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Why would archiving via tape be easier for a home camcorder? I'd imagine having a large hard drive and just being able to copy the raw files around is quicker and easier for archival then having to go through the tape -> file process via firewire/usb.


A waste of HD space for one, why have all your material spinning on a platter somewhere when it could be in a little box on a shelf. What's the point of having stored on line like that? Unless you're constantly referring to it on a regular basis. Plus, what are you going to back your HD onto if it fails?

We still archive onto tape at work as it's the most stable long term storage system available. We only keep a weeks worth of material spinning at a time, after that it's either deleted or printed to tape.
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