Archiving on minidv - how is that done?

In a recent post one reply said minidv tapes were the easy and cheap way to back up or archive iMovie and iDVD projects. How is that done?
I've seen references to feeding material back to the camcorder but my Canon Elura doesn't appear to have that capability.
I store my iPhoto, iMovie and iDVD projects on a 300GB hard drive and assumed the best archival system is simply another large hard drive, on the presumption that both won't go belly up simultaneously.
Pete

Pete,
In a recent post one reply said minidv tapes were the easy and cheap way to back up or archive iMovie and iDVD projects. How is that done?
Is this the recent post you were referring to?
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=857133&tstart=15
If so, there is no mention of using minidv tape to "archive" but rather shooting it back out to mini dv tape via iMovie as a "backup" and reworking the project at a later date w/in iMovie and finally to iDVD.
If your intention is to archive only, then the external FW HD approach is what I recommend also. Hope this is Helpful & good luck to you.
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