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Removing Mini Dv's

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salomonskiier12
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What happens if I use like 10 minutes of a 90 minute tape and I want to capture it to my computer?   After I capture can i still use the tape (and not tape over the part that I already used?).  What will this do and if I do this, is there any chance that I will not be able to capture it?

Jan 17 2007 10:21PM
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BigJew
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everything will work fine.
Jan 17 2007 10:23PM
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leckett1
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do you have any background knowledge of basic camera/non linear editing? tell me now so i dont type too much to help cause im lazy
Jan 17 2007 10:24PM
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salomonskiier12
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i know how to edit and capture and the basics of that stuff but thats about it...
Jan 17 2007 10:25PM
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leckett1
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ok well if you understand capturing of course you can still use the tape. just put it after the 10 minutes once your done capturing
Jan 17 2007 10:28PM
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Elijah.
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Mini DV tapes are rewritable. You can rewind and record over that shit after uploading it.
Jan 18 2007 12:25AM
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Krazy_Karl
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its a good idea if you want to tape over stuff to recod with your lens cap on for the whole tape, it makes a clearer image the second time, this isnt so much with mini DV as it is with mini vhs's and such, but it wont hurt to try it
Jan 18 2007 12:35AM
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Elijah.
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Thats a run-on sentence if I ever saw one.
Jan 18 2007 12:47AM
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Static
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the only thing that does is lay down timecode
Jan 18 2007 4:55AM
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salomonskiier12
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so basically recording over a minidv w/ the lens cap closed will reset the timecode so I will be good to go for the next time?
Jan 18 2007 9:07AM
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twix_182
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it makes it so that when u capture it wont say like 1:20 then restart over again randomly between clips. if u record it blank from beginning to end u have the whole tape length as 1 timecode
Jan 18 2007 9:47AM
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Elijah.
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Jea.
Jan 18 2007 3:52PM
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Mat.
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you can do that.. or just record over the footage with whatever your filming the next time you use it? if you really feel the need to.
Jan 18 2007 4:34PM
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salomonskiier12
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ok thanks
Jan 18 2007 5:33PM
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Krazy_Karl
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i meant to say theta but i left it out :( oh well
Jan 18 2007 6:41PM
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