Sharing a capture scratch for FCP between 2 Macs?

Please can I have some advice on this scenario?
I'll need to share HD video footage between 2 new Mac Pros in the same room. 1 Mac will be used to upload the footage (from a sdhc card using camera software) and the other to edit it using FCP. The footage can be stored either on hard drives in the edit machine or on desktop hard drives connected to the edit machine (or if there is a better option I'm open to advice).
What is the fastest way of sharing the files and what is the simplest way?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance

The simplest and most cost effective way is to attach fast storage to one machine and then share that via ethernet with another. BUT, in order for this to work smoothly, you need to have a drive that can play back multiple streams in real time on two machines. Firewire won't cut it...eSATA might, but really, you need something like an HD ONE from CalDigit or EVO HD 2 from MaxxDigital. MiniSAS.
Then you need an ethernet router to connect both machines to...and then you share the drive from one machine, and the other will see it.
Barring that, you need to have a computer that acts as a server, and then either ethernet or fibrechannel or something that connects it to the other computers.
Either one takes a bit of work...but the first option is cheaper.
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