Need advice on Hardware & Disk Setup for Premiere Pro CS6

I am about to purchase a Mac Pro and after reading threads on hardware requirements & different disk setups I am still a little unsure which way to go. If someone could point me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.
Firstly this system will be used primarily for the following tasks: Editing AVCHD media (Sony HDR-XR550) and burning to disk with light editing, Creating Web Videos from AVCHD Media, editing images in Ps & Lr. This is strictly a hobby for me and I will also use the machice for some light AutoCad work.
The current system specs are as follows:
3.33GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon processor, 16GB (4x4GB) RAM, Bay 1: 1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s, Bay 2: 512GB SSD, Bay 3: 1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s, Bay 4: 1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s, ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB, Two 18x SuperDrives.
My questions are:
1. Reading the thread on Generic Guidelines for Disk Setup I plan to use the 4 Disk setup described. If I only have 1 SSD, should I make it C: D: E: or F:? My priority would be the editing speed rather than the exporting speed.
2. If I can stretch my budget to include another SSD then again, should I make it C: D: E: or F:?
Thanks in advance for any advice.

Hi Harm (& Jim),
After much deliberation I agree with you and Jim. I am not sure what I was thinking!
I have decided to build my own machine based around your reccomendations in previous posts. Could you please look over the system specifications and offer any suggestions or comments?
Chassis
Lian Li PC-A77
$ 375.00
PSU
Corsair CMPSU-850AX Professional Series Gold AX850 PSU
$ 210.00
Motherboard
Asus P9x79 WS Motherboard
$ 469.00
CPU
Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2GHz CPU
$ 615.00
CPU cooler
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Universal CPU Cooler
$ 40.00
RAM
G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL10Q-32GBXL 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3
$ 285.00
GPU
Gigabyte GV-N66TOC-2GD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2048M
$ 319.00
Disk
SAMSUNG MMSASSD840P128 SAMSUNG 840 PRO SERIES 128GB SSD
$ 135.00
Disk
(3 of) Western Digital WD VelociRaptor 1TB 10,000RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s Hard Drives
Owned
Disk
(2 of) Western Digital WD Black WD2002FAEX 3.5" 2TB SATA 6.0Gb/s Hard Drives
$ 320.00
Burner
LG BH16NS40.AYBU10B LGE OEM BH16NS40 BLK BluRay Burner, 14xBD-R Read/ Write, 16xDVD+-R Read/ Write, SATA, Silt Play, M-Disc Support [BH16NS40.AYBU10B]
$ 88.00
TOTAL BUILD COST in Australian Dollars
$ 2856.00
I have a few questions if you would be kind enough to help.
Is the RAM specified compatible with the rest of my system?
Do you think the GPU is over spec? Could you recommend an alternative if so?
What would be the optimal disk configuration with the proposed disks? I would consider another WD Black if it would make a significant difference.
Do you have any other suggestions where this system could be improved whilst keeping the budget around the same value?
Many thanks,
Rich

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FAQ: What are the best resources for Premiere Pro CS6?

