firewire drive that supports DV, HDV, DVCPRO HD, SD that is not a Raid

[Shane Ross]

Any drive with a Firewire 800 connection should support all these formats of HD.

But what format of SD are you referring? Uncompressed? Then look at the G-Raid by G-technology or the D2 Bigger Disks by Lacie. They are two physical disks in a drive case that are raided together to get you fast performance and handle some uncompressed SD material. Only one stream of Uncompressed 10-bit SD, but three streams of uncompressed 8-Bit SD.

Shane

Littlefrog Post
http://www.lfhd.net

[Jack Entonces]

Thanks for the feedback.
I probably will only be capturing DV video, not SD.
One more question:
will I be able to capture the DV video directly from my camera to the G Drive (not a Raid), via the FW 800
without any hitches or other problems?

[Bret Williams]

You might also look into an external sata which is faster than the FW800. Make sure you’ve got a connection for it.

[Gary Adcock]

[jack entonces] “will I be able to capture the DV video directly from my camera to the G Drive (not a Raid), via the FW 800 without any hitches or other problems?”

The Drive can handle capture and playback of DV video with out issue.

HOWEVER capturing video over the FW takes most if not all of the bandwidth of the bus, so you may experience capture errors when trying to use capture and storage on the same buss, and your mac only has one FW buss regardless of the number of connections unless you have added additional capabilities.

Almost all of the drive Mfg’s recommend that you get an accessory card for the storage to allow you the highest amount thru-put to alleviate any capture problems.

gary adcock
Studio37
HD & Film Consultation
Post and Production Workflows

[Jack Entonces]

What kind of accessory card, Gary?
does it go on the FW drive, or on the MacBook?

[Gary Adcock]

[jack entonces] “What kind of accessory card, Gary? does it go on the FW drive, or on the MacBook?”

a Firewire card is added to the computer so that you have more than one FW buss. they can be added to both laptops (with an accessory slot either PCA or Xpress card) or in your desktop as PCI ( x or e depending on your model)

gary adcock
Studio37
HD & Film Consultation
Post and Production Workflows

[Dog Food]

Lacie drive is a JOKE if you plan on traveling with it.. They will come apart (BREAK OPEN).. I have 6 TB of Lacie drives. 6 of the 7 drives that have traveled via fed ex have come apart (at the ends)… sure they could have been packed better… they could have flown 1st class on THE UNITED EMIRATES AIRLINE.. : )

I recommend the western digital MY BOOK… I have not used it for HD…

cheers

[Mat @ lacie]

Hi Dog Food – Sorry your LaCie drives got damaged.
The LaCie d2, Big Disk and Bigger Disks are made in sturdy metal. When shipped with their original packaging or anything comparable (where the drive does not move around the box or case), they can handle as much traveling as you want.

Mat @ LaCie

[Ryan Koo]

My LaCie D2 500GB Firewire 800 drive just failed. It’s two years old (one year warranty). I lost everything.

Yes, the outer case is sturdy, but something about the innards isn’t…

[Dog Food]

Yes the outer case is strong.. But it is in 3 parts.. These parts do not stay together.. YOU kow it.. I know.. The assembly is a JOKE..

cheers

AND, you never know what sound the drive will make. I have many LACIE drives.. I am looking at 7 drives right now.. and none of them make the same sound when running…. and please do not say things like the drives are “sturdy”… after all, how many of these drive do you own?