Jun 01 2007

Final Cut Pro on a laptop with external drives

Published by Eric at 12:17 pm under Editing, Film & Video, Graphics, Macintosh, Music

Final Cut ProFinal Cut Producer recently posted suggestions for using Final Cut Pro on a laptop using external hard drives for storing media. I thought it was worth saving and throwing back a comment or two.

USB hard drives (version 1.x and 2.x) cannot be powered by the USB bus - there isn’t enough power pushed down the cable. You must use the device’s A/C adapter.

In contrast, many FireWire hard drives can be used without an A/C adapter because the FireWire specification includes sending power down the cable. This is handy for making backups, storing your iTunes library, etc. but I’d stick with A/C powered drives for video editing or any other serious work.

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