Re: [AV Media Matters] RE: Video storage

[smolians@erols.com]

No doubt.  But often these malconformations are the result of careless
winding before the tapes enter storage rather than what happens to them once
they get there.

Steve Smolian

-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew_Davies@screensound.gov.au <Matthew_Davies@screensound.gov.au>
To: AV-Media-Matters@topica.com <AV-Media-Matters@topica.com>
Date: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 6:35 PM
Subject: RE: [AV Media Matters] RE: Video storage

>I have seen occasional damage from packing stress in ScreenSounds videotape
>collection, although it is much more common in open reel audio in my
>experience. Some two inch video tapes we received from a client with poor
>storage have had noticeable cinching in the pack, with resulting drop-outs,
>and tapes in good storage for a long time can be seen to be heading in the
>same direction, in this case a re-wind might be in order.  Fortunately
>video cassette shells are designed to retain the tape pack in place, unlike
>audio cassettes where the thin tape can end up in a terrible mess if there
>is no tension. Similarly open reel tapes without some kind of end fastening
>or retaining band are at more risk of packing problems than those which are
>properly restrained.