Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site rochester.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!rochester!heliotis From: heliotis@rochester.UUCP Newsgroups: net.video Subject: Copying Your Tapes Message-ID: <2046@rochester.UUCP> Date: Thu, 23-Jun-83 10:41:56 EDT Article-I.D.: rocheste.2046 Posted: Thu Jun 23 10:41:56 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 24-Jun-83 12:40:50 EDT Organization: University of Rochester Lines: 19 This group has been dead for a while, so I will request that you POST your answers to the net to liven things up. Does anyone out there have experience with tape-to-tape editing/copying? I have some "priceless" home videos that I want to back up. Here are my questions: [1] Although I see little difference in recording the original tape at medium vs. slow speed (beta, in my case), might it make more difference at what speed the original was recorded when I copy it? [2] If I bring my VCR to a friend's house to do this, I could just bring over the (portable) recorder part, but that forces me to use the modulated signal into my friend's unit, unless I spend money and time trying to make my own special purpose connector. Does the signal lose significant quality going through the modulate/ demodulate cycle? Thanks.