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Title: Install Question
Post by: FilthyHarry on July 12, 2017, 05:42:34 PM
Hello, sorry for what I'm sure has been asked but I didn't find:

I have a 64gb sd card I'd like to test ML on for my Canon T2i. Assuming I install it and it works correctly, I'd like to upgrade to a 128gb card. Will there be any issues if I install ML onto the new 128gb card and then use that instead of the 64gb card I have installed? OR should I skip testing on the 64gb, and just get the 128gb card in install once there?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Install Question
Post by: Walter Schulz on July 12, 2017, 09:52:57 PM
If you didn't find anything it is most likely that your issues are not relevant.
But most people do not like to put all the eggs in one basket and a 120 GiByte card will allow you to record for about 1h 40min with highest transfer rate available (which is about 20 MeByte/s for T2i). Do you really need that much capacity?
Title: Re: Install Question
Post by: FilthyHarry on July 12, 2017, 10:55:00 PM
Thanks for replying. I probably don't. My main interest is taking long (6-8hr) timelapses so I want to make sure I've got the capacity. I also happen to need a card with faster speed. I'm using an older microsd in an sd adapter now. Shooting a lot of raw images long shutter speeds I want to make sure my write times are good.

Basically just wanted to make sure no problem with the following process: install ML using my current card, test it, install ML on a new card and swap it.
Title: Re: Install Question
Post by: Walter Schulz on July 12, 2017, 11:07:38 PM
As of today T2i's UHS-I interface limit is about 20 MeByte/s. Faster cards won't help apart from transfering to PC in a fast card reader.