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Some of you who do media and animation and suchforth might be familiar with mini DV tapes, and I'm in dire need of some help.
We'd been filming today for two hours and got a massive portion of scenes shot and then when we ejected the tape the magnetic tape got caught on the inside roller of the camera and scuffed the tape a bit.
We manage to roll the tape back inside the case and made sure it was tight and stuff, but when we try to upload or play back on the camera we just get a blue screen which you would typically get if the tape was empty.
It's magnetic tape so the data should still be there.
Any help from anyone would be great, thanks.
We'd been filming today for two hours and got a massive portion of scenes shot and then when we ejected the tape the magnetic tape got caught on the inside roller of the camera and scuffed the tape a bit.
We manage to roll the tape back inside the case and made sure it was tight and stuff, but when we try to upload or play back on the camera we just get a blue screen which you would typically get if the tape was empty.
It's magnetic tape so the data should still be there.
Any help from anyone would be great, thanks.
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Don't do what we did for AS Media.
We unfortuantaly decided to use a friends own personal camera for our film.
Little did we know that the college editing suite only allowed for DV connection cameras, the camera we used didn't have this facility.
To make it worse, when we tried the tape in a DV enabled camera, it just came up like a blue screen.
We filmed it all again.
Luckily this year for A2 everything went as smooth as pie.
You didn't really need to hear that I know.
Best possible thing you could do is film it again (I know it's a chore, but in some ways you can improve on things you found before etc)
We unfortuantaly decided to use a friends own personal camera for our film.
Little did we know that the college editing suite only allowed for DV connection cameras, the camera we used didn't have this facility.
To make it worse, when we tried the tape in a DV enabled camera, it just came up like a blue screen.
We filmed it all again.
Luckily this year for A2 everything went as smooth as pie.
You didn't really need to hear that I know.
Best possible thing you could do is film it again (I know it's a chore, but in some ways you can improve on things you found before etc)
Is there anything on the tape that could make it go like that?
A write-protect button or something that might stop us seeing it?
I'll give it a go with others cams and try the rewind-fastforward thing too.
Thanks for tips.
A write-protect button or something that might stop us seeing it?
I'll give it a go with others cams and try the rewind-fastforward thing too.
Thanks for tips.
Paradox: wrote:
> Ah right.
>
> Either way im still screwed :(
I would just suggest rewinding and Fastforwarding the tape a few times in the attempt to work out come of the wrinkles. it's odd that the rest of the tape comes out blue though.
Maybe try a dv player or another camera if you can. Check that someone hasn't flicked a switch or pressed a button while trying to get the tape out.
> Ah right.
>
> Either way im still screwed :(
I would just suggest rewinding and Fastforwarding the tape a few times in the attempt to work out come of the wrinkles. it's odd that the rest of the tape comes out blue though.
Maybe try a dv player or another camera if you can. Check that someone hasn't flicked a switch or pressed a button while trying to get the tape out.
Ah right.
Either way im still screwed :(
Either way im still screwed :(
Paradox: wrote:
> DV tape is film?
>
> What the fudge do I call it then?
You should just say recorded, recording, taping or taped.
Film is the material that it records to, you know the big round disk things they use for proper movies.
She had a big long rant about media students and their improper use of the term. :(
> DV tape is film?
>
> What the fudge do I call it then?
You should just say recorded, recording, taping or taped.
Film is the material that it records to, you know the big round disk things they use for proper movies.
She had a big long rant about media students and their improper use of the term. :(
DV tape is film?
What the fudge do I call it then?
What the fudge do I call it then?
Paradox: wrote:
> We'd reviewed the film at various intervals after filming shots to
> see how they looked and it had worked fine. Then Sha-frickin-zam,
> it's all gone blue.
What did i just say?
I am only bring this up cause i was talking to someone at the BBC and said filming and she pimped me down for saying it. :'(
> We'd reviewed the film at various intervals after filming shots to
> see how they looked and it had worked fine. Then Sha-frickin-zam,
> it's all gone blue.
What did i just say?
I am only bring this up cause i was talking to someone at the BBC and said filming and she pimped me down for saying it. :'(
Your media group are easily entertained (or suck up to your tutor a lot!)
We'd reviewed the film at various intervals after filming shots to see how they looked and it had worked fine. Then Sha-frickin-zam, it's all gone blue.
I'd have thought it would be flickery or static if it was messed up, but not blank.
Hopefully my media teacher can do something, but it's rather unlikely.
In short, *(#"@!
We'd reviewed the film at various intervals after filming shots to see how they looked and it had worked fine. Then Sha-frickin-zam, it's all gone blue.
I'd have thought it would be flickery or static if it was messed up, but not blank.
Hopefully my media teacher can do something, but it's rather unlikely.
In short, *(#"@!
Paradox: wrote:
> stuff about a dv tape
Luckly i have never had this problem and i have asked my tutor and he said you should have got static where it was damaged, he then asked 'are they sure they pressed record' we laughted for about 5 mins
> We'd been filming today for two hours and got a massive portion of
> scenes shot and then when we ejected the tape the magnetic tape got
> caught on the inside roller of the camera and scuffed the tape a bit.
Plese note the term filming is only used if you are recording to Film if not you are just recording :P
In conclusion i haven't helped you at all
> stuff about a dv tape
Luckly i have never had this problem and i have asked my tutor and he said you should have got static where it was damaged, he then asked 'are they sure they pressed record' we laughted for about 5 mins
> We'd been filming today for two hours and got a massive portion of
> scenes shot and then when we ejected the tape the magnetic tape got
> caught on the inside roller of the camera and scuffed the tape a bit.
Plese note the term filming is only used if you are recording to Film if not you are just recording :P
In conclusion i haven't helped you at all
Yeah, exactly.
Plus I have a cold.
GUH! Crap crap crap day.
Plus I have a cold.
GUH! Crap crap crap day.
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