My trust old Sony CCD-TR61 became unreliable lately, and I've since
found out that it is the 'loose tape guide' problem. I accept that it's
time has come (It is 12 years old) and have already bought a new unit.

The question is, I've got about 30 minutes of footage that I know is on
the tape, but it is unplayable. I can see it if I pause or fast forward
through it, but in normal playback neither the old unit nor the new unit
(a Sony Digital 8) can figure out what the tape speed is.

I'm never going to be able to adjust the tape guides myself to make the
tape playable .. that's too much trial and error. I'm also not too
concerned about repairing the old unit. I just want to try to salvage
the data from the tape. Is there a technique using a computer or a
professional service that does this kind of work?


Regards,
Mike