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How does Vegas store Video/Audio data?
Hi everyone,
Could someone please tell me how the Sony Vegas software (Pro9) stores its video and audio data? IE: Does it store the video and audio together in one file, and read this simultaneously? Or does it store these as separate files?
I’m building a laptop specifically for editing HD on Vegas and have three internal HDDs. I’m planning to put the OS and all software on a SSD and use the other two HDDs for data. I need to know if I should keep one drive for Audio data and the other for Video data, or should I create a RAID-0 array?
I’m not happy about using a RAID-0 array as I believe that it increases my risk of data loss should one drive crash.
The HDDs I intend using are the 500 GIG Seagate 7200RPM Hybrid Drives.
Many thanks,Bruce
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You control this by selecting how you want to render but in general, video and audio is kept in a single file. Even if you do render them separately, most applications expect to find them in the same folder on the same drive so you do not need a separate audio drive.
~jr
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Thanks John,
So what are your feelings on a RAID-0 configuration?
Cheers.Bruce
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So what are your feelings on a RAID-0 configuration?
I do all of my editing on a RAID-0 so I guess I endorse it. I also backup my RAID-0 to other off-line discs. It only contains my active projects and then I move them off-line and delete them as I complete them. I also backup to off-line media right after I create a new project and capture my media. I realize RAID-0 increases the likelihood of a failure but it’s blazing fast for editing HD.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
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Thanks John,
Always appreciate your advice, and of course the regular backing up you do makes so much sense – thanks!
Cheers,Bruce
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