I do a lot of video editing, would this be a good drive to have to store/back up videos?
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I've been a video editor for the past 30 years. These days, I tend to stick with G-Tech for my drives. But realize that EVERY drive will fail one day. It's not a matter of if, but when. So if you don't have two separate copies (preferably in different locations), it's not really backed up. :)
903040
I would have to say yes it would be fast enough (7200 rpm) to edit video. I use it to cut dialogue on feature films and another as a backup.
903041
Storage and back up works fine. Never edited video directly on the drive itself.
903042
Yes, it's fast enough to accommodate storage/backup, but don't try editing projects off of it. I did once and Premiere would crash every ten minutes.
2129241
I have a DS713+ for my home and I'm very happy with it. I think that unless you are a videographer that produces several gigabytes a month in content, you won't need any more storage than a DS713 gives you. Maybe you would want to upgrade RAM later, specially if you're backing up to CrashPlan or something like that, but a 4gb DIMM for the DS713+ costs $50. I would definitely recommend DS713 over DS415
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Short answer yes. Really depends on what and how you want to back something up. This is only 160 GB and it is internal. I would choose an external 1 TB for a back up. I use two of these WD drives in a server as a raid 1 mirror.
1687812
Since the capacity and the speed are there, why not? However, I use it for professional photography and video.
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I got the backup because it was what was available at the time and I needed space to save my video, music and picture files on my older dying WD drive. I also wanted to expand my video library and now have over 2TB filled. I am looking into getting another 3TB for expansion and will be looking into the differences myself. I did not realize the heat was an issue with my old drive until it started dying. I have an external fan mounted to my Seagate just in case but it seems to run cooler than the others.
2154215
Of course. You can store movies and other videos, pictures, documents, and practically any other digital data you want to.
1185573
Yes you can, it might take a while if you are backing up a lot of files,just be patient.
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I didn't. But I guess that depends on how often and for what purpose you intend to use it. I've used it for simple short videos and then I download them to my computer and delete them off the camera. If you needed the additional storage I guess you should.
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To be honest, I haven't used it for that too much. I have done some music editing, and it seems to work just fine. I use my tower at home for most of my video work, this is just a travel machine.
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You need more hard drive storage. If you have lots of video and music files, the bigger the hard drive, the better it is. You should get at least a 250 GB, since the prices are so low now.
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I've recorded some videos and the average rate is +- 148Mb/min. So, I think you can make a 27-minute HD video in those 4Gb.
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No you shouldn't as it records them as separate mp4 files (I think it's mp4). You tell it where to store the files so you can back them up if preferred.
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Yes you can. Because of the small amount of ram it may need to reload often. Some of my video seemed to run in slow motion.
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Yes, you can store DVDs, TV shows and photos on this unit. I've got four of these and videos are mostly what I store on them. HDTV captures tend to take up a lot of space.The drive comes preformatted as FAT32 for compatibility with most operating systems and that limits the maximum file size to 4GB. If you want to store large files (e.g. DVD ISO backups) on this hard drive, I suggest you reformat it using another file system. If you use Windows 2000 or higher, might I suggest reformatting to NTFS?Unless you have a player with USB capability and support for computer files (the Oppo Digital comes to mind), you're limited to watching on your PC. Yes, you can store DVDs, TV shows and photos on this unit. I've got four of these and videos are mostly what I store on them. HDTV captures tend to take up a lot of space.The drive comes preformatted as FAT32 for compatibility with most operating systems and that limits the maximum file size to 4GB. If you want to store large files (e.g. DVD ISO backups) on this hard drive, I suggest you reformat it using another file system. If you use Windows 2000 or higher, might I suggest reformatting to NTFS?Unless you have a player with USB capability and support for computer... » Read More Yes, you can store DVDs, TV shows and photos on this unit. I've got four of these and videos are mostly what I store on them. HDTV captures tend to take up a lot of space.The drive comes preformatted as FAT32 for compatibility with most operating systems and that limits the maximum file size to 4GB. If you want to store large files (e.g. DVD ISO backups) on this hard drive, I suggest you reformat it using another file system. If you use Windows 2000 or higher, might I suggest reformatting to NTFS?Unless you have a player with USB capability and support for computer files (the Oppo Digital comes to mind), you're limited to watching on your PC. « Show Less
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Yes you can, It is a good and fast spinning hard drive which can handle video/audio tasks, however, my hard drive stopped spinning after about 6 months, and data recovery cost hundreds. So if you can; buy two and keep one for "only" storage and the other for running editing software. Lacie will replace the drive if it breaks, but the data is on you.
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MarilynI am no computer expert but pictures are what I store most. This drive works very well for that.
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Yes, as long as your drive uses a USB connection. I used my WD My Passport external drive to save recordings I wanted to keep permanently.