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Michael Padilla · May 26th, 2009, 05:59 PM

Hi All.. I have a problem:

I shot a wedding yesterday and all but one tape works. Meaning that when I playback on our deck I see nothing, no timecode.. just a blue screen. Yes I did record on this tape. It shows timecode when I rewind or stop playback. very weird.. what is going on?

Also I tried different decks.. all had the same issue.

Using Canon XHA1; 1080 30P; Playback Deck HV20; Tape - Panasonic PQ 63

Thanks!

Adam Gold · May 27th, 2009, 11:29 AM

I don't think the HV20 does 30p. At least there was no mention in the manual of this mode, only 24p. What other decks have you tried, and are you sure all the tapes that worked were shot in 30p?

Usually these symptoms happen when you record DV but have the deck set to HDV playback, or vice versa, or just generally are trying to play back a different mode than what you shot.

Noel Lising · May 27th, 2009, 11:35 AM

Do you see a video if you push pause or while doing a fast reverse or forward? This happened to us once shooting U-matic, our tech disabled something and recorded a "missing signal" to the tape. I don't know if Digital would have the same solution though.

Good luck Michael.

Michael Padilla · May 27th, 2009, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam Gold

I don't think the HV20 does 30p. At least there was no mention in the manual of this mode, only 24p. What other decks have you tried, and are you sure all the tapes that worked were shot in 30p?

Usually these symptoms happen when you record DV but have the deck set to HDV playback, or vice versa, or just generally are trying to play back a different mode than what you shot.

Not a problem normally.. HV20 reads 30p even though it doesn't record it.

Michael Padilla · May 27th, 2009, 11:50 AM

GOT IT WORKING :)

I don't know how or why.. but now its playing.. (WEIRD)

Thanks for the help!

Andrew Smith · May 27th, 2009, 11:40 PM

My heart sensed your terror. Glad it worked out for you.

Would it be worth trying to troubleshoot with testing of your deck and/or camera? Just in case you can't recover from this on your next job.

Andrew

Michael Padilla · May 28th, 2009, 10:13 AM

Terror is right!!

It might be something in my camera.. because now it says clean heads every time I turn the thing on!

Bill Pryor · May 28th, 2009, 05:11 PM

Have you cleaned the heads?

When you get the clean the heads message, it wants you to clean the heads.

Warren Kawamoto · May 31st, 2009, 09:50 PM

What's scary here is that you said you tried different decks but it didn't work. That means your tape was out of alignment or was recorded with dirty heads. Before you do anything else, play back your tape from your original camcorder and make a copy of it to another machine!

May 26th, 2009, 05:59 PM	#1
Michael Padilla Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: O.C., CA United States Posts: 337	No playback!!! Help! Hi All.. I have a problem: I shot a wedding yesterday and all but one tape works. Meaning that when I playback on our deck I see nothing, no timecode.. just a blue screen. Yes I did record on this tape. It shows timecode when I rewind or stop playback. very weird.. what is going on? Also I tried different decks.. all had the same issue. Using Canon XHA1; 1080 30P; Playback Deck HV20; Tape - Panasonic PQ 63 Thanks! __________________ -M www.visualmasterpiece.com

May 27th, 2009, 11:50 AM	#5
Michael Padilla Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: O.C., CA United States Posts: 337	Got it! GOT IT WORKING :) I don't know how or why.. but now its playing.. (WEIRD) Thanks for the help! __________________ -M www.visualmasterpiece.com

May 28th, 2009, 10:13 AM	#7
Michael Padilla Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: O.C., CA United States Posts: 337	Terror is right!! It might be something in my camera.. because now it says clean heads every time I turn the thing on! __________________ -M www.visualmasterpiece.com

May 27th, 2009, 11:29 AM	#2
Adam Gold Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Woodinville, WA USA Posts: 3,467	I don't think the HV20 does 30p. At least there was no mention in the manual of this mode, only 24p. What other decks have you tried, and are you sure all the tapes that worked were shot in 30p? Usually these symptoms happen when you record DV but have the deck set to HDV playback, or vice versa, or just generally are trying to play back a different mode than what you shot.

May 27th, 2009, 11:35 AM	#3
Noel Lising Major Player Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 789	Do you see a video if you push pause or while doing a fast reverse or forward? This happened to us once shooting U-matic, our tech disabled something and recorded a "missing signal" to the tape. I don't know if Digital would have the same solution though. Good luck Michael.

May 27th, 2009, 11:40 PM	#6
Andrew Smith Equal Opportunity Offender Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,072	My heart sensed your terror. Glad it worked out for you. Would it be worth trying to troubleshoot with testing of your deck and/or camera? Just in case you can't recover from this on your next job. Andrew

May 28th, 2009, 05:11 PM	#8
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	Have you cleaned the heads? When you get the clean the heads message, it wants you to clean the heads.

May 31st, 2009, 09:50 PM	#9
Warren Kawamoto Trustee Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 1,435	What's scary here is that you said you tried different decks but it didn't work. That means your tape was out of alignment or was recorded with dirty heads. Before you do anything else, play back your tape from your original camcorder and make a copy of it to another machine!