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digital video problem :(

iskim86

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I recorded a lot of footage with a video camera I borrowed and it turns out the next day, the video is all garbled and there are blocky lines going through it and stuttering and all that crap. I import and the video is cut into a hundred different segments and ******!!!

my videos are ruinned!! what causes this and how can I fix this?

thanks
 

Rubycon

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MiniDV?

Bad tape or tape/transport exposed to high magnetic fields can cause this. Excessive moisture in the machine may cause it although there is a capacitance based humidity sensor that should stop the record/playback and withdrawal the tape from the drum if this is detected.
 

iskim86

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yeah it's miniDV.

can't think of moisture... might be magnetic field... it was near my LCD monitor but that's all I can recall. it was in my pants pocket/desk the whole time other than that