Posted by Bill Farnsworth on 08/25/07 06:28

"Tom" <Tom@invalid.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9996B042E296CTominvalidcom@news.supernews.com...
>
> Hi,
>
> I found three techniques for preparing a new blank video tape. After
> inserting a new blank video tape into the camera:
>
> 1) Record a muted black video signal onto the entire tape and rewind
>
> -or-
>
> 2) Fast-forward once to the end of the tape and rewind
>
> -or-
>
> 3) Start shooting the subject since no preparation is required.
>
> Between the so-called lining up of magnetic particles and/or
> re-packing
> and re-tensioning, to nothing at all -- there is quite a big
> difference
> between the three techniques. And, maybe I not aware of a forth or
> fifth
> technique?
>
> So, I guess my question is, which is the better technique when
> opening a
> new DV tape?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
>
> Tom

Option 3.
Just today, I finished shooting Martin Yan's latest PBS Network
cooking show that will begin airing in January.
We shot it all on three Panasonic AJ-SDX900 cameras in DVCPro. And
burned through ninety nine tapes.
Not one of them had been striped (blacked) or packed (FF~RWD).
In the thirty years I have been shooting video in various and assorted
tape formats, I have never been asked to shoot on prepared tape.
Just shoot.

Bill Farnsworth
www.billfarnsworthvideo.com

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