Return-Path: Received: from mail-qa0-f46.google.com ([209.85.216.46] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4944634 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:46:54 +0100 Received: by mail-qa0-f46.google.com with SMTP id r4so69062qaq.19 for ; Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:51:54 -0800 (PST) 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=aQQPavjYPOcWfI0RVXt4Xhq03HeZmqW++smVR4T3GVY=; b=sASNEW0ZrCt2PT8rzU/X7aRsMhy3Q0GPoB1gBwOvym2fUvK9Qr+Lv+iC/cS00AF8Cv sPOd6mZt6dTxh3UzzZ7s3kzxB+NrHwJc+4rEFid81+kJb2ibuU930w5b28FZDI/OLvRY hDhpOBGfV13wXNCcYIXMWOXKbNDN7o/loBcfJpgEF4QRxHn4ONz6H9uam/fRk86RcIYG 58SbUW6hGkf9iEcXo51a3EmG53zB4ko0e13uCCOzZ+Guy2pFFESXqt6DWcDKWsg6jwJn yCgVkBZ8bHqaPVP7o81DdSLNjH6oqcMxEa8AW6lFa2oxnd67SyHtTcGj7Cweyw7Tg8Ub WGAw== Received: by 10.49.107.4 with SMTP id gy4mr56013698qeb.63.1357674714220; Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:51:54 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.49.106.226 with HTTP; Tue, 8 Jan 2013 11:51:14 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: From: Teddy Gage Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 14:51:14 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] iMac SSD or Fusion? To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7bdc15c40fc95704d2cc4768 --047d7bdc15c40fc95704d2cc4768 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I have a fusion drive in my mid 2010 mbp (after the original hdd went kaboom). It is meant primarily as an OS drive, as the OS seems to keep the startup files on ssd partition for extremely fast booting. (although not as fast as my girlfriend's 2012 macbook air with ssd) As Danny said, there's no way to control which data goes where on the disk. for the user it's seen as a single volume. However it has made my mac feel significantly faster and I consider it a great upgrade, for an OS drive in a laptop. Not so much as a cache / project drive though. On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 2:36 PM, rendernyc wrote: > The OS determines whats on the SSD. its completely transparent to the user. > If you want to use an SSD for the AE cache there is no way to set unless > you have a discreet SSD. > > i work at a place where they put an SSD in an external TB case and have it > mounted to the back of the imac and thunderbolt connected, so thats an > option as well. > > If you have an extra system that you want to see how it may work there > apparently is a way from the terminal to make your HD and SSD one volume > and OSX will manage it as a fusion drive. i have it tried it so ymmv... > > > http://www.macworld.com/article/2014011/how-to-make-your-own-fusion-drive.html > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 2:21 PM, Brian Klein wrote: > >> I'm curious if anyone has played with the fusion drive set-up in a >> production environment on the new iMacs? We're debating on whether or not >> we want to spend the extra $1,000 on an SSD or not. I'd prefer to do it >> that way, but the budgeteers want to save the money... :) >> >> I'm mostly wondering how well it'll work with an AE cache? And if you can >> determine what is installed on the SSD in the fusion drive setup. for >> instance, I have a ton of apps that I really don't care if they are on the >> SSD or not, I just want my pro apps on the SSD, and then use the remaining >> space for the AE cache. >> >> Brian Klein >> Video Editor and Motion Graphics Artist >> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> StoneArch >> stonearchcreative.com >> twitter: @kleinbc >> >> > > > -- > danny princz > > exposedideas.com > -- Animator & Editor www.teddygage.com Brooklyn --047d7bdc15c40fc95704d2cc4768 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =A0I have a fusion drive in my mid 2010 mbp (after the original hdd went ka= boom). It is meant primarily as an OS drive, as the OS seems to keep the st= artup files on ssd partition for extremely fast booting. (although not as f= ast as my girlfriend's 2012 macbook air with ssd) As Danny said, there&= #39;s no way to control which data goes where on the disk. for the user it&= #39;s seen as a single volume. However it has made my mac feel significantl= y faster and I consider it a great upgrade, for an OS drive in a laptop. No= t so much as a cache / project drive though.=A0

On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 2:36 PM, rendernyc <rendernyc@gmail.com> wrote:
The OS determines whats on the SSD. its completely transpa= rent to the user.
If you want to use an SSD for the AE cache there is n= o way to set unless you have a discreet SSD.

i work at a place where they put an SSD in an external TB case and hav= e it mounted to the back of the imac and thunderbolt connected, so thats an= option as well.

If you have an extra system that = you want to see how it may work there apparently is a way from the terminal= to make your HD and SSD one volume and OSX will manage it as a fusion driv= e. i have it tried it so ymmv...






On Tue, Jan 8, 2013= at 2:21 PM, Brian Klein <briancklein1@gmail.com> wrote= :
I'm curious if anyone h= as played with the fusion drive set-up in a production environment on the n= ew iMacs? We're debating on whether or not we want to spend the extra $= 1,000 on an SSD or not. I'd prefer to do it that way, but the budgeteer= s want to save the money... :)

I'm mostly wondering how well it'll work with an AE = cache? And if you can determine what is installed on the SSD in the fusion = drive setup. for instance, I have a ton of apps that I really don't car= e if they are on the SSD or not, I just want my pro apps on the SSD, and th= en use the remaining space for the AE cache.

Brian Klein
Video Editor and Motion= Graphics Artist
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StoneArch
twitter: @kleinbc




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danny princz

exposedideas.com


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Animator & Editor
www.teddygage.com
Brooklyn
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