[Tad Newberry]

i had read this thread AFTER getting a LaCie card today. it is working fine after installing the driver from the CD. no kernel issues…yet.

thanks for helping out a bonehead!
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2.66 GHz Quad-Core Mac Pro
6GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120
…and a few TeraBytes o’ storage
(then it’s on to PetaBytes, ExaBytes and MosquitoBytes!)

[Tad Newberry]

Thanks, Dave, but no i’m not editing with this USB drive. It is for backup only, though i probably should be looking for an FW800-connected external anyway for a little more transfer speed. I’m moving stuff off the 3TB drive, will reformat it in 2 partitions and see if that works…

thanks for helping out a bonehead!
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FCS3
2.66 GHz Quad-Core Mac Pro
6GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120
…and a few TeraBytes o’ storage
(then it’s on to PetaBytes, ExaBytes and MosquitoBytes!)

[Tad Newberry]

Let us collectively pray for the appearance of “La Ocho”. Apple, be ye listening???

thanks for helping out a bonehead!
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FCS3
2.66 GHz Quad-Core Mac Pro
6GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120
…and a few TeraBytes o’ storage
(then it’s on to PetaBytes, ExaBytes and MosquitoBytes!)

[Tad Newberry]

“trash the prefs”…i shoulda known…not sure what it did, but “trash the prefs”…

where oh where is “La Ocho”?

thanks for helping out a bonehead!
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FCS3
2.66 GHz Quad-Core Mac Pro
6GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120
…and a few TeraBytes o’ storage
(then it’s on to PetaBytes, ExaBytes and MosquitoBytes!)

[Tad Newberry]

Rob, ditto to what everyone else said here already. Some great work there…and a heck of a visual at the end. I guess i’m hoping by the time my copy of FCP7 install discs are too scratched up to reinstall for the umpteenth time, “X” will have evolved into “Ocho,” something we can all work with…i hate to say “farewell” to it yet…

: )

thanks for helping out a bonehead!
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FCS3
2.66 GHz Quad-Core Mac Pro
6GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120
…and a few TeraBytes o’ storage
(then it’s on to PetaBytes, ExaBytes and MosquitoBytes!)

[Tad Newberry]

a couple more questions here, but so far it sounds like we’re all on the same page.

#1 – this seems like a no-brainer, but will FCP operate best (with ProRes HD video clips) if my 2-drive internal RAID uses 7200 rpm drives instead of 5400?

#2 – how much faster would it be if i added a third drive to my RAID?

#3 – what is SATA 6? Will my MacPro utilize it as is, or do i need something else?

#4 – anti-static bags? Are they really needed for shelving/storage? Of course sure they can’t hurt, and i am definitely keeping all original packaging now that i’m moving into having more drives for archiving and storage, but just wondering if the two drives i have sitting on my shelf with no bags are in danger?

#5 – Norton/McAfee? i never used it until a month ago, just before i did my full reinstall and have not put it back on. Me no likey…but do any of you guys find a need for it?

#6 – screensavers? I recall a couple years ago with FCP, it was recommended to never use a screen saver. Still the same?

My system at this point:

internal bay 1 – system drive, partitioned as per David great new tutorial (prepping for Lion and FCP X). This drive has OS, all applications, and autosave of all project (FCP and Motion) files. Backed up weekly – incremental backup via Carbon Copy – to external USB drive, via the Black Widow 2-drive caddy. Also, the clean install was cloned and shelved to another drive as well.

bay 2 & 3 – (2) 1.5TB Seagate 5400 drives, RAID 0 for 3TB total. All video clips – MOSTLY HD Pro Res conversions from my Sony NX5 originals (the originals i back up to BluRay as soon as i’m done shooting. Oddly, FCP Log & Transfer is pretty flakey on when it chooses to recognize valid media from my NX5, so i use ClipWrap which is very consistent).

bay 4 – all project files, and i used to have pretty much all media except video here (images, sound library, etc.), but i will be moving all that to the RAID as this seems to be the thing to do. This drive has also become a sort of default long-term storage for other seldom-used files (projects, templates, stock footage, etc.). Because of the project files, this one is backed up daily to an external USB drive.
I like to backup as much stuff as possible to BluRay discs.

