archiving footage on DVD

[Jim Heid]

> Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 13:43:11 -0500
> Subject: archiving footage on DVD
> From: Malcolm Hamilton <malcolm_hamilton at cbc.ca>
> Message-ID: <BA41DB6E.1CA7%malcolm_hamilton at cbc.ca>
> 
> Hello!
> 
> I'd love some advice!
> 
> I have a hundred-plus hours of Hi-8 family movie footage, dating back ten
> years, and lately I've been worried about it degrading away on the shelf.
> I'll want to edit it someday, but realistically, I won't have the time for
> at least a few years - - so I want to store it, digitally, so that when I
> finally do get around to editing it, it won't be all washed out, etc.
> 
> What's the best way of storing it?

I wrote a feature on this very subject for Macworld's June issue.

http://www.macworld.com/2004/05/features/fromvhstodvd/

Best,
Jim

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Jim Heid
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