Take_1
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$6395.00 CAD
If you figure that the average HDD of large capacity plus enclosure will run you between $250 - $350 you can see how quickly it will pay for itself if you are shooting regularly.
Archiving Footage in the REAL WORLD
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$6395.00 CAD
If you figure that the average HDD of large capacity plus enclosure will run you between $250 - $350 you can see how quickly it will pay for itself if you are shooting regularly.
cheezweezl
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i have been buying pairs of external drives and filling them. i have two of each with identical contents in case one dies. once they are full, it's on the shelf and go buy more. hard drives are soooo cheap now. on average i pay less than $100 for a 500gb external.
I have two different systems/ methods:
On my workplace, I created a backup system based on HDD and Iomega REV disks archiving. The REV disks are excelent, and they work like regular hard drives. No issues so far
On my personal studio, I do not have access to REV (tough I'm planning on investing on it), so due to cost, I'm doing "2 copies of everything" (in HDD) archiving.
REV disks are very hard to find over here, so its been quite challenging to keep all our archives backed up to the media. However, its working flawlessly.
On my workplace, I created a backup system based on HDD and Iomega REV disks archiving. The REV disks are excelent, and they work like regular hard drives. No issues so far
On my personal studio, I do not have access to REV (tough I'm planning on investing on it), so due to cost, I'm doing "2 copies of everything" (in HDD) archiving.
REV disks are very hard to find over here, so its been quite challenging to keep all our archives backed up to the media. However, its working flawlessly.
Mark Smith
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hvx_germanboy
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hvx_germanboy
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There was this announcement from Sandisk some time ago to produce Solid-State-Memory in the size of 100GB(just one time Writitng on it...), i didnt hear any news, but i guess this could be a perfect solution..no risk to loose the material, no extra tapedeck/what so ever..!
You guys think this could be a solution?
You guys think this could be a solution?
Mark Smith
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"Mark, nice to hear you use the Quantum, i am thinking about it for some time already, although HDD is getting cheaper, i dont like the risk to loose it through any damage...i am just curious how "paranoid" you backup, if you use 1 Tape and 1 HDD copy, or even 2 tapes?
One thing that stopped me so far is the fact that they should bring out a new Quantum SDLT(which should be double capacity for same price as it has been in the last years as i heard..!?), and also the fact that you need a SCSI-connection stopped me, as i am shooting a lot with my HVX far from home and id like to get a external DLT to work with a laptop, but how can i manage this without a SCSI-connection?
(Anybody of you got a external Quantum?-You think i can travel around with it or do i risk to dmage it easy??)-Thanks!!
p.s. as i run my own small business, this is a lot of money to spend, so every advice helps me..![/quote]"
I use the quantum to back up shoot files for my projects and I generally back up material for long term clients as well.
I'm not super paranoid so I use the Quantum archive as my main back up, which is not to say that I don't have dupes on a HD, because I do, the HD copies are just more fluid and are erased when I need the HD drive for something else.
I have an SDLT 600a which is a NAS device with a Gig E connection, no ScSI necessary. I just returned from a month on a remote island in the South Pacific. I took 3 750 gig drives, but would have taken the Quantum if I had enough space. With a proper case I think you could travel it.
The Quantum does cost a bit , but I recognized the need for solid back up and that's what I chose. I am not disappointed since my back ups and recovery have been flawless. I think it is a waste to have HD's sitting on the shelf as archives when they could be doing something more useful.
The quantum also has been really useful in archiving complete Final Cut projects, project file and all the media. I can finish a project, archive it, and if the client comes back to me in 6 months and wants to reopen a Project, I can restore the file to drive and open the project in short order, which is a real time saver.
One thing that stopped me so far is the fact that they should bring out a new Quantum SDLT(which should be double capacity for same price as it has been in the last years as i heard..!?), and also the fact that you need a SCSI-connection stopped me, as i am shooting a lot with my HVX far from home and id like to get a external DLT to work with a laptop, but how can i manage this without a SCSI-connection?
(Anybody of you got a external Quantum?-You think i can travel around with it or do i risk to dmage it easy??)-Thanks!!
p.s. as i run my own small business, this is a lot of money to spend, so every advice helps me..![/quote]"
I use the quantum to back up shoot files for my projects and I generally back up material for long term clients as well.
I'm not super paranoid so I use the Quantum archive as my main back up, which is not to say that I don't have dupes on a HD, because I do, the HD copies are just more fluid and are erased when I need the HD drive for something else.
I have an SDLT 600a which is a NAS device with a Gig E connection, no ScSI necessary. I just returned from a month on a remote island in the South Pacific. I took 3 750 gig drives, but would have taken the Quantum if I had enough space. With a proper case I think you could travel it.
The Quantum does cost a bit , but I recognized the need for solid back up and that's what I chose. I am not disappointed since my back ups and recovery have been flawless. I think it is a waste to have HD's sitting on the shelf as archives when they could be doing something more useful.
The quantum also has been really useful in archiving complete Final Cut projects, project file and all the media. I can finish a project, archive it, and if the client comes back to me in 6 months and wants to reopen a Project, I can restore the file to drive and open the project in short order, which is a real time saver.
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hvx_germanboy
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Thanks for your Reply Mark, very interesting though..!
I am doing Documentary stuff mostly, so it takes a looot of space, i guess thats also why i like the Quantum-road....and i definitly hope that they keep developing..!
I would like to do it the way you describe it Mark, but being paranoid makes me feel a bit unsave to have it just on one medium(the DLT..) but i should come down and relax....what make realy sense is copying the whole project directory to just replace the whole thing when you need it...(my project right now has about 1TB...but about 4 tapes should save my ass.....!
Thanks for your hints, would like to hear more experiences...!
I am doing Documentary stuff mostly, so it takes a looot of space, i guess thats also why i like the Quantum-road....and i definitly hope that they keep developing..!
I would like to do it the way you describe it Mark, but being paranoid makes me feel a bit unsave to have it just on one medium(the DLT..) but i should come down and relax....what make realy sense is copying the whole project directory to just replace the whole thing when you need it...(my project right now has about 1TB...but about 4 tapes should save my ass.....!
Thanks for your hints, would like to hear more experiences...!