On 22 Nov 2002 11:39:35 -0800, strauss3@swbell.net (MusiPete) wrote:

>I follow you. But I guess what I'm really asking is, looking at what
>my setup is, would you configure the 3 hard drives differently?

I answered that, though indirectly...;-)
What I recommended (overkill...) is essentially
what you have, though the 4200rpm drive *may* be
a bit slow (though it is cheaply replaced).

>Also, I don't understand what you said about 'all of the sound' coming
>from the rendered files. If this is correct, then where are these
>sound files stored. All I see in my 'Adobe Premiere Preview Files'
>folder are .avi files...

Then you are not rendering audio - you would see WAV
files, if so. If you are not mixing many audio tracks,
or applying audio filters, it is likely you do not
need to render the audio - but if so, select in the
Premiere settings the conditions that will cause
rendering (and for the Raptor DV type II card, I select
1-frame interleave).

>d_ruether@hotmail.com (Neuman - Ruether) wrote in message news:
<3de14d0d.4832293@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu>...
>> On 22 Nov 2002 06:14:55 -0800, strauss3@swbell.net
>> (MusiPete) wrote:
>>
>> >I'm looking for some advice on the best way to set up Premiere with my
>> >system, so that my hard drives are used most efficiently. Here is
>> >what I currently have:
>> >
>> >P4 2.0GHz Dell Latitude C840 LAPTOP
>> >512 MB RAM
>> >Windows XP Pro
>> >Premiere 6.02
>> >
>> >HD 1 - 40GB 5400RPM internal - this drive has OS, Premiere program
>> >files, Premiere data files (NOT video files), and some audio (.mp3)
>> >files used in my projects
>> >
>> >HD 2 - 40GB 4200RPM internal - this drive has Windows pagefile, and
>> >Premiere preview files
>> >
>> >HD 3 - 100GB 7200RPM firewire external - this drive has all video
>> >files
>> >
>> >
>> >My question is, would it benefit me to use my drives differently (like
>> >putting the pagefile back on drive 1, or putting audio files on drive
>> >2, etc), or am I fully optimized for the system I have?
>> >
>> >Do I understand Premiere correctly in that the preview files are ONLY
>> >the transitions? And the video files are all still read from the
>> >originals (on drive 3 in my case)?
>> >
>> >Though I have 10+ years experience with audio workstations, video on a
>> >PC is new to me & is a whole different deal! So any advice is
>> >appreciated...
>> >
>> >Thanks in advance!

>> With a single, fast, non-fragmented HD, it is possible
>> to capture, edit, and export with one drive (of even
>> fairly so-so performance by today's standards), BUT, for
>> most reliable service, I prefer to split functions among
>> several drives, with programs on one, preview-renders
>> on another, and original video files on others. Remember
>> that anything that has been rendered (which may be most
>> of a video for me, with color corrections, sharpening,
>> tonal-changes, titling, etc. - and all of the sound)
>> is played back from the rendered material and not the
>> original files, so this drive also needs to be good
>> enough for video playback. Good drives are cheap
>> these days, fortunately...
>> David Ruether