On Fri, 12 Apr 2002 14:13:03 GMT, d_ruether@hotmail.com (Neuman - Ruether) wrote:
>On Fri, 12 Apr 2002 08:32:34 GMT, James Moss
> wrote:

>>Backup of Premiere Files...
>>Outside of purchasing a DAT tape backup drive for $900
>>or so, are there any other options to backing up the timeline
>>with and associated clips out there?? What are the old dogs
>>doing?
>>
>>Jim Moss

>Hard drives are big and cheap, even at the local stores
>these days... Jam a few 80-gig drives into the computer
>(under $200 each) and copy the files (including the ppj)
>to another drive... Once edited, though, most people
>run off a couple of DV copies to tape and dump the
>files - but if you must keep them.....
>BTW, removable bays are available for HDs, for long-term
>storage.
> DR

A cheaper method: place the clips to be saved on
the Premiere timeline, with maybe one second black
segments used to separate them, and play them out to
a couple of DV-tape copies through FireWire. Make
a log of all the clip names and save it and the ppj
file to a couple of floppies or a CD... Later, if
needed, the named clips and ppj can be recovered
from this cheap backup system. This is assuming
the originals were Mini-DV, but even if not, and
the files must be converted to Mini-DV format, this
method may still be acceptable...