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  1. 15th Oct 2006 13:15 #1
    fwkvideo
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    I have some old Hi-8 tapes that are about 10 years old. The audio is perfect, but the video has dissappeared. Is it possible to recover the video?

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    Have you tried the tapes in other machines? Maybe the video head in the one you're trying is bad.
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    The camcorder that I'm using to play back the old hi-8 tapes does work when I record and then play back on newer hi-8 tapes. The old hi-8 tapes only show a white picture(not snow or ant races, just plain white).
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  4. 16th Oct 2006 11:13 #4
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    Maybe they are regular 8?
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    Try a different camcorder.
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    White means a strong saturated video signal. You most likely has a broken camcorder.
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    ok, since I have a strong video signal, then I just need to find a good hi-8/8mm player...correct?
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  8. 16th Oct 2006 21:00 #8
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    hopefully that works.

    Hi8 used different FM deviation frequencies than 8mm. You need a Hi8 capable player.
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