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    My master mini dv tape snaped ( the tape part) last night anyone know i get it fixed
    but my material is in adult in nature...and is copyrighted so will this be a problem
    already called on place and they said they dont do adult material

    thanks

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    So um.. I probably don't want to ask this since I assume you was shooting a porn and the answer to this could possibly be a scary one, but, How exactly did you accidentally break the tape? lol.

    You could probably use some clear tape maybe? make sure to match it up as perfect as possible. Not sure with miniDV though. I know I did that to a cassette tape when I was a kid and it played after.

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    Quote Originally Posted by newtothegame View Post
    My master mini dv tape snaped ( the tape part) last night anyone know i get it fixed
    but my material is in adult in nature...and is copyrighted so will this be a problem
    already called on place and they said they dont do adult material

    thanks
    Did you try just taping it together? simple I know, but what do you have to loose?

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    I wonder what kind of adult material is it. Is it lectures on quantum physics or on theory of relativity? This hardcore stuff is surely not suitable for children.

    Just glue it together with just a touch of glue, let dry. Clear tape will clog the heads. The cassette has built-in spool brakes to prevent tape from unwinding, so be careful. You need to disengage the brakes to pull tape out.

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    yeah actually do make porn thats why you never see me post any videos on here out of respect of the forum...but love the forum got me all the info for my setup
    the thing broke when i purchase a small rewinder just for that purpose to rewind my tapes..and it snaped

    would tape it but the other part of the tape is inside the cassette
    did find a company called

    http://www.pacificvideorepair.com/index.shtml

    spoke with the gentleman and it will cost me 29.95
    but worth it it is the master tape.

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    THROW AWAY THE REWINDER!!!

    Since the tape end is inside the shell your only alternative is to open up the shell. Either you or another company.

    Most of those shells are sealed by vibration / heat. If you trace the edge with a razor or exacto you can pop them open, but then you have to reseal it to play the tape when the splice is done. Fortunately you only need to play it one time to capture the whole thing.

    The good thing is that along the spine there is an indent that is meant for a label. You can tape the shell together there and super glue the side edges. That part works well.

    Clear tape does hold audio tape together, but will cause a drop out on video tape. Plus it doesn't wrap on the heads well and sometimes gets glue on the heads. (Been there, done that.)

    I haven't tried taping the two tape ends directly together. You'd lose a tiny gap of time that way due to overlap, but that should work. I'd be tempted to superglue it, leaving a full 24 hours to make sure it dries.

    I don't know what city your in, but there are other companies in Southern Calif.

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    Thanks I actually in the bay area in california..if you have contact info with companies down south would be great ....and if the mind the content and the price is same would be great thanks

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    Why does the content matter if you just want the tape fixed? Does one even need to view the tape to fix it? Are they afraid they're going to get herpes just from touching it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by newtothegame View Post
    The thing broke when i purchase a small rewinder just for that purpose to rewind my tapes..and it snaped.
    Happened to me as well . . . Opened up the shell and found the parts so flimsy, that I did not glue the tape. I think it happened, when I pressed the lid, when it was rewinding.
    Another suggestion. Just buy yourself a new tape and do the shoot again! If you let me be the talent, I am willing to give you a new tape for free.

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    Thanks...cost money to shoot...and to reshoot more expensive
    and I have more shoots to do in a week in half...
    will send out the tape and let you guys know how the tape comes back after it is fixed.

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    Tape sucks, go tapeless.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aramis View Post
    Tape sucks, go tapeless.
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    Pacific video repair is in San Francisco. Why not use them. Send it in the mail if you want it more anonymous.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Duke View Post
    ...Send it in the mail if you want it more anonymous.
    Yeah but not so anonymous you don't put your return address on it.

    Seriously, did the tape break in the middle or at the end?
    Or did I miss that?
    I know enough to know what works ... at least until it blows up. Then I know it don't.

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    The tape broke at the end of scene didnt even rewind...thank god

    sending out today...and having it burned to dvd too
    love my hv30 the quality is great even in standard mode which I film
    still learning about hd...and down coversion

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    Filming porn in SD is so 20th century

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    alright enough on this subject.....next

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    It looks so much better in HD????

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jo_the_big_O View Post
    It looks so much better in HD????
    It sure does.

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    Ain't even going there.
    I know enough to know what works ... at least until it blows up. Then I know it don't.

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    He said "better" Jo, not bigger.
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