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backing up LARGE video files.
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I am beginning a very large archive process, roughly 500GB of HD / SD video.
i am burning on a mac pro with DL discs (8.5GB per)
my question is what is the best way to burn DATA that requires spanning across multiple discs.
ie. i have 1 file that is 50GB, do i need to import this footage into a post.production application and cut it up to 8.5GB files?
i cant imagine the finder BURN being able to cut the clip up mid burn process allowing it to span across multiple discs all on its own.
(i hope im making sense)
thanks.
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macpro 2.66 | 4GB | 7 TB
macbook pro 2.4i5 | 4GB | 500GB 7200rpm
technic 1210 M5G
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Burning to disc is too slow and time consuming. Buy a 1TB external hard drive for $100 and put them there. Then store the drive in a safe place.
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I'd consider hard drives or tape, depending on your needs.
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How about floppy disks? They are dirt cheap these days...
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besson3c may be delightfully 'clinically insane', but his metaphor makes total sense. The last 3 posters are right on. Unless you have some exceptional reason to backup to optical media, external HD is so much better in terms of integrity of files (not broken up on different DVDs), easy use when you need to do whatever you do with them, and you can search the whole DATA at once, etc. Quick link: Find the latest Performance Upgrades, Firewire and USB Hard Drives, SATA, Memory, Laptop Battery, and more at OWC (and I have no financial or other interest at all in this site)
(Last edited by jmiddel; May 31, 2009 at 11:47 PM.
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jmiddel: thanks man, I'm flattered that you think I'm a delight. Not even my wife feels that way about me!
I'd look at NewEgg's product offerings too, I'm a huge fan of buying stuff from them.
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DVDs are not a good way to archive this amount of material.
Either store it on harddrives (cheap, but not as reliable) or buy a tape drive (pricey, but proven, reliable technology for long-term storage). Don't burn to DVDs.
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I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
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Originally Posted by besson3c 
How about floppy disks? They are dirt cheap these days...
They are actually NOT cheap, if you can still find them.
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