Return-Path: Received: from mail-ob0-f178.google.com ([209.85.214.178] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4944642 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:51:35 +0100 Received: by mail-ob0-f178.google.com with SMTP id eh20so1111743obb.37 for ; Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:56:34 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=b+gOhz7Nj2FCTQ37+5JajbXntdjTOvAkcVsEHO7X1T0=; b=oSxCORZ0O+WzjP1YjMl8cYWKrxyKDL0U7uJVsWFEHOITTUwKi+bIehsyi0lqhCFxUs BnazgXUvN463bzUo55NGf6B3O7Y4kNtPaEtmjmfEO6GKHLAbdxJbFu/0INXdoIb6v93c oF7WHtrrAAp8YaUUo49DX45q01Gdi+wtB3vCOx6iPU0CxO7ep64nmD2Bp95hyk4oPw21 50g34COfGCskfJxW9gi1K6oIMu8gJpQkFvMBfNgYrjTIWP9JGDlfaQqQicquh/U4rKH7 rTzyP8A2QQ2yU8XRdsrsDLzgIIGsG562Z8JB/Au6edPLsQccQPScBgXecjFY+R6R2pli I4DQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.182.54.103 with SMTP id i7mr45794356obp.62.1357674994833; Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:56:34 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.76.94.174 with HTTP; Tue, 8 Jan 2013 11:56:34 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 14:56:34 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] iMac SSD or Fusion? From: rendernyc To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=14dae93a113dc99b4604d2cc5772 --14dae93a113dc99b4604d2cc5772 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 You installed an SSD as well as a conventional disk and formatted as one volume? Any reason that you didnt keep them separate? On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 2:51 PM, Teddy Gage wrote: > 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 > -- danny princz exposedideas.com --14dae93a113dc99b4604d2cc5772 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
You installed an SSD as well as a conventional disk and fo= rmatted as one volume?
Any reason that you didnt keep them separa= te?


On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 2:51 PM, Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com&g= t; wrote:
=A0I 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 f= ast 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 wher= e on the disk. for the user it's seen as a single volume. However it ha= s 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.= =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
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .= =A0
StoneArch
twitter: @kleinbc




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