Posted by doc on 05/14/06 18:27

yes, if we use a NEW tape, one in three will have dropped frames . . however
.. . if we use a tape that has been previously recorded on, we seldom have
dropped frames. that is, new tapes of the same consumer grade give us
dropped frames (1 to 30 frames) on one out of three brand new tapes;
however, if we reuse that same tape and record on it again, we seldom ever
have dropped frames . . THUS . . we usually burn in a new tape with anything
then reuse that tape over and over and over. to date, we haven't taken a
used tape out of service, recording some 60 hours of tape a month.
although, we plan to start taking some tapes out of service and just toss
them. hope this clearifies. why? we don't know but the fact remains that
this is our experience.

drd

"Mr. Tapeguy" <mr.tapeguy@pro-tape.com> wrote in message
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>
> doc wrote:
>> we use all types of "dry lub" tapes and re-use them over and over and
>> over
>> in our TV production unit and find that one out of three new tapes will
>> have
>> dropped frames however after used, they seldom ever produce dropped
>> frames
>> and thus, we open a new tape, record to it anything, rewind and record a
>> show . . and again, and again, and again. i'm sure there's an end
>> somewhere
>> but we haven't found it yet on tapes that were put in service last
>> october
>> 2005.
>>
>> jump in if someone has some input to this, cause we'd like to know when
>> we
>> should stop using them???
>>
>
>
> Doc, I'm confused. You say they seldom if ever produce dropped frames
> but before that you say one of the three new tapes will have dropped
> frames? Could you clarify please?
>
> Craig
>
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