p2 to blue ray back up on set
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evandroc
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well, i don´t know if there is already any software for making data blue rays but i do know that BD-R - is the recordable format for HD video recording and PC data storage, and that sony makes laptops with blue ray bd-r recorders. that´s why i had the idea.
thanks anyway
thanks anyway
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The media is not tested long term as yet, and of course you need software to burn data discs, and a second drive to test it. Also media isn't exactly cheap
Burning is slow - 4x is the best.
And again, it's blu ray, not blue.
Burning is slow - 4x is the best.
And again, it's blu ray, not blue.
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NoahK
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It's a decent solution but probably not the best long term because it's *only* around 50 GB or so. Not too mention on the set it's sloooow. My workflow is two fold- one get enough P2 cards to avoid on set backups altogether and two get a more robust medium for your backups. I'd look into a nice Dell or Quantum LTO-4 drive for long term backups.
Noah
evandroc
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ok guys,
thanks for the inputs. i´m thinking about blue ray data disks cause on some of my jobs i have to send the footage to my client at the end of the job and i thought optical disks woul be better than sending dlt or hard disks, i could offload the p2 cards to the laptop on set and let it burning the disk overnight. also many people are getting new computers with blue ray drives so it will become more and more a substitute to data dvds. and a 50 giga disk would fit 3 full 16 giga p2 cards, i never shoot more than that on a day.
thanks for the inputs. i´m thinking about blue ray data disks cause on some of my jobs i have to send the footage to my client at the end of the job and i thought optical disks woul be better than sending dlt or hard disks, i could offload the p2 cards to the laptop on set and let it burning the disk overnight. also many people are getting new computers with blue ray drives so it will become more and more a substitute to data dvds. and a 50 giga disk would fit 3 full 16 giga p2 cards, i never shoot more than that on a day.
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Have you tried blew ray drives?
They're even better.
Actually, I've seen very few bundled blu-ray™ drives with computers these days, and they usually are at a premium
Again, the best drives only burn at 4x. That is pretty slow
They're even better.
Actually, I've seen very few bundled blu-ray™ drives with computers these days, and they usually are at a premium
Again, the best drives only burn at 4x. That is pretty slow
What I am saying not too well is that the correct name for the technology is:
blu ray
not blue ray.
My apologies.
What I am saying as well is that there aren't a lot of blu ray drives out there on desktops and laptops.
best
blu ray
not blue ray.
My apologies.
What I am saying as well is that there aren't a lot of blu ray drives out there on desktops and laptops.
best
NoahK
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Agreed- as a format to send out with clients Blu-Rays are in my opinion kinda useless until a lot more Blu-Ray DVD players appear in computers. Right now the best method is simply to lend them a Firewire drive with the footage and expect it back. Or simply build an included drive into the price of your work.
Noah
Noah
evandroc
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ok David and NoahK , thanks for taking the time.
but anyway, there aren´t a lot of DLT drives out there either at least here in Brazil,and sending firewire hard drives is a not possible solution to local reality. my question is, i´m getting a two moths job for political campaign away from home and i´m buying a heavy duty notebook to go with me, so i can offload my P2 cards on set, and even make some cuts before deliver my footage if i need to. my first choice would be a mac book pro but it doesn´t have a slot for my cards. the sony notebook has it and offers me the option of burning the 50 giga disks as i wrote before. i´ll be buying it soon, so i´m trying to figure out which one to buy.
but anyway, there aren´t a lot of DLT drives out there either at least here in Brazil,and sending firewire hard drives is a not possible solution to local reality. my question is, i´m getting a two moths job for political campaign away from home and i´m buying a heavy duty notebook to go with me, so i can offload my P2 cards on set, and even make some cuts before deliver my footage if i need to. my first choice would be a mac book pro but it doesn´t have a slot for my cards. the sony notebook has it and offers me the option of burning the 50 giga disks as i wrote before. i´ll be buying it soon, so i´m trying to figure out which one to buy.
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evandroc
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i also had some issues on delivering footage on hard drives before. i sent the footage on a hard drive and some days later the client had a problem with his hard drive while editing it. i was on the middle of another job and had no time to back up twice his footage , so although he knew it was not my fault, he was mad at me cause he paid me for a footage he could not use.
thanks again and sorry for the bad english...
thanks again and sorry for the bad english...
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