On Wed, 26 Feb 2003 00:22:51 +1300, Brian <bclark@es.co.nz> wrote:

>I've been told that recording in LP on a DV video tape can cause

>problems with dropouts etc.

>I was wondering if I can record to DV in LP after editing the tape so

>my final recording from the computers hard drive is in LP format?

>I could check the DV tape afterwards for dropouts. Would dropout

>problems likely to happen in a stored video tape recorded in LP?

>

>The reason for doing this is to be able to archive my recording in

>storing more video recordings per tape length 90 minutes instead of 60

>minutes on a 60 minute tape.

I would not do it for the reason you give (tape is cheap),

though I do sometimes do it with masters that have no good

break point for a fade to/from black, but only using Sony

cameras (about a dozen are cross-compatible record/play

in LP mode, so...), but I make two copies in LP-mode

(figuring I can later recover a single good combined edit

of these for remastering, if need be...), and one copy

in SP-mode either on a 90-minute D8 tape, split on 60-minute

Mini-DV tape, or on an 80-minute DV tape...