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January 13, 2019
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Scratch disks + storage ideas

  • January 13, 2019
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Hi, so I edit some music videos and I currently have a 1tb hdd and a 250gb ssd that I use for all video editing, I was wondering how I could improve my storage setup. I would probably want a ssd for scratch disks but cheap as possible (100-200gb). Then there is the media files + auto save. So my ideas are:

250gb media

100gb scratch disks + auto save

Or

500gb raid 0 ssds media

100gb scratch + auto save

Or

250gb media

Raid 0 scratch disks

My main questiom therefore is which requires the most ssd speed, scratch disks or the imported media, and would I see a difference over having 1 ssd.

Thanks

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    Dave_LaRonde
    Dave_LaRonde
    Inspiring
    January 13, 2019

    The concept of Scratch Disks -- i.e. the default location where media in a video editing project are stored -- does NOT apply in After Effects.  Footage imported into AE is not created all over again -- it's just pointers to the footage, wherever it's located.

    For AE, an SSD is good for previewing -- SSD's are faster.

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