The way we've done this is in the past, Dan, is to have the Refuge
folks send you a HD or other backup device and copy the raw material
straight across with written notes as to how to utilize the files.
That way they have a back-up of your efforts exactly as you've done
it and promised. We've provided material in this manner in all
formats with the NPS, USFWS, and NMFS (NOAA). No problem.
Bernie
On Jan 15, 2009, at 9:13 AM, Dan Dugan wrote:
> Sharon Perry and I had a successful* overnight monitoring session at
> Merced National Wildlife Refuge Saturday night. That refuge is
> incredibly rich with species and well-designed for public access.
>
> We recorded 12 hours of 4-channel material, 5:00 to 2:00 AM
> (unattended), and 4:00 AM (when we were allowed back in by special
> permission) to 7:00AM. Great stuff.
>
> I promised the management a copy of the raw material, and my question
> to the group is how to accomplish that without days of bouncing files.
> I usually submit audio CDs of my raw footage to the hosting park and
> to the California Library of Natural Sounds. In this case, making
> separate front and rear CDs, we're talking 24 CDs! I could just give
> the managers the files on 6 data DVDs, if they could play the 4-
> channel (poly) WAV files.
>
> I tried dropping one on Windows Media Player 9, but it wouldn't take
> it. Will poly files play on a PC? Perhaps I could give them a copy of
> a free DAW software.
>
> -Dan Dugan
>
> *Well, my 744T crashed when the Pro Digital gel cell battery got too
> low--again failing to switch over to a fully-charged Li-ion battery on
> the back and failing to shit down properly. Also, to minimize my
> losses when that expected event happened, I had set the maximum file
> size to 650 MB. Inexplicably, the 744 made 1.67 GB files instead.
> Afterwards when I checked the menu item I found it set to "2G CF," and
> I have no idea how that happened.
>
>
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