Re: HDV archive

Craig- I edit and archive most of my projects in HDV. Of course I use the ProRes render control option in the sequence settings in FCP. I also have a Kona LH on my Final Cut system so it gives me lots of options for tape output. I archive by exporting an HDV native quicktime movie. I then use Toast to archive on regular DVD-R. Toast lets you spread your file over multiple dvds and puts the software on the disks to re-build the file when its needed again . Blu-ray is nice but at $10 a disk verses $.10 for dvd-r its not much of a choice.

HTH,

Jerry

G5 Dual 3GB Ram
FCP Studio 6.02
External 1 TB SATA Raid 0
Kona LH, Second system w AJA ioLA
Sony Z-1
GV-HD700