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  • Looking for used 30 min BetaSP stock

    Posted by Dennis Leppell on March 26, 2009 at 5:07 pm

    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
    MidWest Outdoors

    Dave Schweitzer replied 17 years, 1 month ago 6 Members · 6 Replies
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  • Chris Poisson

    March 26, 2009 at 5:43 pm

    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.

  • Sean Oneil

    March 26, 2009 at 6:03 pm

    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

  • Dennis Leppell

    March 26, 2009 at 6:05 pm

    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.

  • Mark Suszko

    March 26, 2009 at 6:28 pm

    Tried Carpel?

  • Scott Davis

    March 26, 2009 at 8:52 pm

    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
    OSX 10.5.5
    Quad 2.5Ghz
    8.5 GB RAM
    Final Cut Studio 6.0.4
    HPX 2000

  • Dave Schweitzer

    March 27, 2009 at 4:47 am

    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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