Print to mini dv tape

[Edward Troxel]

YOU have to manually split it up into sizes the tape can handle. OR send it to a 83/90 minute tape in SLP mode.

Edward Troxel

[Pete Allen]

Thanks,
And will I be able to do further editing if I then transfer back to vegas, as if it were a .veg file?

[Gary Kleiner]

Let’s back up here and figure out what you are actually trying to do.

Is your original source DV? If so, just hang onto the tapes which you could always recapture if the media is no longer avaialable to the computer when you reopen your .veg (project). Just make sure and also save any graphics files, etc that are not tape-based.

Gary Kleiner

Learn Vegas and DVD Architect

http://www.VegasTrainingAndTools.com

[Pete Allen]

Thanks Gary,
Was just asking if I transfered back to vegas, would I be able to make adjustments to transitions, and, add or delete sections, or is copying to tape the same as copying to dvd i.e. is the project rendered before it is sent to tape?

Thanks

[Gary Kleiner]

[Pete Allen] “copying to tape the same as copying to dvd”

No, DVD requires that the video be compressed to Mpeg format.

When dealing with DV AVI on the timeline, the only things that are rendered (re-encoded)are where you’ve made changes to the original video (transitions, color corection, etc.).
If you capture a DV tape, then print it back to tape from the timeline without making changes, it should be identical with no loss.

After completing an edit, you can certainly print to tape and then recapture that, but you wouldn’t be able to change a transition from one to another because you need the orginal source material for that.

Gary Kleiner

Learn Vegas and DVD Architect

http://www.VegasTrainingAndTools.com

[Pete Allen]

OK Gary
Sorry if I didn’t make myself clear first time around, thanks for the help

Pete

[Allen Zagel]

There was mentioned some time ago either in this forum or another of the forums I belong to about a software that will back up files to a MiniDV tape. ie; backing up computer files. But I personally don’t think it will do what your asking, because once you remove the original video, unless you rendered it, what you’ve done is gone from the video.

Best way for you to back up the project and video files is to get an external hard drive. They’re cheap and most (WD My Books) come with both USB abd Fire Wire ports. Plug it in and use that for your project backup. Next time you want to open it in Vegas, Vegas will ask you where the moved file is and you can either tell it or have it search automatically. That way all your editing and composits will be exactly the same and ready to continue editing from where you left off.

I’ve got over a terrabyte of external HD’s for just this purpose as well as storing finished project files that are still somewhat current.

The VEG files stores all your edit information so as mentioned above you can always re-capture the original video again.

Allen

[Pete Allen]

Thank you Allen,
I already have external hard drives for my projects, I was just thinking that if it were possible to send all the information to tape, it would be a good way to preserve projects, being that information on tape lasts much longer than on a hard drive.
Thanks for your comments

Pete