Hi8 will be next. Too much plastic in the mechs
Hi8 will be next. Too much plastic in the mechs
Combination of really thin Tape, Digital gives up with errors, at least with Analogue, you can watch through the Dropouts
Hi8 Machines will run out before all the Tapes are saved
DVC, DVCPro, D3 etc - Equipment failure = Too late
Combination of really thin Tape, Digital gives up with errors, at least with Analogue, you can watch through the Dropouts
Hi8 Machines will run out before all the Tapes are saved
DVC, DVCPro, D3 etc - Equipment failure = Too late
A nonprofit came to us with 8,000 DVCPro tapes and 6,000 BetaSP tapes.
Most transfer shops would have taken 12-18 months.
We bought enough machines to do it in 10 weeks flat!
archive2digital.com
A nonprofit came to us with 8,000 DVCPro tapes and 6,000 BetaSP tapes.
Most transfer shops would have taken 12-18 months.
We bought enough machines to do it in 10 weeks flat!
archive2digital.com
The complete extinction of tape formats is coming!
- dwindling supply of decks & parts (including parts decks)
- repair people retiring & not being replaced
- accelerating degradation of the tapes.
Betamax, DVCPro, Hi8, D1, D2 and D3 are endangered, and others will follow.
The complete extinction of tape formats is coming!
- dwindling supply of decks & parts (including parts decks)
- repair people retiring & not being replaced
- accelerating degradation of the tapes.
Betamax, DVCPro, Hi8, D1, D2 and D3 are endangered, and others will follow.
[Wayback/Archive] GitHub - computerequipmentgroup/equip-1: Compact DV recorder · GitHub Compact DV recorder. Connects to any FireWire camcorder and saves footage directly to microSD. No laptop required. Supports MiniDV, DVCAM,…
[Wayback/Archive] GitHub - computerequipmentgroup/equip-1: Compact DV recorder · GitHub Compact DV recorder. Connects to any FireWire camcorder and saves footage directly to microSD. No laptop required. Supports MiniDV, DVCAM,…
(Attn @izzy RTYI?)
(Attn @izzy RTYI?)
The capacitors are leaking, & may have ruined the circuit boards.
Not all decks suffer from this, but certain are prone. For these it’s very important to proactively replace the capacitors.
The capacitors are leaking, & may have ruined the circuit boards.
Not all decks suffer from this, but certain are prone. For these it’s very important to proactively replace the capacitors.
#ENG #VideoTransfer #CorporateHistory #DVCPRO #DVCAM #MediaPreservation
#ENG #VideoTransfer #CorporateHistory #DVCPRO #DVCAM #MediaPreservation
I remember liking it…
I remember liking it…
I had a portable dual DVCpro edit deck, but mainly used that for duplicating. That was probably the last time I did any kind of tape editing.
I had a portable dual DVCpro edit deck, but mainly used that for duplicating. That was probably the last time I did any kind of tape editing.
DVCPRO
Though one of the later Digital Video Tape Formats, time is running out
Not so much the Tapes, but the Machines to play them on
They are now suffering from large scale capacitor failures, repairs are almost impossible
Get Tapes Archived now
DVCPRO
Though one of the later Digital Video Tape Formats, time is running out
Not so much the Tapes, but the Machines to play them on
They are now suffering from large scale capacitor failures, repairs are almost impossible
Get Tapes Archived now
Then we ALL zoomed in to read the sleeve spines :-)
Then we ALL zoomed in to read the sleeve spines :-)
Picture was great, but head wear was a shocker. Few hundred hours.
Handful of runners left, but not for long
DVCPRO is another timebomb. So many dodgy caps. You fix it, do a tape, go to use it weeks later, gone AGAIN
Picture was great, but head wear was a shocker. Few hundred hours.
Handful of runners left, but not for long
DVCPRO is another timebomb. So many dodgy caps. You fix it, do a tape, go to use it weeks later, gone AGAIN
miniDV, DVCAM, DVCPRO
Tapes are delicate, but the big threat to these Tapes is failing kit left to play them on
Decks are suffering with multiple issues, due to high amount of Capacitor Fails
If you have Tapes get them done NOW, before it’s too late
miniDV, DVCAM, DVCPRO
Tapes are delicate, but the big threat to these Tapes is failing kit left to play them on
Decks are suffering with multiple issues, due to high amount of Capacitor Fails
If you have Tapes get them done NOW, before it’s too late