Brian Braunschweiger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >(4) How does the speed of Firewire through a PCI card on a 7600 or >related machine compare to throughput for the internal or external >SCSI buses? Or, to put it a differently way, what kind of bottleneck >does using the PCI Firewire set up introduce? I am wondering here if >it is fast enough for video capture and transfer without any drops.
FireWire was designed for video and should be fast enough. A comparison of bus speeds: Maximum transfer rate for USB 1.1 bus: 1.2 MB/s Maximum transfer rate for PCI Powermac external SCSI bus: 5 MB/s Maximum transfer rate for PCI Powermac internal SCSI bus: 10 MB/s Maximum transfer rate for FireWire bus: 40 MB/s These are maximums (actual transfer rates will be less), and the FireWire-to-IDE bridge may introduce some additional delays; however, it ought to be fast enough. -Jeff [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- "You can't brew a premium lager with a kool-aid mentality." --Harold Green in _The_Red_Green_Show_ -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
