http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » User Favorites: aburke3 en Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:50:56 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-do-you-archive-p2#post-41850 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:35:30 +0000 birdcat 41850@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Just be careful about archiving to HD - Ihad a 500GB one go south on me a couple of months ago and lost a lot of stuff that I will be paying a lot of money to recover.</p> <p>I would go with a BluRay burner for larger files now (25GB and 50GB). It may be pricey but BD blanks are way cheaper than P2 cards!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-do-you-archive-p2#post-41840 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:52:29 +0000 robGRAUERT 41840@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Yea, I know people archive with hard drives too. I'd probably do it too, but i feel like disks may be more cost effective depending on how much media needs to be stored, although hard drives are pretty cheap these days. Whatever works is cool...</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-do-you-archive-p2#post-41835 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:38:04 +0000 aburke3 41835@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>robgrauert,</p> <p>Go with DVD media if your video project is too rigorous for a hard drive. Ie: DVD media is still more resiliant than a spinning hard drive in my opinion. </p> <p> For most , though, archiving P2 media to a hard drive has been the answer. I use a new App called "ShotPut P2" from Imagine Products to send my video from a P2 volume to several hard drives at once. It never hurts to have your gold in several places :)</p> <p> </p> <a href="http://www.imagineproducts.com/ShotPut_P2_Edition.html"> <p><a href="http://www.imagineproducts.com/ShotPut_P2_Edition.html " rel="nofollow">http://www.imagineproducts.com/ShotPut_P2_Edition.html </a></p> <p>Luck,</p> </a> <p>Andrew </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-do-you-archive-p2#post-40702 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:12:26 +0000 robGRAUERT 40702@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> This is what a quick google search got me:</p> <blockquote><p>A Dual-Layer DVD differs from a standard DVD by employing a second physical layer within the disc itself. A drive with dual layer capability accesses the second layer by shining the laser through the first semi-transparent layer.<br />Dual layer recording is available on DVD-R and DVD+R discs for storing significantly more data, up to 8.5 GB per disc, compared with 4.7 GB for single-layer discs.</p></blockquote> <p>I would probably go with dual layer disks depending on how large the project is and how many files need to be backed up. Disks last a long time if you keep them out of the sun and in some sort of container, although, I guess you could say the same about an external hard drive as well.  </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-do-you-archive-p2#post-40700 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:10:39 +0000 robGRAUERT 40700@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> You can burn all your video files onto a disk. It may take a lot of disk right now though since a DVD only holds 4.7GB. Actually, I think they have duel layer DVDs too. </p> <p> Maybe you could buy an external hard drive, like a 100GB drive, and load all your footage on that and keep it in a safe place. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-do-you-archive-p2#post-40698 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:51:25 +0000 TomW 40698@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I am purchasing my first prosumer camera.  I'm looking at the AG-HPX170 and HVX-200.  Here is the question:  How does one archive video shot with P2 only?  With a Mini-DV tape, I understand I can simply store the tape on the shelf - waa-laa, instant archive.  But with the P2 "style" - how in the world do I archive??</p>