11 hours ago
Thanks for reaching out, and glad you find the videos useful!
Your setup with the QNAP TS-453BT3 connected directly to a Mac Studio over 10GbE sounds great for video editing, but the long Premiere Pro relinking times are definitely frustrating.
For your workflow, I’d actually recommend trying iSCSI instead of SMB or NFS. iSCSI allows your Mac to connect to the NAS storage as if it were a local drive, which usually results in much faster and more consistent performance — especially important for heavy video editing with large project files.
Here are a few suggestions:
Set up iSCSI on your QNAP:
QNAP supports iSCSI targets and LUNs out of the box. You can create an iSCSI target on the NAS and connect to it from your Mac using an iSCSI initiator like the free “GlobalSAN iSCSI Initiator” for macOS.
Performance benefits:
With iSCSI, Premiere Pro will see the storage as a block device rather than a network share, which can greatly reduce relinking times and improve overall read/write speeds.
Network setup:
Make sure your 10GbE network is properly configured with static IPs and jumbo frames enabled if possible to maximize throughput.
Backup and cache considerations:
Still consider local cache or proxy workflows within Premiere Pro to help with editing responsiveness.
Your setup with the QNAP TS-453BT3 connected directly to a Mac Studio over 10GbE sounds great for video editing, but the long Premiere Pro relinking times are definitely frustrating.
For your workflow, I’d actually recommend trying iSCSI instead of SMB or NFS. iSCSI allows your Mac to connect to the NAS storage as if it were a local drive, which usually results in much faster and more consistent performance — especially important for heavy video editing with large project files.
Here are a few suggestions:
Set up iSCSI on your QNAP:
QNAP supports iSCSI targets and LUNs out of the box. You can create an iSCSI target on the NAS and connect to it from your Mac using an iSCSI initiator like the free “GlobalSAN iSCSI Initiator” for macOS.
Performance benefits:
With iSCSI, Premiere Pro will see the storage as a block device rather than a network share, which can greatly reduce relinking times and improve overall read/write speeds.
Network setup:
Make sure your 10GbE network is properly configured with static IPs and jumbo frames enabled if possible to maximize throughput.
Backup and cache considerations:
Still consider local cache or proxy workflows within Premiere Pro to help with editing responsiveness.