Mold on VHS TAPES **Red Stickers from LEGACY BOX, IMEMORIES , SOUTHTREE
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- How I Clean and Fix Damaged Vhs Tapes From Sticky Mold
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As @DrainCleaningAustralia quotes Mark Twain, "Find a job you enjoy doing, and you'll never have to work a day in your life." Thank you so much for taking us along for the ride and giving us the knowledge that we'd need to follow the same path.
It’s def a job I enjoy. Mostly. It’s nice to pic my hours but it is an everyday thing right now
Honestly big respect for recovering molded tapes
This is a man who takes craftmanship in his work. Bravo!
It's not a contraption it's your video tape cleaner!
This is the best way to deal with sticky tape syndrome.
You’ve always been so
Supportive! I appreciate you!
Who coined that phrase “sticky tape syndrome” @gotmemories ?
@EmeraldCoastDigitizing I really don't know. But gotmemories is the first to do many things.
I think some people want to watch videos without worrying about noise or shaky images.I think it's wonderful that digitalization can produce beautiful images while reducing excess noise.
That was in no manner, boring! I thoroughly enjoyed it! What an impressive set up. I can't wait to see more. I love how you collect everything and build your own devices to make the transfer's work. Thoroughly impressed. I have no cassette to rescue but, I do like to watch you work. Best of luck to you and your customers. I hope you gone on to retirement. Many good years of business to you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome job, great instructional videos.
Hey from Australia, Sean. Great job on those tapes. I have access to a large stack of VHS with similar issues. Are you able to kindly advise an approx. price per tape to have them converted to digital? Thank you.
Watching from the UK> Does touching the tape with your fingers lots effect the quality of playback at all, becuase on most tapes it says do not touch the tape inside. I still useing my old Sony SLV-SE740 to digitize old videos of pre recorded stuff i freind gave me. I rip all the old Adverts and Continuity off.
Not really. But gotta do what gotta do. But probably not a good idea to do if the tape is fine. Just a note. I was able to convert all her tapes without any tracking issues or lines etc. came out amazing.
Sou apaixona por esses tipo de trabalho, parabéns!
Moldy tapes can ruin the video head and this is probably the reason why large companies reject them, or glued ones. They generally want something that turns quickly and produces a lot in a short time, every minute cleaning is wasted time. It must be good to recover old memories, a feeling of accomplishment and joy for the customer.
Great job, how many companies would go to that trouble to restore people’s memories. I have also cleaned people’s tapes of mound but so far have not had the sticky shed syndrome🙏🏻. Thank you for positive outlook, unlike some other channels.
Sticky tape. I always say she’d grrrr
17:25 While the drive itself obviously has a certain longevity, it's nice that they tend to use pretty standardized cables, so if it's just the cable's connector that breaks down after a while, you can get a new cable for five or six bucks rather than buying a whole new drive.
I used to do tape dubbing and with 4 or 5 machines going, most recordings don’t all stop at the same time, and would get hairy because they were mostly traffic scenes and looked similar, I had to rely on the information the requestor gave me and if was wrong I had to babysit and play the tape and sometimes take a still print of an incident. Your operation was much bigger than what I had. We had a machine that would clean and take a stretched tape and take all of the slack, sometimes manually winding a tape that was stretched would add an extra 5-10 minutes. Our tapes were recycled every 45 days so anew tape might have 3 or 4 passes before retirement after running for an 8 hour stint.
If you don't leave the tapes in your store overnight, then what do you do with them? I can understand not leaving them in a machine, or out in the open, but I'd think transporting would create more risk.
I don’t leave tapes running overnight. No overnight transfers.
I know a lot of people
Will start tapes before they go to bed or go home. Im not doing that. I only transfer from 11-4 so I can only get so much done. That’s why I have so many set ups
@@EmeraldCoastDigitizing I can understand not leaving them running overnight (what if the heads get dirty or something?) but surely you can leave them on a shelf or in a box in the climate controlled store overnight!
@Tomsonic41 of course.
@@EmeraldCoastDigitizing Ok, that makes sense. I thought you said you wouldn't leave tapes in the store overnight. That confused me.
maybe setting up the usb drive on 1 mac and share the drive on the network you can access on the network hard wired would be best
You should add a network attached storage system, that way you can simply transfer from the internal HDD of each system to the main NAS storage without having to use a external HDD. Look into the QNAP systems..worth the upfront cost. If you want to go crazy, run everything on a 2.5 or 10GB ethernet network and youll having blazing speeds.
Until you get your NAS, have you thought about doing a shared folder between the laptops?
I have. It’s on the list
Speaking of mouldy tapes.
I had to deal with a whole heap of mouldy C Format 1 inch tapes what a lot of fun.
Oh no!
The good news was that they all cleaned up well and I was able to re record on most of the tapes OK.
Great job. What in your opinion is the best brand and model vhs player for video quality in slow play? Thanks
Oh.. I don’t really have one. I do like my panasonics
@EmeraldCoastDigitizing I have many panasonic vhs like the ones you have. My sony slv-799hf is much better. I've even got a jvc hr-d470 which is great. I must say all the panasonics play extend play better and most likely record extend play better.
where did you get those Geneva video tape cleaners?
I bought them a couple years ago
Ebay
@@EmeraldCoastDigitizing ohh ok I'll look and see if I can find any on eBay thank you ECD!
@@destindude1978 man it’s really hard these days. I need to make another “easy mold cleaning video”
Most people would either just see a moldy tape like that and instantly throw it in the trash, or try rewinding it only to have it split. I've had a few tapes that I spliced back together twice, only to have them immediately split again - and then I decided it wasn't worth the trouble.
