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1. Re: How does Editing/Rendering Use Resources
John T Smith Jul 10, 2012 9:40 AM (in response to LWRCJohn)I'm not sure if the CS6 benchmark is fully operational, so also go to the CS5 link
CS6 Benchmark http://ppbm6.com/
CS5 Benchmark http://ppbm5.com/
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2. Re: How does Editing/Rendering Use Resources
LWRCJohn Jul 10, 2012 9:51 AM (in response to John T Smith)Thanks for the links. I didnt realize it had graphs. But Id still llike a explanation of how the process is occuring so I can make sure that I have the best posible setup for the reads and writes that are happening as the video is being rendered,
thank you though for the feed back.
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3. Re: How does Editing/Rendering Use Resources
JSS1138 Jul 10, 2012 11:57 AM (in response to LWRCJohn)The ideal is to minimize reading and writing to the same drive at the same time. So here's a good real world setup.
C: System
D: Media
E: Projects
F: Scratch/Cache
G: Exports
H: Images (from Encore as Masters)
As you lose drives, you move the missing components up, so without H, you put Images on G. Without G, you put Images and Exports on F. Without F, you put Images, Exports and Scratch on E.
You don't want to go any less than E:
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4. Re: How does Editing/Rendering Use Resources
LWRCJohn Jul 11, 2012 9:15 AM (in response to JSS1138)OK so if I understand you then, the Images, Exports(what ever those would be...Same as rendered sequences?) and Scratch/Cache use the least amount of I/O and it is best to have them together than on other disks that may have Higher I/O. Currently I have a 8 drive volume as my Source media drive where i store all my raw footage, and a 4 drive volume where I send all the rendered media to when I render the edited sequences, I also currently keep the cache and scratch on the C drive or in their default location( where the project files is) which is usually the same drive as the Raw footage.
So let me ask you this...
you think if were to break up that 8 drive volume and make it 2 4 drive volumes and put the project files and scratch/cache on one and the rendered video writing tot he other it would make my system render more quickly?
thanks again for the advice.
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5. Re: How does Editing/Rendering Use Resources
Harm Millaard Jul 11, 2012 9:31 AM (in response to LWRCJohn)See: Adobe Forums: Generic Guideline for Disk Setup
and Adobe Forums: To RAID or not to RAID, that is the...
and Adobe Forums: Raid Performance and Rebuild Issues
Jim has not yet seen the light on raid arrays, so he has a natural tendency to advise to only use single disks.
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6. Re: How does Editing/Rendering Use Resources
JSS1138 Jul 11, 2012 1:16 PM (in response to LWRCJohn)Exports(what ever those would be...Same as rendered sequences?)
No. Exports are what come out of Premiere Pro. Rendered previews are part of the Scratch settings, and are for PP's internal use.
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7. Re: How does Editing/Rendering Use Resources
JSS1138 Jul 11, 2012 1:18 PM (in response to Harm Millaard)Jim has not yet seen the light on raid arrays, so he has a natural tendency to advise to only use single disks.
Any one of the drives I mentioned can be a RAID, Harm. I've no quarrel with that. In fact with tapeless media, I do often recommend the Media drive be RAID 3. None of this contradicts the spread as indicated.
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8. Re: How does Editing/Rendering Use Resources
JSS1138 Jul 11, 2012 1:25 PM (in response to LWRCJohn)break up that 8 drive volume
With a total of 13 drives, here's what I might recommend.
C: System
D: Media (x4, RAID 3 or 5)
E: Projects (x2, RAID 1)
F: Scratch/Cache (x2, RAID 0)
G: Exports (x2, RAID 0)
H: Images (from Encore as Masters) (x2, RAID 1)
THAT config would be screaming fast! And would offer a good measure of security for the important stuff, the media and project files.
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9. Re: How does Editing/Rendering Use Resources
LWRCJohn Jul 11, 2012 6:57 PM (in response to JSS1138)Welllllll actually I have 16 drives... all raid 5 1) OS 2)Renders 3)raw footage/projects 4)storage...
all have 4 drives ea.
would you care to cretail your last drive asignment to fit my box please. Im opent to rebuilding raid arrays. I should also state that the OS is on a 4 drive SSD array
thanks again Jim, I appreciate your help!
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10. Re: How does Editing/Rendering Use Resources
JSS1138 Jul 12, 2012 9:27 AM (in response to LWRCJohn)Post the drive sizes.
