karavite
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Hey, kind of a dumb question, but I need to know.
I am having a whole bunch of old family super 8 movies converted to digital format. The guy I found to do this for me will convert them to MPEG2 and burn them on a DVD-R (two actually - lots of old movies). I know I can copy, import and use these files in FCP or anything else to edit, but I want to make copies of these "raw" DVD-Rs to have as safe backup for "all time" and/or to put in a safe deposit box. Will I be able to easily copy the DVD-R itself? Do I need Toast or wil Disk Copy do the job? Is it kind of like copying a CD-R? I can't imagine it is complicated, but I never tried before. Thanks in advance!
P.S. If any of you have old movies out there, you should really look into getting them transfered to digital, but don't throw away the film when you do! I know of some people who transfred 8 MM to VHS, but there is no way a VHS tape will outlast film (or anything). Some of our family movies are 40 years old and have been in a hot attic for years and yet they look like new. I have to wonder how long a DVD will last, but I doubt that would make it to 40 either, so I guess I will be continually burning disks or whatever they have in 5, 10, 20 years. Good old Kodak knew what they were doing back then!
I am having a whole bunch of old family super 8 movies converted to digital format. The guy I found to do this for me will convert them to MPEG2 and burn them on a DVD-R (two actually - lots of old movies). I know I can copy, import and use these files in FCP or anything else to edit, but I want to make copies of these "raw" DVD-Rs to have as safe backup for "all time" and/or to put in a safe deposit box. Will I be able to easily copy the DVD-R itself? Do I need Toast or wil Disk Copy do the job? Is it kind of like copying a CD-R? I can't imagine it is complicated, but I never tried before. Thanks in advance!
P.S. If any of you have old movies out there, you should really look into getting them transfered to digital, but don't throw away the film when you do! I know of some people who transfred 8 MM to VHS, but there is no way a VHS tape will outlast film (or anything). Some of our family movies are 40 years old and have been in a hot attic for years and yet they look like new. I have to wonder how long a DVD will last, but I doubt that would make it to 40 either, so I guess I will be continually burning disks or whatever they have in 5, 10, 20 years. Good old Kodak knew what they were doing back then!
