OK - update, it seems Job may well be right (not that I doubted him) apparently the H.264 is troublesome for AMA. As to why, who knows.
I could certainly understand RED files be a problem, but H264 ?? Anyway, I'm a tad miffed at Avid because I feel they were somewhat disingenuous when extolling the virtues of AMA (not arguing - just venting) and how it could be used.
Wilson, I hear exactly what you're saying with regards to Seagate drives, they don't have a great rep. However, FWIW, this past summer we used the exact same drive with Dnx145 media - via USB2 - and were reltively trouble free. But I do agree, a RAID array (if we had the $$) would be a more efficient, and safer, way to go.
Thanks again to everyone for all for the comments,
DB
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Wilson Chao <wilsonchao@...> wrote:
>
> I bought a couple of those Seagate GoFlex 3TB drives 6 months ago for
> archival use, simply because they were cheap. As I then cautioned my
> technically-challenged client:
>
> "The drives are perfectly adequate for archiving and screening of our
> camera original video files and audio files. However, they are not
> suitable for full-scale editing, which requires higher throughput to
> allow rapid realtime access to multiple clips in quick succession. For
> such editing (especially if we choose to edit in HD, rather than with
> SD downconverts) I would recommend a higher-performance RAID array."
>
> BTW, they are 7200 rpm, but I find their real-world performance to be
> unremarkable. And frankly, I don't have high expectations for the
> long-term reliability of Seagate's low-end large-capacity drives.
> YMMV.
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 3:01 PM, David <k27usa@...> wrote:
> > Thanks folks for all the feedback - I was NOT aware that H.264 files were that problematic - I thought they'd be less work than say an Animation QT - I guess I should've read the 'Read Me' :-)
> > Also - we're checking now to see if these Seagate Drives are 7200rpm - thought they were but am unable to confirm if the drive is 5400 or 7200.
> > - taht would definitely make a difference - will update as soon as I find out.
>
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