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How to use the G-raid thunderbolt drive for video editing without a thunderbolt port on mac pro

I have a G-raid thunderbolt drive that I use to back-up all my footage on shoots through my Mac Book Pro that has a thunderbolt port. I'm dealing with really large .dpx file sequences therefore the only viable option is to use the thunderbolt on field. However, back in our office I am unable to access my file sequences as the G-raid drive only allows two thunderbolt port connections. Since Mac Pro's don't support thunderbolt at the moment, I'm looking for a solution that can allow me to fully read if not write the hard-drive so that I can convert the image file sequences to the internal sata drives on my Mac Pro's.

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Posted on Dec 5, 2012 11:58 AM

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Posted on Dec 5, 2012 12:04 PM

If the G-drive has no FireWire or other fast ports, your only option is to connect it to a ThunderBolt-equipped Mac and use File Sharing to bring the files over. Gigabit Ethernet can provide near Hard Drive speeds for cheap.

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Dec 5, 2012 12:08 PM in response to Asad Faruqi

Someone needs to come out with an interface to do SATA/SAS Thunderbolt.


One idea, no idea but Barefeats reviewed

http://www.barefeats.com/hard156.html


Elmar Weiss Photography's blog posted an excellentreview comparing the Drobo 5D Thunderbolt with the Pegasus R6 Thunderbolt enclosure.

http://www.barefeats.com/imac12d.html


Look around, Google and always hit Barefeats for such questions in your research


How to use the G-raid thunderbolt drive for video editing without a thunderbolt port on mac pro

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