[MacDV] Re: imovie storage

[James Asherman]

On Wednesday, December 31, 2003, at 07:01  AM, Daniel Beck wrote:

> Hi Jim,
>
> I realized after one of your posts that I had misunderstood what you 
> were doing. I agree with you that logging and capturing in the 
> traditional manner can be tedious. Hopefully what I've tried to 
> explain below makes sense. It won't suit everyone's needs, but for 
> those who do a lot of work in iMovie, I think FCP ends up being a more 
> economical venture (though not for those who just do the occasional 
> iMovie project though).
>
> On Dec 31, 2003, at 1:08 PM, James Asherman wrote:
>
>> On Tuesday, December 30, 2003, at 10:55  PM, James Asherman wrote:
>>
>>>> You can simply use Capture Now. This will require more HD space 
>>>> while editing, but allows you to dump the media files when you're 
>>>> done, thus saving hundreds if not thousands in HD costs.
>>
>>   Now other than saving all my footage on my deep storage drive 
>> (separate from capture/scratch drive) and saving the project file, 
>> (what I might do with an "important " job)
>> Please explain how I can get the equivalent repeatability(of logging) 
>> with capture now and my space hog methods, and still wipe the media 
>> out when  think i'm done(as I do).
>> This may be something I have missed or overlooked and could be useful.
>
> Hmm. I'm not sure what you mean by equivalent repeatability, but 
> here's what I meant. Using Capture Now means that you don't spend any 
> time looking through the footage and logging it. You only log the 
> reel, so that if you do need to recapture, you will know which tape to 
> fetch (assuming, as I can with you, that you've properly labeled the 
> tape). Then, while that project remains active, you are using a lot of 
> HD space. But that's why you have a large HD for that purpose. Then, 
> when you are finished with your project and have exported your final 
> product, you can dump your media files off that HD. But, by keeping 
> the project file, if you should later wish to go back and edit, you 
> can simply open the file. FCP will then ask you to either reconnect 
> the media (which you can't because you've deleted it), or to 
> recapture. At which point, you will be asked for said tapes, which you 
> then let FCP capture again. No logging involved (save the reel number) 
> and minimal wear and tear on your tapes.
>
> By using this method, you can avoid both needless logging, and you can 
> avoid the need for much deep storage space since tapes are still much 
> cheaper than HD space.
>
> Not sure this is what you need, but I think it would more than do for 
> the original poster in this thread.
>
> Daniel
>
>

Yes that is pretty much what I had in mind.
I'm beat and I am in the Middle of editing and making DVD's. 
(standalone philips yuck)
I don't multitask as well as I'd hoped.