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Posted by Richard Crowley on 02/12/07 18:40
"Bill" wrote ...
>I use almost nothing but Sony Premium. Like Ptravel, I never record on the
>same tape twice, keep the camera away from dust, avoid abrupt changes in
>temperature and humidity, and store tapes in a dry, cool location.
>
> I used to keep a box of audio cassettes that went "bad". I have never, in
> seven years of recording miniDV, encountered a bad tape yet. Now that I
> put it into words, I'm a little astonished myself, but it's true.
I don't think this is terribly surprising. It is a combination of
the effects of advances in the technology of manufacturing
magnetic tape, as well as innovative application of tricks of
human perception combined with complex error detection
and correction schemes learned from the computer industry.
There is quite a lot going on under the hood of DV to make
it appear as foolproof and reliable as we perceive it to be.
I suspect that we all take it for granted and most users are
not even aware of the impressive technology they should
be grateful for.
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