If you want an archival copy of the movie, miniDV tape or a highest-quality DV file on a disc would retain the best quality. What I've been doing recently is to backup the iMovie and iDVD projects and associated media files to a set of DATA DVDs.<div>
<br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Printable TDK DVD-Rs can be purchased on 100-disc spindles at CostCo for a bit over $30, which works out to a bit over $0.30 per disc, so it can be more time- and cost-effective than backing up to miniDV tape. I'm not sure about the lifetime of the media, though.<br>
<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>-Gordon<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 19, 2008 9:34 PM, <<a href="mailto:Technophobic_Tom@comcast.net">Technophobic_Tom@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">Norman wrote:<br><br>>When I finish an edit in iMovie I export it to the camcorder<br>>mini dv tape. From that tape I can make VHS or DVD.<br><br></div>Is this typical? I would have thought one would export iMovie<br>
directly to iDVD.<br><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br></div></div></blockquote></div>-- <br>Gordon B. Alley<br><a href="http://www.gordonalley.com">http://www.gordonalley.com</a>
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