What raw format for backup HDV? at DVinfo.net

Arve Hansen · October 11th, 2008, 01:36 PM

I have a Sony HDR-HC1E HDV 1080i . Around 50 DV tape i will "export to tape" ta an externial harddrive for backup.
I have uset Adobe Premier with cineform and Edius. But in future can be another program. So what format shall i go for when have this as a backup like my DV tapes?
Is m2t safe? Can i then use cineform to convert from m2t to avi?

What apps shall i use? DVD splitt or Adobe premiere CS3 or?

Graham Hickling · October 11th, 2008, 07:26 PM

If you want to back up your raw tapes - i.e. the original footage - then capture them via firewire to your hard drive. This will produce lossless, bit-for-bit copies of your tapes in mpeg2 transport stream format (i.e. m2t).

"Export to tape" is usually used in the context of exporting edited footage. If you export edited material to .m2t the edited portions of the tape will get recompressed ... this will not be lossless. In this situation you are better editing and exporting in Cineform avi format.

Arve Hansen · October 12th, 2008, 03:00 AM

I want to capture my HDV tape to a harddrive. And have it there for the future. Is m2t the best format to use in future?

Graham Hickling · October 12th, 2008, 05:58 AM

Yes. See the first sentence of my earlier reply.

Arve Hansen · October 24th, 2008, 02:57 PM

Can Premiere CS3 do scene split or shall i use HDVSplit 0,77?
I remember i used HDVSplit for capture with scene detect in CS2. But in the last year i have only done Photo. But i think I used scene detect for DV/SD but not working for HDV in CS3?
What capture program is best for capture with scene detect/split?

October 11th, 2008, 01:36 PM	#1
Arve Hansen Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 49	What raw format for backup HDV? I have a Sony HDR-HC1E HDV 1080i . Around 50 DV tape i will "export to tape" ta an externial harddrive for backup. I have uset Adobe Premier with cineform and Edius. But in future can be another program. So what format shall i go for when have this as a backup like my DV tapes? Is m2t safe? Can i then use cineform to convert from m2t to avi? What apps shall i use? DVD splitt or Adobe premiere CS3 or?

October 24th, 2008, 02:57 PM	#5
Arve Hansen Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 49	Can Premiere CS3 do scene split or shall i use HDVSplit 0,77? I remember i used HDVSplit for capture with scene detect in CS2. But in the last year i have only done Photo. But i think I used scene detect for DV/SD but not working for HDV in CS3? What capture program is best for capture with scene detect/split? Last edited by Arve Hansen; October 25th, 2008 at 10:45 AM.

October 11th, 2008, 07:26 PM	#2
Graham Hickling Trustee Join Date: May 2004 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Posts: 1,669	If you want to back up your raw tapes - i.e. the original footage - then capture them via firewire to your hard drive. This will produce lossless, bit-for-bit copies of your tapes in mpeg2 transport stream format (i.e. m2t). "Export to tape" is usually used in the context of exporting edited footage. If you export edited material to .m2t the edited portions of the tape will get recompressed ... this will not be lossless. In this situation you are better editing and exporting in Cineform avi format.

October 12th, 2008, 03:00 AM	#3
Arve Hansen Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 49	I want to capture my HDV tape to a harddrive. And have it there for the future. Is m2t the best format to use in future?

October 12th, 2008, 05:58 AM	#4
Graham Hickling Trustee Join Date: May 2004 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Posts: 1,669	Yes. See the first sentence of my earlier reply.