Reliability of SD cards or thumb/flash USB drives as deliverables at DVinfo.net

Michael B. McGee · June 30th, 2009, 03:28 PM

This probably isn't the right spot for this topic, but I'm an EX1 shooter and I already respect a lot of your opinions.

So what if I have a client who needs a copy of footage we just shot/worked on and its lets say 16gbs worth of data. He/she doesn't want dvds burnt and doesn't want to deal with the overkill of an external hard drive. Could I reliably give him/her a 16gb SD, SDHC card or 16gb flash/thumb USB drive instead? they're so small and compact and fit right into their pockets. is there anything wrong with this idea??? could this work? what do you think?

thanks,
Mike

Joachim Hoge · June 30th, 2009, 03:33 PM

I have been thinking a long the same lines. Since a USB stick of 8GB costs the same as a high quality tape, could I just use them as backup/storage?

PS Sorry for not being able to give you a good answer

Michael B. McGee · June 30th, 2009, 04:00 PM

yeah, i see 8gb SanDisk drives for $20 and 16gb for just a little more in the Sunday paper ads. ie: Best Buy, Staples, etc..

Perrone Ford · June 30th, 2009, 04:43 PM

That would be PREFERRED for me. Hand off a small chip at the end of the day and "see ya". Just make sure to include the cost of the media in your quote to the client and how can you lose?

Michael B. McGee · June 30th, 2009, 04:53 PM

Perrone,
that's what i'm thinking. i just haven't done or seen any "benchmark" type tests of this procedure. my logic says it'll work, but sometimes my logic backfires.

June 30th, 2009, 03:28 PM	#1
Michael B. McGee Major Player Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Santa Monica, CA Posts: 318	Reliability of SD cards or thumb/flash USB drives as deliverables This probably isn't the right spot for this topic, but I'm an EX1 shooter and I already respect a lot of your opinions. So what if I have a client who needs a copy of footage we just shot/worked on and its lets say 16gbs worth of data. He/she doesn't want dvds burnt and doesn't want to deal with the overkill of an external hard drive. Could I reliably give him/her a 16gb SD, SDHC card or 16gb flash/thumb USB drive instead? they're so small and compact and fit right into their pockets. is there anything wrong with this idea??? could this work? what do you think? thanks, Mike

June 30th, 2009, 04:43 PM	#4
Perrone Ford Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 4,100	That would be PREFERRED for me. Hand off a small chip at the end of the day and "see ya". Just make sure to include the cost of the media in your quote to the client and how can you lose? __________________ DVX100, PMW-EX1, Canon 550D, FigRig, Dell Octocore, Avid MC4/5, MB Looks, RedCineX, Matrox MX02 mini, GTech RAID, Edirol R-4, Senn. G2 Evo, Countryman, Moles and Lowels.

June 30th, 2009, 03:33 PM	#2
Joachim Hoge Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 402	I have been thinking a long the same lines. Since a USB stick of 8GB costs the same as a high quality tape, could I just use them as backup/storage? PS Sorry for not being able to give you a good answer

June 30th, 2009, 04:00 PM	#3
Michael B. McGee Major Player Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Santa Monica, CA Posts: 318	yeah, i see 8gb SanDisk drives for $20 and 16gb for just a little more in the Sunday paper ads. ie: Best Buy, Staples, etc..

June 30th, 2009, 04:53 PM	#5
Michael B. McGee Major Player Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Santa Monica, CA Posts: 318	Perrone, that's what i'm thinking. i just haven't done or seen any "benchmark" type tests of this procedure. my logic says it'll work, but sometimes my logic backfires.