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11. Re: How does Editing/Rendering Use Resources
LWRCJohn Jul 12, 2012 5:22 PM (in response to JSS1138)C: OS - 250 gb ( raid card 0)
D: (renders) 950 gb _ thisis the 8 drive raid 5 I could break up in to 2 420 gb volumes. (raid card 1)
E: Captures and Raw Footage - 830gb (Raid card 0)
J; External RAID 5 ESATA Enclosure - 3.2 TB(7200rpm)
thanks, again I wouldnt mind breaking up the D drive in to two different volumes.
I just want the most effifient stream like high speed low drag data shover i can make!
thanks :-)
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12. Re: How does Editing/Rendering Use Resources
JSS1138 Jul 12, 2012 6:33 PM (in response to LWRCJohn)No I meant the size of each individual drive (without making me do the math ).
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13. Re: How does Editing/Rendering Use Resources
LWRCJohn Jul 13, 2012 6:13 AM (in response to JSS1138)4 80 gb SSD Drives
4Velciraptor 150gb
4velociraptor 300 gb
4 fujitsu 143gb SAS 15k
4 fujitsu 1tb 7200rpm
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14. Re: How does Editing/Rendering Use Resources
JSS1138 Jul 13, 2012 9:36 AM (in response to LWRCJohn)OK, here's what I'd do.
C: System (80GB SSD x 2, RAID 1)
D: Media (1TB x 4, RAID 3 or 5)
E: Projects (300GB x 2, RAID 1)
F: Scratch/Cache (150GB x 4, RAID 0)
G: Global Cache (for AE) (80GB SSD x 2, RAID 0)
H: Exports (143GB x 4, RAID 0)
H: Images (300GB x 2, RAID 1)
This gives you data protection on the critical drives - System, Projects, Media and Images (Masters) - and speed on all of them.
On a side note, what the hell case do you have that can hold 20 hard drives!?
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15. Re: How does Editing/Rendering Use Resources
LWRCJohn Jul 15, 2012 10:58 AM (in response to JSS1138)HAHAHAHAA Laughing at your last comment. Thanks fo rhtat answer...
The Hard drives are not 3.5 FF, they are 2.5. I use a product from thermaltake. Look upThermalTake MAX 1542 and 1546. Or have alook at the short video i made on it.(warning, bad camera shake ) I also have a video on the build when I made this computer. Also the other 4 hard drives are in an eclosure that has its own raid controller and is attached via E-Sata/
Enclosre: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI5gxsV-Whw
Machine Build-Dual Hexcore Xeon 2011 with 48GB RAM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_2a7oEgDHQ
thanks again for all your help sir!
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16. Re: How does Editing/Rendering Use Resources
Harm Millaard Jul 15, 2012 12:03 PM (in response to JSS1138)On a side note, what the hell case do you have that can hold 20 hard drives!?
Just for your info, a simple Lian Li PC-A77 easily holds 17 3.5" disks and with different drive bays can hold 19 hard disks plus 2 BR burners.
The case I'm using for my new build can hold 31 3.5" HDD's, 4 SSD's and 2 BR burners and a multicard reader. See: Adobe Forums: Planning / building a new system. Part 1
Pictures are included to see what it looks like. This is without modding, but if you want you can easily add another 8 disks for 39 3.5" plus 4 SSD's plus 2 BR burners plus a multicard reader. Then you can add a pedestal for another 16 or more disks. It will not achieve the space of an Aberdeen Petarack, but for most this will suffice.
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17. Re: How does Editing/Rendering Use Resources
JSS1138 Jul 15, 2012 2:26 PM (in response to Harm Millaard)a simple Lian Li PC-A77 easily holds 17 3.5" disks
That case is listed at one retailer as holding only "9 x Internal 3.5", not 17.
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18. Re: How does Editing/Rendering Use Resources
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19. Re: How does Editing/Rendering Use Resources
JSS1138 Jul 15, 2012 2:44 PM (in response to Harm Millaard)You are forgetting 12 x 5.25" external bays.
Not forgetting. I just don't use them for internal 3.5" disks. I use them for external 5" drives.
If I have 20 internal disks, I want 20 internal 3.5" bays, where they belong. THAT case is something I've never seen.
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20. Re: How does Editing/Rendering Use Resources
Harm Millaard Jul 15, 2012 2:49 PM (in response to JSS1138)I use them for external 5" drives.
You mean you still use 5.25" hard disks or are there 5.00" drives? I never heard of them.
Look at the pictures in the link I gave you, 15 3.5" bays on the CPU side, 16 3.5" bays on the PSU side without any mods and without pedestal.



