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      • 40. Re: new computer to replace mouse
        Community Member

        Got real estate figured out for new pig coming home....

         

        took the printer and film scanner and put them on floor ....making room on left ...

        Took old cruddy monitor off mouse and put new HP pavillion ( pavillion ?? like greek place of worship ? ) 23xi onto mouse...

        Now I got 1920x1080 on mouse for first time EVER. ( old monitor maxed out at 1440x )

         

        Now have room to put pig on floor on left of table and I will buy a 2nd HP pavillion when I pick up pig at store...and put that to the left of other pavillion..

        Now....if I network mouse and pig I can keep monitors separate ( one monitor per computer ). BUT when I work with editing on pig I will put both monitors into PIG !

         

        How cool is THAT ! ????

        So now I have tons of room to work at this high tech looking table of STUFF.. and am ready to bring the 'empress of Mound' home and take good care of her etc... ( feed it some nice SD cards ! )

         

         

         

        highTechEditSpace.jpg

        • 41. Re: new computer to replace mouse
          Community Member

          ps.. the pig is roughly 3-4 times the size of the mouse.. I'm not kidding !  It's HUGE !

           

           

          • 42. Re: new computer to replace mouse
            joe bloe premiere Community Member

            Free, jbp endorsed software for sharing keyboard / mouse

            between multiple networked computers:

             

            "Synergy lets you easily share your mouse and keyboard
            between multiple computers on your desk."
            http://synergy-foss.org/

             

            I have used it without error for years,

            connecting five networked systems.

            • 43. Re: new computer to replace mouse
              Community Member

              Joe, I was gonna do that ...and thought about it when at micro center.. cause for a while in Queens I shared 2 computers with stuff..where I had a switch that worked real good... for some stuff.. I don't remember now but I think it was parallel port stuff ( printer ? etc ? ) and back then it was serial ports for mouse and keyboards...

              I'm on such a tight budget now, and this monitor is so thin ...I can just drag it forward and unplug the dvi cable and put it into the other computer real fast.. wont bother me. Thanks for that suggestion though.. I would do it if I had the xtra couple bucks... I am really really getting down to " eat peanut butter for the next 3 years " mode....

               

               

               

              oh... just read that link.. I wont have the computers networked after I get the pig up to date on latest win7 and cs6 stuff.. I'm gonna disable that pig from internet connection after I get it up to date.. no network.

               

              I did talk to a friend about leaving the pig on network but NOT have the internet connection, and he said it was really complicated to do , and he's a computer geek and I think for me it's just easier to disable or unplug the pig...end of story..no junk from internet on editing platform.

               

              thanks for that link ..I didnt read it until after post where I assumed it was switches...

               

               

              • 44. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                joe bloe premiere Community Member

                I don't remember now but I think it was parallel port stuff ( printer ? etc ? ) and back then it was serial ports for mouse and keyboards...

                KVM switch. (Keyboard / Video / Mouse).

                I would do it if I had the xtra couple bucks...

                It's free.

                http://synergy-foss.org/download/?list

                http://synergy-foss.org/download/?alt

                You can donate a buck or more if you want.

                 

                note:

                I am using Version "1.3.1 Stable" from the second link.

                 

                I can just drag it forward and unplug the dvi cable and put it into the other computer real fast.. wont bother me.

                Instead of pulling cables and re-plugging them,

                you can get a monitor with multiple inputs, and use a

                button on the fromt of the monitor to switch between inputs.

                 

                I have four of these... great monitors.

                NEC MultiSync LCD2090UXi

                http://www.necdisplay.com/p/desktop-monitors/lcd2090uxi-bk-1

                http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1CS0TV3147

                 

                Mounted on one of these:

                Visidec VFS-Q Freestanding Quad Monitor arm

                http://www.atdec.com/mounts/monitor-stands/visidec-vfs-q

                • 45. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                  Community Member

                  thanks Joe, I'll look into it more when I get the pig and set it up and install programs etc...and get to the point where I'm now wanting to have 2 monitors on pig and one on mouse.. Thanks.. knowing that option is nice.

                   

                  Yeah, those nec monitors are really nice.. I know its a big drop off from " good " to " the rest of the pack "...

                  I looked at one at micro center that the tech guy owns for photoshop stuff and gaming.. and it was about $ 1100.00. I think it was 23 inches....

