Archiving on CD or DVD

I know I can export project to DVD or CD. However, in order to keep my hard disk not too crowded with my images, I would like to migrate the original files to an external medium and keeping reference links to to that disk. In other words, archiving my files on an external disk while keeping the reference to them in the library with no more files on my hard disk. Is it that possible?

Here's another way, but takes a few steps. I learned how to do this by reading the book Apple Pro Training Series Aperture 1.5 by Orlando Luna and Ben Long. (I highly recommend the book.)
Here's how it works:
1) In Disk Utility, which can be found in Applications>Utilities, you click on the New Image icon and then select a Size that matches your CD or DVD media. Give the disk image a name that means something to you and save it to your Desktop or somewhere easy to find. The disk image should automatically mount after it has been created.
2) In Aperture, select the images you want to export and choose menu option File>Relocate Masters. Choose the disk image you created as the target destinition.
3) Insert your CD or DVD in your drive. Back in Disk Utility, in the left hand panel, select the .dmg image you created and then click the Burn icon to burn the disk.
4) Mount the CD or DVD if it is not alread mounted and check to make sure your images are there. Eject the disk image you made.
5) The Library should now be referencing the images on the CD or DVD. If it is not, quit Aperture and restart it.
6) Delete the disk image from your computer once you are sure that the process worked. (The disk image still contains your files if something went wrong with the CD/DVD burn. You could always use Aperture's menu option File>Consolidate Masters to bring them back in if necessary.)
Note: Don't try to access the files from Aperture with both the disk image and the CD/DVD mounted as this may confuse Aperture because they would both appear to be a disk of the same name.
This procedure is described in more detail beginning on page 477 of the book.
-Karen
G5 Dual 2GHz w/3.5GB, MBP 17 C2D Mac OS X (10.4.8)

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My concern is that if I save the video footage used in the project as a datafile, I will lose some of the quality (due to compression/decompression) if I ever use the footage at a later date.
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i'm trying to pause import to one step dvd so I can change 60 min tapes.
Posted: Jan 12, 2006 8:37 AM
Hi all
I'm trying to archive mini dv to dvd as easily as possible, my tapes are 62 min
long and if I put 2 tapes into imovie I already exceed buning limit.
One step dvd only lets me import one tape and then decides to complete the task of burning.
Should I buy better software or my other method could be to pipe the camcorder into my panasonic set top dvd burner, but I'm not sure if I'll
lose some quality it only has s video connection and no fire wire.
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vinestein
Posts: 2
From: vancouver b.c.
Registered: Jan 12, 2006
Re: I'm trying to pause import to one step dvd so I can change 60 min tapes.
Posted: Jan 12, 2006 10:36 AM in response to: vinestein
I've solved my own problem.
While importing to one step dvd and while on that pane I click and hold a word
on the top bar of the screen wich sort of freezes everything and with my other
hand I pause the play on the camera and eject the tape 2 seconds before
the tape is about to come to its end, then load a rewound tape back in and
push play then let go of the mouse or even click one more time on the menu bar. I don't think one step knew what just happened, but there maybe blue
screen recorded while I changed tapes. We'll see.
Brian Christian...
Posts: 1
Registered: Nov 1, 2005
Loading content from multiple MiniDV tapes to one DVD
Posted: Nov 1, 2005 3:05 PM
I am being offered this "One Touch" feature on iDVD to copy my Camera footage to a DVD. I am wondering what the best process is to follow if I wanted to, say, merge :30 minutes of content from one MiniDV and :20 minutes of content from another. Should I be uploading to iMovie instead? If I have the ultimate objective of a. having copies on DVD instead of MiniDV and b. using the content for video editing in iMovie, what is the best process to follow?
1. Move all MiniDV to DVD and then work from that?
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Tips, best practices, advice appreciated.
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Len Goff
Posts: 4,344
From: 35 miles West of Lake Michigan
Registered: Jan 17, 2004
RE: Loading content from multiple MiniDV tapes to one DVD
Posted: Nov 1, 2005 3:15 PM in response to: Brian Christian...
Brian,
It's pretty much agreed here that the best storage medium for your MiniDV tapes, is the tape itself.
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Having "switched " from MS to Mac almost 4 years ago, ready to go back. I had fewer hassles with my computers, got more done, and had lower blood pressure ten years ago than I do now, although Windows is always a "Johnny come lately" when it comes to any new innovation, having merely perfected the art of monopoly. lately though, have become very disenchanted with Apple, and will not be replacing /repairing my MacBook pro, macMini, iIMac when they finally break.
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