Editing footage from DVD-camcorder??

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Hello friendly people out there.

I am looking for recommendations on tools etc. for creating my home
videos.

I bought a Sony DVD-camcorder for several reasons: random access to
scenes when in the field, and (what I thought) easy tranfer of footage
to my computer.

In the end I would like to create a DVD with Studio-9, Ulead or
Premiere or something.


First challenge is getting the footage from the mini-DVD to my
computer.
I have tried several ripping programs, but am not 100% satisfied.
I am using SmartRipper, because it can rip each shoot into a separat
file. I like that. I dont like that SmartRipper changes the screensize
(or what it is called) from 352x576 on the original to 704x576!!
Maybe I shouldn't be concerned, but can I be sure that nothing is
changed in the original data?
Is there a better ripper program?

Next challenge is editing the footage.
The sound is in AC3 :-(
Studio 9 refuses to play the clips.
Ulead can play them, but without the sound. I only have the trial
version, and that doesnt come with the AC3 plugin, so I have not been
able to try that.
Premiere can play the clips, but it is a very heavy program - - and
very expensive!
If possible I would prefer Studio-9.

I have just started to play with Xilisoft Video Converter. Maybe this
will do - I dont know yet.
Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Thanx for any help.


/Thomas, denmark

 

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Just courious on how you are capturing your files in Pinnacle 9. If
you use Pinnacle 9 with the Sony camcorder how are you getting AC3
sound files? Are you using a MiniDV camcorder or something else? I
use Pinnacle 9 plus to capture, edit, and burn the DVD from begining
to end. It is captured as an AVI file. Just wondering what you are
trying to do different.

On 1 Jan 2005 02:29:21 -0800, ncgt_aalborg@yahoo.dk wrote:

>Hello friendly people out there.
>
>I am looking for recommendations on tools etc. for creating my home
>videos.
>
>I bought a Sony DVD-camcorder for several reasons: random access to
>scenes when in the field, and (what I thought) easy tranfer of footage
>to my computer.
>
>In the end I would like to create a DVD with Studio-9, Ulead or
>Premiere or something.
>
>
>First challenge is getting the footage from the mini-DVD to my
>computer.
>I have tried several ripping programs, but am not 100% satisfied.
>I am using SmartRipper, because it can rip each shoot into a separat
>file. I like that. I dont like that SmartRipper changes the screensize
>(or what it is called) from 352x576 on the original to 704x576!!
>Maybe I shouldn't be concerned, but can I be sure that nothing is
>changed in the original data?
>Is there a better ripper program?
>
>Next challenge is editing the footage.
>The sound is in AC3 :-(
>Studio 9 refuses to play the clips.
>Ulead can play them, but without the sound. I only have the trial
>version, and that doesnt come with the AC3 plugin, so I have not been
>able to try that.
>Premiere can play the clips, but it is a very heavy program - - and
>very expensive!
>If possible I would prefer Studio-9.
>
>I have just started to play with Xilisoft Video Converter. Maybe this
>will do - I dont know yet.
>Any suggestions will be appreciated.
>
>Thanx for any help.
>
>
>/Thomas, denmark

 

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ncgt_aalborg@yahoo.dk wrote:
> Hello friendly people out there.
>
> I am looking for recommendations on tools etc. for creating my home
> videos.
>
> I bought a Sony DVD-camcorder for several reasons: random access to
> scenes when in the field, and (what I thought) easy tranfer of footage
> to my computer.
>
> In the end I would like to create a DVD with Studio-9, Ulead or
> Premiere or something.

If you want to do all editing in MPEG format (i.e. don't want lengthy
recompression times) as I do, and want a quick and easy method,
I ended up using Ulead DVD Moviefactory v2

Its an all-in-one authoring program - it will take your DVD and allow
you to cut sections of footage, add menus etc without lengthy
recompression, and burn back to DVD.
It handles DVD+VR disks ok too, which is what my standalone
DVD recorder produces.

You might also want to try VideoRedo & Tmpgenc ReAuthor
which can also edit MPEG without recompressing, but I found
these didn't like my DVD+VR disks unless I ripped them to
hard drive with DVD decryptor first.


