Capturing question at DVinfo.net

Bill Spearman · July 19th, 2009, 03:53 PM

This is the first time I have captured video from tape, using a Sony GV-D1000 deck. (Previously video was transferred from a FS-C) I believe I have done it per the protocol in the manual, and the clips come in as *.sfvidcap, which are subsequently not viewable in the Explorer tab nor will they open using Vegas. I looked on the Sony site and find no guidance there.

What am I missing here, please? Thanks, and apologies in advance for the newbie issue.

Michael Hutson · July 19th, 2009, 04:02 PM

Bill,
Have you tried changing the extension to .avi?

Bill Spearman · July 19th, 2009, 04:32 PM

Yes, but still will not open in either Vegas (Pro 9) or Media Player.

Mike Kujbida · July 19th, 2009, 04:35 PM

*.sfvidcap is the capture utility log file, not the actual captured files.
if you didn't change the capture storage location, then start up VidCap (the capture utility) again and look in Options > Prefs > Disk Management to see where your captured files were saved.

If I may suggest a workflow, create a master folder for each new project and place ALL media related to this project in that folder.
Create as manu subfolders as needed to keep yourself organized.
For example, subfolders could be captured video, music, graphics, voice-overs, etc.
The storage location for captured files can be changed in VidCap as described above.
One important thing to remember is that it defaults to the last used location so, if this is a new project, delete any/all old locations and create a new one.

Bill Spearman · July 19th, 2009, 07:56 PM

That appears to be the answer. I was unable to locate a useful reference to vidcap and was lost. With your suggestion this grateful noob found the files. All of them, from trying several times to get it right :) Thank you as well for the workflow suggestion - I sincerely appreciate it and welcome all the input/suggestions I can get from those with more experience. This is hard enough without me making it harder through my lack of knowledge. Thanks to all!

Mike Kujbida · July 19th, 2009, 10:10 PM

Bill, we all started at the same place you are now.
Be patient, feel free to ask questions and this community will do it's best to help you get to where you want to be.

July 19th, 2009, 03:53 PM	#1
Bill Spearman Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 161	Capturing question This is the first time I have captured video from tape, using a Sony GV-D1000 deck. (Previously video was transferred from a FS-C) I believe I have done it per the protocol in the manual, and the clips come in as *.sfvidcap, which are subsequently not viewable in the Explorer tab nor will they open using Vegas. I looked on the Sony site and find no guidance there. What am I missing here, please? Thanks, and apologies in advance for the newbie issue.

July 19th, 2009, 04:02 PM	#2
Michael Hutson Major Player Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 249	Bill, Have you tried changing the extension to .avi?

July 19th, 2009, 04:32 PM	#3
Bill Spearman Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 161	Yes, but still will not open in either Vegas (Pro 9) or Media Player.

July 19th, 2009, 04:35 PM	#4
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	*.sfvidcap is the capture utility log file, not the actual captured files. if you didn't change the capture storage location, then start up VidCap (the capture utility) again and look in Options > Prefs > Disk Management to see where your captured files were saved. If I may suggest a workflow, create a master folder for each new project and place ALL media related to this project in that folder. Create as manu subfolders as needed to keep yourself organized. For example, subfolders could be captured video, music, graphics, voice-overs, etc. The storage location for captured files can be changed in VidCap as described above. One important thing to remember is that it defaults to the last used location so, if this is a new project, delete any/all old locations and create a new one.

July 19th, 2009, 07:56 PM	#5
Bill Spearman Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 161	That appears to be the answer. I was unable to locate a useful reference to vidcap and was lost. With your suggestion this grateful noob found the files. All of them, from trying several times to get it right :) Thank you as well for the workflow suggestion - I sincerely appreciate it and welcome all the input/suggestions I can get from those with more experience. This is hard enough without me making it harder through my lack of knowledge. Thanks to all!

July 19th, 2009, 10:10 PM	#6
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	Bill, we all started at the same place you are now. Be patient, feel free to ask questions and this community will do it's best to help you get to where you want to be.