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Best Firewire Drive for in-field P2 Production
Any suggestions for best option(s) for firewire backup of P2 cards (shot with HVX200). I have heard a number of people having issues with the Firestore.
My plan is shoot with the P2 cards and download to laptop and do a protection backup to drive.
I like the concept at least of the LaCie all-terrain drives — no power adapter, shock-resistant — but the biggest they have is 160 gigs. As I’m shooting documentary stuff, I’m looking at minimum 2-3 hours a day of footage, so 160 is cutting it too close.
Thoughts?
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I use the Acomdata ONDAGO drives. Firewire, bus powered, wrapped in rubber. Very durable.
Shane
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I am curious about “all these people having problems with the Firestore.”
This is the only workflow I and several other professionals have ever used with the HVX-200. I have never had any problems with either of the drives I own, and with the new firmware you don’t even have to deal with the P2 data or convert it to Quicktime files before editing in FCP. Most of the problems I see are people who don’t know how to navigate the menus and set-up the FS-100 properly according to the very simple instructions. As a matter of fact, most people I know have more problems with the P2 card workflow. The FS-100 is especially useful for performance shoots where you need more than 16GB of storage to capture the entire performance with a single drive. -
what about keeping the firewire connected to the camera ?
have you had any issues with that ?we are preparing to move into a p2…and we shoot alot of realty based stuff where we are moving and grooving and we are nervous that the firewire will keep popping out or become unattatched ?
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Arty,
Most people I know who are shooting “run and gun” with the FS-100 rig up either a velcro or tape solution to add a “safety loop” so you don’t accidently hit or yank the firewire out while you are moving.
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Arty,
Most people I know who are shooting “run and gun” with the FS-100 rig up either a velcro or tape solution to add a “safety loop” so you don’t accidently hit or yank the firewire out while you are moving.
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“and with the new firmware you don’t even have to deal with the P2 data or convert it to Quicktime files before editing in FCP”
This is the problem I’m having with the FS-100, and I’m sure it has something to do with me not completely following simple instructions, but how do you make the QT files individualized instead of one long stream? I’m positive it has something to do with the reel settings, but I can’t quite put my finger on it.
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nice
so that’s what we’ll do….
if the wire does fall out though
what happens as you are shooting video ?
is it as simple as plugging it back in ?
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I really libe the Wiebetech Combo GB. It’s bus powered, has every interface I care about and I’ve even, albeit slowly, edited full HD off of it right from my powerbook.
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If the firewire comes out, it stops recording of course. You just need to reinsert it and start recording again. This can corrupt a clip, but just use the “repair clip” option in the FS-100 and it will be good until the cable was pulled ;>).
As far as the Quicktime clips, they are all broken down into individual clips due to the FAT 32 limitation of the FS-100 Hard Drive.
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“…As far as the Quicktime clips, they are all broken down into individual clips due to the FAT 32 limitation of the FS-100 Hard Drive”
FAT 32… Trust me, Mac’s don’t like FAT 32 very much. I lost 400 gig’s of data because of FAT 32.
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