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TIMTAPE · 6th Jan 2019, 1:41 pm

Quad tapes were expensive so original programmes were usually written over with another programme etc etc. Sometimes a 16mm film kinescope copy was made before erasing the tape but the film copy was never as good as the original video recording.

Without a fully working Quad playback machine it's probably still possible to at least identify the contents using a 2" multitrack audio tape machine (in excellent condition!) playing only the relevent outside audio track. Tape speed was usually 15ips I think.

Mods, shouldnt this thread be in the TV and video section?

6th Jan 2019, 1:41 pm	#6
TIMTAPE Octode Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 1,971	Re: Quadruplex 2 inch tape Quad tapes were expensive so original programmes were usually written over with another programme etc etc. Sometimes a 16mm film kinescope copy was made before erasing the tape but the film copy was never as good as the original video recording. Without a fully working Quad playback machine it's probably still possible to at least identify the contents using a 2" multitrack audio tape machine (in excellent condition!) playing only the relevent outside audio track. Tape speed was usually 15ips I think. Mods, shouldnt this thread be in the TV and video section?