                  He calibrated with spyder thing I think he said...but that stuff is so out of my range now... especially without a 'client' in sight... but maybe later. The card I have can drive them I think.. so it's just a matter of buying the monitors... who knows, might wanna upgrade card too though...more than a gig.  He tried to keep me around $ 2500.00 and we got close ( a little higher ). I'll get the 2nd HP monitor when I pick up pig ...thats another $170 there.. which is not a bad price. Micro center is cool....

                   

                  Then after I get the gist of workflow with mov h264 and the basics down for how it's working out... I'll get into tweaking things.. if that makes sense ....

                   

                  I still have a long way to go. After I get pig home I have to install this adobe nightmare cs6 creative suite and all the updates... and all the updates for win 7... this is what it is... then defrag everything and start to set up folders and scratch disks and so on.. for working... the monitors at this point.. if I can get in the ballpark... is very nice for me now... just being cheapo junk stuff... I know... it's a start.

                   

                   

                   

                  thank you for your info re: what you're using and doing.. I am saving the info and will get back to it when I can...

                   

                   

                   

                  oooooo, cool mount !

                  • 46. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                    Bill Hunt CommunityMVP

                    The only drawback to a KVM is that you need to keep up with which machine it's working with, at any minute. I do not want you getting frustrated, when the "other" computer is not working for you - shoving Mouse off the table, or kicking Pig - just because the KVM is pointed at the other computer.

                     

                    Good luck,

                     

                    Hunt

                    • 47. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                      joe bloe premiere Community Member

                      KVM is outdated and clumsy.

                      I do not recommend its use.

                       

                      Back in the day, it was the only option.

                      • 48. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                        joe bloe premiere Community Member

                        In the process of doing several "clean OS builds" on my different boxes,

                        I developed a step-by-step process of BIOS / OS / drivers / OS tweaks /

                        software installation sequence, etc.

                         

                        I keep this archived for each system for when I do a new build.

                        You might consider keeping a log of the steps you take as you install

                        in case something gets 'porked' in the installation (pun intended).

                         

                        This way, it makes it easier to figure out where any potential

                        conflicts / errors were introduced.

                        • 49. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                          Community Member

                          ug... okay.. I hear that... will keep notes ....

                          I have to recall tons of stuff now about setting things up right and which services to let run and all that junk...

                           

                          the main drag will be the initial install and updates and defrags...a lot of time " waiting" and so on... very time consuming , and that is assuming all goes well... which is highly doubtful but I can pray a lot...

                          Will see how it goes.

                           

                          If I need help I can get on mouse and get help on internet etc...

                           

                          thats one reason I wanna get pig off internet when its completey set up right.. I don't want the extra " variable" of "what might be wrong" if things get wanky.

                           

                          anyway, thanks a ton, I have lots of help and I've been reading about stuff for more than a year about cs6.. so I should be better off than the average person just coming into it cold.

                          • 50. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                            Biggles Lamb Community Member

                            Rod

                             

                            I have something important to say

                             

                            UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES POWER UP THIE PC

                             

                            It will cause you nothing but grief and desperation

                             

                            You will spend endless hours in total frustration

                             

                            But there is a solution

                             

                            A very simple solution

                             

                            A solution that I am surprized all the other guys have not already put forward

                             

                            Simply pack up the PC and send it DHL to me

                             

                            I'll then spend endless hours sorting out the problems that are inheritantly in the PC

                             

                            I'll spend even more time testing out the programms

                             

                            I'll then re-pack it up ad send it back to you

                             

                            I estimate that it will only take me about three or four years

                             

                            Now how about that for the deal of the day

                             

                             

                             

                            Col

                            • 51. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                              Bill Hunt CommunityMVP

                              Rod,

                               

                              I think that Biggles might be planning on watching a 3D feed of the upcoming F1 races on your new box!

                               

                              OTOH, he does make a great offer, and one that you might want to consider...

                               

                              Hunt

                              • 52. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                Bill Hunt CommunityMVP

                                One other caveat is that Biggles will likely work on some of that PAL stuff. Once that gets into a PC, you can never use NTSC again. Just something to think about.

