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Dach wrote on 12/20/2008, 7:28 AM
I don't know if there is a set rule to the number of hard drives one can have access to. I always follow the rule that there is no such thing as to much hard drive space.

For anyone project I suppose we have content on atleast three drives at anyone time.

1. System Drive - This is where Vegas is installed, typically a C: drive and we only install the programs on it, no production content.

2. Drive (2) - We keep our in house and third party graphics, music and sfx on this drive. This content could be used on any project at anytime.

3. Drive (3) - Actual production, the raw footage, *.veg files etc.

This is an example of our standard workflow.

Chad
Al Min wrote on 12/20/2008, 1:15 PM
Thanks Chad.
Al Min wrote on 12/20/2008, 1:17 PM
Sorry, forgot to ask - I have a couple of enclosures accessed via USB 2.0. Are these as effective as those installed internally?
Dach wrote on 12/20/2008, 5:27 PM
As a general rule, we prefer not to use external drives while working on a project. Work can still get done, but if you have a choice I believe the new SATA drives will provide better performance.

The transfer rate of USB 2.0 can create some slow downs. Always good to have an external though for back up and portability.

Chad
xstr8guy@sbcglobal.net wrote on 12/20/2008, 5:40 PM
Never use an external USB of Firewire drive for editing or encoding. The data transfer speeds are just too slow. If you must use an external drive, then get an eSATA card and an eSATA drive enclosure.

This is what I have with 8- 1TB drives... http://www.sansdigital.com/towerraid/tr8mb.html. But I really only use it as a backup/archival drive. Sans Digital aso has 4 and 5 drive Tower Raid enclosures... just be sure to get the eSATA and not the USB version.
farss wrote on 12/20/2008, 6:03 PM
Never had a problem with external firewire drives down here. I know at least one Vegas user who has had problems with USB drives, probably best avoided.

For certain eSATA is the best, if your PC offers that option.

Bob.
ushere wrote on 12/20/2008, 9:07 PM
have numerous ex hd's, mostly usb2. never any problems.

i capture to internal sata (dedicated), then bounce between 2 (of 3) internal drives, finally backing everything up onto external.

on a few occasions i've re-edited completely on the ex usb.

sata and esata definately the way to to go, but if you've got old drives laying around, you might as well utilise them....
Steve Mann wrote on 12/21/2008, 10:41 PM
I must be using the Bumblebee Rules of Flight because I do a lot of my work on external USB2 drives, and I've never had a problem.

No RAID, no eSata, no overclocking and no problems.