Hey, this method is even cheaper and more compact
than what I came up with...! ;-) I forgot about
the possibility of keeping batch capture files!
With all these possibilities, JM should have
a solution...;-)


On Fri, 12 Apr 2002 15:43:42 GMT, "nappy" wrote:
>
>I try to backup only the necessary data that can not be replicated by
>recapturing.
>Batch capture lists
>Titles
>After Effects Project files
>Premiere project files
>Photshop images
>etc..
>
>If I have to back up DV files, say, I would either make a DVD data image or
>, as David said, I bring them into a Premiere project and put either black
>or a slate between each clip. Then I run those off to the DV deck.
>
>nappy

>>>"James Moss" wrote in message
>>>news:3CB69B5E.5DC2BB4@mossware.com...
>>>> 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?

>>> 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...
>> DR