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Question

burning all avchd videos at once

Dec 23, 2013 10:46AM PST

I have a sony hdr-cx220 handycam and wold like to burn all my AVCHD videos to several DVDs at once. Can this be done? I tried using PMH software and it seems like you can only add enough videos that will fit on 1 disc but there is no way of know if you have too few or too many until you actually try and burn them. Can I just put them all on and then be told you will need x amount of discs and be told when to insert new ones. Thanks fr any help

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I'm going with no.
Dec 24, 2013 5:27AM PST

While once might automate such the problem is that I find that folk often have zero interest in writing scripts and more.
Bob

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Nero?
Dec 24, 2013 6:41AM PST

Not tried this but Nero might support what you want to do.

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What does everyone else do
Dec 26, 2013 6:24AM PST

I will check into nero, what does everyone else do with their videos? I don't trust ext drives, I want to have them on DVD and put away in a box in a closet somewhere and be able to view them in 30 years.

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I trust external drives more than
Dec 26, 2013 10:23PM PST

consumer grade optical disc. But not as individual drives. At the moment, a multi-drive, RAID1 optioned, Network Attached Storage (NAS) is about as stable as it gets. But they are not inexpensive. Basically, there are two hard disc drives in the NAS which are identical. The chances that both will fail at the same time are extremely slim. However, when one dies, replace it (hot swap) and the remaining working unit copies its contents over automatically. If you really want to get in to it, you can take one of the working drives out and send it somewhere for storage. This way, there is one "set" somewhere else (not in the drive).

Since regular optical discs (DVDs) don't hold much (4.7 gig and 8.5 gig for single layer and double layer, respectively) and since their adhesives can delaminate it would be prudent to look into Blue Ray blanks... 25 and 50 gig sizes are available. But you still run into the same file fit issue. If you can afford a NAS, then a 4-bay where each drive can run a 4 terabyte drive (remember, the drives work in pairs), then you can start with a 4-terabyte pair and add another pair later.

Seagate, Buffalo, Iomega, Netgear... they all make them... stick it in a closet and add it to the network. They work great. You can put all your other stuff on there, too... photos, music, movies... secure it, make accessible remotely... lots of other features and flexibility... but at a price...

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I trust no one thing.
Dec 27, 2013 3:06AM PST

The current backup is on a few externals then with the fall of memory stick/card prices a few 32GB memory cards for what we can't lose and finally a few things on DropBox.
Bob

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I miss VHS
Dec 28, 2013 10:03PM PST

I have 30 year old VHS home videos that still work fine, simple and reliable.