[MacDV] Re: big video file transfer "trick"

[Selander Timothy]

> On Jan 25, 2004, at 12:46 PM, Brett Koonce wrote:
> 
> > Or even easier, using a crossover cable (special type of ethernet 
> > cable), which lets you just plug two computers together without a 
> > router.
> 
> Its easier, but MUCH slower than a firewire transfer. Copying video 
> size files over ethernet can take forever.

Unless you've got gigabit ethernet. It is blazing fast. I can copy video
files from my TiBook across gig-ether to our G4 server _way_ faster than
even simply duplicating it to the 'book's own drive. It is downright
amazing how much faster gigabit ethernet is than 100.

Tim Selander
Tokyo, Japan