Return-Path: Received: from mail-ob0-f169.google.com ([209.85.214.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4734630 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:25:14 +0200 Received: by obbwd18 with SMTP id wd18so7836813obb.28 for ; Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:27:38 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=QI7zmv+9IBX7UE6m4jLBpTB2cNSbP7ThrEP8poyFLMY=; b=iqXOxqEvivWqObllOX0uw2a6RAbkGUKfyeOs4eCvXmTjZUpAPuJT6fJvBHMLL5nmq8 Re3BSUcNwZqkQ+kZRWWvE0qz2W8TQOC5sYdmZ16QQlIQ9ligzJAmhQevUkfb7ek0DFrX 3rGjAUcJwIA/CQYVHdNvoR+JlgW0QCzd8D3+k8PQQ1rwxo3dcWuIN25eW88BWErXzhV1 VEgsjPSyuyiU9a1RyPQMCQPccUb4XKQ6cc96wh2+rrH4eqz/likvcmrkNfDZ0Nolj6xP SNRl8Xb9VYnFLN/6uxo1BiV9FbR8D2bg9SV1DcBX3y4MdCwy5twzTBFpNZ0SMppJsUW1 iPuw== Received: by 10.182.2.233 with SMTP id 9mr12669449obx.59.1338830858060; Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:27:38 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.182.80.167 with HTTP; Mon, 4 Jun 2012 10:26:57 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Teddy Gage Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 13:26:57 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] SSD drives To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d0444ea81b5843104c1a8d9a5 --f46d0444ea81b5843104c1a8d9a5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Well, after some research, I decided to go the cheap route and get an external USB 3.0 / eSata RAID-enabled HDD enclosure, then purchased two 7200rpm 2TB hitachi drives for use in a RAID 0 config. total cost was around $400 for close to 5 gbps performance. There are similar setups out there like the Lacie 2-big drives, but I have heard they have awful USB 3.0 support (constantly dropping connection) and they are a lot more expensive. Buffalo also makes some USB 3.0 / esata external RAID systems but again, all the reviews I read said they have awful reliability and / or performance issues. Additionally G-Drive, while reliable, is expensive for the config I wanted, and not to mention their new fastest configs are thunderbolt-only. Which as a PC guy is not happening. Louai - OCZ just released the Vertex 4 drives, which are blazingly fast and relative to other new SSD releases extremely reasonable in price. I would have gone for two of these if I didn't need a lot more storage. I may still get one for a new OS drive on my render machine http://thessdreview.com/latest-buzz/ocz-releases-agility-4-ssd-at-record-low-ssd-prices-for-a-new-release/ http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-Industrys-Highest-Performance-2-5-Inch/dp/B007RARHSO/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1338830616&sr=1-2 On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 5:44 PM, Teddy Gage wrote: > I was going to post something like this too. Ocz makes some of the best > ssds but I am also looking for a USB 3.0 drive with around a TB of very > fast raided storage. Suggestions? > On Jun 3, 2012 4:47 PM, "Louai Abu-Osba" wrote: > >> Speaking of hard drives, are there any recommendations for the newest >> generation of SSDs? I'm looking for application cache as well as system. >> >> -louai >> >> On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Teddy Gage wrote: >> >>> Found the plugins after I posted, particularly useful was the split exr >>> layers to comps script in that package, also definitely noticed the speed >>> boost in file handling. >>> >>> Now I just need faster storage and more hard drive space. These fluid >>> sims and exr sequences eat up space like nothing else. >>> >>> Speaking of which, I need faster hard drives. >>> On Jun 3, 2012 3:48 PM, "Todd Kopriva" wrote: >>> >>>> Brendan has updated the ProEXR plug-ins beyond what is included in >>>> After Effects. I recommend installing the new version for the speed boost: >>>> http://fnordware.blogspot.com/2012/04/proexr-17-available.html >>>> >>>> > -----Original Message----- >>>> > From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On >>>> > Behalf Of Chris Zwar >>>> > Sent: 02June2012 17:13 >>>> > To: After Effects Mail List >>>> > Subject: Re: [AE] Best open EXR tools? >>>> > >>>> > I haven't upgraded to CS6 yet but it sounds like you still need to use >>>> > the ProEXR plugins. I was hoping for better integration of EXRs in >>>> > After Effects with CS6, unfortunately that doesn't seem to have >>>> > happened, but I will keep my fingers crossed for the next version... >>>> > the pain with using a plugin to access EXR channels is that it changes >>>> > the rendering order from what is 'normal' and so masks can be >>>> effected, >>>> > and I don't think frame blending works at all. >>>> > >>>> > AFAIK to use EXRs in After Effects you just use the free After Effects >>>> > plugins, which were also included with CS5.5, so I don't think you >>>> need >>>> > to buy anything if you're only using AE. >>>> > >>>> > -Chris >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > On 03/06/2012, at 6:46 AM, Teddy Gage wrote: >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > What tools do you guys use for compositing 3D exported open >>>> > .exrs? Is it still the ProEXR plugin or is there something better? or >>>> > free? I know photoshop can't view multiple layered EXRs at this point >>>> > right? >>>> > Thanks >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > Animator & Editor >>>> > www.teddygage.com >>>> > Brooklyn >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> +---End of message---+ >>>> To unsubscribe send any message to >>>> >>> >> -- Animator & Editor www.teddygage.com Brooklyn --f46d0444ea81b5843104c1a8d9a5 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Well, after some research, I decided to go the cheap route and get an exter= nal USB 3.0 / eSata RAID-enabled HDD enclosure, then purchased two 7200rpm = 2TB hitachi drives for use in a RAID 0 config. total cost was around $400 f= or close to 5 gbps performance. There are similar setups out there like the= Lacie 2-big drives, but I have heard they have awful USB 3.0 support (cons= tantly dropping connection) and they are a lot more expensive. Buffalo also= makes some USB 3.0 / esata external RAID systems but again, all the review= s I read said they have awful reliability and / or performance issues. Addi= tionally G-Drive, while reliable, is expensive for the config I wanted, and= not to mention their new fastest configs are thunderbolt-only. Which as a = PC guy is not happening.