Here are high quality resources for troubleshooting and tutorials related to Premiere Pro CS6.
Premiere Pro CS6 troubleshooting articles
Issue: I'm having trouble downloading and installing Premiere Pro CS6. What do I do?Answer: See troubleshooting documents, post in the appropriate forum, or contact support.
More info: http://blogs.adobe.com/aftereffects/2013/09/troubleshooting-issues-with-downloading-and-in stalling-after-effects.html
Issue: What are the system requirements for Premiere Pro CS6?See this article: http://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/system-requirements.html#Adobe%20Premiere%20Pro%20CS6% 20system%20requirements
Issue: Why won't Premiere Pro CS6 play back AVCHD media?Answer: Update to Premiere Pro CS6 (6.0.5). Previous versions of CS6 had this issue.
More info: http://blogs.adobe.com/premierepro/2013/08/premiere-pro-cs6-6-0-4-update.html
Issue: Does Premiere Pro CS6 work with OS X 10.9 (Mavericks)?Answer: Yes, make sure you update to Premiere Pro CS6 (6.0.5)
More info: http://blogs.adobe.com/premierepro/2013/10/premiere-pro-and-mac-os-x-10-9-mavericks.html
Issue: Is there a trial available for Premiere Pro CS6?Answer: Yes, subscribe to the free version of Creative Cloud, then download the trial.
Issue: I'm having unexpected behavior in Premiere Pro CS6 and want to trash preferences. How do I do that?Answer: See this blog post: http://blogs.adobe.com/genesisproject/2011/02/premiere-pro-cs5-maintenance-two-great-tips. html#more-537
Issue: I'm getting errors related to QuickTime. What do I do?Answer: See this blog post for troubleshooting items related to QuickTime: http://blogs.adobe.com/aftereffects/2011/02/troubleshooting-quicktime-errors-with-after-ef fects.html
Premiere Pro CS6 tutorials
Issue: I'm new to Premiere Pro CS6. How do I get started?Answer: See this blog post: http://blogs.adobe.com/kevinmonahan/2011/05/20/getting-started-with-adobe-premiere-pro-cs4 -cs5-cs5-5/
Issue: I'm switching to Premiere Pro CS6 from Final Cut Pro 7. Are there any tips for me?Answer: See this article by Scott Simmons on Pro Video Coalition: http://provideocoalition.com/ssimmons/story/105_adobe_premiere_pro_cs6_questions_answered
Issue: I just switched to Premiere Pro CS6 from Final Cut Pro 7. Are there any missing features between the applications?Answer: See this article: http://provideocoalition.com/ssimmons/story/10_fcp_things_fcp_editors_might_be_missing_in_ adobe_premiere_pro_cs6
Issue: Are there any good, free Premiere Pro CS6 tutorials available?Answer: See these tutorials: http://library.creativecow.net/series/Premiere-Pro-Basics-CS6--above-with-Andrew-Devis
Issue: How do I optimize Premiere Pro CS6 for best performance?Answer: See this article: https://www.video2brain.com/en/courses/after-effects-premiere-pro-performance-workshop
Issue: How do I operate the multicam function in Premiere Pro CS6?See this article: http://provideocoalition.com/ssimmons/story/working_with_multicam_in_adobe_premiere_pro_cs 6

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Is there no User Guide for Premiere Pro CS6?

I am a FCP7 refugee trying to decide between Avid and PP CS6. After waiting for a few weeks for it to be available, I have been lookiig through the PP CS6 Help PDF. I was surprised to see that it is not a complete reference guide documenting the features of the application, but instead a mish-mash of short descriptions, with numerous links to videos, documents from earlier versions, and other external locations where one has to go to get the actual information--not very helpful as a guide to the application. Is there actually no comprehensive user guide from Adobe in a single document or PDF? Or is the only way to get information about the application to navigate through all these disjointed materials?
If there is such a user guide, I would very much like to know where I can find it. If there isn't, I would have to count this as a very big factor in favor of deciding to go with Avid. This is particularly true given the absence of any current third-party books on PPro CS6, although such books are hardly a substitute for a well written and comprehensive user guide, something which is also true of the help PDF.

Groppler wrote:
Since the links are to the on-line CS6 help and the PDF version of that help, both of which are a collection of materials concerning CS5, CS5.5 and CS6...
Yes, for CS6, new information was added to the CS5/CS5.5 documentation. We had to go this route because we are working with brand new documentation software. There simply was not enough time to integrate the software and complete a whole new set of documentation. Believe me, it was enough of a challenge integrating the old system with the new one--in addition to creating the articles for new features, and the connective tissue between them.
There is only one person that does the docs for Premiere Pro, and that is me. I have limitations and guidelines I must follow, so I hope you understand.
Groppler wrote:
...with links to external sources you have to go to for information, I guess the answer to my question is that there is no true user guide for Premiere Pro CS6 that one can go to for comprehensive information about the application...
No, this is the Help. It has BOTH the comprehensive details about the software and community content where you can see how people are actually using the software. If the Help is lacking details about any feature, please alert me and I will include those details. I work directly from the engineering documentation and include every detail I can about any feature.
Since my time is limited, I don't always have time to make supplemental materials like video tutorials, or articles. That's why I link to them. The crucial info is included in the docs, the community content is material that I personally approve as helpful and supportive to the documentation.
Groppler wrote:
...without sorting through irrelevant information or navigating to all these third-party sites to see if they have information you are looking for.
None of the community content is irrelevant. I sort through it all very carefully. Community content is supportive and helpful to users. It should not be necessary to sort through these tutorials as the info should be right in the docs. Community content is supplemental. If you don't find the information you were looking for in the docs themselves, create a comment right on the Help page and I'll see to it that it gets fixed ASAP.
Groppler wrote:
I am quite surprised by this and think the absence of a real user guide is a significant shortcoming of Premiere Pro, not shared by other products on the market.
It is a real user guide. I'm sorry you don't feel that way. If you want a doc with only Premiere Pro CS6 info in it, I can understand that request. Unfortunately, that was impossible for this round.
If you have any suggestions for the next round of Help documentation, a better place than here would be the Community Help forum. Please voice your concerns there, as the people that actually make decisions about Help are hanging out there.

