tqsmile 0 #1 May 10, 2004 What is the best way to save recorded footage for further use. I have been keeping my DV tapes but feel that i am wasting tape as there is often a lot of wastwd footage on the tapes. I have also tried on CD but find that i can save more on a tape to use later for editing on comp. How can i save more footage on CDTQ I am me and you are you, so deal with it!!! www.skydivepe.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #2 May 11, 2004 Depends on what you want to save the footage for. If you're keeping it for archival purposes (let's say you have a million dollar shot) and want the absolute best images, then you keep both the original tape and a copy of it in two separate locations (maybe one at home and the other in a safe deposit box at a bank). You might also keep a third copy of the material in a non-lossy format such as DVD-ROM (as opposed to making a standard DVD for normal playback on a DVD player). A 4.7 gig DVD-ROM -should- hold about 20 minutes of DV25 (aka miniDV, DVCPro, DVCam). This -is- a little extreme and few people actually do it. I think most people just keep the original tapes and their edited master works in a cool dry place at their home. Doing it that way is probably safe for at least 10 years or so. Trying to save videos on CD is going to be very frustrating because of the compression levels required to fit full size & full frame rate video on a CD. As for "wasting tape" there's really no such thing. Think about it. Before you shoot something on a tape it's probably one of the least expensive things you're bringing to the party. After you've shot some footage on it that can't be replaced . . . well, it's essentially priceless. There's an old saying in TV -- tape is cheap.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xheadrasta 0 #3 May 11, 2004 I agree with Quade...Mini-DV tapes are cheap. I'm looking at my wall right now and I have over 60. Most of them shot at SP speed. I'm still trying to figure out how I want to archive "final edits" though. Use tapes...they're cheap! ScottI read somewhere to learn is to remember and I've learned we all forgot Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricTheRed 0 #4 May 11, 2004 QuoteI'm still trying to figure out how I want to archive "final edits" though More tape! Just export the finished edit back to DV on a dedicated tape. As stated, tape is cheap. If stored properly, it will last a pretty long time, with minimal losses (nothing is perfect)illegible usually Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xheadrasta 0 #5 May 11, 2004 QuoteQuoteI'm still trying to figure out how I want to archive "final edits" though More tape! Just export the finished edit back to DV on a dedicated tape. As stated, tape is cheap. If stored properly, it will last a pretty long time, with minimal losses (nothing is perfect) Eric, You know I've thought about that but tapes just seem so clumsy. I'm a geek at heart and want to use "cool" technology to store the finished projects. I wish I could burn data to -9's!! Then I could store raw MSP projects straight to DVD. ScottI read somewhere to learn is to remember and I've learned we all forgot Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
