backup storage options

[Derek Raby]

Excellent answer, Daniel!  I think sometimes people forget one of the best
things about DV is that it has timecode.  That means you can delete the
media and then recapture it again 2 years later from the project file
(assuming, as you say, the tapes were identified accurately in the project).
Just put that original DV tape on the shelf and buy a new tape for your next
shoot.  $5 backup.

Derek

On 1/21/03 8:13 PM, "Macintosh Digital Video List"
<MacDV at lists.themacintoshguy.com> wrote:

>> My internal HD is almost full, so my external 80Gb disk.  Mostly
>> filled with
>> iMovie projects and other media files some of which I could archive
>> but I
>> don't want to permanently delete them...
>> What does the list recommend for storage like this?  Some of these
>> projects
>> are 20Gb or so.  I do have Retrospect (express which came with Norton
> 
>> Any other thoughts?  All advice is welcome.  (FYI - I have a newer G4)
> 
> Well, if all advice is welcome, I suggest getting FCP or FCE (depending
> on your budget and whether you can get the education discount yourself,
> or through someone you know). Then, after you finish a project (in
> which you properly logged the tapes, of course), you can trash the
> media, because FC makes recapturing the necessary video a breeze. So,
> in the end, if you do a lot of editing, the $300 you spend on FC
> (whether FCP ed or FCE) actually will save you money on HD space.
> 
> Daniel