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  Archive XDCAM EX clips on RAID1 Drives

  Posted by Lakhbir Sodhi on July 14, 2009 at 5:29 am

  I am setting up a backup (archive) system for the XDCAM EX clips on two hard drives set on RAID1. However, I have the following questions:

  Is it safe to archive EX clips on RAID1 hard drives?

  Do I must use Clip Browser (CRC) to do this, or simply copy and paste the folder containing BPAV files?

  Alternatively, I would have to copy EX clips via Clip Browser (CRC) on to each drive individualy; however, this would take twice the time as compared to copying on RAID1 drives.

  Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

  Lakhbir Sodhi replied 17 years ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Olof Ekbergh

  July 15, 2009 at 4:33 pm

  It is better to use clip browser or the Transfer app. Less chance of corrupt files.

  It would be fine to use Raid 1 mirror. No problems as far as video files go.

  I prefer to copy to 2 different drives and store them in different physical locations. I also Back up to Bluray DVD’s or standard DVD’s.

  Olof Ekbergh
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  Lakhbir Sodhi

  July 16, 2009 at 3:04 am

  Thanks very much. Good info. This confirms my plan for back up.

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