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Originally Posted by mkx
Need to back up my MiniDV tapes in original quality on my hard drive. What is the best program and method to do this?
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I use Ulead Videostudio, capturing (via firewire) just saves the .avi file - a container for the DV stream - to my hard drive. I would guess that most video editors do this, just make sure they're not converting to something else on the fly.
DV consumes about 13 gigs per hour when it's on your PC.
Your cam may also support DV writing, which means you can copy the DV data on your PC to a fresh tape. (Since it's digital, it is an exact copy.)
If the content matters enough I'd store it both on HD and backup tape.
