[MacDV] Re: backup storage options

[Thubten Kunga]

This is the first I've heard of the fragility of the Hi8 tape in a 
Digital 8 camera. I think the DV tape is quite reliable. But like all 
tape, it is subject to drop outs from time to time due to the physical 
reality that tape is inherently fragile and flakes. I don't know about 
what time does to tape. Perhaps some other list members could shed some 
light on that aspect?

k

On Wednesday, January 22, 2003, at 05:32  AM, Steve Robertson wrote:

> On Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at 08:55  PM, Derek Raby wrote:
>>
>> Just put that original DV tape on the shelf and buy a new tape for 
>> your next
>> shoot.  $5 backup.
>>
>
> I've also been looking for a good archiving procedure, but my interest 
> stemmed from my negative experience with tape storage. I'm still using 
> a Sony Digital 8 camcorder. Out of the first ten Hi8 cassettes I 
> bought, two have already suffered a mechanical failure. All these 
> tapes are less than three years old and had been played less than ten 
> times each. Is the MiniDV cassette more reliable?
>
> Steve Robertson