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DVD To PPro
Hi Guys,
Recently I have more and more clients bringing in “masters” of content to edit or repurpose on DVD.
This brings in a lot of extra trouble since I have to rip it and convert the audio, not the most fun of tasks…
Add to this the fact that the client is allways in a hurry and this makes my brain scream .. RUN!But what is my major headache is to find a bulletproof way to bring it into Ppro. Tried the MPEGPRO demo from Mainconcept, can import the video, but monitor stays black. If I import the M2V file into a PAL DV project it’s ok, but it take FOREVER to cache. Then there is the fact that DV PAL is lower field first and I noticed that I have some weird ‘image doubling’ phenomenons during pans. Tried every possible field setting, even progressive scan, but the phenomenon stays. It’s mildly annoying to me, I wonder if the client will ever notice. But we are in this job to better ourselves and solve our clients issues, so if the tech side could be a detail, that would make it a lot easier.
So if you guys have a pipeline or procedure of how to get it into Ppro, fast and easy with no headache, your comments are most welcome, because I’m fed up with late nighter until 2AM…
Thanks for helping a very tired guy out.
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3 Replies
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I always dub the DVD via S-Video to DV using a regular set-top player, and place the original DVD on a shelf or in a drawer. People don’t seem to understand why we can’t just open the DVD and start editing, but we can’t and shouldn’t.
If a DVD is at a high enough data rate, the DV dub will be more or less ok.I have a lot of people send me DVD, recorded on the fly in surgery, and often there are lots of motion artifacts, which just fall apart no matter what you do.
There is also a operating room video system which records MPEG-1 to DVD. So then I am sent “DVD” but have to explain to the client how crappy the video is going to look.Good luck.
Mike
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I did something similar. Connected my DVD player through my Canon GL2, and then captured the footage directly into PPro. It worked wonderfully, put the DVD on pause, start capture, and then hit play on the DVD. After that PPro considered it normal footage, and conformed the Audio.
Hope that Helps,
Ken
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Guys,
Thanks for the replys.
I think I’m going to setup a similar thing via a DV transcoder or start to reject DVD formats as raw footage ‘masters’.The other thing I was thinking about is the fact to make the client sign a statement that he fully understands the technical limitations as explained and that we are not responsible for final edit quality due to the source material limitations. That was we cover ourselves against non-payers and avoid a lot of hassle and justification after the job is done.
Thanks for the suggestions.
Marc
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