They're here! More Muvipix.com Guides by Steve Grisetti!
The Muvipix.com Guides to Premiere & Photoshop Elements 2024
As well as The Muvipix.com Guide to CyberLink PowerDirector 21
Because there are stories to tell
muvipix.com

Repairing mine dv tapes

MiniDV, DVD, Hard Drive, 8 mm, High Def, brands, import / capture techniques, settings ... talk about camcorders in here.

Repairing mine dv tapes

Postby picolo » Tue Feb 28, 2017 12:38 pm

Hi
Does anyone know a preferably UK based reputable company repairing dv tapes or should I try doing it myself?
picolo
New User
New User
 
Posts: 4
Joined: Tue Jan 03, 2017 12:00 pm
Location: Milford Haven, Wales, U.K.

Re: Repairing mine dv tapes

Postby sidd finch » Tue Feb 28, 2017 1:42 pm

If you can provide some additional detail of the issues it might help to better understand what you are trying to accomplish.

Sidd
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." ..... Ferris Bueller
User avatar
sidd finch
Moderator
Moderator
 
Posts: 6542
Joined: Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:20 pm
Location: Cyberspace

Re: Repairing mine dv tapes

Postby Steve Grisetti » Tue Feb 28, 2017 3:09 pm

Are the tapes just snapped or is there more that needs fixed?
HP Envy with 2.9/4.4 ghz i7-10700 and 16 gig of RAM running Windows 11 Pro
User avatar
Steve Grisetti
Super Moderator
Super Moderator
 
Posts: 14439
Joined: Sat Feb 17, 2007 5:11 pm
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Re: Repairing mine dv tapes

Postby picolo » Wed Mar 01, 2017 6:56 am

Hi guys
The tape has been mangled and twisted, a small portion of the tape needs to be cut out and a spliced joint put in. It's a video of our wedding and I don't want to ruin it all together
picolo
New User
New User
 
Posts: 4
Joined: Tue Jan 03, 2017 12:00 pm
Location: Milford Haven, Wales, U.K.

Re: Repairing mine dv tapes

Postby Steve Grisetti » Wed Mar 01, 2017 8:24 am

I've fixed broken tapes with very small piece of scotch tape -- though I'm sure there is a better solution.

In any event, you do want to get that tape dubbed to a DVD as soon as possible. You may be able to find an online service that will do both for you.
HP Envy with 2.9/4.4 ghz i7-10700 and 16 gig of RAM running Windows 11 Pro
User avatar
Steve Grisetti
Super Moderator
Super Moderator
 
Posts: 14439
Joined: Sat Feb 17, 2007 5:11 pm
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Re: Repairing mine dv tapes

Postby Peru » Wed Mar 01, 2017 9:56 am

I can't speak for their reputability, but I found a few here:
https://www.google.com/search?q=UK+base ... e&ie=UTF-8
User avatar
Peru
Moderator
Moderator
 
Posts: 3687
Joined: Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:34 pm
Location: Peru, NY, USA

Re: Repairing mine dv tapes

Postby Chuck Engels » Wed Mar 01, 2017 10:15 am

This is a pretty good tutorial if you want to try it yourself, you can do it :)

There are two parts...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kqhyRbYG9c[/youtube]
1. Thinkpad W530 Laptop, Core i7-3820QM Processor 8M Cache 3.70 GHz, 16 GB DDR3, NVIDIA Quadro K1000M 2GB Memory.

2. Cybertron PC - Liquid Cooled AMD FX6300, 6 cores, 3.50ghz - 32GB DDR3 - MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G, 4GB Video Ram, 1024 Cuda Cores.
User avatar
Chuck Engels
Super Moderator
Super Moderator
 
Posts: 18152
Joined: Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:58 pm
Location: Atlanta, GA

Re: Repairing my dv tapes

Postby picolo » Fri Mar 03, 2017 11:17 am

Great link Chuck I'm going to have a go! I have 50 - 60 dv tapes Steve and I take your point I'll work my way through transferring them to disc. Thank you everyone for your contributions really appreciated
picolo
New User
New User
 
Posts: 4
Joined: Tue Jan 03, 2017 12:00 pm
Location: Milford Haven, Wales, U.K.

Re: Repairing mine dv tapes

Postby sidd finch » Fri Mar 03, 2017 11:28 am

I have 50 - 60 dv tapes Steve and I take your point I'll work my way through transferring them to disc.


With the price of Hard drives lowering I would suggest that you pick up an SSD (solid state Hard Drive) and put your files on there instead of a DVD for storage. I think that the SSD drive is a bit more stable in the long term than a DVD as well as the time factor to burm multiple DVD's from each tape. Also once the files are on the SSD you can generate multiple DVD's and or re edit footage from the drive from a centralized location.

The PC industry seems to be moving away from including DVD drives on computers and I think the SSD drive might be more manageable in the long term. HD footage from a Mini DV tape is approx 13GB per hour of tape. So you are looking at about 780GB of storage for 60 tapes

Sidd
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." ..... Ferris Bueller
User avatar
sidd finch
Moderator
Moderator
 
Posts: 6542
Joined: Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:20 pm
Location: Cyberspace

Re: Repairing mine dv tapes

Postby Peru » Fri Mar 03, 2017 2:02 pm

sidd finch wrote: I would suggest that you pick up an SSD (solid state Hard Drive) and put your files on there instead of a DVD for storage.
Sidd


Just make sure to power up the drive occasionally, as SSD drives can lose their data if left unpowered for long periods of time (one to two years).

EDIT: I suppose that it's not much different from mechanical drives, as they could fail if not used occasionally, too.
User avatar
Peru
Moderator
Moderator
 
Posts: 3687
Joined: Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:34 pm
Location: Peru, NY, USA


Return to Camcorders 


Similar topics


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest