u/klokhuisie

Videographer storage

Hi, I shoot videos at about 1Gb per 10 seconds, so I need a lot of storage.

Right now I have an external SSD to work from, once a project is finished I move those files to a 5TB external HDD, I always keep all my files. I feel like this is not the best way to go (it might be the cheapest atm?)

I have very little knowledge, so I need some help. I think a NAS would be suitable for me, but I have some questions.

If I get a NAS, would any internal HDD work, like the same ones that go into a desktop, or do I need the Ironwolf drives?

If I got a NAS with 4 spaces for drives, could I start with 2 drives, and add a drive later on when I run out of space?

I'm not planning on editing from the NAS, I'll keep using SSD's for that.

What sounds like a nice to have is that I can set up Immich, sometimes I do photography and need to send over pictures to clients, and use Immich as a client gallery (getting a subscription to something like Pixieset is too expensive for how often I need it).

I'm not gonna use remote acces to my files like media streaming or whatever, I only need acces with 1 macbook. I might sometimes make use of access to my photo library using my phone. Does getting a NAS sound worth the investment to you guys?

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u/klokhuisie — 8 days ago