Western Digital external drives are one of the best and most reliable drives on the market today. That's why we only sell Western Digital My Book 7400 RPM drives with a USB connection.

Whether you decide to send your own hard drive or purchase one through us, you need to know how much space you'll need for the transfer. In addition, you probably will want some room left over for working space.

The hard drive needs to be an external hard drive with either a USB or IEEE 1394 Firewire connection.

To figure out the disk space needed, use this equation:

Disk Space = (Total Feet / Feet Per Hour) * Disk Space Per Hour

Total Feet = The order form will calculate the total footage based on the # and size of reels you enter in step 1. You can also manually add up your footage by using the table here.
Feet Per Hour = 750 for 8mm, 1000 for Super 8 and 2200 for 16mm
Disk Space Per Hour =  15GB for AVI or HDV, 550GB for HD uncompressed

If you want some additional working space, you should add about 20% to the total disk space needed.