I respect the work he puts into the videos, but Technology Connections just has this sneer about some of what he covers that puts me right off. I don't watch obscure tech videos to get told how stupid an idea is.
@@mariteaux His humor is one of the reasons I do watch him. There are plenty of dry RUclipsrs in the world, so a little bit of sarcasm and wit is always welcomed to me.
If you need SP tapes I have a bunch from CBS San Diego from late 2001, mostly B-Roll and bloopers, including famous news anchor Peter Jennings. They worked fine in my 1800 and 1200. I also have one of the larger format Betacam SP tapes, but I think it's blank.
There's something to be said about finding the surprises on those old, mystery recordings. I'm sure a good majority of them are just mundane things, but you never know who's precious memories are carelessly thrown out. Also, weird local commercials.
I gotta wonder if error codes on Sony camcorders have 2 digits separated by colons because that was how error codes looked on Betacam decks.. Probably not, but I haven't looked at any documentation so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
As a side note, you can play betaSP tapes on a standard Betacam deck. I have a few BetaSP tapes when I was in the field. Just be careful because BetaSP is metal (not like Beta, oxide) and it’ll wear the head faster.
why has there been multiple recent videos by many youtubers of the Betacam SP format? Why is this trending? I used them for years at the local TV station I worked at. It was dependable but then Digital came in.
Well, you seem to have stereo audio at least as the spoken parts were on the right and the music on the left. (According to the display!). I was thinking maybe a pal/ntsc issue, or sync issue of some kind. (I'm just totally guessing though).
Call it a hunch, but I don't think it's the same person--the one in the search is only 40, which would have made him a little kid when that wedding footage was shot (early 90's).
BETACAM can be used in betamax betacam sp tapes will kill the heads in betamax there's alot of betacam tapes out there i have 100's of them new sealed it's now getting harder to find tapes this model doe's go bad i have worked on 8 of this model and i had to use decks as parts as well the caps in the VU meter go bad and need to be cheanged over with the micro fuse 500ma
hi my bro put some betacam tape in the 100ub by misstake he just did now know about betacam i know about the format now and the tapes do on for a very long time i have not got to worry about decks going bad i have alot of working decks price of them has come down big time
The Tapes from you are Betamax, not Betacam SP. The Original Betacam SP Tapes are bigger. You can see on the Recorder, who gave the Tapes in the Recorder.
1. Standard Betacam is backwards compatible with Betacam SP. 2. Betacam SP tapes came in two sizes--full, and a smaller Betamax-sized cassette. 3. Someone was using labels from Betamax tapes on some of my standard Betacam tapes. 4. Though not discussed or implied in the video, Betacam footage can be recorded onto Betamax tape stock in a pinch, but, due to tape thickness and speed differences, is not really recommended. 5. The first tape I put in was one that somebody had recorded standard Betamax footage onto (and quite possibly damaged the heads of their Betamax deck in the process). I had no way of knowing this until I popped in the tape. 6. I have since acquired a mix of Betacam and (both sizes of) Betacam SP tapes. All play properly. As stated in this video, this was intended as a quick test and nothing more.
@@OddityArchiveBetamax has a other Bandspeed then Betacam/Betacam SP . The Cassettes from Betamax you can do it in the Betacam SP Recorder and can recording on this. That i mean....Sony goes this Way, so the old Betamax Cassettes can do in the new Betacam SP Recorders. (Camcorder, Studio Recorder)
Betacam SP should be backward compatible with standard Betacam. I'll need to dig out (or fleabay if I don't have any) an SP tape to say for certain. I see no reason to believe (at the moment) that I did anything wrong.
@@OddityArchive in my experience betamax tapes played on a betacam machine exhibit what you demonstrated. being on this side of the screen makes it difficult to trouble shoot. LOL
Eventually...assuming I can get good playback. This was just intended as a quick, first test. Assuming everything works, this'll ultimately get a Ben's Junk.
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Yes, I'm well aware of the Technology Connections video. The timing was 100% pure coincidence.
Alec from Technology Connections and Ben are the same person... prove me wrong.
I've never met him, but I get the vibe that we're polar opposites.
@@OddityArchive Completely!
I respect the work he puts into the videos, but Technology Connections just has this sneer about some of what he covers that puts me right off. I don't watch obscure tech videos to get told how stupid an idea is.
@@mariteaux His humor is one of the reasons I do watch him. There are plenty of dry RUclipsrs in the world, so a little bit of sarcasm and wit is always welcomed to me.
If you need SP tapes I have a bunch from CBS San Diego from late 2001, mostly B-Roll and bloopers, including famous news anchor Peter Jennings. They worked fine in my 1800 and 1200. I also have one of the larger format Betacam SP tapes, but I think it's blank.
"I wonder if that marriage lasted." Ever the optimistic soul, aren't you Ben?
I’m an incurable romantic.
@@OddityArchive 😜
I was thinking the same thing before he said it. I'm a cured romantic.
An Oddity Archive video on a Monday? Must be a very early Christmas miracle.
9:47 Dirty Head? Nope, that's the next tape - the wedding night! 😁
There's something to be said about finding the surprises on those old, mystery recordings. I'm sure a good majority of them are just mundane things, but you never know who's precious memories are carelessly thrown out. Also, weird local commercials.