How to obtain Video and Non Video Serial Keys for Premiere Pro CS6

Discovered that certain codec presets (specifically the AVCHD codec) was not available for Premiere Pro CS6 installed under Creative Cloud for Enterprise.
Understand there are two different serial numbers for use in installation. One of these serial numbers is labeled "Video," and one is labeled "Non-Video.
Where are these serial numbers located? How are the serial numbers obtained?

Hello Ann,
Appreciate your reply..
Here is where some additional confusion arises (reference bottom part referring to Video Serial Keys) Adobe support said that these Video Keys are to be purchased from the reseller (which makes no sense)
Error "...a sequence that could not be opened"
So, if I understand from your replies and what I have read - it is of the belief that by de-activating and re-activating will address the issue of the missing codecs. Do you believe this to be correct as well?
Thank you

PProHeadless.exe has stopped working for Premiere Pro CS6

I have had no problems with it until today.
The video I was trying to produce was about 31 minutes long.
I have had this PC less than a year and have never had PProHeadless.exe stop working for Premiere Pro CS6.
what causes this to happen, has the last batch of updates caused this?
PC specs:
Windows 7 64bit fully updated
MoBo Asus P6X58E-WS
i7 quad core 950
24 gigs of Ram
10,000 rpm's Hard Drives
very few things installed on this PC to avoid application conflicts, and I had no other applications running.
Thanks for any input,
Best regards,
Tony

Go to http://forums.adobe.com/community/premiere and, in the area just under Ask a Question, type in
PProHeadless
You may now read previous discussions on this subject... be sure to click the See More Results at the bottom of the initial, short list if the initial list does not answer your question

Best disk setup for Premiere CS6

Hello,
I want to improve my disk setup for Adobe Premiere CS6 because I got long loading times.
My current setup:
Crucial RealSSD C300 60GB SSD for the program
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB HDD for media and Media Cache Files
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB HDD for projects and exports
My planed setup:
new: Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB SSD for the program
Crucial RealSSD C300 60GB SSD for Media Cache Files
2x Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB HDD with Raid 1 for media
new: Seagate Barracuda 2 TB HDD for projects and exports
Is this the best solution to improve the performance?
Thanks
Tim

What is the advantage of getting an extra HDD for the exports?
None from a performance point of view.
And should I use the 60GB SDD for the Media Cache Files?
That is much too small. Depending on your projects, you will need at least 256 GB, but possibly even more.
With only 350 GB of media and projects, my media cache is already 72 GB.
Read Harm's articles on disk setup, raids and balanced systems here: Tweakers Page

Converted .avi to .mp4 for Premiere Pro CS6 but receive a header error.. help?

When I imported .avi video file into Premiere Pro CS6, only the audio played. I used VLC to convert the .avi file to .mp4 through a batch file. Now when I try to open the .mp4 file into Premiere Pro CS6, I receive an error "File cannot be opened because of a header error".
I've tried converting the .avi file to .mov and .wav but they receive the same header error.
I've also tried opening in Audition and resaving it as .wav pc but it still won't import to Premiere.

