[MacDV] Storage

[Bernard Munter]

On 16/02/10 103146, "Donald Tully" <drdon at mwt.net> wrote:

> Hi Don - Thanks for getting back to me. How do I know if the QT file is full
> resolution?
> 
> Don Tully
> Viroqua, WI
> 
> 
> On Feb 15, 2010, at 4:16 PM, Don Stark wrote:
> 
>> If the QT file is "full Rez" I would just save that file.
>> 
>> Don
>> 
>> Don Stark
>> Boston, MA
>> 
>> On Feb 15, 2010, at 5:03 PM, Donald Tully <drdon at mwt.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Listers - I have a rather elementary question about the most
>>> efficient way to store iMovie and iDvd projects.  I am converting
>>> old VHS tapes to DVD. I edit them using iMovie and then send them
>>> to iDvd to burn.  When I'm done I have a 27GB iMovie project, and 3
>>> GB iDvd project, a 4.4 MB Quiktime movie in my Garageband folder
>>> and a 2.6 MB QT movie in my iDvd folder.  I'd like to keep
>>> something on my hard drive for future reference.  What's the best
>>> way to do this, please?
>>> 
Those QuickTime files don't look like 'full resolution' to me. I'd say they
were more likely to be 'reference movies,' ie a means of viewing or
importing the original and its edits, which _refer_ to the original,
physical files which are very large and contain the actual video data.

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