Sony tape specs here at DVinfo.net

Colin Pearce · April 22nd, 2007, 04:23 PM

At last I found this fascinating pdf file from Sony France detailing the real differences between their different tapes:

http://www.sony.co.uk/res/attachment...7924780841.pdf

More info at:
http://www.sony.com/DigitalMaster

Chris Hurd · April 22nd, 2007, 09:54 PM

Thanks for posting this, Colin -- much appreciated,

Glenn Chan · April 23rd, 2007, 12:04 AM

Perhaps Im overly cynical, but it seems like its an exercise in marketing.

Colin Pearce · April 23rd, 2007, 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glenn Chan

Perhaps Im overly cynical, but it seems like its an exercise in marketing.

Of course. It's their brochure, which is always marketing. But it's still useful information which I have been unable to find until now.

J. Stephen McDonald · April 23rd, 2007, 09:59 PM

This page allows you to select detailed descriptions of all 3 categories of Sony's recordable media. If you poke around on the Web, you can find numerous "White Papers" that Sony and other manufacturers publish about these products and they may contain R & D data. To a video geek, this stuff is better than XXX-rated magazines, on a cold winter's night.

Once, about 15 years ago, I contacted the Sony Recordable Media Div., asking about the longevity tests they'd done on metal tape. A week later, I got a package from them by UPS, that had about 10 lbs. of white papers and product brochures. Far more information about particle sizes, shapes and orientation techniques than I could ever hope to absorb. Not likely you'd get such a response these days, with the Internet having taken over.

http://b2b.sony.com/Solutions/category/recordable-media

April 22nd, 2007, 04:23 PM	#1
Colin Pearce Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 99	Sony tape specs here At last I found this fascinating pdf file from Sony France detailing the real differences between their different tapes: http://www.sony.co.uk/res/attachment...7924780841.pdf More info at: http://www.sony.com/DigitalMaster

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April 23rd, 2007, 09:59 PM	#5
J. Stephen McDonald Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 909	Links to Specs for All Sony Recordable Media This page allows you to select detailed descriptions of all 3 categories of Sony's recordable media. If you poke around on the Web, you can find numerous "White Papers" that Sony and other manufacturers publish about these products and they may contain R & D data. To a video geek, this stuff is better than XXX-rated magazines, on a cold winter's night. Once, about 15 years ago, I contacted the Sony Recordable Media Div., asking about the longevity tests they'd done on metal tape. A week later, I got a package from them by UPS, that had about 10 lbs. of white papers and product brochures. Far more information about particle sizes, shapes and orientation techniques than I could ever hope to absorb. Not likely you'd get such a response these days, with the Internet having taken over. http://b2b.sony.com/Solutions/category/recordable-media __________________ Steve McDonald https://onedrive.com/?cid=229807ce52dd4fe0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/22121562@N00/ http://www.vimeo.com/user458315/videos

April 23rd, 2007, 12:04 AM	#3
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	Perhaps Im overly cynical, but it seems like its an exercise in marketing.