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Importing clips from a camcorder
I am a novice Vegas 7 user and would like to buy a really cheap camcorder for use in youth football games.
My only requirement (other than the forementioned cheap:) is that I can import the video into Vegas and that it recognize each time I press the reocrd/pause button, and it automatically create a new clip when I import the video. I think this rules out DV, since I would have to rely on “scene detection” software which I have found to be a pain, and an extra step.
I know that Vegas supports importing from Sony DVD camcorders, and I think that will do the trick, however, I was wondering if there are other options…
Are DVD camcorders from vendors other than sony able to import automatically into separate clips?
Would an HDD camcorder allow me to do this?
Any recommendations in the under $500.00 category?
Essentially, when recording, the camera operator pushes record when the play starts, then pause when the play ends, for the whole game, and then we import into vegas. We want each play to be a separate clip that can be added and tagged in the media library.
Thanks for your help/advice!
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DV will do that with scene detection, but instead of pushing “pause” on recording (which I didn’t know you could do- at least on any camera I own) just hit the record button again to stop recording. Vegas will pick up these breaks and display the events as separate.
A word of advice on the cheap cam. If you are filming at night you will want bigger CCDs and more of them to bring in more light. The less light you have, the grainier your footage will be. You might want to find a used DV camera or a Sony Hi8 digital camera that has a firewire port and go for that (some of the Hi8 digitals are actually better than some of the newer models that have a bunch of bells and whistles but don’t have adequate CCD’s or glass)
j razz
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you are correct, I meant just repeatedly puching the record button. Video quality (within certain limits of course) is really not that important in this case. As long as you can read the number, you are in good shape. Ease of use, a good optical zoom, image stabilization, and the ability to get the clips into vegas quickly are the major things.. Scene detection just adds another step to whole thing.
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[John Murphy] “Scene detection just adds another step to whole thing.”
AS Jeremy said, this is a part of the capture process so I don’t see how it “adds another step” to the process.
As long as you remember to set the internal clock, all incoming video will be automatically split into a new scene each time you press the record button.
After capturing is complete, you have the option to give all clips a new name and this is where you would give them an appropriate title.I’d personally stay far away from any miniDVD camcorder as the image quality (especially after rendering) is not as good as a decent miniDV camcorder.
There are several decent tape-based camcorders in your price range.
Go to your local big box electronics store with a blank tape and try several models, making sure to shoot similar footage each time.
When you get home, capture the footage into your computer and see which one you like best.
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