• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Backing up “Capture Now”

  Posted by Mark Welch on December 24, 2010 at 5:04 pm

  We’re going to be capturing live, regular conference presentations that last about an hour. I’ll be capturing through FCP Capture Now function. We are going through a DVCAM deck to get FW coming into the Mac.

  The boss doesn’t want a tape backup but instead an outboard device capable of simultaneously backing up by capturing a single video file in real time. What video drives are compatible with Mac? I don’t think Datavideo is compatible and the AJA mini KiPro is beyond our budget.

  Any cost effective alternatives?

  Thanks

  Michael Sacci replied 15 years, 4 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Zane Barker

  December 26, 2010 at 5:26 am

  Sounds like a mirrored raid might be the best solution for your media drive.

  **Hindsight is always 1080p**
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  Michael Sacci

  December 27, 2010 at 3:55 am

  Not doing a tape back up is flat out stupid. Even if you have a Raid 1 setup, if anything happens to the capture the entire file is lost. Makes no senses whats so every to not be recording to tape.

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