Cleaning videotapes

[banaguitar]

Hello,

does cleaning an old videotape, that has no mold on it and looks matt, brings a better picture?

[Barrythecrab]

Does it play at all?

[banaguitar]

Yes, but it's a general question.

[timtape]

Hello,

does cleaning an old videotape, that has no mold on it and looks matt, brings a better picture?

Good question. Here's a link to Specs Bros white paper on tape cleaning before transfer.

http://www.specsbros.com/white-paper-the-benefits-of-tape-cleaning.html