portable power???

[Lee Kelly]

Hi all you computer whiz kids out there.

I am trying to work out the best way to copy ssd cards to an external drive and then transcode the raw footage to pro-res via red cine.
Yes i know how to do that however on my 2.66 GHz intel core i7 with only 4GB ram it takes DAYS!!!

I am not afraid to buy a new computer, its just that i travel a lot and need to have something i can carry onboard flights etc to save on excess baggage costs with the airlines.
I would welcome any advice.

When im away on a shoot I only need the computer to check internet, watch movies and transcode red data...fast.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Andrew Wagnitz]

Lee,

The only way to cut down on transcode time is red rocket card. The End, which means a) Mac Pro, or b) thunderbolt External casing for laptop. I do not have first hand experience with external chassis.
look here http://reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?57676-Sonnet-Thunderbolt-PCI-Express-expansion-chassis

Cheers,

~A

 

[Charlie Perera]

Hi Lee,

As Andrew has stated, you need a Red Rocket to get those transcode times down. So sticking a RR in an external Thunderbolt enclosure is the way to go, for now.

The three enclosure I have been looking at:

Sonnet Echo (Andrews link)

ExpressBox 3T (http://www.magma.com/thunderbolt.asp)

mLINK R (http://reduser.net/forum/showthread...ansion-chassis-for-Red-Rocket&highlight=mlink) - excited about this one. There's a discounted pre-order price for this if you get you're name down by May 14th 2012.


I'm also using a Lacie eSATA hub via Thunderbolt to speed up my SSD downloads. Anything to speed things up and avoid those slightly dodgy express cards ;-)

Just a bit annoying how all of these things need their own power.

Charlie

 

[Lee Kelly]

Thanks for the info guys,

That mlink seems pretty legit.
This is where ill really sound stupid but why didnt they show an actual workflow. I mean, they played a sample clip at 1/2 res but didnt actually show me a workflow.
Let me explain.
I now run an older mac book pro (no thunderbolt)
I plug my ssd reader into my lappy via firewire 800 and from the second fw800 port on the ssd reader i plug my lacie rugged fw800.
I copy the ssd content to the lacie rugged and then eject the ssd card.
Open RCX and 1/8th res, scrub through my shots and set in/outs or delete rubbish and drag my keepers into a export bin and full debayer pro res that stuff back to my lacie rugged (into a transcoded folder)
Come back in about a week, hope my lappy hasnt caught on fire and say sorry to my client for the camera hire costing so much and delivery taking so long ha ha

How would you do it?

I wish they showed how to setup an external drive(or two for backup), the ssd reader and copy files and transcode one or two.
Im not worried that these need powering, Its not like anyone would be trying to dump cards hoping their battery lasted long enough in the field at worst you could use a inverter in your car?

 

[Kevin Jones]

You could also check out building a system like mine here: www.ditbox.com
It actually gets a bit pricey because of the specialized case and components but was designed to be airline friendly