rem@bu-cs.UUCP (Robert E. Mee) (11/13/85)
Has anyone out in the net thought of (or implemented) using computer magtape in 2400' reels and placing it in empty video cassette shells? I would be interested in purchasing the empty shells and whatever materials required to make my own video cassettes. If someone out there has implemented this, I would also be interrested in how the quality is on these tapes are and what varied brands were tested.
brown@nicmad.UUCP (11/14/85)
In article <760@bu-cs.UUCP> rem@bu-cs.UUCP (Robert E. Mee) writes: >Has anyone out in the net thought of (or implemented) using computer >magtape in 2400' reels and placing it in empty video cassette shells? DO NOT DO WHAT YOU ARE THINKING. YOU WILL BE IN TROUBLE. Computer tape is NOT formulated to work with video equipment. Without going into details of tape formulation, just believe that you would be in trouble. -- Mr. Video {seismo!uwvax|decvax|ihnp4}!nicmad!brown
hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) (11/15/85)
In article <425@nicmad.UUCP> brown@nicmad.UUCP (Mr. Video) writes: >In article <760@bu-cs.UUCP> rem@bu-cs.UUCP (Robert E. Mee) writes: >>Has anyone out in the net thought of (or implemented) using computer >>magtape in 2400' reels and placing it in empty video cassette shells? > >DO NOT DO WHAT YOU ARE THINKING. YOU WILL BE IN TROUBLE. > >Computer tape is NOT formulated to work with video equipment. Without >going into details of tape formulation, just believe that you would be in >trouble. Just to confirm Mr. Video's opinion. I first heard a question like this years ago. Then it was in regard of using computer tape as audio tape. The question was asked in a popular industry magazine (Pop' 'Tronics? I'm not sure). The answer was that computer tape coatings are much coarser than audio tape coatings and will damage the heads on an audio recorder. Consider that video heads are much more sensitive and delicate than audio heads. -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ The Polymath (aka: Jerry Hollombe) Citicorp(+)TTI Common Sense is what tells you that a ten 3100 Ocean Park Blvd. pound weight falls ten times as fast as a Santa Monica, CA 90405 one pound weight. (213) 450-9111, ext. 2483 {philabs,randvax,trwrb,vortex}!ttidca!ttidcc!hollombe
gnome@olivee.UUCP (Gary Traveis) (12/03/85)
> Has anyone out in the net thought of (or implemented) using computer > magtape in 2400' reels and placing it in empty video cassette shells? > I would be interested in purchasing the empty shells and whatever > materials required to make my own video cassettes. If someone out there > has implemented this, I would also be interrested in how the quality is > on these tapes are and what varied brands were tested. DON'T DO IT !!!!! Don't even THINK about it! Video tape's surface coating is specially made to make the rounds of the helical head assembly. If the suface is too smooth, it will squeek or bind on the surface of the rotating head. If the tape is too coarse, it will cause shorter head life and leave deposites on the head surface. Just DON'T !!