                                 

                                Hunt

                                • 53. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                  Biggles Lamb Community Member

                                  Bill

                                   

                                  You are just jealous that I got in there first with my once in a lifetime, too good to resist offer

                                   

                                  Col

                                   

                                  F1 or Suzi Perry have nothing (well not much)  to do with it

                                   

                                  PAL, thats a brand of dog food in the UK that prolongs active life (PAL) and they say we Brits are not subtle.

                                   

                                  Col

                                  • 54. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                    joe bloe premiere Community Member

                                    At the risk of getting jumped, I'd like to say that I have worked on

                                    edit systems that are always connected to the internet since 2004.

                                    I keep all firewall / security settings in Windows completely disabled,

                                    but I have the network router firewall enabled for the net connection.

                                     

                                    I have never had any system problems that I can

                                    attribute to having an active internet connection.

                                     

                                    If you are careful (and behave yourself), I think some of the declarations

                                    that an edit system be completely isolated from the net are overstated.

                                     

                                    (Ducking, with hands covering head)

                                     

                                     

                                    note:

                                    I also run a dual-boot system on both of my workstation boxes: Win7/XP.

                                    Any odd or untested software I need to install and run goes in XP.

                                    My Win7 64 installation stays clean, lean and mean for editing.

                                    • 55. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                      Bill Hunt CommunityMVP

                                      BTW,

                                       

                                      Did Suzi appear at the F1?

                                       

                                      I have got to try and catch Ms. Perry, when I am over in October. Hope that the Park Lane has her in the line-up.

                                       

                                      You are correct. I was about to suggest that I set up Rod's Pig, but you beat me to the punch... !

                                       

                                      Maybe THAT is the PAL, that messes up those computers?

                                       

                                      Hunt

                                      • 56. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                        Bill Hunt CommunityMVP

                                        Joe,

                                         

                                        I also have a hardware firewall, that I hide behind with my computers.

                                         

                                        Now, I do shut things down, when doing serious editing, but that is for resources only.

                                         

                                        What I do not do is visit dodgey Web sites, or open up suspect e-mails, when editing, with the computers' guard down.

                                         

                                        To date, I have not had any issues, over about 10 years.

                                         

                                        No jumping from this quarter.

                                         

                                        Hunt

                                        • 57. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                          Community Member

                                          hehe... Biggles, very funny... it looks like I'll just have to deal with the frustrations here and let you enjoy the pig and all my fun times vicariously....I will keep you posted on how many times I'm tempted to yell at the pig or pull its tail ~

                                           

                                          Joe, another friend tells me the same thing about the connection and also dual boot.. though he uses that ms thing.. essentials ?  mse ??

                                           

                                          I just so much don't trust net security I really think I'm just gonna use mouse for internet once I'm up to date on stuff where pig is working well...

                                           

                                          I appreciate your take on it though. I seem to be the only one in the world who feels as I do .....probably totally unnecessary paranoia (sp)

                                           

                                          has anyone noticed there's like a TON of documentaries on TV nowadays ???  Yikes !

                                          • 58. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                            Community Member

                                            AP News Alert !

                                             

                                            July 3, 2013

                                             

                                            Customer who is waiting for the 'Empress Of Mound' ( aka The Pig ) sits by phone awaiting call from techs telling him it is " Ready to be picked up and brought home ! "

                                             

                                            =========

                                             

                                            tick tock, tick tock.....TICKKKKKKK TOKKKKKKKK.....TIKKKKKKKKKKKK TOKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK ( TIME SLOWS and even the 'sound' of the ticking and tocking gets deeper in tone..... )

                                             

                                             

                                            • 59. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                              Community Member

                                              router hooked up.. working on mouse.. now I can just plug in the pig when I get it...

                                               

                                              a tiny step for the mouse, a giant leap for the pig !

                                               

                                               

                                              • 60. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                                Community Member

                                                OMG !  I may have alienated some genius people who can help me with avisynth and special bat files and tricky workarounds to scale down, change xml code, rewrap stuff without changing stuff, and so many THINGS that adobe couldnt do natively...and deserve to be on a pedestal with a foundation of FACTS FACTS FACTS !.. LIKE GRANITE BLOCKS !

                                                 

                                                OMG !  I'M DOOMED !

                                                 

                                                 

                                                • 61. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                                  Steven L. Gotz Community Member

                                                  Rod,

                                                   

                                                  I am having a little trouble telling the real issues from the silliness sometimes, so please forgive me, but you know that wrappers and all that crud are a thing of the past for you now, right?

                                                   

                                                  Premiere Pro CS6 edits everything you will be shooting natively. Shoot the highest quality video your camera can shoot, put it into a Premiere Pro sequence, drop it on the "New Item" button, and start editing in a perfect sequence.

                                                   

                                                  You will see. CS6 is a very good, very solid build (unless you shoot AVCHD - so don't shoot AVCHD. There is no need to do so.)

                                                   

                                                  Also, just so you know, I have had my editing PC connected to the Internet full time since I started editing with Premiere 6.0 over a dozen years ago. I never turn off the firewall to save CPU cycles, I use virus checkers, and everything runs just fine. Always has.

                                                   

                                                  Having said that, I back up my system regularly.

                                                  • 63. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                                    Community Member

                                                     

                                                     

                                                    my mouse is saddened by this news as I am too.

                                                     

                                                     

                                                    • 64. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                                      Community Member

                                                      thanks Steve..

                                                      I think I'm okay with using either the destop custom thing ( if that is on cs6.. I'm using cs3 now )...or the new item thing... have read a bit about cs versions higher than cs3 for past couple years..

                                                      Mostly trying to stay in touch with what doesnt work or what people have problems with..

                                                      I figured, if I could stay in touch it might save me time later.

                                                       

                                                      I'm really glad to hear you say that cs6 is way more solid and better quality etc than earlier versions... and I don't have a camera to shoot avchd...thank goodness.

                                                       

                                                      I sure hope I can do the mov h264 natively and get a good product out ...that would be really heavenly.

                                                       

                                                      I pick up computer tomorrow and will be on my way to installation hell ...and update hell...not to mention dealing with all the new features I'll have , and then the new programs that come in the creative suite.

                                                       

                                                      I'm probably gonna be up for days on end doing stuff ...and then a final defrag and then set up folders for source materials.. lots of work to do.

                                                       

                                                      I'm a little scared about 2 things now...

                                                      1) I can't afford a battery backup now

                                                      2) I can't afford backup drives now

                                                       

                                                       

                                                      • 65. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                                        Community Member

                                                        http://www.fractal-design.com/?view=product&prod=111

                                                         

                                                        converted mm size to inches and marked my table with pencil... and I have room for the pig to sit on top of table on the far left side...and then enough room for one more HP pavillion 23xi monitor.. ( I have that on mouse now at 1920x1080 res and like it...way better than what I had before )

                                                        Is still not up to par for serious color work but is way better than what I had..

                                                        Then, if I can get something like Joe's stand for nec monitors later.. I still have room for that thing...just lose the 2 pavillions...I think Joe had 21 " monitors ?...forget...but 23 would fit.. I doubt I could afford big ones though, ever.

                                                        Unless I get a rich client out of the blue.

                                                         

                                                        Anyway, I'm glad I can fit the pig on the table instead of floor...

                                                         

                                                         

                                                        • 66. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                                          Biggles Lamb Community Member

                                                          Rod

                                                           

                                                          So I guess that you will be offine for quite a while, watch out for the drool landing on the keyboard as your Pig rips and snorts at everything you throw at it.

                                                           

                                                          Enjoy

                                                           

                                                          Col

                                                          • 67. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                                            Steven L. Gotz Community Member

                                                            At a minimum, make sure you have at least a surge protector on your power strip.

                                                             

                                                            The battery backup size is something you have to pay attention to when you do get around to getting one. My PC kept shutting down when I first got it because I had it on a 550Va UPS. Well, suffice it to say I now have a 1500Va UPS. And you will probably need the same. Just watch for sales at Micro Center.

                                                             

                                                            As for backup drives, there are various places you can store things online until you get your backups. But you probably can use some of the storage space on the mouse to begin with.

                                                             

                                                            Google gives you space. Dropbox gives you space. Skydrive gives you space. How much space does your web site provider give you? You can upload to a directory and put a lock on it. The others you just don't share with anyone unless you want to. I suggest using Dropbox for sharing because it is pretty simple.

                                                             

                                                            It means leaving your PC on while the files upload, but that is a small price to pay for safety. I know you probably don't trust the Internet, but your ISP (cable company?) probably provides free security software. Mine does.

                                                             

                                                            You have some decisions to make about the video you want to shoot. But how Premiere Pro CS6 and the new PC handles the video is not one of the decisions. Your PC will cut through anything you can shoot like a hoy knife through butter.