--
Mike

 

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In article <c70dt0tmgctsql5k899oukm4qrarph1k3u@4ax.com>, Donald Link <linkd@mindspring.com> wrote:
>Just courious on how you are capturing your files in Pinnacle 9. If
>you use Pinnacle 9 with the Sony camcorder how are you getting AC3
>sound files? Are you using a MiniDV camcorder or something else? I
>use Pinnacle 9 plus to capture, edit, and burn the DVD from begining
>to end. It is captured as an AVI file. Just wondering what you are
>trying to do different.
>

If you read what he origionally posted , he said that he has a Mini-DVD
camcorder that directly records in mpeg2 format.

>On 1 Jan 2005 02:29:21 -0800, ncgt_aalborg@yahoo.dk wrote:
>
>>Hello friendly people out there.
>>
>>I am looking for recommendations on tools etc. for creating my home
>>video

 

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1) plug it into DV port and download DV AVI into PC for editing.
2) stick with included software editor
3) http://www.camcorderinfo.com/bbs/archive/index.php/f-102.html

See various solutions around the MPEG-2 native format of this
camcorder, which includes buying MPEG-2 plugins, etc. to enable MPEG-2
native editing in your video editor. (some won't ever work - you may
have to change). eg. Vegas Video 5.0 can use MEPG-2 files natively.

 

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If your objective is easy editing, then you've made a BIG mistake. Take the
camcorder back to the dealer for a refund. Instead, buy a miniDV (tape)
camcorder...probably cheaper for the same features.

Almost all current video capture (to a computer) programs and editing programs
(except Sony's proprietary and almost unusable DVD camcorder unique software)
are designed for miniDV format data.

Camcorders that record directly in DVD (mpeg2) format are for people who will
NEVER want to edit or change their video.

p a w e b e r @ a o l . c o m

>Hello friendly people out there.
>
>I am looking for recommendations on tools etc. for creating my home
>videos.
>
>I bought a Sony DVD-camcorder for several reasons: random access to
>scenes when in the field, and (what I thought) easy tranfer of footage
>to my computer.
>
>In the end I would like to create a DVD with Studio-9, Ulead or
>Premiere or something.
>
>
>First challenge is getting the footage from the mini-DVD to my
>computer.
>I have tried several ripping programs, but am not 100% satisfied.
>I am using SmartRipper, because it can rip each shoot into a separat
>file. I like that. I dont like that SmartRipper changes the screensize
>(or what it is called) from 352x576 on the original to 704x576!!
>Maybe I shouldn't be concerned, but can I be sure that nothing is
>changed in the original data?
>Is there a better ripper program?
>
>Next challenge is editing the footage.
>The sound is in AC3 :-(
>Studio 9 refuses to play the clips.
>Ulead can play them, but without the sound. I only have the trial
>version, and that doesnt come with the AC3 plugin, so I have not been
>able to try that.
>Premiere can play the clips, but it is a very heavy program - - and
>very expensive!
>If possible I would prefer Studio-9.
>
>I have just started to play with Xilisoft Video Converter. Maybe this
>will do - I dont know yet.
>Any suggestions will be appreciated.
>
>Thanx for any help.
>
>
>/Thomas, denmark
>
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On 14 Jan 2005 23:34:45 GMT, paweber02@aol.com5z378 (Paweber02) wrote:

>Camcorders that record directly in DVD (mpeg2) format are for people who will
>NEVER want to edit or change their video.

As I miss a lot os postings, I did not see the original message, so
please allow me to take it from here.

Just in case he still wants to work on his mpeg2 recordings, *if*
these work the same as desktop DVD recordings, he should proceed this
way:

1) Rip to the harddrive with DVDDecrypter in Ifo mode, with stream
processing, checking the "demux" checkbox -and do it *exactly* in that
way.

DVDDecrypter shall give you an .m2v file (with the video), and a .vob
file (with the audio, plus a nasty additional null video stream -video
at 0 kbps).

It should also give you an additional text file ("Stream
Information... .txt"), with info on the Audio offset.

2) Use Womble's mpeg-vcr to demux the .vob, and it shall give you an
mpeg audio file (an .mpa, IIRC). Then use the same program to re-mux
video (.m2v) and audio (.mpa), but remember to indicate the Audio
offset in the re-mux dialog.

3) Now you hace a regular .mpg file, with perfect audio/video
synchronization, which you can trim with mpeg-vcr itself.