Video fileserver - Need some input

[Jeff Mohler]

45MB/sec is too fast for GigE?


Wha?



On 5/9/07, Chris Slothouber <chris at hier7.com> wrote:
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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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