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DV Backup Awards and Press Reviews




TechTV (USA)

April 2004: Reviewed by Hansen Chan, item originally aired on TechTV April 16, 2004.

Read the full TechTV review here.



The Imaging Resource (USA)

April 2004: Reviewed by Mike Pasini:

"We've used several versions of DV Backup, including 1.2.2, with a
Sony TRV240 and Digital8 tapes. And we find the program does just what it promises."

"The icing on the cake is that Hewett has written a solid program,
now mature, whose features have grown with each release.
DV Backup is simple to use and does not disappoint."

Read the full Imaging Resource review here.



MacWorld (USA)



December 2003
: awarded DV Backup 1.1.4 the prestigious Editor's Choice "Eddy" award.

MacWorld state: "The Macworld Editors' Choice Award (Eddy Award) is the most prestigious
distinction for breakthrough product development in the Macintosh market. Macworld's
editorial department chooses the year's top Mac hardware and software products,
evaluating their overall quality as well as their utility, innovation, and elegance."
November 2003: Reviewed in the magazine's "Mac Gems" column by Dan Frakes and
awarded a rating four mice out of five. Read the Mac Gems review here.





MacAddict (USA)

January 2004: awarded DV Backup "Shareware Pick of the Month", stating:
"Through the magic of Firewire, DV Backup controls your camcorder's buttons
to make automatic backups."



The Monitor (Sweden)

Issue 9/2003, 24 October 2003:

"Really magic... DV Backup works exactly as described..."
"DV Backup is something very special, I take my hat off to its developer."

Reviewed by Johan Skaneby,
translation from Swedish very kindly provided by the editor Per Lundblad.
The full review can be read here (in Swedish).




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