Comments on: Tips on Configuring Mac OS X for Final Cut Pro http://www.freshdv.com/2007/08/tips-on-configuring-mac-os-x-for-final-cut-pro.html Serving up fresh, crispy news and views for creators and consumers of digital video Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:31:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Nathan B http://www.freshdv.com/2007/08/tips-on-configuring-mac-os-x-for-final-cut-pro.html#comment-14245 Nathan B Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:57:54 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2007/08/tips-on-configuring-mac-os-x-for-final-cut-pro.html#comment-14245 It's more likely that the lacie drive just failed on its own. They have a bad rep for that. In fact Lacie is probably the least unreliable drive on the market. All parts are lowest bidder and there is no consistency in the quality. Everyone I know has had a lacie drive fail on them. It’s more likely that the lacie drive just failed on its own. They have a bad rep for that. In fact Lacie is probably the least unreliable drive on the market. All parts are lowest bidder and there is no consistency in the quality.

Everyone I know has had a lacie drive fail on them.

]]> By: Allan W. http://www.freshdv.com/2007/08/tips-on-configuring-mac-os-x-for-final-cut-pro.html#comment-14093 Allan W. Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:16:29 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2007/08/tips-on-configuring-mac-os-x-for-final-cut-pro.html#comment-14093 I doubt that an app like SpinDownFix would nuke a drive. More likely a coincidence. I doubt that an app like SpinDownFix would nuke a drive. More likely a coincidence.

]]> By: Matthew Jeppsen http://www.freshdv.com/2007/08/tips-on-configuring-mac-os-x-for-final-cut-pro.html#comment-13288 Matthew Jeppsen Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:49:51 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2007/08/tips-on-configuring-mac-os-x-for-final-cut-pro.html#comment-13288 Can you be more specific? How did it kill the drive? As I understand it, Spindownfix simply is a frontend for the operating system command "sudo pmset -a spindown 0", which simply tells the OS not to sleep that drive. You'll find varying opinions on this, but many geeks suggest that leaving a hard drive spinning is actually less stressful on the hardware over time than cycling it off/on repeatedly. YMMV of course, but it strikes me as odd that toggling a sleep setting would have a serious adverse effect on a healthy drive. In the case of editors, it's really more of a convenience. -Matt Jeppsen Can you be more specific? How did it kill the drive?

As I understand it, Spindownfix simply is a frontend for the operating system command “sudo pmset -a spindown 0″, which simply tells the OS not to sleep that drive. You’ll find varying opinions on this, but many geeks suggest that leaving a hard drive spinning is actually less stressful on the hardware over time than cycling it off/on repeatedly. YMMV of course, but it strikes me as odd that toggling a sleep setting would have a serious adverse effect on a healthy drive. In the case of editors, it’s really more of a convenience.

-Matt Jeppsen

]]> By: Mike Huetz http://www.freshdv.com/2007/08/tips-on-configuring-mac-os-x-for-final-cut-pro.html#comment-13287 Mike Huetz Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:37:03 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2007/08/tips-on-configuring-mac-os-x-for-final-cut-pro.html#comment-13287 Yo- Spindownfix killed my lacie 500 gig drive... do not be fooled. Yo- Spindownfix killed my lacie 500 gig drive… do not be fooled.

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