Are my calculations correct? Do you only need a little over 3MB/s per standard def DV stream for multicam and around 10MB/s for cineform? Obviously besides disk speed Processor and Memory specs play a big part in how many simultaneous streams one can edit, but I'm looking at new hard drive options for my laptop.
Multicam Data Rates
- Thread starter KnoxHotch
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This may help you, or not 
This is my real world multi cam experience.
i7 920 oc to 3.5GHz. 64 bit Vegas
6 tracks of 1080i/p. Live band editing, so sometimes up to 6 cuts in a sec.
I used to proxy it all to 640x360p mpeg2, plays like a dream, looks like poo, then replace files ( original AVC, MXF and HDV ) and render in 3-4min increments.
All is good this way with few crashes.
I tried editing native, but would rarely get more than 3mins without a crash/lock up, especially if doing fast cutting.
I tried capturing it all to Sony 50mbps MXF, plays ok, but you need massive drive space, and the AVCHD does take a small quality hit.
Then, I bit the bullet and got Cineform, Last project I did, I edited for the first time 6 x 1080p multicam..... I cant go back.
Im getting a new lappy too, for holidays and such, my plan is.....
i7 (must have)
SSD system drive
Esata out to an external enclosure with at least a 7200rpm TB for converted CF files.
and that should give me a similar experience to my Desktop......
I hope
rogar-Love(DBG):
This is my real world multi cam experience.
i7 920 oc to 3.5GHz. 64 bit Vegas
6 tracks of 1080i/p. Live band editing, so sometimes up to 6 cuts in a sec.
I used to proxy it all to 640x360p mpeg2, plays like a dream, looks like poo, then replace files ( original AVC, MXF and HDV ) and render in 3-4min increments.
All is good this way with few crashes.
I tried editing native, but would rarely get more than 3mins without a crash/lock up, especially if doing fast cutting.
I tried capturing it all to Sony 50mbps MXF, plays ok, but you need massive drive space, and the AVCHD does take a small quality hit.
Then, I bit the bullet and got Cineform, Last project I did, I edited for the first time 6 x 1080p multicam..... I cant go back.
Im getting a new lappy too, for holidays and such, my plan is.....
i7 (must have)
SSD system drive
Esata out to an external enclosure with at least a 7200rpm TB for converted CF files.
and that should give me a similar experience to my Desktop......
I hope
rogar-Love(DBG):This may help you, or not
This is my real world multi cam experience.
i7 920 oc to 3.5GHz. 64 bit Vegas
6 tracks of 1080i/p. Live band editing, so sometimes up to 6 cuts in a sec.
I used to proxy it all to 640x360p mpeg2, plays like a dream, looks like poo, then replace files ( original AVC, MXF and HDV ) and render in 3-4min increments.
All is good this way with few crashes.
I tried editing native, but would rarely get more than 3mins without a crash/lock up, especially if doing fast cutting.
I tried capturing it all to Sony 50mbps MXF, plays ok, but you need massive drive space, and the AVCHD does take a small quality hit.
Then, I bit the bullet and got Cineform, Last project I did, I edited for the first time 6 x 1080p multicam..... I cant go back.
Im getting a new lappy too, for holidays and such, my plan is.....
i7 (must have)
SSD system drive
Esata out to an external enclosure with at least a 7200rpm TB for converted CF files.
and that should give me a similar experience to my Desktop......
I hope
What kind of luck did you end up having with this?
Sorry bout late reply Charto, only just found it.
Havent got mine going yet, but,
had a look the other day at a friends system of the same spec and it looks like the theory is right anyway, it flies.
Im still looking for a lappy with 1x SSd and another 500gb hard drive on board, had no luck so far, if I cant find one ill go with the original plan.
Havent got mine going yet, but,
had a look the other day at a friends system of the same spec and it looks like the theory is right anyway, it flies.
Im still looking for a lappy with 1x SSd and another 500gb hard drive on board, had no luck so far, if I cant find one ill go with the original plan.
BrianBrook
Active member
I agree about transcoding taking a quality hit but my experience so far w/ Cineform Neoscene is that it's worth it if you make adjustments for the increased disk space requirements.
Check out the HP ENVY 17, they have the ssd/500gb option you're looking for (as well as Quad-Core i7).