You must purchase an external hard drive by the third week of class. You'll need this drive to store and manipulate the massive files your video projects will generate. Unedited video files are far too large for storage on flash drives, cheap hard drives or Gaylord College's overtaxed file servers.
We recommends that you buy an OWC Mercury On-The-Go, 7200-rpm “Combo” (FireWire 400+USB 2.0). This is a reasonably priced and extremely versatile drive that can handle the heavy demands of video editing. It should suffice for all of your future video coursework at Gaylord College. The cheapest model provides 250 GB of storage for $90. Here’s the website link:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MS4U7250GB16/
You’ll also need a FireWire 800-to-400 adapter so you can use the drive with the iMacs in the new wing of Gaylord Hall. The adapter costs $10. You can order it at the same time you order the drive. Here’s the link:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/FIR1369AD/
If you’d like to compare prices of bigger drive configurations, check out the next link. But make sure you’re getting a 7200-rpm model with FireWire capability.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/on-the-go
In addition, you will need at least three mini-DV tapes by the third week of class. You may purchase them anywhere. They cost about $5 each if you buy several at a time. Here are Web links for two reasonably priced options at Wal-Mart:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/TDK-3-Pack-60-Minute-MiniDV-Tapes/14015251
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-60-Minute-MiniDV-Tapes-6-Pack/10262875
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