Eric Neal
October 31st, 2007, 01:57 PM
I've posted a related issue before and got some very helpful responses, but my back is against the wall here and I could really use some follow-up help. My XL1 has gone nuts on me recently, misaligned heads (yes, I've tried cleaning several times). Tapes shot since the problem -- and even some that were recorded before and played back -- now show the shifting horizontal pixelation across the screen.
I know I'm going to get it repaired asap, but in the meanwhile, I'm trying to salvage some video. I shot a wedding months ago BEFORE the heads went out of whack. I've only played back the tapes before the problem happened (or at least before it was detectable) and they all played fine then. Since discovering the problem, I've only tried playing back the tapes on another mini-dv camera, but now the distortion is seen on these tapes as if they were recorded with bad heads. I don't get it.
Can anyone please, PLEASE give me some good advice on how I can capture this footage? Am I SOL and the tapes are now somehow corrupted from the XL1? Is it possible the problem isn't a head misalignment but lies elsewhere, eg the tapes being physically hacked somehow? Is there ANYTHING I can do short of shipping off to Canon for repair? Thanks in advance.
I know I'm going to get it repaired asap, but in the meanwhile, I'm trying to salvage some video. I shot a wedding months ago BEFORE the heads went out of whack. I've only played back the tapes before the problem happened (or at least before it was detectable) and they all played fine then. Since discovering the problem, I've only tried playing back the tapes on another mini-dv camera, but now the distortion is seen on these tapes as if they were recorded with bad heads. I don't get it.
Can anyone please, PLEASE give me some good advice on how I can capture this footage? Am I SOL and the tapes are now somehow corrupted from the XL1? Is it possible the problem isn't a head misalignment but lies elsewhere, eg the tapes being physically hacked somehow? Is there ANYTHING I can do short of shipping off to Canon for repair? Thanks in advance.