HDD requirements

[poirot]

Hi!
A friend asked me if i could transfer the video from his Sony TRV255E to my pc, edit and burn it on dvd. I've never done it, so can anyone tell me how much space do i need on my hard drive just to transfer it to HDD? I'll worry about editing later, he needs it transferred pronto, and i havent done my backing-up. Thanx

[jggimi]

According to the FAQ (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=30495) Q7, DV consumes approximately 3.6MB per second. That's approximately 216MB per minute.

[poirot]

Thanx alot for the quick answer.

[poirot]

Ooops, one more question - how long does it take to transfer 90min tape through firewire?

[jggimi]

90 min

[bb]

Correct, the DV transfer via firewire takes place in realtime. But editing, encoding, authoring, and finally burning the video on DVD media will likely take many hours. :)

bb

[poirot]

I don't worry about that, transferring is my only concern since he's going ayway and needs it done in a jiffy. Thanx for the answers