# Using a Synology NAS for video editing (video)

**URL:** <https://forums.spacerex.co/t/using-a-synology-nas-for-video-editing-video/1077>\
**Category:** Synology\
**Tags:** spacerex-video, video-editing\
**Created:** [August 10, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.spacerex.co/t/using-a-synology-nas-for-video-editing-video/1077 "2023-08-10T14:54:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Will](https://forums.spacerex.co/user_avatar/forums.spacerex.co/will/32/14_2.png) [@Will](https://forums.spacerex.co/u/Will)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.spacerex.co/t/using-a-synology-nas-for-video-editing-video/1077/1 "2023-08-10T14:54:48Z")

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Working on building out more content for setting up NAS a video editing! Added a video today on the channel:

[![](https://forums.spacerex.co/uploads/default/original/1X/2028073d99c33a4a6561b7be504b330f540a4ceb.jpeg "You NEED a NAS for Video Editing! why and how to do it") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXzXKgKxjkE)

and have an accompanying post on [www.spacerex.co](http://www.spacerex.co) that covers what to buy and what to look for.

[https://www.spacerex.co/best-synology-nas-for-video-editing/](https://www.spacerex.co/best-synology-nas-for-video-editing/)

### What else would people be interested in from a video editing perspective? I know a ton of people use this!

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**Author:** ![MrClicky](https://forums.spacerex.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MrClicky](https://forums.spacerex.co/u/MrClicky)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 5:44am UTC](https://forums.spacerex.co/t/using-a-synology-nas-for-video-editing-video/1077/2 "2026-06-04T05:44:15Z")

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Great video will, thanks!

I would like to know which file system is best for video editing BTRFS or ext4. I’d love your thoughts on two things:

1. I’ve read of performance hits with BTRFS (but have never seen this quantified with data/experience) although know you don’t get the extras like snapshots etc with ext4. Which is the best performing file system and/or is less risky when editing on a NAS (over 10GbE)?
2. Aside from the mixed drive use capability which would you recommend RAID 5 or SHR?

Many thanks in advance!

Craig 👽