                                                             

                                                            You may want to shoot 24p for a couple of reasons. The first is a more film like feeling, the second is that the same data rate is used and therefore I believe that the video is less compressed. I am not certain about the second one, but it seems logical to me.

                                                             

                                                            No more desktop custom thing. You can select the DSLR 1080p setting at 24fps, but dropping the video on the New Item button is the way to go no matter what the project settings are. Adobe has pretty much made the initial settings irrelevant.

                                                             

                                                            On the subject of defrag. No need to defrag the SSD. Load Windows and apps and put nothing else on there. No need to defrag. Ever. My C: drive is 0% fragmented.

                                                             

                                                            Put your video on a separate drive and you will seldom have to defrag unless you delete a lot of your source material all of the time.  Even then, I haven't defragged my source material drive yet. It shows as not needing it, probably because I am only using 25% of the drive so far and it is only 2% fragmented. And I have had this thing for quite a while now. If all you do is add files without deleting any, there is no need to defrag.

                                                             

                                                            My render & cache drive just keeps temporary files. If it needed a defrag, I would just erase it completely except for a couple of files I keep there on purpose, defrag it - which with nothing on it to speak of, would be very fast... You get the idea.

                                                             

                                                            My main PC storage drive (My Documents)  could probably use a defrag since it is at 8%. But that drive has lots of "stuff" and it is just one of those things that I need to do eventually. Maybe today since you brought it up.

                                                             

                                                            If you have any questions about anything you need help with, PM me and I will provide you with my phone number. I expect to be around most of the weekend, although I am working tomorrow. I have a children's project I am working on.

                                                            • 68. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                                              Steven L. Gotz Community Member

                                                              I forgot. I did defrag the OS disk after the move to CC. Lots of temporary files got deleted after the install of each app and then overwritten. So a defrag was necessary.

                                                              • 69. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                                                Bill Hunt CommunityMVP

                                                                Steven,

                                                                 

                                                                Good call. On a PC, defragging is too often overlooked. I do so every Friday, or Saturday, and after any big installation, or editing session. In a busy week, I might defrag 7 - 8 times. Though I have things pretty well setup, and structured so that fragmentation is kept to a minimum, I still do it, and am surprised at how much needs to be moved about. I cannot imagine how some people can even boot up, when they have never defragged the HDD's.

                                                                 

                                                                Hunt

                                                                • 70. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                                                  Community Member

                                                                  Col====

                                                                  So I guess that you will be offine for quite a while, watch out for the drool landing on the keyboard as your Pig rips and snorts at everything you throw at it.

                                                                  =====

                                                                  naaa... I got router installed yesterday, so I can hopefully just plug in pig and have both mouse and pig on internet for the intitial installation nightmare ( cs6 ,updates, win7 updates , and misc junk ( QT pro, cineform, junk I bought that is on mouse now ))...

                                                                   

                                                                  Then the defrag and setup for serious editing with lean machine ...which I think I will need to deal with super compressed stuff as source. ??? I am a babe in the woods...

                                                                  ----------

                                                                  Steve, thanks for that info... I have no clue whats up with SSD stuff yet...but I like what I hear. Apparently that would be faster than doing a black drive defrag.. and the 2nd ssd is for temp renders. I'm still scared about what Bill said about it being too small. But I can deal with that later...get it going first...tweak later.

                                                                  I got all this junk in my head about what to do, in what order, and get it right...thanks to so many people here ( Harm, Bill, and of course John, Dave, Chris, the list is endless... tons of help over the past couple years to get to where I feel I can tackle this 30 min doc and not go down in flames.

                                                                   

                                                                  ( shaking but okay ).

                                                                   

                                                                  I'm already dealing with moving on, to the extent that I need to meet people Sat. ( 1 day after pu of computer) and start yappin about the project...

                                                                  Oh well, I should be okay with all this support and the database of info available here while it lasts.

                                                                   

                                                                  there's a lot of " faces" to indicate how I feel ...shocked, embarassed, sad, happy, etc... but nothing even CLOSE to me shaking now....

                                                                  • 71. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                                                    Community Member

                                                                    This is an interesting addition to the thread IMO..... check THIS OUT !

