Gregg Gorrie wrote:
If you're just doing > basic cut editing, you would not really use any more space because the clips > you're creating are simply pointers to the media that is already on the > drive. In fact, in iMovie, when you take a file into the editor and trim it > down, the unused portion of the file gets put into iMovie's trash can. When > you empty the trash, that portion of the file gets deleted and opens up that > space on the hard drive. > > However, if you start creating transitions or putting on effects that need > to be rendered, you'll need extra drive space to store the rendered files. > How much depends on the length of the transitions/processed clips. > > I would say for basic editing w/some transitions and effects, a ratio of 2:1 > should be more than sufficient - ie for 1hr of DV video using 12GB, have > about 20-24 GB of drive space available. ------ Gregg - Thanks so much for the lessons. This information would be helpful no matter what machine is used for editing. One more Q...I don't recall information covering this. If my initial goal is to dump everything on DVD - about 10 years of 8mm tapes, each about 2-hours long, how difficult is it to 'extract' the info that is stored on the DVD discs for grabbbing clips, etc. for creating other discs ? It is not feasible for me to sit and edit down before burning onto DVD. Thanks again, Alan -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
