My Passport Studio with HDV/ProRes at DVinfo.net

Andy Hirst · March 19th, 2009, 08:49 AM

Hi,

I'm looking a mobile hard drive solutions to work with final cut pro. I mainly use HDV and ProRes. Budget is a real issue here! I have had a look at the WD My Passport Studio 500GB, it has FW800 and is bus powered so it looks good. The only drawback is the drive speed of 5400rpm.

Would I experience any play back problems using this drive, i don't tend to add too many effects, but when I do i dont mind wait for the render to finish.

Any help?

Thanks

Andy H

Michael Wisniewski · March 19th, 2009, 10:00 AM

Get a 7200 rpm hard drive. It's considered the minimum requirement for capturing and editing DV & HDV. Using a 5400 rpm is just asking for problems.

If you can afford it, a good solid swappable hard drive enclosure is a great investment.

Andy Hirst · March 19th, 2009, 11:54 AM

Thanks, thought that would be the answer but needed a second opinion.

Andy

Mitchell Lewis · March 20th, 2009, 07:40 AM

We just the My Passport Studio 500GB drives for archiving, but they are too slow for editing. Maybe they would barely work for DV (I've never edited HDV), but certainly not XDCAM HD, etc...

I'd recommend a drive from:

LaCie
G Technology
Sonnet Technologies (they have a good new option - Fusion F3 - great price per GB)

If you stick with the name brands you'll be better off. We used to buy RAID's from Medea, but they went out of business. So then we switched to Ciprico, but they have now went out of business. Don't make the same mistakes we did. :)

Robert Bec · March 20th, 2009, 03:15 PM

G Tech cant go wrong

Randy Panado · March 20th, 2009, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Wisniewski

Get a 7200 rpm hard drive. It's considered the minimum requirement for capturing and editing DV & HDV. Using a 5400 rpm is just asking for problems.

If you can afford it, a good solid swappable hard drive enclosure is a great investment.

I use a Passport for editing DV. No problems whatsoever. I also capture from FCP to the external drive and it doesn't drop frames. All over usb 2.0.

I just purchased the passport studio drive for on the go editing.

However, I DO agree that a 7200rpm drive is a great upgrade for speed of editing.

Brian David Melnyk · March 25th, 2009, 09:04 AM

lacie rugged 7200!

Peter Gjevre · March 31st, 2009, 10:14 PM

Any of the OWC drives--especially the mercury elites, are worth considering.

Joachim Hoge · April 19th, 2009, 03:35 PM

Probably too late, but I got the MyPassport 500 Studio.
I´ve used it a lot recently for editing Sony XDCam EX HD footage and Prores on my MacBok Pro 2.5 "Classic" and it performs really well.
I got it because of cost and it was the only portable FW800 available when I needed it.
I do think the G-Techs are probably the best bet though

March 19th, 2009, 08:49 AM	#1
Andy Hirst New Boot Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: UK Manchester Posts: 6	My Passport Studio with HDV/ProRes Hi, I'm looking a mobile hard drive solutions to work with final cut pro. I mainly use HDV and ProRes. Budget is a real issue here! I have had a look at the WD My Passport Studio 500GB, it has FW800 and is bus powered so it looks good. The only drawback is the drive speed of 5400rpm. Would I experience any play back problems using this drive, i don't tend to add too many effects, but when I do i dont mind wait for the render to finish. Any help? Thanks Andy H __________________ [ah]*Andy Hirst Production:andyhirst.com :: Weddings:faithfulfilms.co.uk

March 19th, 2009, 10:00 AM	#2
Michael Wisniewski Wrangler Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Makati, Metro Manila Posts: 2,706 Images: 32	Get a 7200 rpm hard drive. It's considered the minimum requirement for capturing and editing DV & HDV. Using a 5400 rpm is just asking for problems. If you can afford it, a good solid swappable hard drive enclosure is a great investment. __________________ "Ultimately, the most extraordinary thing, in a frame, is a human being." - Martin Scorsese

March 19th, 2009, 11:54 AM	#3
Andy Hirst New Boot Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: UK Manchester Posts: 6	Thanks, thought that would be the answer but needed a second opinion. Andy __________________ [ah]*Andy Hirst Production:andyhirst.com :: Weddings:faithfulfilms.co.uk

March 20th, 2009, 07:40 AM	#4
Mitchell Lewis Trustee Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kennewick, WA Posts: 1,124	We just the My Passport Studio 500GB drives for archiving, but they are too slow for editing. Maybe they would barely work for DV (I've never edited HDV), but certainly not XDCAM HD, etc... I'd recommend a drive from: LaCie G Technology Sonnet Technologies (they have a good new option - Fusion F3 - great price per GB) If you stick with the name brands you'll be better off. We used to buy RAID's from Medea, but they went out of business. So then we switched to Ciprico, but they have now went out of business. Don't make the same mistakes we did. :) __________________ Sony EX3, Canon 5D MkII, Chrosziel Matte Box, Sachtler tripod, Steadicam Flyer, Mac Pro, Apple/Adobe software - 20 years as a local videographer/editor

March 31st, 2009, 10:14 PM	#8
Peter Gjevre Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Santorini, Greece Posts: 35	Any of the OWC drives--especially the mercury elites, are worth considering. __________________ www.atomicchihuahuas.com

March 20th, 2009, 03:15 PM	#5
Robert Bec Major Player Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 358	G Tech cant go wrong

March 25th, 2009, 09:04 AM	#7
Brian David Melnyk Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Winnipeg Canada Posts: 532	lacie rugged 7200!

April 19th, 2009, 03:35 PM	#9
Joachim Hoge Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 402	Probably too late, but I got the MyPassport 500 Studio. I´ve used it a lot recently for editing Sony XDCam EX HD footage and Prores on my MacBok Pro 2.5 "Classic" and it performs really well. I got it because of cost and it was the only portable FW800 available when I needed it. I do think the G-Techs are probably the best bet though