OK guys,
I shot this past weekend, things went great, then got back and one of the tapes has skipping going on...
Is there any cure or explanation??
I used premium dv tapes in my panasonic dvx 100a!
The first two tapes I used were fine so???? Is there a remedy for this in POST PRODUCTION???

Please help me... I'm so freaked!

By skipping, what do you mean exactly? Can you describe what it looks like?

It could be tape-dropout, in which case your options are limited. Does it always skip in exactly the same way in exactly the same places? If so... there isn't really a solution. If it varies, you might try playing it in a different camera, or capturing through a different deck.

Hey Titaniumdoughnut,

It's one of three tapes I shot-it skips, or stutters, both image and sound.
But it is not consistent: it will do it for a few minutes, then be normal, then again for a bit, then back to normal again... not the same legth of stuttering, but the stutter ITSELF is like a morse-code-esque flicker in and out...

I don't have any idea why this even happened??

Also, the other two tapes of footage: day 1 & 2, are both perfectly fine.

Sounds to me like dirty video heads.

If that's the case I'm pissed b/c it should be the rental places responsibility to clean that after each rental for the next person.

so... any help or cure for this???

OH GOOODDD, this is so crappy... it's a disaster.

Your best bet is to try playing it in a different camera. There's a slim chance it will work.

HEY TITANIUM !!!!
The slim chance WORKED!!!!

musta been something with the DVX playback system... whatever it was, thanks for the suggestion and WOOO HOOOOEEEEE!!!!

(extreme relief and joy)

So glad to hear that! You got lucky. Really lucky