[MacDV] Re: backup storage options

[Steve Robertson]

Just to avoid any confusion, when I said that two cassettes had 
suffered mechanical failure, I meant that the tape will no longer move 
from one storage spool to the other. As far as I know, the digital info 
stored on the tape is still in good condition. I just can't get to it 
;-)

Steve Robertson

On Wednesday, January 22, 2003, at 02:11  PM, Thubten Kunga wrote:

> 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
>
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