Older analog videotapes often suffer what is referred to as Sticky-Shed Syndrome - a condition created by the deterioration of the binders in a magnetic tape, which holds ferric-oxide magnetizable coating to its plastic carrier, This deterioration renders the tape unusable. Causes can be tape brand, age of tape, or conditions of storage. For years, Sticky-Shed was limited to open reel tapes, but it has increasingly become an issue for some broadcast cassette tapes such as 3/4" Umatic.