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Analog capture
I’m trying to transfer all my old 8mm videos to dvd. It seems a long and troublesome process using vegas with dropped frames etc., but I’ve tried looking at and even borrowing dvd recorders (stand alone) and the problem there is that they don’t allow me to just capture the video as mpeg and then put it on my computer to combine in my own logical order etc.
Does anyone know how I can either:
1: Capture video through vegas without dropped frames etc, or
2: Get a dvd recorder that lets me finish the disc as a single mpeg or avi file rather than a finished dvd movie. -
16 Replies
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HOW are you capturing the analog?
You should be capturing via Firewire. You can do analog by going through a device such as the Canopus ADVC series which will convert analog to firewire.
Edward Troxel
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You shouldn’t really lose frames unless something is wrong. How are you capturing? The best way is, as Ed says, to use one of the Canopus products. I got a Pinnacle card which Vegas won’t capture using, but I can capture using Pinnacle and edit in Vegas. The card was quite cheap and works very well. No dropped frames and very little, if any, audio drift.
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Terje A. Bergesen -
I use a Canopus ADVC-100 and never have dropped frames unless there is a bad spot on the tape or I do something stupid like watch a movie on the drive I am capturing too (by mistake). I have even captured to USB drives and do not experience dropped frames.
Harold
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Best, look for a digital camera with firewire passthrough,
and analog in.
So you can do the capture easily using vegas videocapture.
If you have TV card, or an AGP video card with Video-In feature,
use virtualvcr 2.6.9.
It’s free, and does it’s job perfectly.
Take a look at
https://www.videohelp.com/forum/archive/t160618.html
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*And of course use SVideo, if possible.
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By(t)e
Laca -
I’m here again…
https://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=VirtualVCR
This link is a bit more related to virtualvcr.Thanks for the attention :))
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Laca -
Thanks for all the input, guys. I think I’ll try out the virtualvcr software to see if that helps.
I guess I should have been more specific about how I was capturing. I am using a Sony Minidv Camcorder DCR-trv33. I pass through it with analog in and firewire out. I use End-it-all2 to get rid of any programs that are causing lagging. Apparently there is a problem somewhere else.
Thanks again. If the virtualvcr helps it will save me a lot of money and hassle. Crossing my fingers, Sam -
Then it sounds like you’re capturing correctly. The main things I would look at now are:
Are you capturing to a drive OTHER THAN drive c:?
Is DMA active on that drive?
Edward Troxel
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> am using a Sony Minidv Camcorder DCR-trv33. I pass through it
> with analog in and firewire out.This is NOT the situation, in which you could benefit
from virtualvcr.Better use vagas capture.
Check, if you are capturing to compressed drive/directory?
Ntfs allows such compression, and it caused me problems before.
Be sure, the folder where you capture to is uncompressed.By(t)e
Laca -
I am capturing to a separate uncompressed drive. As far as DMA goes, how do I check that (and what is it)?
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start – control panel – performance and maintenance – system (or just right-click “My computer” and choose “Properties”)
Hardware tab – click on Device Manager
IDE ATA/ATAPI channels
Primary and/or Secondary IDE channels (I would just check both)
Advanced Settings tab
What does the “Current Transfer Mode” say you’re using?Edward Troxel
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