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Alessandro Machi · May 4th, 2004, 09:45 PM

Does the DVX100 record at the LP setting?

Can someone tell me what video deck out there actually displays an LP icon or graphic when you playback a tape that was recorded at the LP setting in it?

Ken Tanaka · May 4th, 2004, 10:18 PM

Yes, it can shoot in LP mode. But I'd advise against using it. Sooner or later LP will bit you in the tail.

The decks I've used do indicate LP playback on their displays.

Alessandro Machi · May 5th, 2004, 03:27 AM

At first I didn't know that my camera guy had accidentally switched to the LP mode, so when the footage came up for viewing, it would not play on a DSR-40.

I had to take it to a duplication house where it played on some decks but not others. However, we could not verify that it was because it was shot in the LP mode because we could not find the LP graphic or icon on the decks that did play the footage back.

Which decks playback LP and actually show tha the tape is LP?

Barry Green · May 5th, 2004, 12:44 PM

The camera itself will show a little "LP" signal in the upper right corner when you play back an LP-mode tape.

Alessandro Machi · May 5th, 2004, 02:32 PM

But if I hired someone who had a DVX100, and I don't have access to their camera after the shoot date, then what decks out there would tell me that I had an LP tape?

Ken Tanaka · May 5th, 2004, 03:00 PM

Every deck I've seen that plays various formats has featured an indicator on their display. Again, though, I'd advise you to avoid LP mode. Its slow speed makes it vulnerable to tiny tape defects that would not affect higher speeds. It's also not always compatible across brands of tape transports, or even across different devices. Hire a shooter that knows what s/he is doing with that camera.

Alessandro Machi · May 5th, 2004, 05:11 PM

It was not done intentionally. The strange part was the shooter had a cassette icon with a line through it flashing on the upper left hand of the viewfinder. We don't know if the flashing icon was there all day, but it might have been. The shooter thought there was something wrong with the camera. Imagine my temporarily freaked out state when I reviewed the footage a few days later and the DSR-40 I had access to dropped audio and showed blockiness on all of the second day's footage.

The duplication house I use theorized that the tape was recorded in the LP mode. The tape subsequently played in three out of five decks that they tried it in. However, NONE of the three decks that played back the tapes had any kind of indication that stated what speed the tape was shot at, well, we couldn't find any such indication.

May 4th, 2004, 09:45 PM	#1
Alessandro Machi Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Los Angeles, Ca USA Posts: 553	LP setting... Does the DVX100 record at the LP setting? Can someone tell me what video deck out there actually displays an LP icon or graphic when you playback a tape that was recorded at the LP setting in it? __________________ https://alexlogic.blogspot.com/ Los Angeles Emmy Winner (yes, used a video edit controller and loved doing so.)

May 4th, 2004, 10:18 PM	#2
Ken Tanaka Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,943	Yes, it can shoot in LP mode. But I'd advise against using it. Sooner or later LP will bit you in the tail. The decks I've used do indicate LP playback on their displays. __________________ Lady X Films: A lady with a boring wardrobe...and a global mission. Hey, you don't have enough stuff! Buy with confidence from our sponsors. Hand-picked as the best in the business...Really! See some of my work one frame at a time: www.KenTanaka.com

May 5th, 2004, 03:27 AM	#3
Alessandro Machi Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Los Angeles, Ca USA Posts: 553	At first I didn't know that my camera guy had accidentally switched to the LP mode, so when the footage came up for viewing, it would not play on a DSR-40. I had to take it to a duplication house where it played on some decks but not others. However, we could not verify that it was because it was shot in the LP mode because we could not find the LP graphic or icon on the decks that did play the footage back. Which decks playback LP and actually show tha the tape is LP? __________________ https://alexlogic.blogspot.com/ Los Angeles Emmy Winner (yes, used a video edit controller and loved doing so.)

May 5th, 2004, 02:32 PM	#5
Alessandro Machi Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Los Angeles, Ca USA Posts: 553	But if I hired someone who had a DVX100, and I don't have access to their camera after the shoot date, then what decks out there would tell me that I had an LP tape? __________________ https://alexlogic.blogspot.com/ Los Angeles Emmy Winner (yes, used a video edit controller and loved doing so.)

May 5th, 2004, 03:00 PM	#6
Ken Tanaka Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,943	Every deck I've seen that plays various formats has featured an indicator on their display. Again, though, I'd advise you to avoid LP mode. Its slow speed makes it vulnerable to tiny tape defects that would not affect higher speeds. It's also not always compatible across brands of tape transports, or even across different devices. Hire a shooter that knows what s/he is doing with that camera. __________________ Lady X Films: A lady with a boring wardrobe...and a global mission. Hey, you don't have enough stuff! Buy with confidence from our sponsors. Hand-picked as the best in the business...Really! See some of my work one frame at a time: www.KenTanaka.com

May 5th, 2004, 12:44 PM	#4
Barry Green Barry Wan Kenobi Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,863	The camera itself will show a little "LP" signal in the upper right corner when you play back an LP-mode tape.

May 5th, 2004, 05:11 PM	#7
Alessandro Machi Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Los Angeles, Ca USA Posts: 553	It was not done intentionally. The strange part was the shooter had a cassette icon with a line through it flashing on the upper left hand of the viewfinder. We don't know if the flashing icon was there all day, but it might have been. The shooter thought there was something wrong with the camera. Imagine my temporarily freaked out state when I reviewed the footage a few days later and the DSR-40 I had access to dropped audio and showed blockiness on all of the second day's footage. The duplication house I use theorized that the tape was recorded in the LP mode. The tape subsequently played in three out of five decks that they tried it in. However, NONE of the three decks that played back the tapes had any kind of indication that stated what speed the tape was shot at, well, we couldn't find any such indication. __________________ https://alexlogic.blogspot.com/ Los Angeles Emmy Winner (yes, used a video edit controller and loved doing so.)