Best DV storage format

[Krangath]

Hey All,

Just wanted to ask the guru's a question. I have a number of home video's on MiniDV tapes and want to dump them to my PC for later editing. Standard DV is too large and from what I have read DVD is a final format and is no good for later editing. I have been looking at AutoGK to convert them to XviD. What is the best storage format for later editing that isn't going to takeup lots of space but will retain close to original quality, to later be output to DVD?

Thanks in advance

[bb]

Welcome to the forum, Krangath,

your topic has already been covered several times in this forum. Please use the search function.

In a nutshell, most people agree that it's preferable to keep the footage on miniDV tapes.

bb

[Krangath]

Sorry bb, can you delete this thread? I will do some more searching.