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DLT advice?
My current commercial project is at 2.5 hours and I will be adding two subtitle streams so it’s looking like it will need to be replicated on DVD-9, correct?
That being the case I will likely have to deliver the project on Digital Linear Tape, correct (other options?)?
So, I am looking for advice on the type of DLT unit I will need. I see a Compaq 20/40 GB DLT Tape Drive on Ebay now that looks like it would do the job. Any comments on this unit in particular or DLTs in general would be greatly appreciated.
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Ask the replicator. Many are accepting DVD-9 projects on multiple 4.7Gb DVD-R discs. Others will take your files on a hard disk since you can buy 60Gb or smaller hard disks for less than $1/gb, it would be a lot cheaper than DLT.
Since NEW DLT drives go for several hundred dollars, one must ask, why are “barely used” drives selling on E-bay for $20 to $50? That’s too big a gap for normal depreciation to account for.
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Thanks for the idea of using a hard drive, Steve. That makes good sense and will avoid the whole DLT issue.
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