i can’t buy another drive

i can’t buy another drive in the time frame for this project…

Why not? Do you live in the boonies?

Any big box store like Best Buy, Future Shop or Costco has 1 TB. drives for well under $100.

The only time I render using a different codec is when I’m getting a project ready for delivery, be it a DVD, the web or something else.

Otherwise all files stay in their original format.

I know that’s not the answer you want to hear but that’s always been my philosophy and I see no reason to change it.

Mike