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Want to transfer film to dvd?
I have a bunch of old fragile 8mm and super 8 film of my wife's family and am planning on taking them to a professional place to do the transfer. In checking some websites I have some questions:
1. They offer a Gold Archival DVD because it has a longer life than regular dvds. Is this hype or fact? Can I make as many copies as I want from this gold dvd? (there is no DRM)
2. They also offer a minidv tape with an uncompressed copy of the films. Is this a much better archival method?
3. I have a camcorder that uses sd cards and not tape, and don't expect to buy a camcorder that uses tape. Will that type camcorder (that uses minidv) be around longer than dvds, or soon go the way of the VHS cassettes?
Thanks for any info.
Great Questions for 8mm film transfer to DVD. There are many options out there and most companies try to choose for you. We like to give options, but it could be confusing.
1. Gold DVD's are fine. We use Taiyo Yuden watershield DVD's to give you a photograph quality printed on your disc. They will last 100 years as well. http://tinyurl.com/ybolyt2
I recommend getting two DVD copies, one you can watch, and scratch, and another that is for safe keeping and to make copies.
Regular DVD's will corrode on the inside layer if they are not manufactured properly. I've had some DVD's flake off on the inside layers due to the 'cheapness' of the DVD. Gold does not corrode, hence it is supposed to last over 100 years....if taken care of.
2. You can either get a Mini DV tape or a hard drive transfer of your files. I recommend the hard drive version because it is much easier to copy to another hard drive, plus, other files can be kept on the hard drive such as edit files so that editing is easier to do a year down the road. MiniDV tapes can be susceptible to drop-outs, kids ripping up the tapes, magnetic loss or not having a miniDV camera in the future. It also only holds 1 hour of footage.
In any case, the DVD has compressed files that are not archival quality.
3. It is hard to say which card will be used in camcorders in the future, but tape is definitely going away. One big reason is the manufacture of a tape drive and all of those parts is very difficult and costly. From a cost and convenience standpoint, tape is not the future for consumer or professional cameras.
Thanks!
Matt from Blue Cloud Video
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