These chipmunks were 10,000x more tolerable than when the other ones sing Christmas tunes.
(I’m anti fun)
That BetaCam deck looks great beside the PVM. That is some beautiful pro-grade Sony equipment
It’s awesome to see a new Oddity Archive episode on a Monday. Keep up the great work Ben!
Ah, a little Gato Berberi in the video! That is a jam on the sax if I do say so myself!
Maybe RedLetterMedia have some leftover betacam tapes from when they did wedding videos.
I've got a nice stack of tapes, I just need to dig them out.
Last time I was this early to something, Betamax was a viable contender to VHS.
I didn't expect archive video this Monday, Well happy Oddity Monday.
I’ve worked with Betacam until the mid 2000s and always find funny that almost everyone had the same VT model, the UVW-1800
Well if it''s the same guy who comes up on google, pretty sure the marriage ended, or divorce papers are on their way to prison as we speak.
Oh wow. I wonder if that's why the tapes got sold. 🙂
Well that last bit was a plot twist!
I was under the assumption that only the BVW series of decks played back standard Betacam not SP and not the cheaper UVW?
I gotta wonder if error codes on Sony camcorders have 2 digits separated by colons because that was how error codes looked on Betacam decks..
Probably not, but I haven't looked at any documentation so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I think that tape was hit with a bulk eraser... I have some SVHS tapes that looked similar.
00:12:01 Puns, packages, presence, prenuptial pretext, and a premature exit.
As a side note, you can play betaSP tapes on a standard Betacam deck. I have a few BetaSP tapes when I was in the field. Just be careful because BetaSP is metal (not like Beta, oxide) and it’ll wear the head faster.
why has there been multiple recent videos by many youtubers of the Betacam SP format? Why is this trending? I used them for years at the local TV station I worked at. It was dependable but then Digital came in.
Well, you seem to have stereo audio at least as the spoken parts were on the right and the music on the left. (According to the display!). I was thinking maybe a pal/ntsc issue, or sync issue of some kind. (I'm just totally guessing though).
those technical issues would slap as rave visuals.
Do not google Daniel Scott Larson, the Groom in the video! LOL!
Call it a hunch, but I don't think it's the same person--the one in the search is only 40, which would have made him a little kid when that wedding footage was shot (early 90's).
@@OddityArchive Excellent point, but still creepy LOL!
BETACAM can be used in betamax
betacam sp tapes will kill the heads in betamax
there's alot of betacam tapes out there i have 100's of them new sealed it's now getting harder to find tapes
this model doe's go bad i have worked on 8 of this model and i had to use decks as parts as well
the caps in the VU meter go bad and need to be cheanged over with the micro fuse 500ma
hi my bro put some betacam tape in the 100ub by misstake he just did now know about betacam
i know about the format now
and the tapes do on for a very long time i have not got to worry about decks going bad i have alot of working decks
price of them has come down big time
4:10 idk 🤔 Benny Boy that doesn’t look like BNC cable to me…. Looks more like good ol Rca
The connectors on the VCR are BNC. I don't own any BNC component cables (yet).
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I don't wanna be rude to begin with. That said, I predict that you would do a "Semiquincentennial Fever" episode in the year 2026.
The Tapes from you are Betamax, not Betacam SP. The Original Betacam SP Tapes are bigger. You can see on the Recorder, who gave the Tapes in the Recorder.
1. Standard Betacam is backwards compatible with Betacam SP.
2. Betacam SP tapes came in two sizes--full, and a smaller Betamax-sized cassette.
3. Someone was using labels from Betamax tapes on some of my standard Betacam tapes.
4. Though not discussed or implied in the video, Betacam footage can be recorded onto Betamax tape stock in a pinch, but, due to tape thickness and speed differences, is not really recommended.
5. The first tape I put in was one that somebody had recorded standard Betamax footage onto (and quite possibly damaged the heads of their Betamax deck in the process). I had no way of knowing this until I popped in the tape.
6. I have since acquired a mix of Betacam and (both sizes of) Betacam SP tapes. All play properly. As stated in this video, this was intended as a quick test and nothing more.
@@OddityArchiveBetamax has a other Bandspeed then Betacam/Betacam SP . The Cassettes from Betamax you can do it in the Betacam SP Recorder and can recording on this. That i mean....Sony goes this Way, so the old Betamax Cassettes can do in the new Betacam SP Recorders. (Camcorder, Studio Recorder)
Are you playing the wrong format of tape ? It appears so.
Betacam SP should be backward compatible with standard Betacam. I'll need to dig out (or fleabay if I don't have any) an SP tape to say for certain. I see no reason to believe (at the moment) that I did anything wrong.
@@OddityArchive in my experience betamax tapes played on a betacam machine exhibit what you demonstrated. being on this side of the screen makes it difficult to trouble shoot. LOL
I can just about guarantee the first few minutes of the first tape were the result of someone recording standard consumer Betamax on that tape.
no record test?
Eventually...assuming I can get good playback. This was just intended as a quick, first test. Assuming everything works, this'll ultimately get a Ben's Junk.
@@OddityArchive I would have tried it right away for peace of mind that it works. Hopefully just a dirty head or bad recording.
Too many irons in the fire right now. It's not like the deck is going anywhere.