post what controller you use and how much storage (GB) you have. at DVinfo.net

Yi Fong Yu · August 2nd, 2004, 08:15 PM

i use the Promise SX4, a 34gb raptor for system files and 3x200GB seagate (7200rpm) hard drives in raid0 for 558GB of hard drive space.

i just wanted to get an idea of how other people utilize what space they have.

Rob Lohman · August 3rd, 2004, 04:07 AM

I have two systems.

A laptop with builtin 80 GB harddisk (unsure what exactly) and
a desktop with onboard UDMA133 connected drives totalling
60 GB or something. There is also a Promise Ultra TX2 133
controller in that system. In addition I have a 160 GB external
firewire/USB2 Maxtor drive.

Sam Sharpe · August 3rd, 2004, 07:34 AM

I've got a couple of WD 74GB raptors striped as RAID 0 running off the on board ICH5 SATA RAID on my i875 Gigabyte MB, these are used for all my uncompressed (SD) footage for editing and compositing. I have a couple of 200GB WD SATA (7200rpm) drives as RAID 0 on the other SATA controller for General video storage and editing DV. The Raptors run pretty damn quick off the onboard RAID, i saw a review a while ago in which they came out as the fastest 2 drive SATA RAID 0 setup around, i dont know if this is still the case but they work fine for me.

On my next dual opteron system I'm planning to build im going to go for an 8 channel PCI-X SATA RAID card running 5 74GB raptors in RAID 5, anyone got any suggestions on which card? Ideally im looking to deal with uncompressed 720p @ 25fps.

Sam.

http://www.samsharpe.com

Peter Jefferson · August 3rd, 2004, 08:52 AM

a little over a terrabyte of HDD space.

As for controllers, i use ur normal everyday mouse and KB (MS Wireless Desktop Elite with wireless mouse etc etc.)
BUT, as i use Vegas, i use a Yamaha RS7000 Workstation through midi to control my envelopes etc etc

Yi Fong Yu · August 3rd, 2004, 02:41 PM

with a TB of space you can dump 70+ hours of DV footage and edit from that!!! =^). good enough for even Lord of the Rings! i was thinkin about that... then i realized that i didn't need that space yet and my 500gb is doing me just fine. 35+ hours if more than enough to make 15min shorts or even 2 hrs movies! =). good stuff guys.

Glenn Chan · August 5th, 2004, 07:15 AM

You could archive projects on there.

In pro environments, that can be very useful when clients come back 6 months later asking for changes.

Mike Rehmus · August 6th, 2004, 07:18 PM

If it won't fit on one or two DVD RWs, I make them buy a hard disk and then I put the disk on the shelf.

100 Gigs is what, $80 these days?

August 2nd, 2004, 08:15 PM	#1
Yi Fong Yu Trustee Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vulcan Posts: 1,564	post what controller you use and how much storage (GB) you have. i use the Promise SX4, a 34gb raptor for system files and 3x200GB seagate (7200rpm) hard drives in raid0 for 558GB of hard drive space. i just wanted to get an idea of how other people utilize what space they have. __________________ bow wow wow

August 3rd, 2004, 04:07 AM	#2
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	I have two systems. A laptop with builtin 80 GB harddisk (unsure what exactly) and a desktop with onboard UDMA133 connected drives totalling 60 GB or something. There is also a Promise Ultra TX2 133 controller in that system. In addition I have a 160 GB external firewire/USB2 Maxtor drive. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

August 3rd, 2004, 02:41 PM	#5
Yi Fong Yu Trustee Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vulcan Posts: 1,564	with a TB of space you can dump 70+ hours of DV footage and edit from that!!! =^). good enough for even Lord of the Rings! i was thinkin about that... then i realized that i didn't need that space yet and my 500gb is doing me just fine. 35+ hours if more than enough to make 15min shorts or even 2 hrs movies! =). good stuff guys. __________________ bow wow wow

August 6th, 2004, 07:18 PM	#7
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	If it won't fit on one or two DVD RWs, I make them buy a hard disk and then I put the disk on the shelf. 100 Gigs is what, $80 these days? __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

August 3rd, 2004, 07:34 AM	#3
Sam Sharpe Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: London Posts: 31	I've got a couple of WD 74GB raptors striped as RAID 0 running off the on board ICH5 SATA RAID on my i875 Gigabyte MB, these are used for all my uncompressed (SD) footage for editing and compositing. I have a couple of 200GB WD SATA (7200rpm) drives as RAID 0 on the other SATA controller for General video storage and editing DV. The Raptors run pretty damn quick off the onboard RAID, i saw a review a while ago in which they came out as the fastest 2 drive SATA RAID 0 setup around, i dont know if this is still the case but they work fine for me. On my next dual opteron system I'm planning to build im going to go for an 8 channel PCI-X SATA RAID card running 5 74GB raptors in RAID 5, anyone got any suggestions on which card? Ideally im looking to deal with uncompressed 720p @ 25fps. Sam. http://www.samsharpe.com

August 3rd, 2004, 08:52 AM	#4
Peter Jefferson Inner Circle Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aus Posts: 3,884	a little over a terrabyte of HDD space. As for controllers, i use ur normal everyday mouse and KB (MS Wireless Desktop Elite with wireless mouse etc etc.) BUT, as i use Vegas, i use a Yamaha RS7000 Workstation through midi to control my envelopes etc etc

August 5th, 2004, 07:15 AM	#6
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	You could archive projects on there. In pro environments, that can be very useful when clients come back 6 months later asking for changes.