rob and i usually only need to capture 1 or 2 miniDV tapes for a project. so with the 18 wedding tapes we decided to rent a miniDV deck.
we've been plugging in tapes since 5pm Friday and as of this posting we have 3 more to go.
some things we learned along the way:
1/ if you want to break up your 1 hour tape into four 15 minute segments for easy backup, make sure you're working with tapes that have already been striped. otherwise, final cut will throw a hissy fit and stop capturing.
2/ if you want to break up your 1 hour tape into four 15 minute segments for easy backup, you'll need to spend about 15 minutes setting up the in and out marks. this adds precious time to the whole capturing process.
3/ a deck is a valuable piece of hardware
4/ babysitting a deck isn't the most useful part of your day
so, this morning i thought i would check out ebay and see if there were any decks out there for sale. we saw one that was expiring in 15minutes and it was at $600 US. we bid on it right away and won it. it's a Sony GV-D900 Mini DV Digital Video deck.
it'll not only be great for capturing miniDV tapes but it's good for reviewing tapes in the field as it has a screen and also plays sound.
our debt load continues to rise. i hope rob finds some editing work soon.
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