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Turn your DV deck into a data backup device! Cool stuff….
Apparently this software’s been around for a few years, but someone on another forum just mentioned it. After I tried the demo, I’m convinced. in a nutshell, you can backup about 10-15GB per 60 minute DV tape. And it’ll span tapes! Media’s cheap. About 10GB/hr speed. And we already own the drive! https://coolatoola.com Seems like a winner for all of us in video….
Bob Woodhead / Atlanta
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The math seems right. DV is 5 minutes per gig, so that’s 12 gigs on a 60 min tape.
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But it’s real slow and considering that a tape is about $2-3 and a DVD disk at 4.7 gig is still around 70
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So true. AND you need their software. 2 DVDs burning at 8x vs. 1 tape running at 1x. You’re right. That’s completely a no brainer. Burn the DVDs.
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Actually, I was looking at it mostly in terms of how to deal with archiving media from the upcoming P2 HD camera from Panny. It records HD onto flash cards, which you offload to HDD. So though the final edit would be laid to some HD tape VTR, what to do with the source selects? Too much for any current DVD (assuming some files might be larger than the media). But your points are taken about 8x burning. I wonder what that turns out to be, GB/hr? The software does allow random access of the material, though.
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How much data can be archived on a longer DVCAM tape – say a 184 minute tape?
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[Bob] “Actually, I was looking at it mostly in terms of how to deal with archiving media from the upcoming P2 HD camera from Panny. It records HD onto flash cards, which you offload to HDD. So though the final edit would be laid to some HD tape VTR, what to do with the source selects? Too much for any current DVD (assuming some files might be larger than the media).”
Hi,
You could set the maximum file size when importing or exporting from FCP to 4.3 gigs. This will create a semented QT file (one video spread out over multiple physical files). You can then burn these to DVD’s. You could even add a FW DVD-R drive and burn two at a time with multiple copies of Toast.
This will be a much more convenient workflow when affordable 20 gig Blue Laser discs and drives are available.
Best Wishes,
Mitch
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Depending on error correction amount used, up to 54GB.
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Now there’s a good thought!
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It would seem that the DL DVD+R media at 8.5GB would be perfect to archive P2 8GB media. It do know that media can span 2 P2 PCMCIA flashdrives so I know that would be a concern.
I know for a fact the latest LaCie DL DVD writers the LaCie d2 have write speeds of DVD-RW: 16x4x12x; DVD+RW: 16x4x12x; DVD+R DL: 4x for $189 list. The LightScribe technology writers are slightly slower at DVD+RW: 16x4x16x ; DVD-RW: 8x4x16x ; DVD+R DL: 2.4x for $199 list.
The higher capacity P2 media should come out just about the time the higher capacity HD-DVD and BlueLight DVD’s should be coming out.
Inquiring minds…
BryceDon’t worry Mr. B. I have a cunning plan…
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