Re: Advice about external hard disk to record live music
Hi Rob, The usual spec are: 7200rps and firewire. What size disk depends on the sample and bit rate and how many tracks. Cheers Phil On 21/09/2009, at 5:37 PM, Rob Phillips wrote: Dear wamuggers Can anyone suggest the specs of an external hard disk to record about 24 hours of live music direct from a sound desk. Will USB2 suffice? What storage will I need? What disk RPM? What else? Cheers Rob -- Rob Phillips, Director, Nanga Music Festival 9-11 October, 2009 http://nangamusic.org.au r.phill...@murdoch.edu.au Mobile: 0416 065 054 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Advice about external hard disk to record live music
Dear wamuggers Can anyone suggest the specs of an external hard disk to record about 24 hours of live music direct from a sound desk. Will USB2 suffice? What storage will I need? What disk RPM? What else? Cheers Rob -- Rob Phillips, Director, Nanga Music Festival 9-11 October, 2009 http://nangamusic.org.au r.phill...@murdoch.edu.au Mobile: 0416 065 054 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Advice about external hard disk to record live music
Hi Rob I would try and steer away from USB if possible? firewire or eSATA would be much better. As for how much storage it would depend on the quality you are recording at and I am sure there will be others on the list that might be able to give you some pointers? Depending on your budget there are some raids boxes that might suit your needs. When you say direct from the sound desk is that via a mac? Best regards Roger On 21/09/2009, at 5:37 PM, Rob Phillips wrote: Dear wamuggers Can anyone suggest the specs of an external hard disk to record about 24 hours of live music direct from a sound desk. Will USB2 suffice? What storage will I need? What disk RPM? What else? Cheers Rob -- Rob Phillips, Director, Nanga Music Festival 9-11 October, 2009 http://nangamusic.org.au r.phill...@murdoch.edu.au Mobile: 0416 065 054 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Roger P Kortas Haiyan Kortas PH: 61 8 08 9381 4046 Mob: 0413 307995 rkor...@iinet.net.au roger.kor...@wanews.com.au ro...@rkortas.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Advice about external hard disk to record live music
Thanks for your advice. Capture will probably be via a PC. Talking to some other people, I might have had a simplistic view of the process. If the PC software captures multiple tracks to disk, we will still need some software to extract/mix these tracks, and this software or its file format might be proprietary. Rob Roger Kortas wrote: Hi Rob I would try and steer away from USB if possible? firewire or eSATA would be much better. As for how much storage it would depend on the quality you are recording at and I am sure there will be others on the list that might be able to give you some pointers? Depending on your budget there are some raids boxes that might suit your needs. When you say direct from the sound desk is that via a mac? Best regards Roger On 21/09/2009, at 5:37 PM, Rob Phillips wrote: Dear wamuggers Can anyone suggest the specs of an external hard disk to record about 24 hours of live music direct from a sound desk. Will USB2 suffice? What storage will I need? What disk RPM? What else? Cheers Rob -- Rob Phillips, Director, Nanga Music Festival 9-11 October, 2009 http://nangamusic.org.au r.phill...@murdoch.edu.au Mobile: 0416 065 054 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Using an external hard disk with iMovie
Hiya Muggers... Anyone out there able to advise on the pros and cons of using an external HD for storing and editing video footage using iMovie? I'd like to buy a disk but don't know (for example) whether to get a firewire or USB 2.0 drive. Also, is it best to transfer the iMovie software over to the same disk? If so, what is the best way to do this? Thanks in advance for advice! Best regards, Greg -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Using an external hard disk with iMovie
On 24/10/2007, at 7:47 PM, Greg Colgan wrote: Hiya Muggers... Anyone out there able to advise on the pros and cons of using an external HD for storing and editing video footage using iMovie? I'd like to buy a disk but don't know (for example) whether to get a firewire or USB 2.0 drive. Definitely firewire ... unless you have a G5 with a SATA hard drive in which case the right PCI/PCX - SATA card and a SATA external drive is a much faster speed . Bob Also, is it best to transfer the iMovie software over to the same disk? If so, what is the best way to do this? Thanks in advance for advice! Best regards, Greg -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Using an external hard disk with iMovie
On 24/10/2007, at 7:47 PM, Greg Colgan wrote: Hiya Muggers... Anyone out there able to advise on the pros and cons of using an external HD for storing and editing video footage using iMovie? I'd like to buy a disk but don't know (for example) whether to get a firewire or USB 2.0 drive. I've been using an external Firewire 800 drive for a while now and it's worked out well - though SATA would be quicker my Powerbook doesn't have it. Also, is it best to transfer the iMovie software over to the same disk? If so, what is the best way to do this? Pays to leave your applications where they want be - easier for updating etc. Thanks in advance for advice! Best regards, Greg -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Using an external hard disk with iMovie
Hi Greg, I have always used external firewire drives for working on my movies but recently was forced to use a USB drive. I was pleasantly surprised as to how well it ran. No noticeable degradation is terms of playback, editing and rendering speeds. I agree with Brian though - leave iMovie itself in the Applications folder. Regards, Eugene On 25/10/2007, at 11:12 AM, Brian Scott wrote: On 24/10/2007, at 7:47 PM, Greg Colgan wrote: Hiya Muggers... Anyone out there able to advise on the pros and cons of using an external HD for storing and editing video footage using iMovie? I'd like to buy a disk but don't know (for example) whether to get a firewire or USB 2.0 drive. I've been using an external Firewire 800 drive for a while now and it's worked out well - though SATA would be quicker my Powerbook doesn't have it. Also, is it best to transfer the iMovie software over to the same disk? If so, what is the best way to do this? Pays to leave your applications where they want be - easier for updating etc. Thanks in advance for advice! Best regards, Greg -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Using an external hard disk with iMovie
