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Editing system - Enquiries - 11-26-2022
Hi there.
Firstly I found your YouTube channel and website absolutely fantastic for information, thank you.
I’m a shooter & editor and found myself in the same place many do in terms of external drive woes.
I bought 7 x 4tb iron wolf HDD, a QNAP TR-004 and a TS-464-4G (I’ll upgrade the ram) and add m.2 drives.
I edit on a MacBook Pro and have a beefy editing PC too that is rarely used since buying the MacBook Pro.
For my editing/data workflow I plan on the following:
Raid 5 config on 7 drives
After a shoot I’ll dump video rushes onto the NAS
PC will have a watch folder on NAS that will automatically create low res video proxies when I dump rushes.
I’ll use proxies or full res locally from NAS and occasionally proxies remotely if I need to edit from home (rarely need to edit remotely)
Now the question:
I’m not super savvy on the network side.
I rent an office that supplies Gigabit Ethernet and approximately 300mbs internet.
I presume I’ll need to get a higher speed switch to connect both PC and Mac to NAS simultaneously?
I’ll need a thunderbolt to xxgb adapter for the Mac and an appropriate pcie card for the PC (only has dual Gigabit currently)
How can I utilise dual ports on NAS to achieve 5Gb speeds and will I be able to also get that bandwidth on PC and Mac ends with appropriate network adapters.
If I create a local network in my office, can I then connect that switch to the supplied internet in office via Ethernet?
Many thanks and I love your work.
RE: Editing system - ed - 11-27-2022
Yes, you will need a 10GbE switch to be able to connect both computers and a NAS via 2.5GbE (or combo).
I would recommend upgrading your ts-464 with PCI 10GbE card. This will simplify things.
Here are the adapters https://nascompares.com/answer/cheapest-solo-10gbe-thunderbolt-adaptors/
And a card https://www.qnap.com/en/product/qxg-10g1t
You can connect a switch directly to your existing LAN router or switch.
Here is one option - QSW-M2106-4C
You can find more switches here https://nascompares.com/2018/01/19/cheapest-10gbe-switches/
I hope this helps.