Issues capturing to a network drive

[Andy Mees]

Ian
The screenshot of the error message from FCP was a good idea, but is not really that helpful in this instance as it doesn’t tell us anything more than you have already told. What I think you need to be providing is detailed information regarding you network hardware, software and settings. At the moment, with respect, you’re just dancing around it by simply blindly insisting that your bandwidth is not the problem. There are those here who live and breathe this stuff but until you’re more forthcoming with the detailed info they’d need to diagnose the problem then folks are just poking around in that dark trying to help you. As I noted in your other thread on this issue (over on the Apple Discussions FCP forum) I think the issue is more likely down to an issue with your switch and/or its settings.
Details please.
Cheers
Andy

[Ian Liuzzi-fedun]

As i stated in the other forum, I am using an unmanaged switch from Netgear. I am using no special software on the network side. All of my computers use DHCP. If there are any other areas I am omitting, please tell me and I will inform you.

[Ian Liuzzi-fedun]

My fault – I am using a static Ip address system.

[Ben Holmes]

To paraphrase S. Jobs “home-made networked storage is a bag of hurt”.

There’s a lot more to capturing video than theoretical bandwidth, especially as it requires sustained throughput. Packet sizes, switches etc. have to be considered.

I would suggest you go to a professional reseller to get this set up.

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[Walter Biscardi]

[Ben Holmes] “There’s a lot more to capturing video than theoretical bandwidth, especially as it requires sustained throughput. Packet sizes, switches etc. have to be considered. “

Yep. Drive speed is only one part of the equation. RAIDs have to be tuned correctly for the particular situation.

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[Ian Liuzzi-fedun]

The RAID unit by itself is capable of capturing video without a problem. I do believe the issue lies in the network as you folks have stated.

[Zane Barker]

[Ian Liuzzi-Fedun] “As i stated in the other forum”

Stating it on another forum does not mean that those here will have read it. You need to treat each one on as if it is a completely different person and conversation.

There are no “technical solutions” to your “artistic problems”.
Don’t let technology get in the way of your creativity!

[Chadwick Chennault]

I am inclined to believe that the problem is with your network set up. In my personal uneducated and frequently incorrect opinion, RAID tuning is a bunch of hooey that vendors dish out to get us to spend $10,000 on $2,000 worth of equipment. Sorry Walter… no offense intended.

Here are a couple of things to check. First, are all your systems connecting as Gigabit? I have one machine in my set up that has to be coaxed to connect to my switch at Gigabit speeds.

Secondly, does your switch support what you are attempting. There is a special cable you can use to connect your two systems without going through the switch. I forget the terminology for the cable, it’s basically a standard Ethernet cable with two of the internal wires switched on one end. The guy at the computer shop should be able to help you if you do not already know what I am speaking of. If your set up works minus the switch then Bob’s your uncle.

I use a Netgear switch, but it is one that I thoroughly researched before purchasing. Typically, Netgear sells consumer grade crap that you do not want anywhere near a pro editing set up.

Specifically, you want a switch that will support Jumbo Frames. To work with DV, you won’t necessarily need Jumbo Frame support, but it won’t hurt things either. To use Jumbo frames, you will have to manually configure all your Ethernet connections in System Preferences.

Finally, all are your Ethernet cables absolutely known good Cat-5e or Cat-6 cables. Poor quality, incorrect, or worn out cables are the source of many networking headaches.

[Ian Liuzzi-fedun]

Am I to understand that you have a similar setup to the one I have except a different switch? What switch in particular did you purchase?

[Chadwick Chennault]

The switch I have is a GS108v2.

The special ethernet cable I referred to in my previous post is called a crossover cable. Duh!