Archiving

RTR1944 · Post by **RTR1944** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:41 pm

What is a good method of archiving everything from the source files to the finished product? I did a video and photo montage and I have 25GB just in video clips plus a lot of other smaller files. My goal is to archive so I can clean up my computer's C drive.

Thanks for your help

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:29 pm

1. Another Hard Drive - Removable ones are good.
2. Tape.
3. Do you intend to do further editing at a later date. If not save the videos in MPEG format onto DVD.

RTR1944 · Post by **RTR1944** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 12:59 am

Tape? How?

Please explain

Thanks

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 1:08 am

There's two ways that I am aware of to save onto tape.

Method 1. Using a Tape Back Up Device
http://www.pctechguide.com/35Tape.htm
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/tapes ... index.html

Method 2. To your Camcorder.
Providing you have a camcorder that enables you to import Video from your computer as well as export it. Not all camcorders can do this.

RTR1944 · Post by **RTR1944** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:14 am

Isn't this the most unstable of your three options?

PeterMilliken · Post by **PeterMilliken** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:17 am

The method I use is described at

http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/video_stud ... pid=194534

I authored this page of the wiki, so if anything is unclear or you have any questions on how to, please don't hesitate to ask.

I use it for every video project I undertake - and since I discovered the truth about DVD blank quality (http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm) have not experienced a single problem

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I use the same tools/technique to keep a backup of my C: drive on DVD - which I restore on a regular basis as a mechanism of keeping a "clean" computer.

Peter