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Gigabit ethernet
If I have a very lightly loaded Gigabit Ethernet Network setup (no traffiic except for media), could I use a networked storage device such as the one LaCie is selling to share media between two FCP machines (one G5 and a Powerbook for now)? The footage would be compressed at DVCPro 50 rates (50Mbps).
I am not looking for more than 2 or 3 layers (streams) at any one time because most of the work is long form. Any thoughts. -
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If you’re even looking at a four drive solution likme this one:
https://www.tomshardware.com/2005/09/19/thecus_n4100_brings_storage_space_to_your_lan/You will see it gets 7.5MB/sec in Raid 0 or raid 5. This would be less than two streams DV, or one stream DV50. Not good.
In general – you get what you pay for. Direct attached storage, connecting a drive direct to Gig-E is not fast enough for video use yet. Not even close.
I’d have to see performance specs on the Lacie drive specifically before commenting on it, but it seems unlikely to work.
Regards
Francois
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