Vegas 9 Batch Capture
 

This is the first time I've tried to capture HDV from a Sony A1P to a new project in Veg 9 & while the camera is all recognized with timecode OK, & I can capture manually, the timecode in & out are grayed out and as usual the help is ABSOLUTELY USELESS ( Thank goodness for this forum). How do I input the time codes ? I have set the project up as HD PAL 8 bit pixel format & use Win 64b.

I had no trouble at all with this in Veg 8. What gives ??

RonC

Re: Vegas 9 Batch Capture
 

there is NO batch capture with hdv.....

Re: Vegas 9 Batch Capture
 

Thanks Leslie. I am somewhat miffed by this, as it is a bit of a chore with lots of separate clips, but yes, previously I did capture as down-converted DV in-camera from HDV. Its a pity they don't remind you in the capture menu.

RonC

Re: Vegas 9 Batch Capture
 

and what a bugger!

apparently there is in sdi, but that's one hell of a workaround!

oh how i miss the days of scenealyser......

btw. you can use scene capture, whether with sony's built in capture or hdvsplit. either way it'd be better than nothing i suppose. nor is there any likelihood of anything being done about it since tape is on it's way out as mainstream acquisition....

Re: Vegas 9 Batch Capture
 

I use the Sony A1P as a second camera and while I agree that tape is on the way out, this is still a very useful and good quality camera with a nice set of features, which I'm sure many people still use. Nowadays it's all about the latest and forget about yesterday's models regardless of quality.

RonC.

Re: Vegas 9 Batch Capture
 

i know that only too well.....

i'm shooting with a z5 since my three main clients (incl. abc tv) still demand tape. for my own productions i use it with a cf recorder - makes for a quick and simple workflow. that said, i still shoot EVERYTHING on tape as well - even if i never look at it it's a great archive medium which i don't have to think about.

interestingly i know a few indies who have disposed of tape completely, and the hd they stored their footage on has either died, or, as is more common, been 'somehow' overwritten along the way.

i buy usually buy a couple of cheap usb2 hds for all my client projects ($125 isn't much in the scheme of things) and then give one to the client whilst hanging on to the second myself*, but there's nothing quite as simple as a tape, clearly labelled, on a shelf....

*so far i have probably made double the cost of my external hds from charging clients for duping their lost ones!

Re: Vegas 9 Batch Capture
 

Still use Scenalyzer Live every week!!!

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edward,

i'm sure that if scenealyser could be re-engineered for hdv (mpeg), it'd be a winner. maybe not necessarily for capture since everything is heading to card and the like, but by goodness, it's logging and database functions are unsurpassed..... i still have 100's of dv tapes logged with head / mid / tail shots, etc.,

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Edward, gentlemen,

I particularly like Sccenealyzer live!! I have had it for years and with multiple audio it is a life saver to be sure.

I asked them for an hd version and of course never got a response.