• kablammy@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    every night they redo that video. … So, every night the video is reset

    What is “redo that video”? What does “the video is reset” mean? Is this dummy-speak for “the recordings are rolled over into a new file at midnight”? Why would this cause a missing minute?

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      3 months ago

      They physically remove the VHS tapes in order, and place another tape back in and hit the record button manually. Then write the dates on the box with a sharpie and put them in the rack to save for backups. The tapes only hold 8 hours so they have to swap them 3 times a day, which ends up losing about a minute a piece.