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Posted by Paul on 10/19/91 11:32
"P Pron" <paulatspambegone.pron@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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> What quality setting are you using for the recording? If it's too low,
> that involves a lot of compression, which may be asking too much of the
> Panny's circuitry. I haven't done any copying recently but didn't suffer
> the same symptoms as you're having, when I last did some, at "standard"
> setting.
>
> The problem I had (which might be relevant) was that the worn sections of
> tape kept tricking the recorder into thinking that I was attempting to
> copy Macrovision-protected originals. I got a so-called "video stabiliser"
> which put a stop to that. I don't know whether these stabilisers are still
> available in the shops - Maplin removed them from the shelves some time
> ago "for legal reasons", they said....
>
> If you can't find one locally, http://www.sonel.com/ might help - although
> I hasten to add that I haven't bought from that particular supplier, and I
> can't vouch for it!
Thanks for that. I am using the SP setting which is the standard for these
recorders. Would you suggest going to XP, which is the best setting?
Never heard of a video stabliser - I'll see what info I can dig up about
them on the net.
Thanks very much,
Paul, Wakefield
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