a little off topic mini DV labeling

[Mark Raudonis]

This is a hopeless task! With the case, you have a little bit of real estate to work with, but for the actual tape, the label is so small that you can barely put a number on it. If you try to just slap a label on the whole tape, it will definitely jam up your deck. I wish you luck!

Mark

[Nick Meyers]

cant imagine those tiny labels going thru a printer.

i hand write on mine.

i;ve been using pretty much the same layout for years:

Name of show in RED
Brief Description in BLUE (not always, and not something you’d do in the field)
Reel # in BLACK, BOXED

sometimes we use a fluro coloured sticker for Reel # on the the box spine

you;d have few tapes, Mark 😉

what do you do about labelling?

nick

[Mark Raudonis]

We print our own labels for the larger sizes (XDCAm, betas, digi, etc.) but, when it comes to the mini dv’s….. I just cross my fingers and hope that you can read the handwriting. We have a big problem with people NOT labeling the tape and only labeling the box. Can’t say I blame them, ’cause you need a microscope to see what kyou’re doing.

mark

[Bouncing Account needs new email address]

Manually writing on the tape is only a “temporary” in-the-field thing for me.
I needed a good way to (re-)label miniDV tapes permanently (and NEATLY) for storage and easy CLEAR identification for future access.

I decided I’d look for something that already existed before miniDV tapes that would FIT the size of them.

Here it is:

Avery 18167 Mailing Labels

Example:
https://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Avery-Address-Labels-18167-/sem/rpsm/context/99000637/oid/128454/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

They are 1/2″ x 1 3/4″ white labels.

These fit on any edge of a miniDV CASE and they fit nicely on the top of the miniDV TAPE as well (without gumming up a deck or camcorder).

If you have a good labeling application, it will have presets to this size label.
You just use a smaller typeface so you can include a NAME, NUMBER, and date on all of your tapes.

I store my miniDVs (hundreds of them) in two ways (so I need to be able to see labels from several angles, depending on how the tape is shelved), so I print and affix THREE identical labels for each tape:
One on the SIDE of the case (one of the shorter sides)
One on the TOP of the case (one of the longer sides).
One for the TAPE itself (can also be seen thru the “front” of the clear plastic case.

These Avery 18167 Mailing Labels are available at most office-supply stores.

[Max Frank]

I use the Brother P-touch label maker – https://www.p-touch.com/

W

[David Slater]

LPP6 from https://www.payplaysoftware.com/ should match up with your labels

DAVE
http://www.proapptips.com

[scottwitt Scott witt]

Thanks guys, all good ideas