I just did the DUMBEST thing ever...

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Registered: 11-13-2003
I just did the DUMBEST thing ever...
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Thu, 01-13-2005 - 4:17am

It's late night, I usually watch my wedding video or my dd birth video... well I watched the wedding vid, all was well, then I popped in dd birth video, and it was recorded over...BY ME!!!! It was, because it was my soap..I can't even blame this on dh! What the heck happened???? I am always so cautious of what tape bla bla bla.

I do have the original footage on the camcorder tapes, but REALLY, that took me months to compile and shrink down the scenes I wanted, not only that, but there was hours and hours of painful work in putting together her first year events, baptism, homecoming, first camping trip, boat ride... how do I tell my dh that he needs to set all the equipment up again?

I feel ill!! I yell at him everytime he tapes something for fear he will do what I just did...God help me!!!!

The only reason I had time to do it was because she was a newborn and slept ALL day! How can I do this again? Does anyone know how to set this stuff up so I don't have to ask dh!! lol!

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Registered: 01-06-2004
Thu, 01-13-2005 - 9:02am
Opppps, that sucks!
I am sorry to hear that this happened.
I hope you are able to get it all back on the tape. Good luck.





Lilypie Baby Birthday

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Registered: 09-26-2003
Thu, 01-13-2005 - 10:38am

The price on the DVD burners (that transfer from VHS to DVD) has come down SERIOUSLY in the last several months. If you can possibly afford it, I would strongly suggest getting one--it sounds like you definitely need it. For one thing, if you transfer all of the footage to DVD, there's software that you can use to edit on your PC that is SOOO much easier and faster than the process you have to go through to edit directly on VHS. Also, it's much harder to accidentally tape over a DVD that is easier to store, cheaper to buy in bulk, and more obviously labeled. . . "Those who would know" on the electronics front have said that eventually (and not too far down the road) VHS is going to bow out of the market anyway, and then you won't even be able to buy VHS players very widely, so it's probably a good idea to switch your important tapes over anyway.

A side note on DVD's in case you do switch over--just like the VHS tapes can age and eventually become brittle or stretched, don't assume that DVD's are going to last forever. The layer of metal (that is sandwiched in the middle of two layers of plastic like material) will eventually begin to oxidize and break down. Hold a really old DVD (more than 5 years) up to the light, and you are likely to see pinpoints of light through it. Just make sure you make a new copy every 2 or three years (it's not like it takes a lot of effort) and you'll be doing fine :)

Angela