Re: HD Backup Workflow

We take the same "bare" SATA approach as does Jeff. Our footage is first dumped from our FS100 firestore to a server and simultaneously backs up to a SATA inserted into the computer's SATA drive slot using a program called Syncback from 2BrightSparks.com. We pull the SATA and store them in a static free foam block with inserts cut for multiple drives. We also back up to blueray but like Grace we never seem to keep up with that step. Since we shoot with an HDX900 we have the luxury of simultaneously recording to HDDVCPro tapes for another instant archive. We have had to in a pinch grab a bare SATA and plug it externally into a computer to grab footage.For that we own a nasty looking adapter for the SATA that works beautifully and allows us to plug a "bare" SATA into any computer. It's a SATADockv4 from Wiebetech. This is a wordy way of re stating what Bob said "back up, and again, and again.

Mark D'Agostino
www.synergeticproductions.com