Louai - OCZ just released the Vertex 4 drives, which are blazingly fast= and relative to other new SSD releases extremely reasonable in price. I wo= uld have gone for two of these if I didn't need a lot more storage. I m= ay still get one for a new OS drive on my render machine

http://thessdreview.com/lat= est-buzz/ocz-releases-agility-4-ssd-at-record-low-ssd-prices-for-a-new-rele= ase/

http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-Industrys-Highest-Performance-2-5-In= ch/dp/B007RARHSO/ref=3Dsr_1_2?s=3Dpc&ie=3DUTF8&qid=3D1338830616&= ;sr=3D1-2

On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 5:44 PM, Teddy Gage <= span dir=3D"ltr"><teddygage@gmail.com> wrote:

I was going to post something li= ke this too. Ocz makes some of the best ssds but I am also looking for a US= B 3.0 drive with around a TB of very fast raided storage. Suggestions?

On Jun 3, 2012 4:47 PM, "Louai Abu-Osba&quo= t; <me@louai.org&g= t; wrote:
Speaking of hard drives, are there any=A0recommendations=A0for the newest g= eneration of SSDs? I'm looking for application cache as well as system.=

-louai

On Sun, Jun 3,= 2012 at 4:26 PM, Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com> wrote:<= br>

Found the plugins after I posted, particu= larly useful was the split exr layers to comps script in that package, also= definitely noticed the speed boost in file handling.

Now I just need faster storage and more hard drive space. These fluid si= ms and exr sequences eat up space like nothing else.

Speaking of which, I need faster hard drives.

On Jun 3, 2012 3:48 PM, "Todd Kopriva"= <kopriva@adobe.c= om> wrote:
Brendan has updated the ProEXR plug-ins beyond what is included in After Ef= fects. I recommend installing the new version for the speed boost:
http://fnordware.blogspot.com/2012/04/proexr-17-available= .html

> -----Original Message-----
> From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On
> Behalf Of Chris Zwar
> Sent: 02June2012 17:13
> To: After Effects Mail List
> Subject: Re: [AE] Best open EXR tools?
>
> I haven't upgraded to CS6 yet but it sounds like you still need to= use
> the ProEXR plugins. =A0I was hoping for better integration of EXRs in<= br> > After Effects with CS6, unfortunately that doesn't seem to have > happened, but I will keep my fingers crossed for the next version... > the pain with using a plugin to access EXR channels is that it changes=
> the rendering order from what is 'normal' and so masks can be = effected,
> and I don't think frame blending works at all.
>
> AFAIK to use EXRs in After Effects you just use the free After Effects=
> plugins, which were also included with CS5.5, so I don't think you= need
> to buy anything if you're only using AE.
>
> -Chris
>
>
> On 03/06/2012, at 6:46 AM, Teddy Gage wrote:
>
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 What tools do you guys use for compositing 3D exported ope= n
> .exrs? Is it still the ProEXR plugin or is there something better? or<= br> > free? I know photoshop can't view multiple layered EXRs at this po= int
> right?
> =A0 =A0 =A0 Thanks
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 --
> =A0 =A0 =A0 Animator & Editor
> =A0 =A0 =A0 www= .teddygage.com <http://www.teddygage.com/>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 Brooklyn
>
>
>


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