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What Is The Best NON Thumb Drive Media For Exporting Long Video Clips?

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
•May 08, 2018

Got a law enforcement agency that needs interviews exported.  These may be an hour or more in length with audio. 

In the past they used std. def analog video and burned to DVD disk.  Was proposing an IP solution and can make it all work, but worried about file size for DVD. 

They don't want to use thumb drives, I'm guessing for cost and convenience reasons.  Typically need 3 copies of the video: One for the case file, one for the prosecutor and one for defense. 

Was easy for them to burn to disk, write date and case # on the disk with Sharpie and duplicate the disk for the copies.

Any suggestions?

 

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
•May 08, 2018

Dual layer DVD?

8GB is quite a bit of data. You could also go bluray if you need more.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
•May 08, 2018

If CD/DVD is how they are used to doing it, I would stick with it...

 

Blu-Ray recordable disks have come down $1 each price range, which makes it affordable, and it is read-only, like a normal DVD, which is important for a case file.

They can hold 25/50Gb depending on disk type, which should be plenty for most incidents.

Also, it is recommended to NOT use a sharpie, as they have chemicals which for archival purposed can eat through a disk's layer, given enough time.

They sell special markers made for writing on optical media.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
•May 08, 2018

thanks, any suggestions on a decent Blu Ray burner for this purpose?  25 gig should be fine. I assume the 'read only' still allows burning.  

AB
Alexander Bakke
•May 08, 2018
In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1

Read only implies the disc is locked after being burnt (BD-R, Blu-ray Disc Recordable), and that no more data can be added or changed later.

You can also get discs that allow adding or erasing of files (BD-RE, Blu-ray Disc Recordable Erasable).

SD
Shannon Davis
•May 08, 2018
IPVMU Certified

ASUS Blu Ray External Burner CDW

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #4
•May 09, 2018

The issue with burning it on Blu-ray is that whoever you are giving the disc to (prosecutor, defense, police, etc.) will need a Blu-ray player (I know, obvious statement).

In reality though, a vast majority of people do not have Blu-ray players for their computers.  I can't imagine that each person or department or firm that you have to give a disc to will want to go out and purchase a Blu-ray player, but I could be wrong.

You could hand out an external Blu-ray player with every disc but that could get expensive.  :-)

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SD
Sarah Doyle
•May 09, 2018

A lot of agencies are looking at deploying Digital Asset Management software so that video and evidence can be uploaded directly and selectively shared internally and with prosecutors. Creates great efficiencies in eliminating having to transport evidence disks around the place in the long run but of course is an Enterprise decision with big cost implications!

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #5
•May 09, 2018

https://www.genetec.com/solutions/all-products/clearance

Go cloud....

 

 

 

 

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