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Date:      Wed, 09 May 2007 09:31:33 -0400
From:      Chris Slothouber <chris@hier7.com>
To:        =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Andreas_Wider=F8e_Andersen?= <wodfer@gmail.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Video fileserver - Need some input
Message-ID:  <4641CD35.3030601@hier7.com>
In-Reply-To: <23ed14b80705090521x7036ba6dm57771f694a861eac@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <23ed14b80705090521x7036ba6dm57771f694a861eac@mail.gmail.com>

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On 2007-05-09 08:21, Andreas Widerĝe 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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