[Jack Johnson]

Bob, will using a 3GB SATA Maxx raid array connected directly to my computer be fast enough to lay off 1080p ProRes 422 (HQ) to HDCam? If so, how about HD Cam SR?

[Jack Johnson]

That’s getting RAID to the point Bob! I like that about you. Well I now know that $3k won’t go far in purchasing a tested and reliable solution that includes tech support, a decent warranty, an enclosure that won’t whistle as it works, and can handle the speeds of HD. I can respect that.

I might just have to upgrade the internal RAID for the moment and keep my fingers crossed until I get more work and get my pennies in a bunch…or is it, ah never mind.

Now I know there are some Small Tree fans here. They clearly know what they’re doing and sell reliable solutions. Maxx Digital also falls in line with a tested reliable solution, as do some of the other names often mentioned on these boards.

But I’m wondering if anyone here has purchased or has some information on Promax. How are they able to price their products so aggressively compared to Small Tree & CalDigit & the rest?

Oh, and I’m using FCP 7 with a Kona LH on a 4 core MacPro.

[Jack Johnson]

I think I’m beginning to understand my RAID options. It looks like I can go with an ATTO SAS/SATA card and a compatible enclosure. The popular options on this site seem to be the Maxx Evo and AIC. How does one pick an enclosure to work an ATTO card?

Would fibre be for a large chain of computers that all need access to uncompressed HD.

Also, I know what SATA is. What’s SAS?

[Jack Johnson]

It seems like you have an understanding of my needs. What kind of card do you think I need and what kind of drive enclosure?

As much as I’d like to add another MacPro, they just don’t have the drive capacity I might need in a few months from now. Which could be as much as 16TB or so.

[Jack Johnson]

Thanks Matt, I’m not opposed to spending more. I just want to make sure I’m getting the most cost efficient set up and not blowing thousands on gear that is way above and beyond my needs. Only one system will be accessing the RAID. At the moment I only need about 4TB but I’d love the option to add more drives as needed.

I need something clarified, will using a MacPro as the server basically do the same thing an external raid enclosure does?

[Jack Johnson]

Bob, what was your advice? The question posed seems very relevant to my situation.

Thanks

Jack

[Jack Johnson]

Trashed and latest FCP update installed. Same problem.

[Jack Johnson]

I’m on 7.0.2

[Jack Johnson]

Today I learned that Digibetas do not record to BetaSP.

[Jack Johnson]

I’m have a similar problem and I’m noticing it has something to do with the sequence render settings. I crash every time I’m rendering with settings set to 100% resolution. I never crash at 50%.

I figured it out! There was a conflict with full resolution and a combination of effects and composites…I doubled one layer on top of another and was using a an overlay composite. The top layer had 3 effects: Line Art, Strobe, and Stop Motion. The bottom layer also had Strobe and Stop motion among others. By eliminating the Stop Motion, the KG Core crashes stopped.