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Originally Posted by latreche34
No, You have to have the clear leader for video tapes, If the optical sensor doesn't detect the clear leader while rewinding the tape the motor will shoot through the end and could cause another break. Just capture the tape the way it is and edit out the scrambled part after capture, That's it, you don't have any other choice.
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looking at the tape, i can't really tell if they added a clear leader or not. i'm assuming they did from what you've said about how the optical sensor works.
i started the capture. the tape got about halfway and cut again. looks like one of those diagonal tears that happens when the tape sticks together. i'll need to get the remaining tape transferred to a new casing.
i put a different tape in and it got stuck in the camcorder. i don't know if the tape that got cut damaged the camcorder or if my tapes are just old and degraded. do i need to get them all transferred to new cases? i haven't had any of these kinds of issues with vhs tapes. only hi8. the hi8 tapes are between 15 and 20 years old. but they've barely been played since the recordings were made.