Hard Drive, New Computer, External DVD Burner?
I am very into making DV Movies and I need massive hard drive space or some means of saving enormous ammounts of footage.
Do I buy an external HD that would filll up in a metter of months or buy an external DVD Burner that has endless storage space via DVD's? Or the less considerable option of buying a new computer? I need suggestions.
I am seriously considering a DVD Burner but which one?
Do I buy an external HD that would filll up in a metter of months or buy an external DVD Burner that has endless storage space via DVD's? Or the less considerable option of buying a new computer? I need suggestions.
I am seriously considering a DVD Burner but which one?
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But if you want a DVD burner to actually make DVDs, then that is another story.
<strong>I would get some firewire Hard drives, maybe 2 120gig ones. THey are pretty fast and very large. With DVD burners you waste time burning and you can't use them as seamless.
But if you want a DVD burner to actually make DVDs, then that is another story.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I would like the DVD Burner because it would be the best of both worlds.
or, you could buy an internal dvr-ao3 for $415 and stick it in your tower in place of whatever came with your machine. then you can trick idvd to burn to it.
<strong>I have a Cube though? Why the heck cant iDVD work with a third party burner?</strong><hr></blockquote>
did your computer come with iDVD? no.
that's why Apple doesn't make it work. they want to sell computers not third party burners
If you talking about stuff you've edited, then why not just move it back to a tape once your done editing it then wipe it off your drive? I have a 40 gig external FW drive and this is exactly what i do.
Tapes can be reused.
<strong>I have a Cube though? Why the heck cant iDVD work with a third party burner?</strong><hr></blockquote>
i've asked around about this before because i want to get my dad (with a cube) an external dvd burner. my little bro still living at home makes a ton of great iMovies. and dad wants to make massive slideshows of his digi photos on dvd for enjoyment and archival purposes.
what i'm told is that apple hasn't gottten around to adding firewire support into idvd which is why it can't recognize the external drives.
and the superdrive is physically bigger (longer) than the optical drives in the cube, so you can't just swap them like you can in the tower. space is too damn tight in there.
there are rumors of an updated iMovie at MWT. maybe iDVD will be update too with external burner support? i'm hoping, but not holding my breath.
the superdrive imac is such a great deal though, it's almost not worth waiting for external support they may never add. depends on your budget i guess. still, sucks for apple to leave that out, even if it is a good business decision that gets more new machines sold.
<strong>Any suggestions?</strong><hr></blockquote>
About what? It seems like people have answered your original question. What are you asking now?
<strong>LOL, Cubes suck! I said so when they came out, and got flamed for it, but really, for what Apple charged for those cubes, it's pathetic that they are not expandable.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Thanks for the help!
<strong>LOL, Cubes suck! I said so when they came out, and got flamed for it, but really, for what Apple charged for those cubes, it's pathetic that they are not expandable.</strong><hr></blockquote>
yea right. the processor can be expanded currently to a dual 500, the graphic crd is upgradable, the ram is expandable to 1.5GB, the hard drive is upgradable and it has a port for all your needs.
what, because the vertically mounted optical drive isn't easily replaced its clasified as not expandable by you?
Macintosh,
people have given you advice. and instead of accepting it you just knock down every suggestion. if you know what you want then don't ask in the first place.
<strong>...a 4 pack of Mini DV tapes for 15 dollars.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Where can you find a 4-pack of MiniDV for $15?! <img src="graemlins/surprised.gif" border="0" alt="[Surprised]" />
Unless you plan on making a feature film anytime soon, you probably don't need more than a 40-60 gig HD. Frankly, biggest editing project I ever did was about an hour and a half's worth of footage. All that was needed for that was a 30 gig drive. The final movie, you generally don't keep the uncompressed DV on your computer. You re-export it to tape, or to QT high quality. Then, you delete the DV stream files OFF your HD. Frankly, you don't need any more than about 20-30 gigs of free space unless you're doing some seriously hardcore movie work.
DVD burner is stupid. It takes a hell of a lot of time to burn a DVD disc- not what you want for storage space. While the DVD burner capability is nice, you would have to buy DVD Studio Pro (for $999) to use it.
Apple makes no profit on blank DVD discs. NONE. Therefore, there's not any reason for them to want to sell more of them. They're in the business of selling computers to gullible people who are convinced they need the latest and the greatest to do whatever they want to do. You just got a DV camera. You're suddenly SO interested in it that you're planning to drop another ~500-1000 bucks on this hobby? Are you sure you're really interested, and not just caught in the RDF about how great making home movies with iMovie is and burning them with iDVD? Think about it for a bit. If your best work is capturing some big-boned teacher lumbering up some stairs without her knowing it, really, don't continue this hobby. You ain't cut out for it.
However, if you plan on becoming Spielberg
Finally, I urge you, do not start whining about getting a new iMac again. Not here, not where I can see it. I promise you, my disdain for that type of behavior is less than that of most users around here.