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HELP! Importing video from DVD camcorder to Premiere pro
Hi… im havin a CANON DC100 DVD handy cam… could someone pls tell me how 2 capture the videos frm the cam to the pc and upload it into PREMIERE PRO for editing???
And is there any special transfer cord required 2 transfer the videos 2 the pc via firewire port as we do for MINI DV or should i directly copy the videos frm the recorded DVDs???
Also i hav taken videos in both ‘VIDEO’ mode nd ‘VR’ mode!!!
How do i convert the footage in VR mode 2 VIDEO mode(VRO 2 VOB) after finalizing the videos???
Pls give me suggestions… 🙁
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It is generally believed by video pros that the DVD camcorder was a stupid invention.
That being said, most DVD discs have a series of VOB files. Copy the VOB files to your hard disk and change the extension to .mpg and import into Premiere Pro 2.0. Usually the first thing I do with a VOB file is convert it to DV-AVI. But you may be able to edit it no problem.If you have Premiere Pro 1.5, it may be best to capture via firewire as DV – does a DVD camcorder have this function? Perhaps not since it certainly does not convert from MPEG-2 to DV on the fly during playback.
You can use a program such as Virtual Dub with the MPG2 plugin to convert MPG2 files to a flavor of AVI, although not necessarily DV.
Did the camcorder come with editing software?
When people ask me “Can you recommend a good DVD camcorder?” I respond “No, I can’t”
Good luck.
Mike
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Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 can import the mpeg-2 data directly from the DVDs into a project. Simply export the files as DV-AVIs (or uncompressed AVIs), and bring them into Premiere Pro.
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