Computer data workflow

With the new computer setup, the following is my workflow.

  • Take pictures/video.
  • Backup the data from the compact flash card to the Colorspace UDMA.
  • Copy the data from the card onto the computer via a Lexar Professional Firewire 800 CF Reader.
  • The data resides on the OCZ RevoDrive. This is known as the temporary drive (because I don’t care if I lose it at this stage). But the PCI-E interface combined with 4 SSD drives in RAID0 mode makes for blinding access rates (read up to 740 MB/s, write up to 690 MB/s).
  • Preview the pictures with Adobe Bridge.
  • Process the data with Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Premier Pro/Adobe After Effects. 16 Gb and 6 3.2Ghz cores make for fast work.
  • Save the data on the temporary drive.
  • When happy with the final product, copy the data to the local Seagate Terrabyte drive.
  • Back the data up over Gigabit Ethernet to the Synology NAS RAID6 array.
  • Occasionally sync the NAS RAID6 array to a duplicate NAD RAID6 array (which is kept offsite at my office).

As for timings, for 200 files (2758MB) on a Photofast 533X Plus Compact Flash Card, it takes:

  • 3 minutes, 35 seconds to backup to the Colorspace UDMA.
  • 1 minute, 8 seconds to copy from the Lexar Professional Firewire 800 CF Reader to the OCZ RevoDrive.
  • 1 minute, 28 seconds to copy from the Colorspace UDMA (via USB 2.0) to the OCZ RevoDrive.
  • 1 minute, 56 seconds for Adobe Bridge to cache thumbnail and preview images on the OCZ RevoDrive.

I am curious how fast the Lexar Professional USB 3.0 Dual-Slot Reader will be on my system.