Posted by Pat Horridge on 07/11/06 12:05

"Martin Heffels" <youwishyouwouldknow@nottellinya.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:55:59 GMT, "PTravel" <ptravel@travelersvideo.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Drop out on
>>miniDV isn't the result of read errors, but of magnetic media flaking off
>>the binder and leaving an empty spot with no data.
>
> Not only that. Those magnetic media fly around inside the deck as well,
> and
> can temporarily cause a read-error. Sometimes when you capture a second
> time, the drop-out is gone.
>
> cheers
>
> -martin-
> --
> "If he can he'll smile 'cos he's a Royal Crocodile."

Not to mention dust and dirt that fly around in the air.
Particals of dust will get sucked into the tape path and block the transfer
of magnetic info from tape to heads.
This can be tested by re-capturing.

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