Recycle/Trash/Destroy Panasonic MQ tapes?

Alexa

Alexa

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What do i do with these things?

Panasonic MQ, recorded over only once.

I'd like them to be reusable, but probably not a good idea just to give the footage to anyone
 
This is what i did with mine.
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I still need about 40 more to finish the table and i've been finding them randomly in my house.
 
ah..yes. I thought about doing just that - a few years back. and forgot about it. ( turning it into "vintage" furniture)
 
Alexa said:
What do i do with these things?

Panasonic MQ, recorded over only once.

I'd like them to be reusable, but probably not a good idea just to give the footage to anyone
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Contact a local television station and see if you could bring the tapes over and use their magnetic bulk eraser on them. Then, you could reuse, sell or donate them.
 
Terry_Lasater said:
Contact a local television station and see if you could bring the tapes over and use their magnetic bulk eraser on them. Then, you could reuse, sell or donate them.
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i called and asked a video camera repair place. They have a magnetic bulk eraser, but they say it only works on analog tapes.

other ideas? I have 60-80 great DV tapes. would like NOT to throw them away or destroy them.
 
Alexa said:
wish it was that easy...most of these tapes are wedding footage for private family events.
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you could rate each tape by the physical attractiveness of the bride and send me the ones that score the highest.
 
Alexa said:
...they say it only works on analog tapes...
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I thought magnetic tape was magnetic tape- regardless of whether it's recording the frequency and amplitude of a sine wave or numbers for binary code. Wouldn't a bulk eraser erase both?
 
Colonel Panic said:
I thought magnetic tape was magnetic tape- regardless of whether it's recording the frequency and amplitude of a sine wave or numbers for binary code. Wouldn't a bulk eraser erase both?
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any editors at tv stations? will the bulk eraser terry mentioned, work? I know that if I call a tv station, it will take multiple swithoffs to get to the right person, if at all.
 
If you know someone that works at a manufacturing facility, they frequently have magnets hung on cranes that can lift 100s (if not 1000s) of pounds or even dedicated "demagnetizers". You could have your friend try to erase a couple tapes and then try to play them back. If it works, you probably wouldn't be out more than a six pack or a box of Marlies.
 
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