Has anyone else heard if you fast forward a new mini dv tape to the end then rewind it all the way before recording that it will prevent any distortion on the tape that happens once in awhile? I have only had 2 bad tapes out of about 175 and that is using sony premium everytime. A camcorder tech told me this will get rid of any chemicals on the tape.

thanks,
Tony

A quick search showed a couple of threads that might help. Take a look at this (http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2212&highlight=tape+fast+forward) and this. (http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3042&highlight=tape+fast+forward) I hope this helps.