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One Hard Drive for them ALL!
Seams that I create a removable hard drive, and format it with my Mac (OSX Journal) I can’t plug it into my PC because the PC doesn’t recognize it.. And, if I format that drive with NTSF (Windows) I can copy files to the Mac, but I just can’t write files to that drive.
Any way to format the removable drive so that I can share it with Windows and Mac machines?
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The Mac can read most PC formatted drives. BUT…when it comes to capturing media for FCP…the drives need to be a specific format…Mac OS extended. I’m sorry that you can’t then hook that drive up to a PC. YOu might consider:
Shane’s Stock Tip #24: Transporting files between Mac & PC
Get a transport drive. A FW drive that is formatted for both PC and Avid that is used for transporting footage only. A drive you use for transporting files only…not for use as a capture drive. It can be FW, or USB…just as long as it is formatted for both PC and Mac so they can both access it.
Like a bus powered Porche drive, or FireLite drives:
https://www.macconnection.com/ProductDetail?Sku=462950
https://www.macconnection.com/ProductDetail?Sku=456765Then you can export a QT movie (self contained, sequence setttings) and take it into AE on the PC to work with.
Then when he is done on AE…export using the sequence settings…like DV/NTSC…and put on that drive. Bring the drive to your Mac, copy the files off it onto the Capture drive and put it in a separate folder like AE Comps…then import into FCP.
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Mediafour – MacDrive 6 when installed on the PC will enable the PC to read/write HFS+ formatted Macintosh drives.
FYI,
BryceDon’t worry Mr. B. I have a cunning plan…
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Don’t journal media drives.
FYI,
BryceDon’t worry Mr. B. I have a cunning plan…
PowerBook 1.67 Ghz ATI 9700 128 MB 2 GB
Final Cut Pro HD
DVD Studio Pro 3
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” Get a transport drive.” YES!! That’s what I want. A transport drive!
Unfortunately, no where does it say what “format” this transport drive should be set to!!!
-Richard
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I might try this..
Format it with Unix! I have a shared drive in my desktop mac as a unix drive, and my windows machine seams to have no issues with using it as a network drive. It just sets the permissions for that user only though.
Anything better?
-Richard
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Format the drive on a PC as FAT file system. Then, you should be good to go.
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But you will have a 4GB file size limit.
Inquiring minds…
BryceDon’t worry Mr. B. I have a cunning plan…
PowerBook 1.67 Ghz ATI 9700 128 MB 2 GB
Final Cut Pro HD
DVD Studio Pro 3
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Limitations of the FAT32 File System in Windows XP
And some further light reading:
Understanding File-Size Limits on NTFS and FATInquiring minds…
BryceDon’t worry Mr. B. I have a cunning plan…
PowerBook 1.67 Ghz ATI 9700 128 MB 2 GB
Final Cut Pro HD
DVD Studio Pro 3
Motion
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