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mini dv / digital 8 / digital tape formats - do they degrade ?

enniscorthy · 2012-01-19 15:40:50

hi all just wondering if there is any truth in the idea that mini dv / digital 8 / and other digital tape formats such as these degrade the picture quality of what is recorded on the tape by the tape being played back a couple of times in the camera?

19-01-2012 4:40pm

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hi all just wondering if there is any truth in the idea that mini dv / digital 8 / and other digital tape formats such as these degrade the picture quality of what is recorded on the tape by the tape being played back a couple of times in the camera?

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#2 19-01-2012 5:27pm

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I'd say it would take more than a few uses to cause damage but it is just a magnetic tape with moving parts that ware and break down so they must have a life span.

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#3 20-01-2012 2:15am

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You'll be fine. I've miniDVs from the 90s which show no wear whatsoever.

Properly stored magnetic tapes are extremely reliable and will outlast recorded DVDs.

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