Footage retention

Chazilicious

Member
Joined
Feb 4, 2020
Messages
11
Reaction score
2
Age
60
Hey, folks! Couple of questions ...

1) How long do you retain your raw footage after you’ve edited a video?

2) Once you have a finished product and upload it, how long do you keep the final edit?
 

Crown

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Joined
Sep 5, 2013
Messages
22,408
Reaction score
20,367
Channel Type
Guru
Moved to the recording / editing / production / software / hardware forum. :)
 
  • Like
Reactions: Chazilicious

Crown

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Joined
Sep 5, 2013
Messages
22,408
Reaction score
20,367
Channel Type
Guru
Hey, folks! Couple of questions ...

1) How long do you retain your raw footage after you’ve edited a video?

2) Once you have a finished product and upload it, how long do you keep the final edit?

To answer your questions:

1) I delete the raw footage once I'm certain the final edit is indeed the final edit and I've uploaded it to YouTube without any problems, added the thumb, cards, end-screens etc. In other words, once I'm 100% certain that I no longer need the raw footage to rebuild the final edit.

2) I keep the final edit forever both on the hard drive of my PC and also on a backup drive.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Chazilicious