                                                                     

                                                                    Due to the fact that I am spending every last cent I can on buying camera, sound stuff, misc grip arms, pidgeons, lights, ( thank you Bill ) , furniture clamps, sound recording junk, mics, booms, lavs, computer and so on...over the past year.... ( this has been a long process )....

                                                                    I have necessarily ALSO been dealing with an early retirement scrimpy income stream starting more or less NOW. This is my first month in new apt. which is subsidized ( thank God ) by HUD. I pay 1/3 of income for rent.

                                                                     

                                                                    When I can get my local 52 pension in another 3 years I will just pay 1/3 of THAT (plus current income) toward rent.  Basically this gets me out of the rat race of being raped by landlords in NYC area ( or as shooternz would say, " trouble down under " ).

                                                                     

                                                                    Sooo, that's been my plan for the past few years more or less... get to not be homeless.. buy camera and stuff to work ( and hopefully be productive etc ) and get on with life.

                                                                     

                                                                    THIS BEING THE CASE... I have of course known for a while that I would have to budget myself accordingly... on a monthly basis..

                                                                    For Example, buy food and stuff that I can afford.  Since I have lived high on the hog for a long time ( on and off ) depending on past fortune with film work , I decided to look into the more mediocre budgets for food...And one of those expeditions into " food to eat to stay alive " .... included " hamburger helper ".

                                                                     

                                                                    YES ! YOU GUESSED IT ! ITS BEER THIRTY !  AND NOW ITS ALSO HAMBURGER HELPER TIME !

                                                                     

                                                                    Sooooo, ( keep sticking with me here.. it gets better )....

                                                                    I decided to buy some hamburger yesterday and hamburger helper.. this is what the box looks like ( I never bought this before )....

                                                                     

                                                                    hamburgerHelper1.jpg

                                                                     

                                                                    Soooo, I got a big pot to cook the chopmeat ( can be a large pot and not a skillet ... I mean really.. get a life... you dont have to have a skillet if you have a huge pot ...its the same thing )...and started cooking the chopmeat...

                                                                     

                                                                    hamburgerHelper2.jpg

                                                                     

                                                                    Soooo, now I add the hamburger helper stuff ( which is dry noodle things and some spice stuff in a separate pouch ).... and take this pic of it simmering .. and here is where it gets REALLY INTERESTING !

                                                                     

                                                                    hamburgerHelper3.jpg

                                                                     

                                                                    YES, YOU GUESSED IT ! I DROPPED THE CAMERA INTO THE POT !!!!

                                                                    OMG OMG OMG !!!!! 

                                                                    My eyes were like SAUCERS and my Olympus TG-1 WAS COOKING IN THE POT !!!!!!

                                                                    OMG OMG !

                                                                     

                                                                    I took it out with some utensil ( my inititial reaction was to grab it with hand but I woulda got burnt bad )...

                                                                    and rinsed the camera in sink with cold water ....and all this time my brain is saying, " OMG OMG "

                                                                     

                                                                    But guess what ?

                                                                     

                                                                    IT'S OKAY !  YIPEE !  how weird is THAT ?????  takes a licking and keeps on ticking...

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                                                    • 72. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                                                      Community Member

                                                                      PS

                                                                      please keep this under your hat, cause if this news gets out I will NEVER work as a dolly grip again !!!!!

                                                                       

                                                                       

                                                                      • 73. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                                                        Community Member

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                                                                        • 74. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                                                          Steven L. Gotz Community Member

                                                                          That doesn't look too bad.

                                                                           

                                                                          To save money, we have a chain of markets that sells everything as fresh as possible - named appropriately "Fresh and Easy".

                                                                           

                                                                          If a product is marked to be sold by July 5th, at about 3PM that product moves to a special refridgerated section and marked down significantly. So steak that was selling for $7.99 per poung might sell for $3.99 per pound. If you are planning on cooking it that day, no problem. Why spend more?

                                                                           

                                                                          Back to the topic of drive sizes. Keep one thing in mind. I seldom render anymore. I don't need to. I can see the video at full speed and full resolution because of my CUDA card. Once I start to color correct, that is sometimes a different story. But during all of the actual editing, no rendering. And since the 3 way color corrector doesn't require me to render, that really says a lot, I think.

                                                                           

                                                                          So, if all you need is rendering during color correcting or adding 3rd party effects, for example, just remember to erase all of the renders now and then, taking the time to render it all over again during dinner breaks or whatever, then you should be OK with the drive size you have.

