Fast Fowarding and Rewinding MiniDV tapes before use? - GoFuckYourself.com

mkx · 05-31-2007, 04:25 PM

Is this nescessary with all new MiniDv tapes or only the cheap ones? I am using Sony 63 HDV tapes now.

rowan · 05-31-2007, 04:30 PM

Although it will cause a little extra wear and tear on the mechanism I think it's a good idea, just in case.

I hope you don't also "prerecord" the timecode

mkx · 05-31-2007, 04:37 PM

prerecord the timecode

?

MaDalton · 05-31-2007, 04:41 PM

i never did that - and we went through thousands of tapes. but only use them once anyways

we did pre-record the timecode a couple of time though (isn't it called "striping"?) - the advantage is that if you record different things on the tape the timecode does not start again at zero in the middle of the tape
- or wherever you stopped

rowan · 05-31-2007, 04:43 PM

Some people like to run the tape in record mode (eg with the lens cap on) prior to shooting so that there's a contiguous timecode present on the tape with no chance of gaps and resetting to 00:00:00. This would be a non issue with a continous shoot, of course...

mkx · 05-31-2007, 04:52 PM

Ah I see, I only had a problem once when I didn't fastfoward and rewind the tape and it really sucked, is it very important ?

mkx · 05-31-2007, 04:54 PM

Ah I see, I only had a problem once when I didn't fastfoward and rewind the tape and it really sucked, is it very important ?

Sharky · 05-31-2007, 05:17 PM

this is all news to me. I learn something new every day!

JP-pornshooter · 05-31-2007, 05:33 PM

can someone recommend a video deck for mini dv for duplicating and capturing ?

RawAlex · 05-31-2007, 05:37 PM

Fast forwarding and then rewinding the tape does two things:

1 - it verifies that the tape is in usuable condition,and that there was no manufacturing errors that will make the tape jam half way through a shoot.

2 - it gives any loose particles or what have you from the production process to fall off before you use the tape.

Many people I know stripe tapes before using them, I don't mostly from the stand point of wear and tear - it would literally double the amount of work for the camera to record twice.

JP, I have a panasonic deck here (DV-1000) that is quite useful. However, with the ever changing formats these days, it can be expensive to try to keep up.

JP-pornshooter · 05-31-2007, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RawAlex

Fast forwarding and then rewinding the tape does two things:

1 - it verifies that the tape is in usuable condition,and that there was no manufacturing errors that will make the tape jam half way through a shoot.

2 - it gives any loose particles or what have you from the production process to fall off before you use the tape.

Many people I know stripe tapes before using them, I don't mostly from the stand point of wear and tear - it would literally double the amount of work for the camera to record twice.

JP, I have a panasonic deck here (DV-1000) that is quite useful. However, with the ever changing formats these days, it can be expensive to try to keep up.

different machine for HDV ?

RevSand · 05-31-2007, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JP-pornshooter

can someone recommend a video deck for mini dv for duplicating and capturing ?

Ditto.. Also looking for something like this.. Thought of picking up a cheap camcorder just for this purpose also..

RawAlex · 05-31-2007, 08:17 PM

JP, you would likely need a different machine for HDV - I haven't checked, but I don't think it can read the format corrently, that machine is a miniDV machine.

Jim_Gunn · 05-31-2007, 09:19 PM

I never bother striping mini-DV tapes. Who has time when you shoot multiple scenes every week?

JP-pornshooter · 06-01-2007, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim_Gunn

I never bother striping mini-DV tapes. Who has time when you shoot multiple scenes every week?

sometimes use 5 tapes in a day.. not time for striping.. use sony tapes, never had one single problem with tape, never..

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05-31-2007, 04:30 PM	#2
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	Although it will cause a little extra wear and tear on the mechanism I think it's a good idea, just in case. I hope you don't also "prerecord" the timecode

05-31-2007, 04:37 PM	#3
mkx Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 4,001	prerecord the timecode ?

05-31-2007, 04:43 PM	#5
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	Some people like to run the tape in record mode (eg with the lens cap on) prior to shooting so that there's a contiguous timecode present on the tape with no chance of gaps and resetting to 00:00:00. This would be a non issue with a continous shoot, of course...

05-31-2007, 04:52 PM	#6
mkx Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 4,001	Ah I see, I only had a problem once when I didn't fastfoward and rewind the tape and it really sucked, is it very important ?

05-31-2007, 04:54 PM	#7
mkx Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 4,001	Ah I see, I only had a problem once when I didn't fastfoward and rewind the tape and it really sucked, is it very important ?

05-31-2007, 05:33 PM	#9
JP-pornshooter Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: westcoast usa Posts: 4,007	can someone recommend a video deck for mini dv for duplicating and capturing ?

05-31-2007, 05:37 PM	#10
RawAlex So Fucking Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In a house. Posts: 9,465	Fast forwarding and then rewinding the tape does two things: 1 - it verifies that the tape is in usuable condition,and that there was no manufacturing errors that will make the tape jam half way through a shoot. 2 - it gives any loose particles or what have you from the production process to fall off before you use the tape. Many people I know stripe tapes before using them, I don't mostly from the stand point of wear and tear - it would literally double the amount of work for the camera to record twice. JP, I have a panasonic deck here (DV-1000) that is quite useful. However, with the ever changing formats these days, it can be expensive to try to keep up.

05-31-2007, 08:17 PM	#13
RawAlex So Fucking Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In a house. Posts: 9,465	JP, you would likely need a different machine for HDV - I haven't checked, but I don't think it can read the format corrently, that machine is a miniDV machine.

05-31-2007, 09:19 PM	#14
Jim_Gunn Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Where The Teens Are Posts: 5,702	I never bother striping mini-DV tapes. Who has time when you shoot multiple scenes every week?