[MacDV] DVD

[Preston]

Patty,
The disk image is much smaller than the DV file, but it is only 
MPEG2. MPEG2 is what your DVD player at home reads from commercial 
DVDs. You don't want to EVER try to edit an MPEG2 video. If you want 
to ever re-edit your video it's best to keep the full DV file.

DV = 12.9MB/60min of video (2hours is approx 26MB)
MPEG2, I'm not of the exact specs, but you can put 2 hours on a 4.7MB 
single layer DVD.
That is compressed  roughly 5.5X. This will vary on the type of 
images on  your video (ie Talking heads will compress more than full 
motion video like video shot from a moving car)

Then you have to figure how many projects do you want to store 
forever? There is always more to shoot and edit . . . and you are 
only going to get better . . . then you will want to go back and 
re-edit. I know I don't have time to edit all my old projects.

Best,
-Preston

>How does the disk image method differ (in quality, disk space, etc.)
>from keeping a full-resolution DV file of the movie?
>
>Patty