Now you know. For the more precious ones. I’ll make a video about a easy set up for cheap
i just got an idea for you to see if it might be possible after watching one of your other videos, you were cleaning a moldy tape and using something to clean and wind the tape and the tape got stuck and broke, maybe you could work with someone to figure out a way to make something that does the same thing, but if it detects it gets stuck and stop moving it immediately shuts off and beeps to let you know, just an idea
Still needs that hand finess
;)
You ever get a box of homemade corn to transfer?
Everyday.
Buy a cheap vcr and cycle the tape forward and back end to end abou a dozen times then put them in a half decent vcr and use a video capture card to transfer
Thanks man! I’ll try it!
Man! Don't do that by hand! Use a VCR that isn't very good and let the tape run in play mode. It will slowly peel off the tape. Or, use a damp cloth to force it inside the spool to clean the mold. I always do this and it works! It takes a lot of effort to pull the tape by hand.
I appreciate your input.. You haven’t ran In To this type of mold before I guess. There is no… put it in a player..
I do sometime break the top of the spool off and then wipe it down. This is a demonstration video on how to keep it from ripping.
Do you work with micro cassette?
Like audio cassettes fro handheld recorders?
@@EmeraldCoastDigitizingyes, there the tiny cassette of the Tape family. I know how to splice tapes, but the problem with the micro cassettes is that the damn tiny thing is welded shut with its own plastic.
Beautiful. Some notes, though: 1) Yes, you 1000% need a NAS. 2) Until you get one, you should be using the `sync` command in the MacOS terminal (or "safely unmount") after each copy to that external SSD. The OS will report that the writes are done before all the bits actually hit that disk. 3) Once you do get network storage, don't use wifi, run ethernet to each station. 4) Have your capture software drop files directly on the NAS to save some more time 5) Your network storage represents a potential value-add for customers, because now you can offer storage of those files for a recurring fee. 6) What video encoding settings are you using, and how did you come to that decision? 7) Given that you're regularly handling moldy tapes, are you using any sort of air filters?
Was going to make comment #5 myself. It depends on whom you listen to, but some will tell you that a USB flash drive should not be expected to store files longer than a year or two without refreshing. Regardless, it should not be the customer's only storage for irreplaceable data. You could offer long-term storage for a recurring fee, or you could try to upsell providing the same recovered video on multiple formats (flash, hard drive, and/or even M-disc archival grade BD-R or BD-XL discs) since they all have different optimal storage properties and failure modes.
@@toasTr0n if he replicates it to something like Backblaze B2 (or any S3 clone), he could also offer a sharing portal, just like the big restoration services he's already styling on.
But yeah, end users lose data. And his customer base is going to trend to older folks. So not having to worry about file management is going to be worth a ton to those customers.
No air filters at the moment. But I am aware of the dangers. I wear a mask but it’s far from sufficient. Things will change next time I get aick
I’ve thought about the monthly storage payment. Thanks for you input and questions.
Im thinking get on with it stop saying the same thing over and over
I know I know I know. I’m repeating myself. That’s why I like the silent videos better
Surprised about the 'splicing tape' you are using. That's just normal tape, right?
If one of the heads catches that, it's end of head. Definitely worth getting 1/2" reel to reel splicing tape. That stuff only sticks once, and does not stretch. Not expensive either.
Speaking of audio tape; I see some half decent decks, why are you using the cheap plastic thing? Seems a waste!
As for the server; Just a modern 4 bay synology NAS man. Two drives in raid for the customers, two drives in raid for your own stuff. you'll be good.
So with you on the 'not leaving tapes overnight'. Makes a ton of sense.
Also, hi to the chickens 🐓
I forgot to add the chickens at the end of the video grrr… when someone brings cassette tapes in I tell
Then how much I hate doing them.. I’m a video guy. But if they insist and are ok with a basic recording.. then I’ll do it.
Also I am talking to synology. I want them to sponsor
Works fine. I tape on the bottom.
Hahaha, yeah it's very basic! That's why I was wondering. A cassette tape can outperform a CD with ease, sound wise, if done right. That being said, if people don't mind the basic quality, I guess they don't know and don't care about that.
I mostly do the audio side of digitising (cassette, reel to reel, vinyl, 8-track, minidisc) but I also have a VCR with HDMI out hooked up to an HDMI to USB capture device. It looks great, so I can help people with VHS and VHS-C, and anything else if their camera still works to play the tapes back. I do have a spare machine, just in case as it's nice to be able to help people out. Not a business in my case though :).
Looking forward to seeing those chickens in a next video!
@@EmeraldCoastDigitizing
It's fine until it is'nt. This kind of tape stretches and also 'spreads'. At some point multiple layers of tape become sticky. It works fine for digitising but if that tape heats up and cools down and heats up, in a few years it'll be chaos if normal adhesive tape is used (ask me how I know...).@@sweetbabysean
Doesn't leave VHS tapes in the store overnight but leaves a ton of Mac laptops LOL....(I know, the Mac's can be replaced, the memories cannot...)
The fake+posed algorithm checklist thumbnails are getting to be a bit much.
I’m trying new stuff! But they are cringe for me too
19:40 :)
you need to understand that they are trying to protect their gear and follow health and safety protocols.. you do a great job but you know damn well why the sticker is there.
Yeah but most people don’t realize that it’s not an option and they pay up front. Endless cash flow for the big business without doing work.
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