First, depending on what is inside the AVI file, it should/might be "naturally" supported by Premiere
Read Bill Hunt on a file type as WRAPPER http://forums.adobe.com/thread/440037
What is a CODEC... a Primer http://forums.adobe.com/thread/546811
What CODEC is INSIDE that file? http://forums.adobe.com/thread/440037
Report back with the codec details of your file, use the programs below... a screen shot works well to SHOW people what you are doing
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/592070?tstart=30
For PC http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en or http://www.headbands.com/gspot/
For Mac http://mediainspector.massanti.com/
Also, for the future when you post...
More information needed for someone to help... please click these links and provide the requested information
-Information FAQ http://forums.adobe.com/message/4200840
-Effective questions http://forums.adobe.com/thread/416679
-How to get help quickly http://forums.adobe.com/thread/419406

Both the screen flickering after dual monitor setup in Premiere Pro CS6

Hello,
I recently installed Premiere Pro CS6 in my PC. Then after I set up dual monitor in the Preference, the screens of both the monitor started to flicker until I stop the playback. Previously I used same hardware with CS5 but there were no problem.
Link to dxdiag text file :
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/53681371/DxDiag.txt
I have attached the screenshots of msinfo32 and my graphics drive info.

Some ideas for a Desktop Video Editing PC
http://www.adkvideoediting.com/
-ADK Kudos http://forums.adobe.com/thread/877201
Build http://forums.adobe.com/thread/878520?tstart=0
-more build ideas http://ppbm6.com/Planning.html
-Build it Yourself http://forums.adobe.com/thread/815798
-http://www.shawnlam.ca/2012/premiere-pro-cs6-video-editing-computer-build/
Laptop Video Editing PC http://forums.adobe.com/message/4578948

Exported Interlaced Video by SDK Exporter plugin for premiere pro cs6

Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 for Project Setting Sequence is XDCAM HD422 1080i25(50i)
I tested the Plugin AVI(Uncompress) ,output interlaced video OK no problem.
I use Premiere Pro CS6 r2 SDK
I am trying to build a plugin for interlaced video.
Problem occured when I modified by the program below:-
SDK_Exporter.cpp at subroutine RenderVideoFrame
for interlaced video with PrPixelFormat_BGRA_4444_8u or PrPixelFormat_VUYA_4444_8u
and set
renderParms.inRenderQuality = kPrRenderQuality_High;
fieldType.value.intValue = prFieldsUpperFirst;
mySettings->exportParamSuite->ChangeParam(exID, 0, ADBEVideoFieldType, &fieldType);
renderParms.inDeinterlace = kPrFalse;
renderParms.inDeinterlaceQuality =kPrRenderQuality_High;
SequenceRender_GetFrameReturnRec renderResult;
    resultS = mySettings->sequenceRenderSuite->RenderVideoFrame(mySettings->videoRenderID,
                                                                videoTime,
                                                                &renderParms,
                                                                kRenderCacheType_None,
                                                                &renderResult);
    mySettings->ppixSuite->GetPixels( renderResult.outFrame, PrPPixBufferAccess_ReadOnly, &frameBufferP);
In frameBufferP is only progressive frame not intelaced frame
Please advise what should I do in order to get interlaced frame.
Regards,
Putaporn

Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 for Project Setting Sequence is XDCAM HD422 1080i25(50i)
I tested the Plugin AVI(Uncompress) ,output interlaced video OK no problem.
I use Premiere Pro CS6 r2 SDK
I am trying to build a plugin for interlaced video.
Problem occured when I modified by the program below:-
SDK_Exporter.cpp at subroutine RenderVideoFrame
for interlaced video with PrPixelFormat_BGRA_4444_8u or PrPixelFormat_VUYA_4444_8u
and set
renderParms.inRenderQuality = kPrRenderQuality_High;
fieldType.value.intValue = prFieldsUpperFirst;
mySettings->exportParamSuite->ChangeParam(exID, 0, ADBEVideoFieldType, &fieldType);
renderParms.inDeinterlace = kPrFalse;
renderParms.inDeinterlaceQuality =kPrRenderQuality_High;
SequenceRender_GetFrameReturnRec renderResult;
    resultS = mySettings->sequenceRenderSuite->RenderVideoFrame(mySettings->videoRenderID,
                                                                videoTime,
                                                                &renderParms,
                                                                kRenderCacheType_None,
                                                                &renderResult);
    mySettings->ppixSuite->GetPixels( renderResult.outFrame, PrPPixBufferAccess_ReadOnly, &frameBufferP);
In frameBufferP is only progressive frame not intelaced frame
Please advise what should I do in order to get interlaced frame.
Regards,
Putaporn

