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 4734793 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:34:21 +0200 Received: by obbwd18 with SMTP id wd18so7994013obb.28 for ; Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:36:45 -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=TjldnA86vyRqqs9QxOIL5B9yIqEi+BK8jgjik24Tq6Q=; b=DIJ0kUpGGj7qhGSt7F/TDJ/OECc71XRUSeNEh7r81DXjZgCbZRpRIvjpwwji6tvLKL ijqDcmgG3feMnEe8ycIYPdtShJWOcydmdnv2oPHbY9FNmh+ylyr/y8DIQ/oBMrBcV/0a Edal3GiYj7Ho7eBJe6rYNzlTvGHZ5DXyKkpF6W54mDQFo7Y8WbG3wE/ya9vo1l1JpMIH 9EfEvwl1VczuxxXvvYfP+zmNFyW6A04gMtsIeo7qNjLVvtAqS3iCeXonJelVf81u1sWW AxqGiTRmYF6u4zAWR3FX4j62SJzfgkjs9ie2AJlP0bMgGymiAobe6pSoVIOTxsv7RhN4 1VNw== Received: by 10.182.18.164 with SMTP id x4mr12930549obd.15.1338838605306; Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:36:45 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.182.232.10 with HTTP; Mon, 4 Jun 2012 12:36:25 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Nathan Shipley Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 14:36:25 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] spL: [AE] SSD drives To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d043891a57b1cb204c1aaa7c0 --f46d043891a57b1cb204c1aaa7c0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 For me a cache drive means that I set all the cache folders for each application to be on a distinct, smaller SSD drive. I.e, AE Preferences > Disk Cache > and then choose a folder on the "cache" SSD. Same for Photoshop, or anything else that's configurable that way. I looked into setting OSX to put it's OS disk swap / paging files on the cache drive as well for about 10 minutes of Googling, it looked hacky, and I never got around to it. - Nathan On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 2:29 PM, email blanca wrote: > ... Cache drives ... you mean the hybrid design of a SSD and HDD > integrated where the SSD caches much of the data that is heavily used by > the OS and apps? > > > > > On Jun 4, 2012, at 3:22 PM, Chris Meyer wrote: > > They're recommended for cache drives. > > - Chris > > > On Jun 4, 2012, at 1:14 PM, email blanca wrote: > > I had issues with (2) OCC SSD. After about a month of solid use, I started > getting error messages and corrupted files. I was using one SSD for OSX > and another for windows. I have read you can get better reliability with > specific SSD technology, but it has been about 6 months since I stopped > using and following the topic. > > Is the SSD worth the investment and potential trouble? The drives are > pretty speedy and time spent waiting on OS booting and apps opening is > pretty significant. If you conduct routine backup of your drives, any > failures are easily overcome. Any SSD of a decent size (250GB) or larger > will start to cost you some $$$. Personally, I decided to go with the WD > RE4 series drives instead. > > Good luck. > > RJ > ... > > On Jun 3, 2012, at 4:45 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 >>> >> > > > > --f46d043891a57b1cb204c1aaa7c0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable For me a cache drive means that I set all the cache folders for each applic= ation to be on a distinct, smaller SSD drive.=A0 I.e, AE Preferences > D= isk Cache > and then choose a folder on the "cache" SSD.=A0 Sa= me for Photoshop, or anything else that's configurable that way.=A0
I looked into setting OSX to put it's OS disk swap / paging files o= n the cache drive as well for about 10 minutes of Googling, it looked hacky= , and I never got around to it.

- Nathan

On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 2:29 PM, email blanca <email@blanca.com> wrote:
... Cache drives ... =A0 you mean the h= ybrid design of a SSD and HDD integrated where the SSD caches much of the d= ata that is heavily used by the OS and apps? =A0




On Jun 4, 2012, = at 3:22 PM, Chris Meyer wrote:

They're recommended for cache drives.
=A0- Chris


On Jun 4, 2012= , at 1:14 PM, email blanca wrote:

I had issues with (2) OCC SSD. After about a = month of solid use, I started getting error messages and corrupted files. = =A0I was using one SSD for OSX and another for windows. I have read you can= get better reliability with specific SSD technology, but it has been about= 6 months since I stopped using and following the topic.

Is the SSD worth the investment and potential trouble? =A0Th= e drives are pretty speedy and time spent waiting on OS booting and apps op= ening is pretty significant. If you conduct routine backup of your drives, = any failures are easily overcome. =A0Any SSD of a decent size (250GB) or la= rger will start to cost you some $$$. Personally, I decided to go with the = WD RE4 series drives instead.

Good luck.

RJ
...

On Jun 3, 2012, at 4:45 PM, Louai Abu-Osba wrote:
Speaking of hard drives, are there any=A0re= commendations=A0for the newest generation of SSDs? I'm looking for appl= ication cache as well as system.

-louai

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

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 whi= ch, 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 ww= w.teddygage.com <http://www.teddygage.com/>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 Brooklyn
>
>
>


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