Video editing newbie question

[Tasuma]

Hey all! Wasn't sure if I should post in storage or programs so figured I just toss it in general. I recently started doing some video editing with adobe premier and after effects. I the programs on my WD blue currently.  Should I grab a 120gb ssd just for adobe projects and such? I'd rather not put it on my boot ssd. I do plan on getting a WD red soon just so I can keep raw footage on that drive. Thanks a bunch! 

[Samppa221]

It would probably make your editing more fluid if you could have your current project on a ssd.

[Tasuma]

1 minute ago, Samppa221 said:

It would probably make your editing more fluid if you could have your current project on a ssd.

Should I keep all projects saved there or just ones I am currently working on? 

[Samppa221]

Well if you just have limited space of ssd you could have your most used and recent stuff and then archive it to a normal hard drive.

[Tasuma]

1 minute ago, Samppa221 said:

Well if you just have limited space of ssd you could have your most used and recent stuff and then archive it to a normal hard drive.

Yea. I'd probably just use my WD red for footage and old project backups.

[powdered_water]

Hey,

 

Just wanted to mention that you want to keep an eye on where your Cache for Premiere Pro and AE is going. You can set it to go somewhere else (like your WD Red), or you can set it to clean out regularly, or do it yourself. But just keep that in mind, or one day you're going to suddenly realize all your space is gone on that little SSD.

 

Also, Premiere Pro and AE use linking, so you might see some performance gains from moving your footage for your current projects over to the SSD temporarily (for the life of the project, and depending on the type of footage).