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1)Is it possible to do videoediting (Pemiere Pro) using source video clips
located on an *external* hard disc
with either firewire (400/800) or USB2 Connectivity to the main PC? I am
thinking of buying external hard disk(s)
to store the ever growing volume of DV avi files from my camcorder so want
to know if I would have to copy them
back to an internal HD prior to editing.
Assumptions:
*When you "import" a video clip into premiere I'm guessing it justs
"reads"or points to the HD where the clip is
located so the video clip on an external HD stays on the external HD (hence
no need for high speed data transfer).
*Any editing or rendering occurs between Premiere (on its own internal
drive) and the pc's ram/cpu etc.(hence the
time consuming steps would be the same irrespective of the source clips
location)
*The edited preview files/rendered files are written back to the specified
External HD once saved
(not sure how much slower this would be)
2) Can you specify an External HD as the capture location (via Premiere Pro)
when capturing from your camcorder
and not drop frames etc?
Assumption:
*you can capture via Camcorder firewire to an internal HD so you should be
able to capture and write to an external
HD using firewire connectivity.
TIA
Sam
1)Is it possible to do videoediting (Pemiere Pro) using source video clips
located on an *external* hard disc
with either firewire (400/800) or USB2 Connectivity to the main PC? I am
thinking of buying external hard disk(s)
to store the ever growing volume of DV avi files from my camcorder so want
to know if I would have to copy them
back to an internal HD prior to editing.
Assumptions:
*When you "import" a video clip into premiere I'm guessing it justs
"reads"or points to the HD where the clip is
located so the video clip on an external HD stays on the external HD (hence
no need for high speed data transfer).
*Any editing or rendering occurs between Premiere (on its own internal
drive) and the pc's ram/cpu etc.(hence the
time consuming steps would be the same irrespective of the source clips
location)
*The edited preview files/rendered files are written back to the specified
External HD once saved
(not sure how much slower this would be)
2) Can you specify an External HD as the capture location (via Premiere Pro)
when capturing from your camcorder
and not drop frames etc?
Assumption:
*you can capture via Camcorder firewire to an internal HD so you should be
able to capture and write to an external
HD using firewire connectivity.
TIA
Sam