Jay60p Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 What is your method of archiving video? I wanted to try an external M-disc Blu-Ray, and this is replacing my older USB powered Samsung burner: https://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Computer/Computer+Drives/BDR-X12UBK The Samsung discs still always played back fine, never had a disc fail. But viewed under bright light the burn showed visible faint concentric rings. Nearly zero rings are visible in the discs burned on the new Pioneer, which is nearly mirror perfect. I can recommend it so far. For just a little more than the small USB powered burner, “BDR-X12UBK has a prolonged life about twice of conventional models.” I used to have a Plextor DVD burner about the same size that I loved, so hopefully this makes for a good M-disc version. If you want 4K UHD disc support, investigate the BDR-212UBK model instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfoundmass Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 SSDs have come down in price so I archive footage to SSD drives now. I'll only use an M-disc if I'm mastering a DVD or Blu-ray that I know I'll need to copy in my duplicator in the future for small distribution runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Ale82 Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 I use external both external drives and DVD (2 copies for things I really care about). Regarding DVDs, I have been happy with the Taiyo Yuden brand. It's a little more expensive than the most common brands, but I think it's worth the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yannick Willox Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 I would archive to multiple conventional HDD. SSD won't keep its data for 20+ years, neither will writeable blueray discs if you're out of luck (I had boxes full of CD-ROM becoming totally transparant around 2003-2005 !). My HDD from around 1995-2000 still spin and read perfectly ... For the moment I am buying Exos X16 12 or 16 TB harddrives. Much more reliable than consumer HD, and only 25 euro/TB if you can find them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanveer Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 The price seems unnecessary, and the 2nd camera is a poor gimmick. Its quality is pretty bad. Unless its sole purpose was illegal aerial surveillance, as alleged by certain people in the US government (is already being done, by way of illegal data sharing). For that, perhaps, its good enough. Also, the sensor does Full Res at only 50fps, which seems like a slower readout than even the GH5, or is it due to processing limitations? It's better than the 1inch sensor, mostly in low light. But, that may be more, due to the fact that both cameras have an f2.8 lens and the one with the smaller pixel will obviously be worse in low light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay60p Posted November 16, 2021 Author Share Posted November 16, 2021 M-Discs are expected to last “hundreds of years” if stored correctly. The bigger problem is, what video file formats will still be recognized in software in 100 years? My Mac pict files from 1996 are now unrecognized in OSX. I hope H264, H265 .mp4 will not become obsolete as quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay60p Posted November 17, 2021 Author Share Posted November 17, 2021 10 hours ago, Jay60p said: M-Discs are expected to last “hundreds of years” if stored correctly. The bigger problem is, what video file formats will still be recognized in software in 100 years? Silly me. My great grandson will only have to tell his A.I. to analyze the files and program an app for playback. Might take a few seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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