Capture question

[Debe]

You’re stuck with the quality.

It’s already MPEG2 compressed. Nothing you can do will change that.

Google MPEG Streamclip, Cinematize and DVDxDV. These are all programs that’ll demux the DVD files.

MPEG Streamclip is free and does a good job. The other two are not free, but give you more options. If MPEG Streamclip gives you what you need…then free is good.

I’ve done a side-by-side comparison between Cinematize and MPEG Streamclip. There is a slight noticeable improvement in the Cinematize version, but nothing my grandma would notice!

debe

[Shane Ross]

http://www.dvdxdv.com
http://www.versiontracker.com – search for mpeg streamclip.

[Angela Boyd]

I downloaded the MPEG Streamclip program. Now what?? I opened the VOB that is on the DVD, and I see it inthe MPEG window. I am now running the Fix Timecrode Breaks Function as is directed me to do. Do I now, export to quicktime, or what?? Thank you for your help

[Shane Ross]

You need to export that as a Quicktime. DV/NTSC.

[Angela Boyd]

Thank you so much….it is working now…Looks like it may take a while…is this real time?

[David Bogie]

How important?

Demand to be supplied with the camera that shot the thing and capture form that. Or play the disk in a DVD player and route it through your DV camera/deck and capture directly as a FW uncontrolled device.

bogiesan

[Angela Boyd] “video that was given to me was shot on a camera that goes directly to DVD. I opened the Video file, and there are a few VOB files that I pulled directly into final cut. I don’t think this is going to wok very well for quality. THe video is much smaller than the Canvas viewer. Is there another way that I should be trying to capture the video from the disc?? This is a really important job.

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This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.”

[Angela Boyd]

Thanks…I actually downloaded the MPEG Streamclip, it converted the VOB to quicktime…seems to be workig fine…just a little time consuming!

[Angela Boyd]

I have been converting all afternoon, using the MPEG streamclip…it is working very well. Thank you so much. Here is my next question..When I convert and go to the submenu “Export as Quicktime” what should I select as my compression….I have noticed that once the export is complete, and imported into final cut…some of the effects that I’m trying to use do not look good once rendered. For example…alot of this project will be slowed down to about 50 percent. Once I render the effect it is extremley jumpy..at 100 percent it looks fine??? I need to know the correct compression type….I am using Apple DVCPRO- 50 NTSC right now..is that correct?

[Shane Ross]

[Angela Boyd] “I am using Apple DVCPRO- 50 NTSC right now..is that correct?”

Is that the compression of the footage you are using in the timeline? If so, then yes.

The quality issue stems from the fact that your footage originates from a DVD. Mpeg-2 VOBs are HIGHLY compressed, and you are then recompressing them into a workable format. This situation is FAR from ideal. The best thing would be to have the source tapes, but if you only have the DVDs to work with, then you are stuck with this quality loss.

[Angela Boyd]

Actually…the DVD’s are the source tape! Thisis one of those new cameras that records directly to a Sony DVD-R Camcorder….its really wierd!