I'm having an issue with a Sony VO-9600. Everything works just fine except for the cassette carriage. When inserting or ejecting a cassette, the carriage consistently sticks at one specific point (on the horizontal axis right before the pivot). If the cassette is manually pushed in/pulled out past this point, it loads/ejects without issue. Is this a simple issue of lubrication, or does the motor need to be replaced? I already checked all the gears and tracks for obstructions and grime.
I'm surprised an outfit as world-renowned as the BBC would be transferring 3/4" to DVCAM/DVCPRO and DVD. Even at the time this video was made better formats were available for digitizing. I guess it more speaks to the intrinsic limitations of the 3/4" format.
Always wanted to see one of these running. Did you do anything special to extend the longevity of the DVD copies? Consumer-grade burned DVDs will develop "bit rot" after a few years. Hopefully the archive-quality stuff will last longer.
DVDs aren't as vulnerable as burnt CDs, and it does depend on the stock used. Don't know how they are standing up to the test of time, but I imagine the plan is to preserve everything as files on the BBC digital archive sooner or later.
Thank you for such an well made and informative video posting. it is so important to keep this knowledge alive.
Kind regards Simon.
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I'm having an issue with a Sony VO-9600. Everything works just fine except for the cassette carriage. When inserting or ejecting a cassette, the carriage consistently sticks at one specific point (on the horizontal axis right before the pivot). If the cassette is manually pushed in/pulled out past this point, it loads/ejects without issue. Is this a simple issue of lubrication, or does the motor need to be replaced? I already checked all the gears and tracks for obstructions and grime.
Excellent video.
Why not preserving to H264/H265?
+pcuser80 This film was made several years ago. I image these days they would use a codec such as UYVY or V210.
I'm surprised an outfit as world-renowned as the BBC would be transferring 3/4" to DVCAM/DVCPRO and DVD. Even at the time this video was made better formats were available for digitizing. I guess it more speaks to the intrinsic limitations of the 3/4" format.
Always wanted to see one of these running. Did you do anything special to extend the longevity of the DVD copies? Consumer-grade burned DVDs will develop "bit rot" after a few years. Hopefully the archive-quality stuff will last longer.
DVDs aren't as vulnerable as burnt CDs, and it does depend on the stock used. Don't know how they are standing up to the test of time, but I imagine the plan is to preserve everything as files on the BBC digital archive sooner or later.