[SLUG] Ever read a DV tape in a DAT drive?

2004-07-17 Thread Terry Collins
Okay, OT I guess, or perhaps not. After listening for weeks about this special DV format tape in mini-DV video cameras, I finally found out today that it is just a DAT tape. For which we have hired a DV camera for a week to read the tapes {:-( So the obvious question is, can this tape be read

Re: [SLUG] Ever read a DV tape in a DAT drive?

2004-07-17 Thread Ben Donohue
Sorry Terry, But they are completely different tapes. DAT tapes are larger tapes than DV. DV are a bit thicker though and the DV tape does not fit into a DAT drive. I have a Sony DV camcorder and also two DAT drives. They are different tapes and drives and are not interchangable. (wish they