Michael Todd
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I’m sure Bob’s solution will work, but there is no need to go with 2 SATA cards. If you are going to stripe them using Window’s Disk Management, then a higher quality card, without RAID, will work just fine.
I’ve used cards from 3Ware with RAID on the high-end to the Promise card I mentioned in my previous post on the low-end, all with great success. -
Sorry, but this is why you don’t ask an editor a technical question.
Yes, 7200 RPM drives are fast enough to push DV25, DV50 and even 1:1, maybe not across the entire spindle but a good portion of it.
It comes down to the card. If you try and use a budget promise card with its crappy onboard RAID options, you’ll come out on the short end.
If you want to use your internal SATA drives and the card you currently own, don’t RAID the drives. Config them as individual drives. If that doesn’t work try the Promise SATAII150 TX4. I’m having great luck with this card. DV25, DV50 and uncompressed on Windows stripe sets and individual drives. -
You can go to Avid’s site and find a location where training is offered.
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With the Mojo you can output more steams in RT via DV25 or analog outs. Mojo turns on uncompressed, you don’t get the DV lag time between computer and NTSC monitor, and you can capture and output Y/C, composite, and component. All very good reasons and why I have one.
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Avid is true RT OHCI to tape for DV50 and DV25 I’m not sure about DV100.
I’ve played out 4 streams of DV50 over OHCI in RT on a xw8000 with dual 3.06 cpu’s. -
I’m sorry, but you guys that where “shown” how FCP is faster got fooled by smoke and mirrors! Something the manufactures are known to do at NAB! You need to go to a “reputable” reseller that can offer both products and get there best demo guy/girl to demo each. Have them tell you about the +’s and -‘s of each product back to back.
Then you can make an informed decision.