Why aren't these tapes working?

[iMacZealot]

I was just send about half a dozen miniDV tapes for this client's project I need to edit together in about ten days. As I was putting in the first one, the tape ripped...great. However, that's not the point.

I put in the second tape, and my HV20 says "Incorrect Tape Specification - Playback is Restricted" in giant red letters. All of my other cameras, which are SD, do the same thing. I even checked to see if the tape was LP, and it still did the same thing. I don't understand why these tapes that were sent to me aren't working. They're identical to ones I used before I switched to high definition.

Any help? Thanks.

 

[MisterMe]

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Any help? Thanks.

Any idea which brand and model of tape gives you the problem?

 

[ChemiosMurphy]

DVCAM !!!!! I be the client recorded them in DVCAM mode....

 

[iMacZealot]

After some investigation in my camera's manual, the tapes are either PAL or SECAM. I think it's PAL since I think my client is in Singapore, but I can't be sure. I really wish Sony would indicate that on their tapes.

So, what's next? How do I convert them to NTSC?

 

[LethalWolfe]

I really wish Sony would indicate that on their tapes.

You mean like your client writing "PAL" on them?

So, what's next? How do I convert them to NTSC?

Find a friend w/a camera that does NTSC and PAL (IIRC, a Z1U does both) or go to a post house or dub facility and pay for them to get transfered.


Lethal

 

[iMacZealot]

You mean like your client writing "PAL" on them?

...or Sony, at the very least.

Find a friend w/a camera that does NTSC and PAL (IIRC, a Z1U does both) or go to a post house or dub facility and pay for them to get transfered.


Lethal

I guess I'm off to Wolf Camera...how expensive would it be for them to transfer 4 tapes?

 

[CaptainChunk]

It's been a while so I'm not sure what the average going rate for tape transferring would be. But in either case, I would still bill your client accordingly.