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Archiving and Restoring Media Files to Videotape
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8. Click OK.
The Tape Lengths dialog box opens.
The Archive Length area displays the calculated length of time required for archiving the
media files. The archiving process might require more time than indicated because
individual clips are not divided between tapes.
9. Under the “Enter the quantity of tapes available for the archive” area, do one of the
following:
t Type the number of blank videotapes needed for the archive next to the length of time of
your blank tapes. For example, if the archive length is 2 hours and 15 minutes, and you
have 30-minute videotapes, you would type 5 in the 30 Minutes text box.
t Type a custom tape length in the Custom text box, and type the number of available
blank videotapes.
The archiving process uses the tapes in the order listed in the Tape Lengths dialog box. For
example, if you type 10 in the 120 Minutes text box and 5 in the 60 Minutes text box, when
you start the archive your Avid editing application prompts you for each of the ten
120-minute tapes before using the five 60-minute tapes.
10. Click OK.
The Digital Cut tool opens and becomes the active window.