[Ray Sherman]

Awesome….! At 20GBs that certainly would be fast enough. I assume you’re referring to the R8 (8x 3TB) 24TB. Do you have any idea how much capacity I would have for 4k media (guesstimate time wise)? Thanks again, Ray

[Ray Sherman]

Thanks for the reply… I’m leaning towards the R8 (8x 3TB) 24TB for both speed and headroom since I plan on editing 4K media. RAID 5 seems to be the most logical RAID for what my needs are. At times, I know I’ll be using up to four or five timelines due to using effects, chroma keying, transitions, music, etc. With that being said, I may need the space of the larger drives. What I need to find out is how much 4K media the R6 and R8 can ingest. I don’t want to push the limit, but I also don’t need a huge overkill. I’d like to add, I always do a backup of my original media on other external drives…..habit simply due to running in RAID 0 with Sony Vegas Pro. Please chime in if you have any other thoughts and/or suggestions. Thanks again for your input and help. Ray

[Ray Sherman]

Thanks for the reply….. appreciate the help. Ray

[Ray Sherman]

Please, any thoughts on my last reply? Thanks, Ray

[Ray Sherman]

Thanks for the help…… As I stated earlier;

With drive size not mattering, 24TB seems like an overkill. On the flip side, Write/Read speeds would be much greater than the R6 12TB. I can also see the advantage of the space for multible timeline editing along with adding effects, chroma keying, etc.

I’m wondering how much of a difference there is in speed between the R6 12TB (6x2TB) and the R8 in RAID 5?
It takes a minimum of 3 drives for RAID 5 therefore, R6 would be double the speed. With the R8 24TB (8x3TB) being double in speed with two more drives above the R6. Dave stated that drive size doesn’t matter. With that being said, having the extra two drives is a $1100.00 more than the R6. If Read/Write speeds are not much better, I’d rather stick that money into a seperate storage drive. Please letm me know your thoughts and opinions. Thanks, Ray

[Ray Sherman]

Hi David,
Thanks again for all your help…. I looked at the Promise Pegasus2 R8 24TB (8 x 3TB SATA) RAID System with Thunderbolt 2. That’s 24TB of RAID…..Wow! Pegasus does not offer less than 3TB drives in their R8 series. With drive size not mattering, 24TB seems like an overkill. On the flip side, Write/Read speeds would be much greater than the R6 12TB. I can also see the advantage of the space for multible timeline editing along with adding effects, chroma keying, etc. Having more than I need is definately smart while future proofing as well. It’s just a matter if this is way beyond what I’ll ever need. Like you stated earlier, use the Pegasus as one whole drive therefore I would still need other external drives for backups. I’m not bent on the Pegasus, but they are suppose to be the best thing out there. Do you have any other suggestions for great drives?
Thanks again…. Ray

[Ray Sherman]

Hi David,
First, I thank you for all your help. Overthinking…. You couldn’t be more right. I believe I have a much better understanding how a RAID configuration works.
Let’s see if I do (LOL)….
RAID 5 requires a minimum of three drives, therefore with the Pegasus R4 8TB (4x2TB) the Read/Write speeds would be slightly faster than the minimum three drives.
Please correct me if I’m wrong…. With the Pegasus R6 12TB (6x2TB) it would be double the minimum needed for RAID 5 therefore, I think this may be all I need. Plus, I believe I would gain much more speed as well. With that being said, I do realize that it would be smart to backup my media on another external drive that is separate from my workstation for safe storage. If I’m correct… Hooray!! If not, please straighten me out, I can take it….. Thanks for taking the time in helping me out. I can’t tell you enough how much I appreciate it. Ray

[Ray Sherman]

Thanks for all your help….
I do want a smooth 1080 and 4K editing experience without any lagging and/or time consuming issues. My editing events are anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour on the timeline. I do like using some effects, transitions, chroma keying, pictures and music therefore I do use multiple timelines. Rendering times are not important to me, I usually do so overnight.
Planned software to be used;
Apple FCP X
Apple Motion 5
Apple Comperssor
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5

I’m not shooting in Raw and/or RED. My following equipment only consists of;
Sony XDCAM PXW-X70 w/ XAVC L(GOP), AVCHD with 4K update on the way.
Canon EOS 7D
GoPro Hero 2

With that being said, I have a few more questions if I may;
It appears that RAID 5 would suit my needs. In your opinion, what would be the best configuration with either the Pegasus R4 8TB (4x2TB) or Pegasus R6 12TB (6x2TB)?
I do feel that it’s important not to place un-edited and/or rendered media on the OS drive. Would you partition off the drives as I did with my former PC workstation as follows?
OS 1TB: software, etc.
Hard Drive 1 (2x750GB Raid 0): Un-edited pre-rendered video, pictures and music
Hard Drive 2 (2x750GB Raid 0): Rendered events for final output to DVD, etc.

I do realize that I would need to backup my media on another external drive that is separate from my workstation for safe storage. Maybe, I could partition my storage if I went with the R6….. The aforementioned are things I have in question, simply due to being oblivious for the best workflow (LOL…..). I sincerely appreciate everyones help here at CreativeCow. Thanks again, Ray

[Ray Sherman]

Thanks for the info. and advice…… I know the pegasus2 R4 is sent with RAID 5, but I will look deeper into the Pegasus2 R6 as well. These Pegasus2 drives are a little pricy, but are suppose to be one of the best. I want my iMac to run as smooth as possible. Thanks again, Ray

[Ray Sherman]

[Ray Sherman] “Internal Hard Drive 1: Raw un-edited pre-rendered video, pictures and music (2x750GB Raid 0) Samsung HD753LJ 750GB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB

Internal Hard Drive 2: Rendered events for final output. (2x750GB Raid 0) Samsung HD753LJ 750GB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB”

Thanks for the help….. Running in RAID 0 has it’s good and bad points. The good… It suppose to be the fastest with the bad being if you crash you’re definately burned. I have always backed up to other external drives because of this. On the other hand, I’m learning from folks like you that RAID 5 may be a better way to go. It may be a little slower, but it’s definately safer. Would you go with the same setup I was using on my PC, but in RAID 5? As I stated in my post, I have always did my editing on my OS drive. Is this how it’s suppose to be done? I have always believed that it had to be done on the OS drive simply due to that’s where the NLE software is located. I can’t thank you enough for all your help, I sincerely appreciate it. THANK YOU!…Ray