tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781261651522242924.post2685826174242275337..comments2024-02-22T14:10:50.002-08:00Comments on sandrin.com | frank sandrin: Mini DV camcorder displaying horizontal blue lines during playbackFrank Sandrinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095504911392266283noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781261651522242924.post-58822957861141676862014-03-18T17:01:09.439-07:002014-03-18T17:01:09.439-07:00Wow it worked , Thank a million , I almost bought ...Wow it worked , Thank a million , I almost bought a used mini dv camcorder just to play my old tapes , Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781261651522242924.post-89686888224331018532014-03-03T21:37:02.851-08:002014-03-03T21:37:02.851-08:00Dude, this totally cleared up my blue horizontal l...Dude, this totally cleared up my blue horizontal lines! Unbelievable! Thanks so much!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781261651522242924.post-56483917377586055772014-02-25T09:16:51.069-08:002014-02-25T09:16:51.069-08:00Ok, looks good, but might just be coincidence or o...Ok, looks good, but might just be coincidence or option of last resort. I frequently get the dreaded horizontal lines on MiniDV playback (sony) but full forward wind, rewind, and it clears every time. Maybe it's humidity or some digital signal thing working its way out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781261651522242924.post-27301554916623252272014-02-09T11:41:01.825-08:002014-02-09T11:41:01.825-08:00Thanks... another satisfied customer. The blue li...Thanks... another satisfied customer. The blue lines went away...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781261651522242924.post-6877842070835371882013-09-01T14:14:46.539-07:002013-09-01T14:14:46.539-07:00Omg!! I spent a day looking for cleaners and when ...Omg!! I spent a day looking for cleaners and when I was about to give up, found this blog, tried it and voila, it worked!!!!!! I'm so happy!!!! Unbelievable...Pinkyplanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960813254450895609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781261651522242924.post-31922940730828836392013-09-01T14:09:25.791-07:002013-09-01T14:09:25.791-07:00Omg!!! I spent a day searching for possible soluti...Omg!!! I spent a day searching for possible solutions with no luck. And right before giving up, I found this blog. I said what the heck, I'll try this too. And voila, it worked!!!!!!Pinkyplanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960813254450895609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781261651522242924.post-62207997959247324862013-07-31T08:19:48.748-07:002013-07-31T08:19:48.748-07:00THanks, this has help me work wonders! THanks, this has help me work wonders! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781261651522242924.post-15085498595948166762013-06-14T09:10:46.012-07:002013-06-14T09:10:46.012-07:00AWESOME!!! It WORKED! THANKS!!!AWESOME!!! It WORKED! THANKS!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781261651522242924.post-75433663166522534662013-04-24T09:08:56.208-07:002013-04-24T09:08:56.208-07:00Three Cheers for the internet and the help with th...Three Cheers for the internet and the help with this problem.It took a few whack but its back.Thank you for this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781261651522242924.post-31266241633197744132013-03-10T08:47:20.834-07:002013-03-10T08:47:20.834-07:00This is awesome...thanks for posting this thread. ...This is awesome...thanks for posting this thread. I had the same blue lines problem. Gave it a few good whacks on the tape side. It took a few minutes of playing a tape before the lines disappeared but it worked! Thanks again! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781261651522242924.post-15705893299507048802012-09-30T14:00:15.535-07:002012-09-30T14:00:15.535-07:00Wanted to add my thanks to everyone else's. A...Wanted to add my thanks to everyone else's. Awesome low tech fix. Gracias!<br />AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781261651522242924.post-78256392756753120392012-06-09T04:40:57.519-07:002012-06-09T04:40:57.519-07:00Probably the best and most inexpensive solution to...Probably the best and most inexpensive solution to an issue I ever recieved on a post an the net!! <br /><br />Your a rock star Frank!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781261651522242924.post-61876679734910984462012-06-05T18:53:11.074-07:002012-06-05T18:53:11.074-07:00SO glad I came across this. Pushed play in video p...SO glad I came across this. Pushed play in video playback mode, gave it a tap on the nose and, presto! Like new. Thanks!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781261651522242924.post-73392348121060549532012-05-09T21:51:14.463-07:002012-05-09T21:51:14.463-07:00Great. The idea worked. That is what I did in sequ...Great. The idea worked. That is what I did in sequence<br />1. I have put a old tape which I know was good and started the playback<br />2. The playback had blue bars<br />3. While the playback was running, I started shaking the camera side-wise, no improvement<br />4. I started shaking the camera front and back, the blue bars gradually faded away and I got clear picture<br />5. I put the new tape which showed the problem in the first place and started downloading to my computer. Everything went fine<br /><br />My observation: I think the issue might be to do with the tape reading head. While recording the camcorder suddenly rotated forward while mounted on the tripod, which might have caused the reading head to mis-align and produce gray bars. That could be why when I shake camera front and back, the head might have got adjusted to correct position and worked. Again, this is just my theory based on the events. I could be wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781261651522242924.post-88791565535122373112012-03-17T14:27:03.038-07:002012-03-17T14:27:03.038-07:00WOW!!
Was searching ebay so I could transfer my ta...WOW!!<br />Was searching ebay so I could transfer my tapes to PC!!<br />Thanks - Worked great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781261651522242924.post-61375516066185897052011-12-06T13:35:10.226-08:002011-12-06T13:35:10.226-08:00I cannot believe this. I just went into panic mode...I cannot believe this. I just went into panic mode when I saw the blue lines in several tapes of our oldest girl. Irreplaceable memories from when she was 1 to 2 1/2 years old. I wacked my Panasonic mini-DV camera on the tape side while playing the tape. The picture got better with eachwhack, then the camera completely stopped. I ejected the tape, put it back in and it played perfectly. I immediately capture it to Windows Movie Maker in Windows 7. What a sigh of relief. I need to capture all my tapes now because I can't trust this camera anymore, but I still can't believe that the physical abuse of the camera made it work. No BS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781261651522242924.post-22431530250003311572011-11-13T08:03:53.381-08:002011-11-13T08:03:53.381-08:00I love it! The hard hit to the front saved the day...I love it! The hard hit to the front saved the day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781261651522242924.post-69942581957142278042010-11-07T22:31:06.579-08:002010-11-07T22:31:06.579-08:00I have a 4 year old GS12, but apparently it is als...I have a 4 year old GS12, but apparently it is also submissive under physical duress. Two firm palm-whacks on the tape side, and the blue bars are gone. I love it. The down-side is that I had already researched and picked out my new Canon HD miniDV cam already. oh well, maybe next christmas. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com