Playback Freezing on XHA1 at DVinfo.net

Jawad Mir · October 19th, 2009, 07:59 AM

Hi everyone,
I have two xha1 and both of them are freezing when playing back tapes on xha1 forget capturing. This happens when I simply play it back. Originally, I thought it was capturing issue or version 6.0 of FCP

Any thoughts?

Allan Black · October 19th, 2009, 03:03 PM

This could happen if your DV tapes are contaminated, clog up the tape path and stick in the transport.

What brand are you using, how old are they and do you reuse them a lot? Is your cleaning tape the same brand as your recording tapes?

Buy some brand new DV tapes and a cleaning tape from a major manufacturer .. and record only at SP speed.

ALWAYS use the same brand DV cleaning and recording tape.

Cheers.

Jawad Mir · October 26th, 2009, 11:52 AM

I use panasonic tapes and use the same head cleaner

and it always happens in the first 10 min of the tape and after that more or less it's fine

Jawad Mir · November 1st, 2009, 04:27 PM

i tried it again no luck. i tried again on hv20 and same places tape freezes

this is weird. i doubt its the camera. it freezes when not hooked up too. any one out there?

Tripp Woelfel · November 1st, 2009, 09:05 PM

Sounds like bad tape. There was a particular lot of Panasonic tapes that were bad. Fortunately, I avoided them. Search the "Long Black Line" section and I'm sure all the details on it will surface.

October 19th, 2009, 07:59 AM	#1
Jawad Mir Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 371	Playback Freezing on XHA1 Hi everyone, I have two xha1 and both of them are freezing when playing back tapes on xha1 forget capturing. This happens when I simply play it back. Originally, I thought it was capturing issue or version 6.0 of FCP Any thoughts? __________________ Jawad Mir / Cinematographer . Filmmaker Film Style Weddings http://www.filmstyleweddings.com Jawad Mir http://www.jawadmir.com

October 19th, 2009, 03:03 PM	#2
Allan Black Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney. Posts: 2,927	This could happen if your DV tapes are contaminated, clog up the tape path and stick in the transport. What brand are you using, how old are they and do you reuse them a lot? Is your cleaning tape the same brand as your recording tapes? Buy some brand new DV tapes and a cleaning tape from a major manufacturer .. and record only at SP speed. ALWAYS use the same brand DV cleaning and recording tape. Cheers. __________________ Drink more tap water. On admission at Sydney hospitals more than 5% of day patients are de-hydrated.

October 26th, 2009, 11:52 AM	#3
Jawad Mir Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 371	I use panasonic tapes and use the same head cleaner and it always happens in the first 10 min of the tape and after that more or less it's fine __________________ Jawad Mir / Cinematographer . Filmmaker Film Style Weddings http://www.filmstyleweddings.com Jawad Mir http://www.jawadmir.com

November 1st, 2009, 04:27 PM	#4
Jawad Mir Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 371	i tried it again no luck. i tried again on hv20 and same places tape freezes this is weird. i doubt its the camera. it freezes when not hooked up too. any one out there? __________________ Jawad Mir / Cinematographer . Filmmaker Film Style Weddings http://www.filmstyleweddings.com Jawad Mir http://www.jawadmir.com

November 1st, 2009, 09:05 PM	#5
Tripp Woelfel Trustee Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North Conway, NH Posts: 1,745	Sounds like bad tape. There was a particular lot of Panasonic tapes that were bad. Fortunately, I avoided them. Search the "Long Black Line" section and I'm sure all the details on it will surface.