[Tig] AMPEX D-1 tape issues

[Arnell Patscott]

Hi David,
 
We had many problems with Ampex D-1 tape and our BTS DCR-300 machines back in the 90'.
We clogged heads daily. We also notice a tape pack problem, which we attributed to static build up in the cassette (and yes we did have humidifiers). 
 
After several months of hell, we fixed the problem by switching brands. I then had all D-1 masters dubbed to a different brand of tape. 
 
Arnell Patscott
cutters Inc.
 

-----Original Message----- 
From: "Ed Reitan" <ereitan at novia.net> 
To: "Telecine Interest Group" <tig at colorist.org>,"David Keleshian" <turnto at sbcglobal.net> 
Cc: Don Kent <dkent at socal.rr.com> 
Date: 10/29/07 18:40 
Subject: Re: [Tig] AMPEX D-1 tape issues 

Thanks to Dave Pickett for supporting the TIG.
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Hi David,

Are you also having similar problems with D2? Even when it was
new D2 seemed a very fragile medium. We had many cassettes that
had hits at the end of a new one-hour transfers and had to be
scrapped.

There were masters at Universal of our preservation/restoration
work on "An Evening with Fred Astaire" (the earliest known color
2-inch tape of an entertainment program) that were found to be
bad after several years. They went back to the "Clones" stored
at UCLA and inserted corrections from them.

Having two copies was the only way they were saved.

Ed Reitan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Keleshian" <turnto at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Telecine Interest Group" <tig at colorist.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 4:35 PM
Subject: [Tig] AMPEX D-1 tape issues


| Thanks to Timothy Huber for supporting the TIG.
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| Has anyone had issues with playback of AMPEX D1 tape?
|
| I have noticed that masters created in the early 90's on AMPEX
stock seem to have playback problems. Has anyone noticed this and
perhaps have a workaround?
|
| Thanks
| David Keleshian
| CBS
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