On Wed, 09 Feb 2000 00:30:10 GMT, video77nospam@sprynet.com (Hal Landen) wrote:

>I've never seen the need to pre strip DV tapes. However,
>I strongly recommend that you "pack" them before using them.
>Just fast forward the tape then fast reverse it Off the heads.
>This cured a problem I used to have with drop outs on
>Mini DV tapes.

In 150 or so tapes, I've never seen a need for "packing"
with Sony tape... (nor for "pre-striping", with care to make
sure that the timecode is correct when reloading tape in the
camcorder - though shooting black footage between parts has
been useful). What brand tape were you using?