Anyone using blu ray discs as storage/archive for ex1/3?

Thanks, Perrone. It sounds like you're archiving actual video files, rather than data. How come you're not just taking the BPAV folder from your shoot and Copying it to a blu-ray disk formatted for data?

Also, what advantage are you finding in using Cineform? I'm using FCP and not sure why I'd spend $600 for it.
 
Mike70 said:
Took a look at the conversion enclosures, but given the less than enthusiastic reivews for any of them, I think I'm probably better off sticking with the LG.

On another point: any reason not to use the less expensive read only disks (instead of RW),since it's just for archiving?
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For archiving, I buy Taiyo Yuden.

They comes in BD-R, and DVD+R. This brand is the highest quality money can buy.


 
I am archiving actual video files, as well as data. Depends on my needs.

I tend to archive render my finished file into a portable format. Cineform offers me excellent visual quality and amazing compression that still edits easily. It's wavelet compression much like RED uses. Which is why RED lets you edit raw 4k files on a laptop. Pushing around 1920x1080 on my machines becomes trivial. It's honestly a lot like working with DV.

If I needed the raw files, I'd certainly move those to blu-ray also, but I just don't have the need for anything other than the finished products.

As for spending the money for Cineform, Vegas ships with a free version. So I didn't have to spend a dime for it. It would be worth the money for it anyway though. I wouldn't get anything less than the 2k version though.

-P

Mike70 said:
Thanks, Perrone. It sounds like you're archiving actual video files, rather than data. How come you're not just taking the BPAV folder from your shoot and Copying it to a blu-ray disk formatted for data?

Also, what advantage are you finding in using Cineform? I'm using FCP and not sure why I'd spend $600 for it.
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