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Rick Pearson · June 17th, 2005, 10:32 PM

I just finished shooting 2 camera coverage of an event. When I got back home and began digitizing one of the tapes from camera 2, the image and audio were perfectly fine. Then when I rewound the tape to view the material again, there was no picture or audio at all, then video popped up, but horizontal lines containing nothing were all over the image. I know that video and audio were recorded, I've watched it, but now it's gone and sometimes it appears in the horizontal band pattern.

Does anyone know what is going on here?

Jack Smith · June 18th, 2005, 12:45 AM

Sounds like contamination on the heads , try a head cleaning.The tape maybe dirty(dusty) aswell.I suggest you try 1/ clean the heads 2/ capture the entire tape in one shot 3/ dupe to another tape 4/ don't reuse that tape

June 17th, 2005, 10:32 PM	#1
Rick Pearson Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 55	Now you See it, Now you don't! I just finished shooting 2 camera coverage of an event. When I got back home and began digitizing one of the tapes from camera 2, the image and audio were perfectly fine. Then when I rewound the tape to view the material again, there was no picture or audio at all, then video popped up, but horizontal lines containing nothing were all over the image. I know that video and audio were recorded, I've watched it, but now it's gone and sometimes it appears in the horizontal band pattern. Does anyone know what is going on here? __________________ Rick Pearson, http://www.nextlevelmediaproductions.com

June 18th, 2005, 12:45 AM	#2
Jack Smith Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: ontario Posts: 445	Sounds like contamination on the heads , try a head cleaning.The tape maybe dirty(dusty) aswell.I suggest you try 1/ clean the heads 2/ capture the entire tape in one shot 3/ dupe to another tape 4/ don't reuse that tape