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Looking for used 30 min BetaSP stock
Off topic, but this is the only group on the site that I interact with, so here goes…We are in constant need for tape stock, as we are syndicating our show to 20+ markets every single week, and tapes are rarely returned for re-use. If anyone has a good source for 30 min BetaSp tapes for under $5/ea, new or used, please let me know. Can also pickup in Chicagoland if anyone has some for sale/giveaway. Contact me directly at le*****@***il.com
Thanks!
Dennis Leppell
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Consider the cost of reshooting a job. Far more that the $3 difference you want to spend on Beta SP tape, which are around $8 a piece. I never, never re-use tape, which is the cheapest part of the workflow, buy and use new tape for everything. Or go tapeless, even better.
Have a wonderful day.
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Go to mediadistributors.com and ask for a quote for “Certified Media.”
Personally I’m comfortable using recycled tape for digital formats. Not so much for analog.
Sean
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this isn’t for shooting….this is for dubbing/syndication. Tapeless not an option, as we have to deliver to the individual market’s requirements. All tapes are QC’d before being shipped, especially used tapes to check for errors….as for the $3 difference, when you’re talking 1,000+ tapes shipped per year, it adds up in the end.
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Tried Carpel?
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I used to work for a “large cable company” and our master control operators would literally throw away HUNDREDS of different length beta stock away every month. Make a friend there, buy him or her some dinner, and hopefully they’ll just give them to you 😉
Scott
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In SoCal, I used to get my “used” BSP 30s from Edgewise Media.
They are now on the internet at Edgewise-Media dot com.cheers!
DaveS
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