[MacDV] Old Tape problem

[Jim Asherman]

On Tuesday, March 25, 2003, at 02:08  PM, Tuckerman Moss wrote:

> I'm making some DVD's from old analog VHSC cassettes - playing them 
> through my DV camera into iMovie.  all works fine.  But today I've come 
> up with a tape that seems to play VERY slowly in the old analog 
> camera.  Plays fine in a VHS stand-alone player.

> I'm suspicious that the old camera record head, capstans and stuff are 
> just dirty.  Can I clean a VHS head with Q-tips and alcohol?

Head cleaning fluid and chamois sticks. Foam sticks for the small parts.
You don't want to use q-tips because they A; leave fibers and B: can 
snag on the heads and damage them. Chamois sticks for heads.
Also cameras are very unfriendly for cleaning access.

>  Is there a cleaning tape for this size?
Must be!
You might find success with a spray cleaner. probably you can find a 
spray-can type head cleaner at the same electronic supply store where 
you find the foam or chamois sticks. Maybe even  Radio Shack. Do they 
have Radio shack there?

>  Any other thoughts/reasons?  I can't just sidestep the camera and 
> record from the VHS player because the tape is NTSC but the player is 
> PAL - with internal translation.  There's no output point where it's 
> NTSC.  And my dv camera is NTSC also.  Don't ask - it works for me.
>
ok
> Thanks,  Tuck
>
u welcome
Jim
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