[Gliese 581c]

Hi all, is there a way to erase a mini dv tape quickly from inside the camcorder or controlled from a PC ?

Takes too long to record nothing over the top of whats already on there.

I have a Sony DCR-PC8E that I need to sell on and need to blank the tapes quickly.

[chrishull3]

Originally Posted by aRCaM

Hi all, is there a way to erase a mini dv tape quickly from inside the camcorder or controlled from a PC ?

Takes too long to record nothing over the top of whats already on there.

I have a Sony DCR-PC8E that I need to sell on and need to blank the tapes quickly.

there is no way to erase mini dv tape only record over used tape.why do you need to blank tapes to sell the cam when you can give the buyer a new tape.
if you want to put them by a magnetic field as has been said may wipe them but i would never a tape in my cam again that had such a process.

[senu]

Originally Posted by aRCaM

Hi all, is there a way to erase a mini dv tape quickly from inside the camcorder or controlled from a PC ?

No

Takes too long to record nothing over the top of whats already on there.

Well you can leave them in overnight.. or before you go off to work..Recording over them is better though..you don't want to wear out the camcorders heads and mechanism just "erasing" them

I have a Sony DCR-PC8E that I need to sell on and need to blank the tapes quickly.

Why? even if the camcorder goes, are the tapes not an archive of your previous effort?. I'm sure you don't intend to sell the tapes as well!

Have a read

Wiping HDV Tapes

[Gliese 581c]

Thanks guys, I didnt think there was a way but thought I'd post on the off chance.

Senu, tapes have already been edited, and burnt to DVD.

[senu]

No worries .. Just reuse them
In some cases if the edited footage is precious enough you can write it (ie the edited version) back to tape.. as it is ultimately more ""secure" than DVD..

[Gliese 581c]

Originally Posted by senu

No worries .. Just reuse them
In some cases if the edited footage is precious enough you can write it (ie the edited version) back to tape.. as it is ultimately more ""secure" than DVD..

Quite agree, I would have kept them but I now have the Sony SR8, with it being HDD driven the tapes are no use to me anymore.

[senu]

You never know.. HDD fails you know .. you might find your "old" taped recordings suddenly becoming very precious!

[Gliese 581c]

Originally Posted by senu

You never know.. HDD fails you know .. you might find your "old" taped recordings suddenly becoming very precious!

Too late now though. Only 2 tapes left to go.

Just watch your tapes deteriorate over time and my HDD still pristine

[ctcrm]

you can purchase devices to wipe tapes from cctv/security wholesalers or maplins i think...

regs covering cctv systems require that tpaes are completly wiped before they are recorded on again... of course this never happens and becoming irrelavent with the uptake of dvr multiplexers but there are devices out there for such tasks.

[senu]

Originally Posted by aRCaM

Too late now though. Only 2 tapes left to go.

Just watch your tapes deteriorate over time and my HDD still pristine

In your dreams mate ,HDDs crash / fail and carefully kept tapes last ( Ok not forever , but almost!)

Originally Posted by ctcrm

you can purchase devices to wipe tapes from cctv/security wholesalers or maplins i think...

Do they exist for miniDV tapes though?..

[chrishull3]

Originally Posted by senu

In your dreams mate ,HDDs crash / fail and carefully kept tapes last ( Ok not forever , but almost!)


Do they exist for miniDV tapes though?..

i cant think why arcams tapes need be wiped even if he is changing formats.

[senu]

Originally Posted by chrishull3

i cant think why arcams tapes need be wiped even if he is changing formats.

He's got dodgy footage on them, thats why!

[chrishull3]

Originally Posted by senu

He's got dodgy footage on them, thats why!

you are awful but i like you::

[chrishull3]

[QUOTE=senu;5734153]He's got dodgy footage on them, thats why! [/QUOT
spy tapes [NO]good filming with your new cam anyway arcam.

[Gliese 581c]

What you all like.

I only take respectable good clean fun footage.

All tapes now erased.