I need step by step help in downloading premiere pro cs6

I need help installing premiere pro cs6 ive gotten as far as downloading the file off of adobe download manager and i have no idea what to do next can someone please explain?

Which operating system are you using? Have you located the install files?

Free video tutorials for Premiere Pro CS6

Jeff Sengstack and Infinite Skills just put out a huge training series about Premiere Pro CS6. I think it's very well done. Good job, Jeff! You can preview 22 of the video tutorials from the Infinite Skills website or my blog.
A blog with links to the tutorials are found here: http://blogs.adobe.com/kevinmonahan/2012/08/28/free-video-tutorial-samples-from-learning-p remiere-pro-cs6/
Enjoy!

Can't wait to check 'em out.

Need advice on graffics card upgrade for use of CS6 Mercury Playback in PR & AE w/ dell xps 9100

I am curretly running CS6 on my dell xps 9100
Windows 7 64bit
12GB Ram
2TB HD + 0 Rate 2TB External Drive (x2)
Intel Core i7 930 operating at 2.8 gigahertz with an 8-megabyte cache.
Memory and Storage
The Studio XPS 9100 can be equipped with up to 24 gigabytes of RAM. It uses Tri-Channel DDR3 SDRAM operating at 1333 megahertz. The computer has six DIMMs into which RAM can be plugged. The Studio XPS 9100 may have a hard disk size of up to 2000 gigabytes using SATA drives operating at 7200 rpm.
Video
ATI Radeon HD5870 with 1024 megabytes of RAM
Expansion and Networking
The Studio XPS 9100 has one PCI slot, three PCIe x1 slots, one PCIe x8 slot and one PCIe X16 slot. It has four USB 2.0 ports, a 15-in-1 card reader, a headphone port and a microphone port on the front panel. The rear ports into an IEEE 1394a port, surround-sound audio ports, four USB 2.0 ports, one eSATA port, an S/PDIF port and HDMI ports. It has integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit LAN through the RJ45 port on the back with optional internal Wireless-N. PCI card slot (PCI_1) 26
PCI Express x1 card slot (PCIE1X3)
PCI Express x16 card slot (PCIE16_1)
PCI Express x1 card slot (PCIE1X2)
PCI Express x1 card slot (PCIE1X1)
PCI Express x8 card slot (PCIE8_2)
Chassis and Power
The Studio XPS 9100 is 19.4 inches high by 7.8 inches wide by 20.7 inches deep. It weighs about 40 pounds. A 525-watt power supply powers the computer.
I use Audition, Premiere Pro and After Effects (Dynamic Link) to edit concerts filmed on 4 HD Camera's (m2ts x3 and mp4) I also take and mix 6-8 tracks from soundboard and mix in audition. I find my system is struggling to keep up when I have done some color correction and then try to cut in multi-cam mode. My graphics card does not support CUDA and as stated above my system only has a 525w power supply. So a GeForce GTX 470, 570, 580 would not be compatable. I do not GAME but I work with large HD files (4 angles, 1-2 hours each, audio & effects).
My trouble is I don't know which one of the graffics cards that support Mercury play back, would be the best for my needs without having to upgrade my power source (if possable). I'm thinking a mid level card and another 8-12 ram upgrade would be more suited (and cheaper) to my needs, unless I'm going to need a power upgrade anyway. If someone could please let me know what card would help me with my worload of these that would be great! I guess what Im saying is can someone tell me which of these is compatable with my system and is it worth it for the change in performance I will see?
GeForce GTX 285 (Windows and Mac OS)
GeForce GTX 470 (Windows)
GeForce GTX 570 (Windows)
GeForce GTX 580 (Windows)
NVIDIA® Tesla C2075 card (Windows) when paired with a Quadro card as part of an NVIDIA Maximus™ configuration
Quadro FX 3700M (Windows)
Quadro FX 3800 (Windows)
Quadro FX 3800M (Windows)
Quadro FX 4800 (Windows and Mac OS)
Quadro FX 5800 (Windows)
Quadro 2000 (Windows)
Quadro 2000D (Windows)
Quadro 2000M (Windows)
Quadro 3000M (Windows)
Quadro 4000 (Windows and Mac OS)
Quadro 4000M (Windows)
Quadro 5000 (Windows)
Quadro 5000M (Windows)
Quadro 5010M (Windows)
Quadro 6000 (Windows)
Quadro CX (Windows)
Tesla C2075** (Windows)

