how do i capture material without KILLING my mini DV?

Glenn Chan · February 14th, 2004, 04:40 PM

By manually, I mean you capture the whole thing into Vegas and then split up the scenes yourself. Then export them all as individual files.

I think someone made some sort of script that will do batch exports. I remember hearing about one.

Adi Head · February 14th, 2004, 04:44 PM

ok. i see now what you mean by manually. i'll look for that script. otherwise, it seems to time consuming.
thanks.

Peter Wright · February 14th, 2004, 06:35 PM

Adi, as I think others have said, Vegas already does exactly what you're asking for.

If time and date are set in the camera at time of shooting (AFAIK all DV cameras have Date/time), and Scene Detection is enabled in Vegas Capture, it will split the capture into separate clips for each time you stopped and restarted the camera.

There's no stopping and rewinding involved.

Edward Troxel · February 14th, 2004, 08:58 PM

ALWAYS make sure the date and time is set on the camera. It doesn't even have to be correct - it just has to be SET.

If the date/time is set (while recording), scene detection will work correctly in either Vegas Capture or Scenalyzer Live.

Adi Head · February 15th, 2004, 02:57 AM

in order for the date information to be recorded onto the tape (without it appearing in the picture), do i have to use tapes with cassette memory?

Peter Wright · February 15th, 2004, 03:03 AM

No. Any Mini DV tape will store date and time as long as the camera had this up and running.

Edward Troxel · February 15th, 2004, 07:30 AM

The date/time is part of the media recorded to the tape. NOT part of the video image. Those are two totally separate things.

Adi Head · February 15th, 2004, 11:15 AM

cool. thanks.

February 14th, 2004, 04:40 PM	#31
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	By manually, I mean you capture the whole thing into Vegas and then split up the scenes yourself. Then export them all as individual files. I think someone made some sort of script that will do batch exports. I remember hearing about one.

February 14th, 2004, 04:44 PM	#32
Adi Head Major Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 642	ok. i see now what you mean by manually. i'll look for that script. otherwise, it seems to time consuming. thanks.

February 14th, 2004, 06:35 PM	#33
Peter Wright Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 193	Adi, as I think others have said, Vegas already does exactly what you're asking for. If time and date are set in the camera at time of shooting (AFAIK all DV cameras have Date/time), and Scene Detection is enabled in Vegas Capture, it will split the capture into separate clips for each time you stopped and restarted the camera. There's no stopping and rewinding involved.

February 14th, 2004, 08:58 PM	#34
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	ALWAYS make sure the date and time is set on the camera. It doesn't even have to be correct - it just has to be SET. If the date/time is set (while recording), scene detection will work correctly in either Vegas Capture or Scenalyzer Live.

February 15th, 2004, 02:57 AM	#35
Adi Head Major Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 642	in order for the date information to be recorded onto the tape (without it appearing in the picture), do i have to use tapes with cassette memory?

February 15th, 2004, 03:03 AM	#36
Peter Wright Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 193	No. Any Mini DV tape will store date and time as long as the camera had this up and running.

February 15th, 2004, 07:30 AM	#37
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	The date/time is part of the media recorded to the tape. NOT part of the video image. Those are two totally separate things.

February 15th, 2004, 11:15 AM	#38
Adi Head Major Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 642	cool. thanks.