New IMac system on the way

Hey all,
So I just ordered a new IMac system... Refurbished 27" IMac 3.4Ghz quad-core with i7, 8GB memory, 1TB Fusion Drive, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX with 2GB.
I decided to go with the 1TB Fusion drive to run along side my new Lacie 2Big 4TB Thunderbolt Raid HD. I'm pretty psyched on the new setup as it's my first IMac. I'm a artist working in photograpy, video and design. I do lots of editing and annimation in After Effects and Photoshop. I currently edit all my work in Premire CS6. In terms of the Lacie drive... I wanted some advice and input on setting it up and partioning the drive for multiple media. In terms of the Fusion drive, I wanted to run the applications and OS on the SSD. What's the best way to setup my 4TB Raid HD? I was thinking of taking 1 TB and using it for time machine. The other three I wanted for media and project files. What are some of your setups? If you don't mind sharing of course.
Many Thanks

I have got a 21'5-inch iMac with a 870 GB partition for OS X and a 130 GB partition for Windows, and my LaCie external drive has got a 830 GB partition for Time Machine and 170 GB for files.
At the moment, this configuration works without any problem, and the configuration you want will work correctly. Also, this iMac won't give you any problem by using those apps.
Respecting to Fusion Drive, note that OS X will put your apps wherever it wants, so most used apps will be in the SSD and other applications will be in the HDD

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A Basic Guide for Migrating to Intel-Macs
The Knowledgebase article Intel-based Mac: Some migrated applications may need to be updated refers to methods of dealing with migrating from PowerPC chips to Intel with the Migration Assistant safely. The authors of this tip have not had a chance to verify this works in all instances, or that it avoids the 10.6.1 and earlier Guest Account bug that caused account information to get deleted upon use of the Migration/Setup Assistant. However, a well backed up source that includes at least two backups of all the data that are not connected to your machine will help you avoid potential issues, should they arise. In event it does not work, follow the steps below.
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Rosetta supports "software that runs on the PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor that are built for Mac OS X". This excludes the items that are not universal binaries or simply will not work in Rosetta:
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MacBook Air- Migration Tips and Tricks;
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Credit goes to Macjack for this information.
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