Response to Editing DV projects cheaply

I'm one of those people who we went out and purchased the new Digital 8 format and must say, it's was a wise choice. I also purchased a Sony Vaio computer system with Adobe Premiere LE and paid an additional $199 to get the full blown version. I edit everthing in Premiere, and record it out onto the camera through fire wire. The hard drive on the system is partitioned, so I only get a little over 5 gigs of space(there is ways of getting around this). Here's how I do it: I shoot raw footage, log shots, import shots into computer, edit video and audio in Premiere, then record out onto camera(make sure you're using a new tape). You would then take the new tape out of the camera, erase previously edited footage from your hard drive to clear up space, then repeat the process until you have a complete project on the master tape. Since you're editing the project in increments, it may take you a while to master the process of recording material onto master tape without a glitch. You can do it this way until you're able to purchase a larger hard drive. I'm currently on the market to purchase a 27 gig hard drive and I hope to be able to record and edit up to 40 minutes of video at a time. GOOD LUCK!!

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