which raidable G-T for cross platform
by lynne robinson
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Jun 27, 2009 at 1:34:52 pm
Hello,
Several questions here, so please bear with me!:
I have a non-intel desktop Power Mac G5 Quad (PCIe), and will be editing using FCP.
I plan to get a mobile set-up where I can do a live HD feed into a PC laptop to bypass compression (about 2 hours per shoot). I would like to transcode to Cineform or Pro Res at the point of live capture, and feed this to an external esata RAID to process and temporarily store these files (is this better than RAIDing the laptop's internal discs instead?)
I won't be editing on the laptop, just capturing/transcoding/storing until I can transfer onto my desktop system.
Which product is best for my needs? It must be:
- cross platform (and the Mac is non-intel, but has PCIe slots)
- RAIDable (maybe 0 or 1? Please explain which would be better for this situation)
- able to be used with a desktop RAID at home (I was thinking maybe 4TB RAID 1, and 2 TB RAID 0 in total? (Will be about 50 hours of Pro Res or Cineform Quicktime)
I don't want to have to spend more money on this set-up than I absolutely have to, but I want the best quality possible too...
Re: which raidable G-T for cross platform by lynne robinson on Jul 14, 2009 at 1:42:20 pm
Is there anybody out there?!
Is there a G-Tech product that will work with a Mac G5 non-Intel?
Is this also compatible with newer Mac Pros and PCs?
I checked the website, but compatibility is not mentioned...
Re: which raidable G-T for cross platform by Gene Gilbert on Jul 15, 2009 at 1:48:39 am
All of our products are cross-platform, there are several ways to do this. Do you just want to access files on Macs and PCs, or do you need to be able to start up from the drive? If all you need is cross-platform compatibility, then partition with Master Boot Record, and format with FAT32. If you want to have the drive partitioned with Apple Partition Map and format with HFS+, then you will need a program such as MacDrive to be able to use this on Windows. Hope this helps.
Re: which raidable G-T for cross platform by lynne robinson on Jul 18, 2009 at 2:56:17 pm
Thanks for the reply.
Firstly: Why would anyone need to boot from their drive? I'm curious...
Secondly: I read on the website that if you partition with FAT32 that the file sizes that can be written are much smaller; is this true of all G-Tech drives? Do you therefore think that Macdrive would be a better way forward?
Thirdly: Please can you tell me which products are compatible with both Mac G5 (non-Intel) and also Intel Macs?
Re: which raidable G-T for cross platform by Gene Gilbert on Jul 20, 2009 at 7:54:33 pm
Hi Lynne,
1. Some people use their drives for doing freelance work, and have their own system, programs and plugins, and files so they can work how they prefer. This is just one example.
2. If you partition with FAT32, you won't need MacDrive as the drive will already be Windows compatible.
3. All of our products can be used on PPC and Intel machines.