Right now I can get a 570 for 175 bucks... R4yMoNd. When I look at the 570 in comparison to what I have it doesnt look as though itis going to make too much difference. http://www.hwcompare.com/9048/geforce-gtx-570-vs-radeon-hd-5870/ I'm sure however the CUDA cores will speed it right up. I'm no good when it comes to all that so thanks to both you for the help. I have tracked down a 670 in stock (seems tough) for $440 then I need a 700 w power supply for about 70. If the 570 should take care of the problems listed above thats what I'm going for.. Just wasnt sure if it would make the needed difference

PC build and Disk Setup for a Pro-Wannabe

Hi All,
I know everyone asks these questions and I thought I will not but, when you spend more than $3000 it feels their is no "Harm" in asking the question (but hopefully their will be Harm somewhere in the comments).
So, after waiting for the Mac Pro update for 2 years (just to fool myself that I may buy it), I have decided to move from the Mac OS to Windows after 4 years. I was only using a Macbook Pro to edit and feel now have the suitable experience to begin working on an actual machine.
If you ask my budget, I didn't have any so I went on a buying frenzy with my credit cards and will hopfully be driven to work harder to pay it off .
Here are the parts I have bought:
CPU - Intel 3930K (duh! I don't see a point in waiting for the 4th Gen)
Mobo - ASUS P9X79 Pro
RAM - GSkillz 32GB (8GBx4) @ 1600MHz 9-9-9 (as 3930K is limited to 1600MHz and 1.5V)
Will buy this same set around end of this year to make it 64GB if I feel AE would eat it.
Cabinet - CoolerMaster Storm Stryker (was buying HAF-XM but could not resist the looks of this).
PSU - Seasonic 860W Platinum Plus (Thought 1k is overkill and 750 not future proof, pricey though)
Storage (I thought I will get 1 cheap SSD and 1 Hybrid but then I read all the threads and went crazy)
Samsung 840 Pro SSD- 256GB - 2 nos.
Samsung 840 (nonPro) - 128GB - 2 nos.
Seagate 7200rpm HD - 2TB - 3 nos.
Monitor (just fyi) - Dell U2412 (planning to buy ASUS PA '13 or Dell Ultra '13 24" after few months)
.. finally GPU - Not bought yet
I ordered the ASUS GTX 680 4G as 780 was too costly
but then I read the actual successor to 680 is 770. So I cancelled my 680 but the seller still has not confirmed, just hoping they cancel. Then it turns out 770-4G is not yet sold in my country (am not from the US) so I may import from US (surprisingly importing from Amazon with duties costs the same as probable street price in my country). So I will mot probably buy a..
Gigabyte GTX 770 4G
So, Question 1> Any comments on the component list?
As I plan to build this on my own, have not thought of overclocking as I am not a geek and feel I should first get comfortable. Fair thought?
And hence I have not bought any additional Fans or Coolers.
And now for the Question 2> disk setup! Can you please fill the blanks or suggest alternatives.
This is what I have planned:
C: > Samsung 840 Pro 256GB : OS and _____ ??
D: > Samsung 840 Pro 256GB: Previews and Renders and/or ____ ??
E: > Samsung 840 128GB x 2 RAID-0 : Footage and ___ ?? (the 128GB version has slowest write speed so assigned it to footage)
F: > Seagate 2TB x 2 RAID-0 HDD : Exports and General Personal Files (like Docs, Music)
G: > Seagate 2TB : Dedicated solely as Backup Drive for crictical data at any time (which for me can be on any drive, that is why no RAID3/5 I feel)
And I plan to use my old external USB2/Firewire/USB3 external drives (500GB/1TB) for manual backups.
I can buy 1 or 2 more 2TBs (not SSDs) if it is really critical for some configuration but not anything more.
Usage: I shoot only DSLR footage and use PPro and AE CS6. I have till now been using a 2009 17" Macbook Pro with an SSD. And could have been spotted sometimes using a Class 6 SD Card on a USB 2 card reader being used as the Media drive (Ouch!). I feel (a) now I have the skill to justify this as many times I end up not implementing an idea in AE as my machine just won't budge and (b) I plan to buy the BlackMagic Pocket Camera to learn capabilities of RAW media. Like many I do hope to make an indie in the next 2 or 3 years but I hope I can employ services of a professional who should at least give me respect when he looks at my machine
If you have made it till here, thanks for your time. Waiting for your comments.
Cheers!
Ps: And yes I am planning to subscribe to CC as its cheap for a CS6 owner. And then after 1 year will judge if I will continue with CC once upgrade pricing goes (hopefully yes as I wait for an extensively GPU using AE version soon).

