[MacDV] Damaged miniDV tapes

[Ron]

You may not have damaged tapes. You may have a problem with the camera or
deck. Do you switch tape brands or stay with one? Have you tried cleaning
the heads?

I personally would not store my tapes in a plastic bag without a desiccant
or evacuating the bag because of condensation that can occur inside the bag.
If the tapes actually are bad, you may have caused it. I have tapes that are
about 9 years old and have no problem. I store them in a dark, cool and dry
place. It's probably time for me to clone them to a new tape though.

Good Luck!
Ron--

on 2/11/03 2:31 PM, aixa at mac.com at aixa at mac.com wrote:

> I seem to have bad luck with DV.  Several of my tapes are damaged.  I'm
> getting the horizontal bars across the picture.  These tapes are
> between 1 and 3 years.  I store them in ziplock bags to keep the
> moisture out, but it doesn't seem to have helped.  What's the best way
> to store the footage, other than burning it onto a DVD?