[MacDV] Erasing DV Tapes

[Richard Brown]

A good question... we used to burn out professional bulk erasers 
(electromagnetic) trying to wipe D2 tapes.

Maybe try...

http://www.veritysystems.com/digitapemasterdegausser.htm

Just be forwarned the price of erasing a DV tape is very high next to 
simply archiving same. Reusing MiniDV, from my perspective, is asking 
for trouble from a medium so immensely fragile in the first place. 
DVCam tapes, at least, have pro-quality cases which preclude much of 
the potential damage which can be caused merely by handling the tapes. 
Digital video is not impervious from mechanically-based damage. For 
example, an audio voice over talent sent us a MiniDV once as an audio 
source. The MiniDV tape was a recycled camera tape. The audio, though 
recorded professionally, was useless on the MiniDV due to tape damage, 
and were it not for the CD-R also supplied with the MiniDV, we would 
have had no voice over on the particular job - well, not by deadline, 
anyway...

I would suggest MiniDV is so inexpensive, following a shoot - rewind - 
digitize - store (away from magnetic sources) working philosophy will 
keep things happier.

Richard Brown