th, 2006, 07:50 PM	#8
Ervin Farkas Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta/USA Posts: 2,515	Strange enough, even 4200 rpm external (USB) 2.5 inch hard drives connected to laptops work fine (I am talking from my personal experience) despite of what you would normally think... of course, when editing, your speed will be reduced, but other than that, any external drive will work. __________________ Ervin Farkas www.AtlantaLegalVideo.com

July 1st, 2006, 02:50 PM	#2
Chris Harris Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 487	Yeah, I use an external 250gb drive via USB 2.0. Capturing and editing work perfectly.

July 2nd, 2006, 02:44 PM	#5
Ben Freedman Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 188	I edit DV and HDV all the time using external USB 2.0 HDs. When you consider the speed of USB 2.0, it's far greater than needed for 1,2 or 3 streams of video under most circumstances. Typically, the HD will not be your limiting factor unless you're working with far less compressed formats... Best, Benjamin ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.neo-fight.tv [The "Techno-Debate" Video Podcast]

July 6th, 2006, 10:56 AM	#6
Chris Burgess Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 30	i run a 400gb, a 160gb, and a 250gb external drive through extra firewire ports and another 80gb external on usb 2.0...all work fine for me...just a small lag on the firewire drive when one decides to "go to sleep" from non-use but thats it...

July 9th, 2006, 11:05 AM	#9
David J. Payne Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southend-On-Sea, England Posts: 368	thanks for your help guys, it will certainly save me some time to be able to use my external drives to edit from now on.