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  • caljacobs
    Junior Member
    Junior Member
    • Mar 2009
    • 1
    #1

    dv tape dropped in water!

    I dropped a dv tape in water (very briefly) that some of my students had just shot some important footage on. The tape seems fine but won't rewind passed a certain point, the tape stops and indicates I should eject it. Can I save it? My students are going to be very upset if I can't!
    Tags: damaged tape, dv tape, repair, wet tape
    • pfloyd
      Platinum Member
      Platinum Member
      • Jun 2007
      • 165
      #2
      Buy a plane ticket and get out of the country....
      You raise the blade,
      You make the change,
      You rearange me till I'm sane.
      You lock the door, throw away
      the key,
      There's someone in my head
      and it's not me.

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        • maija
          Junior Member
          Junior Member
          • Mar 2009
          • 1
          #3
          wet dv tape

          Originally Posted by caljacobs
          I dropped a dv tape in water (very briefly) that some of my students had just shot some important footage on. The tape seems fine but won't rewind passed a certain point, the tape stops and indicates I should eject it. Can I save it? My students are going to be very upset if I can't!
          Once I had a similar accident with 2 tapes (which got actually quite well soaked in water). As i thought they were probably spoiled anyway I tried the following: I put them in a food dehydrator for over night, with cover open and very low temperature. Before playing them I winded tapes twice through the whole tape (without the image). Surprisingly the both tapes worked perfectly. of course there is a risk of getting dirt or moisture in your player/camcorder, but you seem to have tested that anyway already.

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            • tvaughan
              Junior Member
              Junior Member
              • Mar 2009
              • 1
              #4
              good

              hi,
              hear some great musics on itunes,


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                • ger@co
                  Shrinkslinger, movie only
                  • Feb 2004
                  • 843
                  #5
                  Huh???
                  ger@co rulez "A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti." Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins). The Silence of the Lambs.

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                    • gonwk
                      Lord of Digital Video
                      Lord of Digital Video
                      • Dec 2005
                      • 1500
                      #6
                      Originally Posted by pfloyd
                      Buy a plane ticket and get out of the country....
                      Hi PinkFloyd ... you are killing me with this one-line zingers of yours ... LMAO

                      Hi Caljacobs ...

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