Re: Archiving EX-1 in Bluray

It is my understanding that the BluRay backup disk will contain the EXACT files from the SxS cards in the folders created by the camera. The BPAV folder. It is also my understanding that I will just copy the BPAV folder to a hardrive and then burn to disc with no need for extra software (Sony Transfer, Viewer, or Browser) I am just using the USB out of the camera, unless you have a laptop with a card reader than you may need SxS card reader software (not sure on this). The browser software would be nice to view your footage. I don't think the Viewer software works on a PC.

When you want those files into your edit system, if you use FCPro, use the transfer software and point it to the BluRay disc. Of course this needs to be a BluRay disc drive connected to your system, internal or external.

With Media 100, if the transfer software doesn’t work, all I can think of is to playback the files off the card (thru the Camera) and capture via HDSDI. If you dumped the media off the cards and put the media onto BluRay because you needed the cards, you’d have to put the media back onto the card for playback thru the camera.

Or find somebody with a FCPro system or maybe Vegas or Avid would work. Transfer the files to MOVs, then burn to disc and import into your system.

I don’t think playing the video files back off the BluRay into your system will work, but I could be wrong.
I also don't like the idea of splitting up cards or putting a single card contents on different disc, but maybe this works.

I guess I would be tempted to but a 16 gig card contents and say maybe 6 or 7 gigs from an 8 gig card together on a 23 gig BluRay disc.