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DV Capture File Naming in HD Platinum 10
Does anyone know if there is a way of getting Vegas to name the clips that it captures from an (SD) DV tape according to the date/time the footage was shot?
For example if you use WinDV to capture (supports SD only) it will automatically append the date and time of the actual clip to the clip filename eg HoneyMoon_2004_08_13.09_54_15.avi Unfortunately Vegas seems to just number the clips sequentially, eg Clip 1.avi, Clip 2.avi ….
Many thanks
Tony
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Does anyone know if there is a way of getting Vegas to name the clips that it captures from an (SD) DV tape according to the date/time the footage was shot?
No, there is no way. Vegas SD capture just starts with the name you choose and appends a numeric suffix.
~jr
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many thanks john, decided to just stick with WinDV which seems to be working ok on Win 7. I realised that the only thing that was “annoying” WinDV in the first place was the EPU-4 software running on my PC (Asus mobo) that was switching the monitor off after 20 minutes for power save. As it turned out this power saving was also causing Vegas to foul up too.
Thanks again
Tony
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I realised that the only thing that was “annoying” WinDV in the first place was the EPU-4 software running on my PC (Asus mobo) that was switching the monitor off after 20 minutes for power save. As it turned out this power saving was also causing Vegas to foul up too.
Wow, that’s really good to know. Long ago (in the days of Windows 98) I had installed some still camera software that had a component that stayed resident and every once in a while it would poll the USB drives to see if you inserted a card. Every time it woke up, I would drop frames during capture. It drove me crazy until I found out what it was. That’s why it’s important to keep minimal software on a video editing PC.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com
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