Regarding question #1, build list, and question #2 drive setup:
everything looks great except...
add a good cpu cooler; lots of good choices out there including but not limited to: budget: Cooler Master 212 EVO, high-performance air: Noctua NH-D14, simple liquid: Corsair H110, full water cooling: many options (full water cooling is a pain to plan and build, but ooooohhh so quiet!)
RAM: suggest go for 64GB at the onset rather than trying to add RAM later
definitely plan on overclocking - 4 Ghz is a walk in the park and very safe since you aren't totally comfortable with overclocking, and the performance gain is rather significant for renders, etc.
One SSD is plenty to get started - 256GB would be good for OS, programs, as well as providing some room for AE and photoshop caching
2 drives in RAID 0 would work pretty well for all projects, media, etc. If you really want to spend more in the drive area up the RAID to a 3 or 4 drive RAID
Suggest putting your backup drive in a hot-swap tray so you can remove it and provide off-site backup capability
Regards,
Jim

Best Hard Drive Setup for Premiere Pro CS5.5

I'm running Premiere Pro cs5.5 on a Dell XPS 8300 (I know, I know!) with an i72600 chip and a 560TI card. The system came with two 500 GB Sata hard drives in a Raid0 configuration. I've seen a lot about proper hard drive setup but I'm a newbie (hence the Dell - I purchased before I read the forums). Should I add a third (or more) drive? How can I configure them taking into account what's already onboard? thanks very much!

If it were me, I'd add at least two more hard drives. A smallish one around 250 to 320 GB for the System drive. I'd reinstall Windows onto that.
Then I'd break out the RAID into separate drives, using one for Project and Scratch files and one for Exports.
The second new drive would be a really big one - 1TB or more. This I'd use exclusively for Media.*
* If I had a tapeless camera, such as AVCHD, then I'd definitely build in some kind of data safety, like at least a second 1TB drive for a RAID 1. Or if I had more money, add a third 1TB and a RAID controller card to make it a RAID 3.

Hard Drive Setup for Premiere Pro CS 6

I've recently made the switch from FCP 7 to Premiere and I'm trying to setup my hard drives. I've been reading up in the forums, but I'm still not sure on the best setup. I work with Canon DLSR footage 90% of the time. Here are the drives I've currenlty got it setup at below, but I'm willing to swtich it up to something better.
300GB WD 10,000 -- OS, Programs, Pagefile
2TB WD 10,000 RAID0 -- Media & Projects
2TB WD black 7200 -- Preview, Media Cache, Exports
2TB WD green -- Time Machine
Thanks in advance

Your drives and your drive setup both look pretty good to me. Possibly moving previews to your RAID could help. Realize too that fine tweaks at the level of performance you already have may help part of your workflow (i.e. timeline work) vs. other tasks (renders).
Regards,
Jim

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