DV Backup is a shareware application for MacOS X 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5 which lets you backup any data files to a MiniDV, Digital8, DVCAM or HDV camcorder.
With up to 17.5GB of storage on each low cost, high Capacity 60 minute MiniDV (or Video8/Hi8) tape, a single one hour tape can store nearly four times as much data as a 4.7GB DVD disc, and more than twice as much as a dual-Layer DVD.
DV Backup 1.4.2 (Standard Edition) supports these features:
鈥?backup, restore, verify with up to 11.5GB (SP) and 17.5GB (LP) capacity per hour of tape
鈥?hard drive store to keep regularly-accessed backups conveniently available
鈥?capability to seemlessly span backups over an unlimited number of multiple tapes
鈥?ability to perform selective backups and restores (with "Direct Access" for restoring)
鈥?ability to group regularly-used file/folder collections into named sets for convenience
鈥?option of incremental and compressed backups
鈥?built-in authorisation for supervisor privileges for backing up privileged files
鈥?full table-of-contents listing for each tape including user comments
鈥?unattended scheduled backups feature
鈥?fully automatic control of the camera including all tape positioning
鈥?user-configurable buffer size with underrun and overrun prevention
鈥?8 levels of error Protection/recovery, from none through to full duplication
鈥?file/folder archive during backup, de-archive during restore
鈥?PAL, NTSC and SECAM MiniDV, Digital8 and DVCAM devices supported
鈥?drag-and-drop functionality
