Debe
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I was trying to find an answer for my client. He was all out of sorts because we were having these horrible problems with the tape. I had no other answer than the one given to me to explain how different the experience was from one type of tape to another.
To each his own.
debe
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All I can say is what happened is what happened.
Maybe it was a bad batch if miniDV, however, it was a from a brick of 5, and the other 4 recorded in a miniDV camcorder did not exhibit any errors.
I posted a similar question when this happened, and that was the answer I was given.
If I”m passing bad information, I certainly apologize.
debe
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As a matter if fact, yes I did.
I had a two camera shoot in an operating room. The producer didn’t pack extra tapes. When we burned through the DVCam stock we had, I offered up the new, unopened miniDV tape I had put in my bag that morning for just such an occurrence.
When I went to edit the footage, huge garish dropouts peppered that last tape, making several of the good shots that I needed unusable. The three DVCam tapes that came before it were pristine. It wasn’t an error of the camera, it was failure of miniDV to hold up to the extra stress DVCam puts on the physical tape.
Now I carry backup DVCam in my bag.
debe
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If no dropouts are crucial, then stick with DVCam tape stock. It’s more robust than miniDV and is designed to withstand the faster tape speed DVCam uses.
debe
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What are you using for media drives?
debe
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Thanks!
And I’m sure the next person who has this problem will REALLY be thankful!
debe
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Would you have time to post how you solved it, for the next one who comes along with the same issue?
Thanks!
debe
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A Customer Service Rep telling a paying customer almost gleefully they don’t support them is generally a bad sign for a company’s future.
Of course, Seagate just bought Maxtor. Perhaps he knows his job is going away and just doesn’t care anymore.
debe
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Have you tried the Disk Utility?
Do you have a current copy of Disk Warrior?
debe
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Unfortunately, Rick…the problems you are having are classic problems we see from not doing a clean install.
OSX and FCP are finicky about installs.
It should take you about 4 hours. If you start now, you’ll be more than ready for clients on Monday.
debe