Best tapes for the DVX?

Jay Rodriguez

Jay Rodriguez

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About to go buy some tapes but not sure of which is the best of choices.

What's the recomended brands?

edit:

my cousin is a DP for Nickelodeon and mentioned something about only using the wet" DV tapes or something like that?

I called but he's out of town right now.
 
I don't know if there is a "best" but here's a rundown. Panasonic is the only manufacturer in the industry that makes tapes with a wet lubricant. Everyone else is dry lubricant, as I understand it. The important thing is to pick one and stick with it. It's not the best idea to use one kind of tape then switch to another. Doing so can and will result in sparse dropouts occasionally. Without being dramatic, it isn't the end of the world, but it can be prevented. That said, within the Panasonic line there is PQ, MQ, and AMQ tapes which is roughly interpreted as good, better, and best. The MQ's are what many use and are under/around $30 for a box of five. Somewhere on these boards you'll find a technical explanation of the differences, but PQ aren't significantly cheaper and AMQ's are simply overpriced. MQ's make a lot of sense and are premium quality.
 
so the point is that sticking to one brand is best? And maybe it should be MQ's?

Okay, well, I'll do some more digging to see what I can find.
thanks guys! :thumbup:
 
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I first heard that MQ's were wet and PQ's were dry, then I heard that MQ's are dry and PQ's are wet. Then Wells says they are both wet, and Horse says they are both dry? What is it? Barry, Jan, someone?
 
Related question: does re-recording on the same tape result in quality loss? I know it's digital recording, but it's still a physical medium that presumably can suffer wear-and-tear...
 
dr_stupid said:
Related question: does re-recording on the same tape result in quality loss? I know it's digital recording, but it's still a physical medium that presumably can suffer wear-and-tear...
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ewh good question that I've been wondering myself......
 
Re-recording causes wear on the tape, and the more you re-record the more there is potential for dropouts. However, with digital, it either records or it doesn't. You will either get a proper recording, or one with dropouts. There won't be any overall quality drop, it'll either be there or it won't.
 
I am officially the tape psycho - I have never used anything but MQs, and have never used the same tape twice. Have a hefty collection building.....yah!
 
Peter Gaudry said:
I am officially the tape psycho - I have never used anything but MQs, and have never used the same tape twice. Have a hefty collection building.....yah!
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haha, the tape king :thumbsup:
 
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