[ This is an excerpt from a recent on-line webinar: “Ask Larry Anything!” which is available as a download in our store, or as part of our Video Training Library. ]
EXCERPT DESCRIPTION
One of our favorite – and most wide-ranging – sessions returns with “Ask Larry Anything!” Presented by Larry Jordan, this is a free-form conversation based on questions submitted by viewers. In this short video tutorial, Larry explains the challenges of maximizing performance when using hard disk drive RAIDs and SSDs for video editing.
Maximize Performance By Optimizing SSDs and RAIDs
TRT: 5:45 — MPEG-4 HD movie
SESSION DESCRIPTION
One of our favorite – and most wide-ranging – sessions returns with “Ask Larry Anything!” Presented by Larry Jordan, this is a free-form conversation based on questions submitted by viewers.
This session answers more than two dozen questions covering:
This includes a detailed discussion on planning and optimizing storage for maximum performance.
AUDIENCE LEVEL
These questions span a range from beginner to intermediate. Subjects change quickly, so if you aren’t interested in the current question, another will be along in a few minutes.
2 Responses to Maximize Video Editing Performance By Optimizing SSDs & RAIDs [v]
There is one other option. Have one high speed raid, geared for speed. And have an offline copy of all the media on another set of disks that can be any format desired to provide a comfort level of backup.
As I’m currently bringing up a Mac Studio Ultra with all the monitors, drives, software and other tools, I plan to continue storing my material on dual but separate g-drives. When it’s time to edit, I will copy the files to an external high speed SSD plugged into one of the thunderbolt ports.
(Side note for question, I’ve heard that the speed of the different thunderbolt ports on the MAc Studio vary.)
Ed:
This approach works, too.
As for the Thunderbolt ports, one controller feeds two ports. If you plug two devices into adjacent ports, the bandwidth is shared. If you skip a port – thus moving it to a different controller, both devices get maximum bandwidth.
Also, when plugging two devices into adjacent ports, cable length is combined between the two ports. If total cable length exceeds 1.8 meters, transfer speed slows down.
Larry