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Optimizing Network
Hello-
Problem:
Operating our small production company entirely across a local network has worked flawlessly for the last couple years. Recently, as we continue to grow, I have found the network has started to slow down- clearly understandable. I am now trying to increase our network speed and looking for any suggestions.Background:
Our company specifically creates 5-30min flv videos with final resolution of 640×360. We shoot on Sony HDV cams at 1440×1080 , capture through firewire with CS5 Premiere and then create videos in CS5 AE with work comps 640×360. We have around 10 workstations operating windows 7 each with their own gigabit connection. We work entirely across a network share located on a windows sbs 2008 all connected over a gigabit switch. I understand working over a network is unconventional workflow but is necessary because of our short deadlines, numerous client revisions and multiple editors working on each project- Version control on individual machines would be next to impossible.One suggestion I came across was using an iscsi san for all of the video files, with the san and the designers hooked up to a dedicated managed switch. Thoughts?
Thanks for you time-Luke
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Working with video over gigabit Ethernet is much more common now that you might think.
Go ask this question in the SAN – Storage Area Networks forum [link]. Be prepared to get yelled at a bit by Bob Zelin — but take his advice, because he is a genius.
Walter Soyka
Principal & Designer at Keen Live
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Initially we were concerned with the the quicktime render errors that I saw associated with CS5. Ironically none of the described errors I’ve read have given us any problems. I render probably 5-10 different .movs a day across our network. I also have 3 render machines that work across the network. I’m staying clear of 10.5 and hoping the next full version fixes the issues.Knock on wood I suppose. Thanks for your help.
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