Take 5: Five Tips for Tape Storage
How do you preserve your videos over the long haul? Here are five tips.
1) Stay Cool
Always store your tapes in a cool, dry location that is free of dust and other pollutants. Heat, humidity and dirt can destroy magnetic tape. Cool is good, but a consistent temperature is important too.
2) Think Inside the Box
Never leave a tape in the camcorder or VCR when it is not in use or place it on a shelf without its protective jacket. Tape jackets keep dust and dirt from crudding up the tape and potentially damaging your camcorder when you play it…
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