Digitizing 3/4″ into FCP Problem

[Anonymous]

Nevermind – it was a faulty firewire port causing the problem, switched computers and now it works.

[Mark Maness]

To be honest… I can’t believe you still have a 3/4″ machine that still works… Ours died about 5 years ago and we have had no need for one since.

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Wayne Carey
Schazam Productions
http://www.schazamproductions.com

[David Bogie]

I have just the opposite problem.
All of our 3/4″ machines work, the ones we still have, but the tapes are failing; the oxide is crumbling off the base. We can no longer play any of our tapes on anything. And yet we need to recapture these images and events.

So, I’m ALWAYS looking for someone who knows someone who knows aof s ervice that specializes in recovery of 3/4″ legacy.

bogiesan

This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.”

[Jim Martin]

Similar here. I still have 2 fully functional BVU-800’s and several V0-5600’s, along with hundreds of legacy masters that need to be digitized for posterity. I imagine I’ll have tape issues when I finally get around to doing the job, or better yet, finding someone to do it cheap.

Jim

[Tom Matthies]

FWIW…
I have a friend in Burbank that specializes in vintage video formats. He can transfer just about any old format, 2″ Quad, 1/2″ reel to reel, U-matte and so on, to a newer format for preservation. A while ago he sent me an article about a procedure for saving a tape in poor condition, usually due to failing or deteriorating binders. It involved literally baking the tape before transfering it to a newer format. I don’t have the article any more but you can contact David through his web site at:
dcvideo.com

Might be worth a try to save that old tape.
Tell him I said “Hi”.
Tom