Ok, whenever I first got my camcorder like 2 years ago, I tested it out and recaorded a bunch of stupid stuff, and it takes up like half of the tape, can you tell me how to get it off without buying more tapes?
2006-10-01 10:24:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Camcorders
Well, these 2 _might_ work - but might take a long time.
Place it on a large magnet (back of a speaker) and leave it for a bit, moving it around occasionally in various directions.
An A/C transformer would probably work ever better (you have to move it around on it also.)
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If you know anyone at a TV station or that works in a large computer room, ask them to run their tape degausser on it.
It's a large A/C transformer / magnet that's designed for just that.
It'll erase it in a second and it'll act brand new.
To make it look semi-blank.
Rewind it all of the way. Put the lens cap on the recorder (or a substitute) and record nothing at a different speed than the tape was originally recorded at.
That way if there's anything left (even that little bit at that front of the tape that you can never seem to get of), you probably won't be able to see it because takes a second or two to figure out the speed.
In the future, start and run for about 10 seconds with the lens cap on. This gets you a clean intro, and will result in better tapes because the beginning of the tape usually gets bad first due to various factors.
It's written and read to more then the rest of the tape.
The beginning of the tape is not shielded from outside elements as well as tape which is not in the top layer (by released the cartridge catch you can see and touch the first little bit).
All the starting and rewinding can over time stretch that part of the tape.
2006-10-01 11:35:27 · answer #1 · answered by Jon W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Point the camera at a wall and tape over it.
2006-10-01 10:35:40 · answer #2 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tape over it.
2006-10-01 10:33:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rewind up to the part you do not like, and then tape over it!
2006-10-01 13:08:40 · answer #4 · answered by cheddarc2020 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tape over it
2006-10-01 12:56:57 · answer #5 · answered by LOST 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just record over it\.
2006-10-01 11:04:52 · answer #6 · answered by Jason P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
record over it with something else
2006-10-01 13:24:00 · answer #7 · answered by meandragon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