Project file organization: i like to create a folder for each new client project. If i end up with more than file of a certain kind, i make a subfolder for each type (“Images”, “FCP Projects”, “Motion Projects”, “DVD Studio Projects”, “Sound”, etc.). When i’m done with the client project, i back up this main client folder to DVD or BluRay(s), however it fits, then delete it from the drive(s). The only thing i don’t archive (unless it is a small project) is the ProRes files that were converted from the camera originals. Too big and too many!

Though i don’t miss the image quality, there was something simple and beautiful about ye olde BetaSP tape days… : )

thanks for helping out a bonehead!
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FCS3
2.66 GHz Quad-Core Mac Pro
6GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120
…and a few TeraBytes o’ storage
(then it’s on to PetaBytes, ExaBytes and MosquitoBytes!)

[Tad Newberry]

who you calling, “borderline?” my family would say i’ve already gone over the edge…

: )

thanks for helping out a bonehead!
__________________________

FCS3
2.66 GHz Quad-Core Mac Pro
6GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120
…and a few TeraBytes o’ storage
(then it’s on to PetaBytes, ExaBytes and MosquitoBytes!)

[Tad Newberry]

Ya, it looks like i’m just trying to do something it won’t do. trashed prefs, no change. i like a BG other than black (and yes, keeping it fully transparent) because when i use either black letters, or even a dark/black border around letters, or a shadow, you can’t see what it looks like unless you then change the color of the BG. I was just hoping to default it to a medium gray or even a muted pukey green or yellow, but no go. Oh well…

I suppose i could make a template and then open that each time…hey…got an idea…back in a minute –

Though it won’t open to a specific project, i did succeed in saving a template with a medium gray BG, though the canvas size still defaults to HUGE rather than where i left it. I set the Prefs/General to “Browse Templates” and made this one the only one in a template folder called “00 Defaults” (so it would be at the top of the list). Then this default project is the only one selectable on the right pain, enter, and voila. Maybe it only saves a few seconds on each new project, but golly i almost feel smart today! I also saved this “DefaultHD” project with my specific window layout (canvas size, F5, F6, etc.) so it opens exactly like i usually set up each new project anyway. Maybe this will someone else, too. : )

thanks for helping out a bonehead!
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FCS3
2.66 GHz Quad-Core Mac Pro
6GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120
…and a few TeraBytes o’ storage
(then it’s on to PetaBytes, ExaBytes and MosquitoBytes!)

[Tad Newberry]

Ya, i use the same path for BG color and the oddest thing is THAT selector doesn’t change anything. I just tried it again…made the BG pink, close the window, and my BG stays black. But it does change when i go to Edit/Proj Prop/BG color, though i do realize that only affects the current project and not the default. This is a brand new install, too, but i guess i’ll trash ye olde prefs and see if it changes. Really no big deal, but just very curious why that one selector isn’t doing anything here…

thanks for helping out a bonehead!
__________________________

FCS3
2.66 GHz Quad-Core Mac Pro
6GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120
…and a few TeraBytes o’ storage
(then it’s on to PetaBytes, ExaBytes and MosquitoBytes!)

[Tad Newberry]

Consensus: for a system drive, do the journal. Done.

Now it’s fonts. I’m trying to streamline as much as possible on this reinstall and know there are (at least?) 3 font folders upon reinstall: Mac HD/Library/Fonts, Mac HD/System/Library/Fonts, and User/Library/Fonts. First of all…why 3, and if i install new fonts, is Font Book the way to go or just drag to one o’ these three folders?

thanks for helping out a bonehead!
__________________________

FCS3
2.66 GHz Quad-Core Mac Pro
6GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120
…and a few TeraBytes o’ storage
(then it’s on to PetaBytes, ExaBytes and MosquitoBytes!)