Return-Path: Received: from [208.97.132.145] (HELO homiemail-a16.g.dreamhost.com) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4734817 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:48:21 +0200 Received: from homiemail-a16.g.dreamhost.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by homiemail-a16.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60D1450807B for ; Mon, 4 Jun 2012 12:50:46 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=desilence.net; h=subject :references:from:content-type:in-reply-to:message-id:date:to :content-transfer-encoding:mime-version; q=dns; s=desilence.net; b=pUHVNOQZBRAIgsvUXaGoYPGwbVE1Mix0kaqnMvN5UrDL8jQCwwx+11Iu3QsiT lHwVlJyABDGbk/y5YM3iOMfUzce6f28ZDZz/uOhKieogTuDe9w+2MhBsnoSGaoDo XbLJxJHLMkCQU528cdtzVNgAhEFraiNU0YLdMGQ84VWB58= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=desilence.net; h=subject :references:from:content-type:in-reply-to:message-id:date:to :content-transfer-encoding:mime-version; s=desilence.net; bh=f6X zu3EERS/9n8ylRKjZXFOIXy8=; b=awP6JuJEqO9VnqzP5lfuKir2t8UJwNHn8k5 tlLhraAAxwO7f3pZrZ75q0dhFbLy5m7mv9qGY/1qapHRrg7rw5+U0jSc0D25BR1j E7SjDs51PZ+mWpX4P0HKmNqB77/2N+6a7A2GaxfJ/rrNelAeJPw3/LItALwfxG+4 vfwqfhiw= Received: from [192.168.1.33] (114.Red-83-36-110.dynamicIP.rima-tde.net [83.36.110.114]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: soren@desilence.net) by homiemail-a16.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id CAB52508076 for ; Mon, 4 Jun 2012 12:50:45 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [AE] SSD drives References: From: =?utf-8?Q?S=C3=B8ren_Christensen?= Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-9245FFA9-B501-4A45-B18D-755B60A04212 X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (9B206) In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <4DC3AD69-FA48-491F-B29F-4CDC1A5845FE@desilence.net> Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 21:50:41 +0200 To: After Effects Mail List Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) --Apple-Mail-9245FFA9-B501-4A45-B18D-755B60A04212 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I am quite happy for the ocz vertex drives as well - the vertex 3 max iops d= rives have never let me down. The black magic and aja disc tests ticks them i= n at about 450-500MB/s read and write (with sata 3) The new FusionIO offering also seems like a really interesting option for wo= rkstations (depending on price point) |||| MOTION & INTERACTIVITY |||| dslnc studio - www.dslnc.com |||| +34 93 268 0953 / +34 61 555 9963 (mobile) |||| SOCIAL: |||| facebook.dslnc.com |||| twitter.dslnc.com On 04/06/2012, at 21:03, Louai Abu-Osba wrote: > Thanks for the intel Teddy! I'm slapping the SSD into my laptop, but I wou= ldn't mind an external raid. Thanks for posting all that. Which external enc= losure did you get? >=20 > On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 1:26 PM, Teddy Gage wrote: > Well, after some research, I decided to go the cheap route and get an exte= rnal USB 3.0 / eSata RAID-enabled HDD enclosure, then purchased two 7200rpm 2= TB 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 La= cie 2-big drives, but I have heard they have awful USB 3.0 support (constant= ly dropping connection) and they are a lot more expensive. Buffalo also make= s some USB 3.0 / esata external RAID systems but again, all the reviews I re= ad said they have awful reliability and / or performance issues. Additionall= y G-Drive, while reliable, is expensive for the config I wanted, and not to m= ention their new fastest configs are thunderbolt-only. Which as a PC guy is n= ot happening.=20 >=20 > Louai - OCZ just released the Vertex 4 drives, which are blazingly fast an= d relative to other new SSD releases extremely reasonable in price. I would h= ave gone for two of these if I didn't need a lot more storage. I may still g= et one for a new OS drive on my render machine >=20 > http://thessdreview.com/latest-buzz/ocz-releases-agility-4-ssd-at-record-l= ow-ssd-prices-for-a-new-release/ >=20 > http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-Industrys-Highest-Performance-2-5-Inch/dp/B007RA= RHSO/ref=3Dsr_1_2?s=3Dpc&ie=3DUTF8&qid=3D1338830616&sr=3D1-2 >=20 >=20 > 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 ss= ds but I am also looking for a USB 3.0 drive with around a TB of very fast r= aided storage. Suggestions? >=20 > On Jun 3, 2012 4:47 PM, "Louai Abu-Osba" wrote: > Speaking of hard drives, are there any recommendations for the newest gene= ration of SSDs? I'm looking for application cache as well as system. >=20 > -louai >=20 > On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Teddy Gage wrote: > Found the plugins after I posted, particularly useful was the split exr la= yers to comps script in that package, also definitely noticed the speed boos= t in file handling. >=20 > Now I just need faster storage and more hard drive space. These fluid sims= and exr sequences eat up space like nothing else. >=20 > Speaking of which, I need faster hard drives. >=20 > On Jun 3, 2012 3:48 PM, "Todd Kopriva" wrote: > Brendan has updated the ProEXR plug-ins beyond what is included in After E= ffects. I recommend installing the new version for the speed boost: > http://fnordware.blogspot.com/2012/04/proexr-17-available.html >=20 > > -----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 > > > > > > >=20 >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Animator & Editor > www.teddygage.com > Brooklyn >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail-9245FFA9-B501-4A45-B18D-755B60A04212 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
I am quite happy for the o= cz vertex drives as well - the vertex 3 max iops drives have never let me do= wn. The black magic and aja disc tests ticks them in at about 450-500MB/s re= ad and write (with sata 3)