Evening, On 24Oct2007, at 7:47 pm, Greg Colgan wrote: Hiya Muggers... Anyone out there able to advise on the pros and cons of using an external HD for storing and editing video footage using iMovie? I'd like to buy a disk but don't know (for example) whether to get a firewire or USB 2.0 drive. Firewire is the format of choice when dealing with continuos data which VIDEO/FILM is. Firewire 800 is a better option and can be setup as a RAID within Apples disk Utility. Also, is it best to transfer the iMovie software over to the same disk? If so, what is the best way to do this? No, it is better to install all Software within Apples application folder on your main drive. But your Project File, Cache, Waveforms, Media, Shared Media folders relative to iMovie should be placed in same area, your iMovie Project folder. Which is what the Firewire drive is utilised for. Cheers! `Rob... -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
External hard disk
I have a friend looking for a second hand external hard disk of at least 20 G for back-up purposes. She wants firewire so she can boot from it. Does anyone have something reliable at a reasonable price? Lloyd --
Re: External hard disk
On 08/06/2006, at 6:29 PM, Lloyd White wrote: I have a friend looking for a second hand external hard disk of at least 20 G for back-up purposes. She wants firewire so she can boot from it. Does anyone have something reliable at a reasonable price? I made myself a 400G external HD using the MacPower enclosure (Firewire 400/800, USB 2.0 + eSata). 336.00 + 216.16. Goto http:// www.staticice.com.au/ and plug in the components if you know what they are. The result was Firewire-bootable (it actually has either backup disk or a Linux install on it) and fast because of the FW 800 + SATA internal. Cheers, Glen Low --- pixelglow software | simply brilliant stuff www.pixelglow.com aim: pixglen
Re: External hard disk
On 08/06/2006, at 6:29 PM, Lloyd White wrote: I have a friend looking for a second hand external hard disk of at least 20 G for back-up purposes. She wants firewire so she can boot from it. Does anyone have something reliable at a reasonable price? I made myself a 400G external HD using the MacPower enclosure (Firewire 400/800, USB 2.0 + eSata). 336.00 + 216.16. Goto http:// www.staticice.com.au/ and plug in the components if you know what they are. The result was Firewire-bootable (it actually has either backup disk or a Linux install on it) and fast because of the FW 800 + SATA internal. Cheers, Glen Low --- pixelglow software | simply brilliant stuff www.pixelglow.com aim: pixglen
External Hard Disk Power supply / black box dongle
Somehow bent broke the pins that plus into the black box that powers my external 80Gb firewire drive. Anybody know if/where I can get another one? Is this a thing that you get at a local electronics store? How many different permutations of these black dongles can exist in the real universe? Will Lucas make a TV series? Specs Asian Power Devices Model DA-30C03-M5 Input 100-240V 0.85A 50-60Hz Output 5Vdc - 2.5A 12Vdc - 1.5A Thanks, Brett Carboni Tsunami Use the wasabi, Luke
Re: External Hard Disk Power supply / black box dongle
Brett, Try looking for the plug online at the electronics stores. For instance, Jaycar in Newcastle St is at http://www1.jaycar.com.au Cheers, Mike On 20/05/2005, at 1:27 PM, Brett Carboni wrote: Somehow bent broke the pins that plus into the black box that powers my external 80Gb firewire drive. Anybody know if/where I can get another one? Is this a thing that you get at a local electronics store? How many different permutations of these black dongles can exist in the real universe? Will Lucas make a TV series? Specs Asian Power Devices Model DA-30C03-M5 Input 100-240V 0.85A 50-60Hz Output 5Vdc - 2.5A 12Vdc - 1.5A Thanks, Brett Carboni Tsunami Use the wasabi, Luke
Re: External Hard Disk Power supply / black box dongle
Brett Carboni wrote: Somehow bent broke the pins that plus into the black box that powers my external 80Gb firewire drive. Anybody know if/where I can get another one? Is this a thing that you get at a local electronics store? How many different permutations of these black dongles can exist in the real universe? Will Lucas make a TV series? Specs Asian Power Devices Model DA-30C03-M5 Input 100-240V 0.85A 50-60Hz Output 5Vdc - 2.5A 12Vdc - 1.5A Thanks, Brett Carboni Tsunami Use the wasabi, Luke You will not find one that is multi output (they all do one voltage at a time and not two together) If you would like to give me a ring on 0419 923 731, I can give you my address and you can bring it over and I can repair it for you. Regards, Kat.
Re: External Hard Disk Power supply / black box dongle
Kathy Quinlan wrote: Brett Carboni wrote: Somehow bent broke the pins that plus into the black box that powers my external 80Gb firewire drive. Anybody know if/where I can get another one? Is this a thing that you get at a local electronics store? How many different permutations of these black dongles can exist in the real universe? Will Lucas make a TV series? Specs Asian Power Devices Model DA-30C03-M5 Input 100-240V 0.85A 50-60Hz Output 5Vdc - 2.5A 12Vdc - 1.5A Thanks, Brett Carboni Tsunami Use the wasabi, Luke You will not find one that is multi output (they all do one voltage at a time and not two together) If you would like to give me a ring on 0419 923 731, I can give you my address and you can bring it over and I can repair it for you. Regards, Kat. PS I work for sushi ;)
