Mon Jan 15, 2018 1:10 pm
Hi all,
I'm in the process of upgrading and future-proofing my editing system. I'm planning on putting my cache / scratch (Resolve, Premiere Pro) on a dedicated external drive, probably SSD.
I work with editing, not grading.
My question is fairly simple: what is a good average size for a cache disk - that is, a disk used for media stills, rendering etc? 256GB? 512GB? Even bigger?
I realise this question depends on a number of factors, such as number of projects that are edited / require cache access and the size of the projects. I can make a reasonable calculation when it comes to my planned dedicated Media / Source drive, but have very few clear pointers as to what size a cache disk should be.
One element I'm considering is that cache is by definition temporary and can be rebuild, if needed. This is why I'm currently looking at 256 GB / 512 GB disks. Though without really knowing how much space I might really need.
Does anyone have any pointers?