[MacDV] Re: How much HD space do I need?

[sb]

All dv video uses 3.6mb/second or about 12-13gb per hour of video.

You'll need 15gb for the FCE install.
You're USB external hard drive is not approved for use with FCE, so you
might want to include a Firewire external.

I would really recommend getting Tom Wolsky's Final Cut Express book or his
training DVD.

Also, the apple final cut express discussion forum is the best place to look
for helpful information.

 regards,

 sb


On 11/8/06 8:18 AM, "Mark Des Cotes" <mark at astroprinting.com> wrote:

> After all your help and all my research into producing vertical
> movies in iMovie, my boss decided to go the extra step and gave me
> the go ahead to purchase Final Cut Express HD.
> 
> Now, I'm going to be producing 2 - 3 minute long commercials. For now
> they will be composed of still photos a la Ken Burns Effect with
> titles flying around over the images. Down the road I'll probable
> incorporate video as well. How much HD space should I have available
> for this? I have about 25GB free before I install FCE. I also have an
> external 80GB USB1 drive but I find it slow. I'm thinking I should
> maybe get a good size Firewire drive. But I have no idea what to look
> for. Suggestions?
> 
> Mark Des Cotes
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> 
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