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External drives. How fast do they need to be?
  • spongemonkey
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    External drives. How fast do they need to be?

    by spongemonkey » Fri May 11, 2007 8:31 am

    It has become apparent that the hard drive on my MacBook Pro just isn't big enough for all my video so I am going to get an external drive.
    I guess I am curious as too what speeds are needed?

    Do I need a 7200 rpm drive or will 5400 suffice?

    I like the LaCie rugged drive, but it only comes in 100 GB for about $200 at 7200.

    With Firewire 400 and a 5400 rpm drive, ya think it spit my video out fast enough?
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    by freespirit » Fri May 11, 2007 8:59 am

    That would all depend on what kind of video u use. If you use highly compressed footage you don't need the fast bitrate, if you're doing HD video you probably need a faster solution.
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    by spongemonkey » Fri May 11, 2007 8:50 pm

    Most of my clips these days are MJPEG A at around 75% quality, and anywhere from 10MB to 120MB in size.
    Not doing any HD stuff or anything.
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