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leone
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i know this should go in media and arts section but i'm really frantically desperate.  so yeah i was reviewing  jay peak powder footage from yesterday on my minidv tape on my sony digital camcorder and it started to eat the tape. i was able to get the tape out but i have about 6 inches of the tape sticking out of the tape cartridge.  has any one had any experience with this and is it at all possible to salvage the tape? thanks, i really really hope it's possible to save it, i dunno
Mar 5 2007 3:46PM
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leone
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bump, please anyone
Mar 6 2007 8:56AM
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beaverheadskier
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I think if you just flip up the thing on the tape and roll it up with your finger it should work it will probably skip a little though
Mar 6 2007 1:07PM
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Colt45er
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ahh man, that sucks.  hope shit goes good with that^
Mar 6 2007 1:13PM
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Holte
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if the tape isn't too crumpled, you can flip up the top of the tape and wind it back in manually. but chances are good you'll drop a lot of frames on that area of the tape and it might get eaten again when you try to play it back.
Mar 6 2007 1:25PM
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leone
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i've found one camera store so far that'll repair the tape no problem for 10 bucks.  but the catch is that they only repair tapes if they transfer it to a dvd also which of course costs more money, like 30 dollars more.  i told them it was a bunch of a bull that they couldn't just give me the tape back for the 10 dollars.  so i'm gonna look at some other options but i may take this one because it's my only option.  i'm just gonna start up a collection fund to help me pay for it.  my friends who were involved in the filming already said they'd be willing to chip in some money.
Mar 6 2007 6:03PM
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BkCountrySkrMO2
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mmmmmmmmmmmmm whos camera did u say this was?
Mar 7 2007 12:25PM
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leone
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eh, my sony, your sony. tomato, tomato.
Mar 7 2007 12:39PM
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