• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Rendering Farms and Raid Arrays OH MY

  Posted by Jennifer Arani on October 12, 2010 at 9:30 pm

  Hello,

  I am at a crossroads and don’t have enough experience to make a proper decision. Here is the Background info I know you will need to help me:

  System:
  Mac Pro 1,1
  2X3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
  8GB of Ram (I can go to 10)
  VIDEOCARD:
  ATI Radeon 3870
  HARD DRIVE:
  4 slots of which I use 2
  Systems/Apps HD = 250
  Media HD = 500Gb

  FCP Version 7
  Camera
  Canon T2i
  Transcode
  Using Log & Transfer I code to ProRess 422

  Sequence Settings
  1280X720
  ProRess 422

  Project Outputs
  For Web: 470X264 (This is dictated by my employer and their vendor I have not options here) with a mp4 codec. This must be created in Compressor because the vendors site will not accept an mp4 in a QT wrapper.
  Full Size: 1280X720 – these videos can be h.264 or mp4.

  So knowing all my very intimate details, what can I do to make this once great SD workhorse into less of an HD mule?

  I have been told a raid array will help my RT time, but not my compressor time. I have been told that the video card will not help with compressor but a Farm might?

  Is there anything I can do? Or am I just stuck?

  If a Farm helps – Please is there a blog of newbies or idiots? Cuz I feel like a little of both right now. 🙂

  Jennifer Arani

  Jennifer Arani replied 15 years, 7 months ago 1 Member · 0 Replies
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