I've searched the forum and haven't found an answer about a networked fileserver, but I think it's doable. Is anyone using Vegas in this manner -
My wife and I both edit on separate machines. Currently I"m the only one rendering and creating dvd's, but that could change. We both work on the same dv files, though we each have our own veg's. Depending on the project, some source dv files are on my pc, some are on hers. SOmetimes I make a copy and they are on both. It gets confusing.
What I think I would like is to have a repurposed pc configured as a fileserver with several shared drives. For example, the fileserver would have a C drive for the OS, and D, E, and F would be shared. Vegas Capture would save captured files to this server's D drive, for instance. All editing would go to this one location to work with the source file. To render, drive E and F would be used for rendered files and the creation of dvda temp files.
In the non-Vegas research I've done, there is a lot of advice pointing to using a lower-horsepower PC for a windows or linux fileserver. I just can't help but think that video usage requires more horsepower, at least in the transfer rate department.
Some current limitations -
SD only.
Fileserver would be a 900 mHz Athlon with 512k ram.
Network is 10/100 but could be bumped up to gigabit
No raid in place, drives are a mix of 100 gb and 200 gb
Is this advisable? Given the limitations, is anything grossly inadequate? What specs (besides raid) should a pc have to be an effective editing fileserver?
If this experiment works well in terms of a workflow benefit, I will probably move forward with a RAID solution of some sort. Thanks for your input!
David
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My wife and I both edit on separate machines. Currently I"m the only one rendering and creating dvd's, but that could change. We both work on the same dv files, though we each have our own veg's. Depending on the project, some source dv files are on my pc, some are on hers. SOmetimes I make a copy and they are on both. It gets confusing.
What I think I would like is to have a repurposed pc configured as a fileserver with several shared drives. For example, the fileserver would have a C drive for the OS, and D, E, and F would be shared. Vegas Capture would save captured files to this server's D drive, for instance. All editing would go to this one location to work with the source file. To render, drive E and F would be used for rendered files and the creation of dvda temp files.
In the non-Vegas research I've done, there is a lot of advice pointing to using a lower-horsepower PC for a windows or linux fileserver. I just can't help but think that video usage requires more horsepower, at least in the transfer rate department.
Some current limitations -
SD only.
Fileserver would be a 900 mHz Athlon with 512k ram.
Network is 10/100 but could be bumped up to gigabit
No raid in place, drives are a mix of 100 gb and 200 gb
Is this advisable? Given the limitations, is anything grossly inadequate? What specs (besides raid) should a pc have to be an effective editing fileserver?
If this experiment works well in terms of a workflow benefit, I will probably move forward with a RAID solution of some sort. Thanks for your input!
David
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