Video fileserver - Need some input

Chris Slothouber chris at hier7.com
Wed May 9 13:31:30 UTC 2007


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On 2007-05-09 08:21, Andreas Widerøe Andersen wrote:
> I'm planning a new fileserver for my post-production facility and need some
> input regarding filesystems and network setup. I've been a FreeBSD fan for
> almost 10 years now and will try to build this server based on the latest
> stable FreeBSD version, allthough most machines here run WinXP.

> In addition to this 1-5 machines will have access to the fileserver through
> a shared Gigabit network connection for making DVDs and use the files as
> source for editing. In short: There will be two direct 1Gb network
> connections and one shared 1Gb connection. Will the server hold up?

Depending on the resolution and frame rate of your video, GigE is
nowhere near fast enough a pipe for live video manipulation.  This is
certainly the case when dealing with broadcast video.

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