                                                                           

                                                                          I would prefer to put my renders on a RAID0 though. I mean really, who needs to protect or back up a drive with cache, renders, and other temporary files on it. And RAID0 is fast enough.

                                                                           

                                                                          On the subject of water resistant cameras, mine is supposed to be practically waterproof with the better Panasonic lenses on it.

                                                                          • 75. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                                                            Community Member

                                                                            thanks Steve.. good to know...

                                                                             

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                                                                            So, if all you need is rendering during color correcting or adding 3rd party effects, for example, just remember to erase all of the renders now and then, taking the time to render it all over again during dinner breaks or whatever, then you should be OK with the drive size you have.

                                                                             

                                                                            I would prefer to put my renders on a RAID0 though. I mean really, who needs to protect or back up a drive with cache, renders, and other temporary files on it. And RAID0 is fast enough.

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                                                                            raid 0 for renders... how does that work with the SSD I thought I'd use ?  Do I have to get another SSD ? Would it then be large enough , as Bill mentioned it might not be large enough...but keep in mind I'm dealing with 30 min doc stuff now ...not 2 hour HD movies....

                                                                             

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                                                                            • 76. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                                                              Steven L. Gotz Community Member

                                                                              No. Sorry. Let me try again.

                                                                               

                                                                              I believe that since Bill thinks the SSD is too small, and I believe that the SSD is not necessary for renders anyway, I was merely suggesting that you rethink your drive arrangement.

                                                                               

                                                                              The speed of the SSD is nice but the size is something you might have to watch out for. But then again, it really depends on how much rendering you actually do. I do very little.

                                                                              • 77. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                                                                Community Member

                                                                                okay.. so this might be a good " starting poing " ???  228gig SSD... for scratch and renders ????  maybe dont have to get a bigger one right away if I work natively with mov h264 ???  and render with something that doesnt take a ton of room ??? what might be the best choice for that do you think ???

                                                                                 

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                                                                                We figured on 1 SSD for OS

                                                                                1 SSD for scratch disk ( cs6 ) and probably those temp rendered files etc that PR likes...

                                                                                2 Hard drives in raid 1 for source material

                                                                                1 Hard drive for exports.

                                                                                 

                                                                                 

                                                                                Then I can use my ext hd graid for backup of exports or for transit.

                                                                                • 78. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                                                                  Community Member

                                                                                  THE PIG IS READY !!!  YIPEE !

                                                                                   

                                                                                  " The Empress Of Mound " is done ( built and os installed and raid set up and 2nd SSD set up ( whatever that means ).

                                                                                  Tech guy just called to let me know. So at 10 am tomorrow I will be there when store opens and get pig. Also buy 2nd monitor and a esata cable. Maybe another card reader too.  I sure hope my 64gig SD class 10 cards from B&H work on the pig.. cause they don't on the mouse.

                                                                                   

                                                                                  MY OPINION OF HAMBURGER HELPER

                                                                                  This stuff was pretty low on the taste test scale....I can see if you are like SUPER busy and wanna make something fast in ONE pot...for maybe 2 adults and 2 kids...MAYBE this is a good thing.

                                                                                  Then again, maybe my addition of one Olympus TG-1 as seasoning threw off the recipe...

                                                                                   

                                                                                   

                                                                                  • 79. Re: new computer to replace mouse
                                                                                    Steven L. Gotz Community Member

                                                                                    The Olympus would certainly have made it crunchier than usual!

                                                                                     

                                                                                    There are lot of one pot meals that work great without resorting to Hamburger helper. But I have been getting a lot of chicken at Costco lately. Inexpensive, fast and easy. My wife gets a little frustrated that the chickens don't make it home with their litle legs intact, but that's the way it goes. Her best one pot thing is taking the chicken meat and rice and tortillas and cheese and baking it in the microwave.

                                                                                     

                                                                                    The store is closed today? Odd. Small town thing? Although they support the entire region. It isn't like they are actually in Mound.

                                                                                     

                                                                                    My 64G cards won't work in the card reader on my XP laptop, but work fine on my editing PC with Windows 7. So you will probably be OK.

                                                                                     

                                                                                    I probably spent a lot less on my cards than you did, because I didn't buy a fancy brand name. But they work just fine. So what the heck? Right?

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