is it true that capturing is bad for the dvx

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danhaney1118

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i told my friend about the s reel lock problem. he said its probably because i use my camera to transfer all my footage. is that bad for it, more than the obvious amount of wear and tear. ?:???? also how much is it to get that s reel lock problem fixed. do i just need to get it serviced, help please
 
It's not "bad" for the camera as such. You could add hundreds of hours to the heads playing back tapes...nothing wrong with that.

BUT, why use up those hours on playback, when you can be using them up on recording?

Get it serviced, though. Not much else you can do.
 
To avoid wear on your DVX, get yourself an inexpensive MiniDV camcorder, like a JVC GRD372U, or something, and use *that* to transfer your footage. Wearing out a $150 camcorder is definitely better than wearing out your DVX.

You can also use the JVC (or whatever) for pre-winding tapes. I hear that helps prevent dropouts, and so far that appears to be true.
 
thanks for the suggestions guys. i'll definately look into getting a "capture" camera. also, does anybody know how much that s reel lock problem is to get fixed?
 
It means fastforwarding the blank tape the whole way through before recording to to get rid of any loose particle that may causes dropout.
 
Oh I see. I also heard somewhere about using a different camera to record the whole tape through first (ie, start the tape at beginning, hit record, leave lens cap on and camera in a corner, then rewind. This gives it all black... I think they said striping a tape or something?) Is this worthwhile doing, and if so, why?
 
"Striping" is laying TC sans image on a tape or series of tapes, for subsequent logging and editing purposes. Which isn't necessary on the DVX, if you choose to set up your TC via menu with each new tape.

Recording black is a waste of time and head-life. The purpose in running and rewinding the tape, is to knock off any bits of loose oxide that might contribute to dropouts in your recording.
 
Sad Max said:
To avoid wear on your DVX, get yourself an inexpensive MiniDV camcorder, like a JVC GRD372U, or something, and use *that* to transfer your footage. Wearing out a $150 camcorder is definitely better than wearing out your DVX.
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are there any cheap camcorders to avoid? i feel like a read that some won't work for capturing certain types of recordings, maybe anamorphic? not sure though. i can't really afford a nice deck, so i think i'll do what you're talking about here. thanks!
 
Certain cheap camcorders apparently have had problems transmitting the 24p pulldown metadata over firewire, but those problems are few and I haven't heard of any for years. I very highly doubt you'll run into problems unless you buy something really cheap that's several years old.

Anamorphic data isn't a problem, because it's all 720x480. If for some reason the proper pixel aspect ratio info doesn't come over the stream, it's a simple matter to change it in your NLE.
 
David Jimerson said:
Certain cheap camcorders apparently have had problems transmitting the 24p pulldown metadata over firewire, but those problems are few and I haven't heard of any for years.
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that's what i was thinking of. can anyone recommend a good place to pick up the JVC GRD372U?
 
Related to this: If I am capturing the entire tape (ie, no logging or scene detection, etc.) and just hit play… Should I still get a separate camera for capture, or is just pure playback no problem?

And, to confirm what was posted, a new miniDV camera will have no problem with 16:9 SD footage shot on the HVX, correct? Also, do they make miniDV tape rewinders and/or capturing units, or is the only way to get this by just buying another cheap camera?
 
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