The new FusionIO offering also seems like a= really interesting option for workstations (depending on price point)
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On 0= 4/06/2012, at 21:03, Louai Abu-Osba <me@l= ouai.org> wrote:

Thanks for the intel Teddy! I'm slapping the SSD into my laptop, but I wo= uldn't mind an external raid. Thanks for posting all that. Which external en= closure did you get?

On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 a= t 1:26 PM, Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com> wrote:
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. t= otal 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 aw= ful 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 bu= t again, all the reviews I read said they have awful reliability and / or pe= rformance issues. Additionally G-Drive, while reliable, is expensive for the= config I wanted, and not to mention their new fastest configs are thunderbo= lt-only. Which as a PC guy is not happening.

Louai - OCZ just released the Vertex 4 drives, which are blazingly fast a= nd 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://thes= sdreview.com/latest-buzz/ocz-releases-agility-4-ssd-at-record-low-ssd-prices= -for-a-new-release/

http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-Industrys-Highest-Per= formance-2-5-Inch/dp/B007RARHSO/ref=3Dsr_1_2?s=3Dpc&ie=3DUTF8&qid=3D= 1338830616&sr=3D1-2


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

I was going to post something like this too. Ocz makes some of t= he best ssds but I am also looking for a USB 3.0 drive with around a TB of v= ery fast raided storage. Suggestions?

On Jun 3, 2012 4:47 PM, "Louai Abu-Osba" <me@louai.org> wrote:
Speaking of hard drives, are there any recommendations for the new= est generation of SSDs? I'm looking for application cache as well as system.=

-louai

On Sun, Jun 3, 2= 012 at 4:26 PM, Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com> wrote:

Found the plugins after I posted, particula= rly useful was the split exr layers to comps script in that package, also de= finitely noticed the speed boost in file handling.

Now I just need faster storage and more hard drive space. These fluid sim= s 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.com> w= rote:
Brendan has updated the ProEXR plug-ins beyond what is included in After Eff= ects. I recommend installing the new version for the speed boost:
http://fnordware.blogspot.com/2012/04/proexr-17-available.h= tml

> -----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<= br> > the ProEXR plugins.  I was hoping for better integration of EXRs i= n
> 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<= br> > 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<= br> > 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 expo= rted 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 <http://www.teddygage.com/>
>       Brooklyn
>
>
>


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