On 1 Apr 2003 03:23:44 GMT, notjustjay <notxjustxjay@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Ray <rayhowe@charter.net> wrote:

>> I've got tons of dv tapes with useless stuff recorded on it... what's the

>> best way to make those tapes clean - totally blank - for use again?

>The best way is probably just to record over them with a blank recording.

This is generally true, but I have recently run into

problems with tapes recorded in one camcorder (especially

in LP mode), then re-recorded in another with slightly

different tracking. There was enough info retained from

the first recording to disrupt proper recording (and

therefore playback) of the second... Darn!