I would try transcoding to dnx36 -- that's almost 1/5 the datarate of
dnx175, which should make quite a difference.
If you have 2 internal drives (separate from your boot drive), it
wouldn't hurt to stripe them as Raid-0 (but of course that's a
destructive process, so back up your drives first.)
Cheers,
--Michael
On 12-03-07 9:49 AM, zachscott776@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> Do you think that using my 2 internal drives would be enough to
> complete this?
> I have everything transcoded to dnx175 already So should I stay with
> that res? Or re transcode to a lower Res?
>
> ..::Zach Scott::..
> Editor/Cinematographer
>
> -----Original message-----
> From: electropura212 <electropura212@gmail.com
> <mailto:electropura212%40gmail.com>>
> To: "Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>"
> <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>>
> Sent: Wed, Mar 7, 2012 17:43:04 GMT+00:00
> Subject: [Avid-L2] Multi-Cam freezing
>
> DVCPRO HD at 720p requires less horsepower than 7 streams of 1080i @ DNX
> 175. The DVCPRO HD codec is also thin raster..only 960 x 720.
>
> Still, the OP did manage to get it to work for awhile. With a single
> drive, you can have some variation in read/write speed, depending on where
> the files are physically written on the drive. Or you might just get
> lucky. But overall, the math doesn't work.
>
> Really, if you want to do this effectively, without hiccups, in HD, you
> should think about setting up 2-3 internal drives in RAID 0, if you can't
> afford a full blown external RAID.
>
> On Wednesday, March 7, 2012, James Culbertson <albion@speakeasy.net
> <mailto:albion%40speakeasy.net>> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I assume that depends upon the kind of HD stream/codec? I'm currently
> trying out 7 streams of DVCProHD 720p60 (plus two PCM audio streams)
> and it
> is working fine so far on an internal eSata drive in my old 2006 Mac Pro
> (v1.1).
> >
> > I hate to even say it but this is a test of FCPX's new multicam, but I
> would assume it would be equivalent in MC6.
> >
> > James
> >
> > On Mar 6, 2012, at 2:51 PM, electropura212 wrote:
> >
> >> Won't really help. 7 HD streams require more speed than a single
> >> conventional drive can reliably provide
> >>
> >> Work at a lower resolution or create/purchase a RAID.
> >>
> >> On Tuesday, March 6, 2012, zachscott776@yahoo.com
> <mailto:zachscott776%40yahoo.com> <zachscott776@yahoo.com
> <mailto:zachscott776%40yahoo.com>
> >
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I have 2 internals. I can try splitting half of the media on to my
> host
> >> drive and see if that works. Would that be best to try or to try
> splitting
> >> half of it to an external?
> >>>
> >>> ..::Zach Scott::..
> >>> Editor/Cinematographer
> >>>
> >>> -----Original message-----
> >>> From: Steve Hullfish <steve4lists@veralith.com
> <mailto:steve4lists%40veralith.com>>
> >>> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>
> >>> Sent: Tue, Mar 6, 2012 21:49:02 GMT+00:00
> >>> Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] Multi-Cam freezing
> >>>
> >>> convert to DV res for the offline or really, why use such a high data
> >> rate of DNxHD? I think that's mostly from GoPros and 5DMIIs, right?
> That
> >> stuff is ... 35mbps at its origin. Why not use DNxHD45?
> >>>
> >>> I also wonder if putting different cameras on different drives,
> instead
> >> of all on the same internal drive would help? Back in the "old"
> days, we
> >> used to try to put video and audio on separate drives so that the
> playback
> >> would be better - more throughput.
> >>>
> >>> How many internal drives do you have? If you have two, maybe drag half
> of
> >> that media onto the other drive...
> >>>
> >>> Steve Hullfish
> >>> contributor: www.provideocoalition.com
> >>> author: "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction"
> >>>
> >>> On Mar 6, 2012, at 3:32 PM, zachscott776@yahoo.com
> <mailto:zachscott776%40yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Internal hard drive.
> >>>>
> >>>> ..::Zach Scott::..
> >>>> Editor/Cinematographer
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original message-----
> >>>> From: Bogdan Grigoresco <bogdan_grigorescu@yahoo.com
> <mailto:bogdan_grigorescu%40yahoo.com>>
> >>>> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>
> >>>> Sent: Tue, Mar 6, 2012 21:18:13 GMT+00:00
> >>>> Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] Multi-Cam freezing
> >>>>
> >>>> what storage?
> >>>>
> >>>> cheers,
> >>>>
> >>>> Bogdan Grigoresco
> >>>> Sr.Engineer, ACSR DS/Unity
> >>>> www.finale.tv
> >>>>
> >>>> --- On Tue, 3/6/12, zachscott776@yahoo.com
> <mailto:zachscott776%40yahoo.com> <zachscott776@yahoo.com
> <mailto:zachscott776%40yahoo.com>>
> >> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> From: zachscott776@yahoo.com <mailto:zachscott776%40yahoo.com>
> <zachscott776@yahoo.com <mailto:zachscott776%40yahoo.com>>
> >>>> Subject: [Avid-L2] Multi-Cam freezing
> >>>> To: avid-l2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:avid-l2%40yahoogroups.com>
> >>>> Date: Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 1:16 PM
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Greetings Everyone,
> >>>>
> >>>> I am editing a live concert that has 7 different camera angles and
> using
> >> the mu
> >>>
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