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Transfering video
Hey guys, I need some help. I am transferring various conferences that are on a master DVD’s to my computer, so I can use it’s clips to make a portfolio for my client. The problem is, that even though the DVD quality is great, the transfer I get is a little grainier than I’d hoped, and when I try to clean it up (the color and the noise) in AE, it seems to get a bit more pixelated.
Right now I am using a Canopus ADV300 DV transfer device, and the data is being transfered to Premier Pro. The AVI file that Premier produces is then brought into AE for clean-up, and the test renders have no compression. The DVD player I am using is a Magnavox DVD/VCR combo. Does the type of DVD player make a difference? Am I doing something wrong?
Any suggestions would be great.
Thanks in advance…
Stephen
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I just noticed my DVD player has only and analog output in the back, no digital coaxial-out port.
Would I be correct to assume that the DVD going through analog cables may be the cause of the noise and pixalization of the video??
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My method: Insert the dvd into the DVD tray.Don’t let it play. Right click the tray icon where the disc is located.(my computer, etc)
Right Click explore. You will see Video TS. Xfer this into one of you HD.(copy>paste) Will take some time depending of the DVD length. When finished you will see some icons depending of what software you have installed in your PC. Look for the biggest files that end in VOB. Sustitute the .vob files for .mpeg
Voila. You don’t need to xfer from a player.
This procedure is already posted some place. Do a search for better instructions.
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Hay Hector…
Thanks for the help! Unfortunately I still have one problem I am dealing with. The video that I get when I import, then render in AE (w/ no compression)it has a lot more noise than the original.
How can I fix this? The video on the DVD was shot in digital, so it is really nice and clean, and I don’t want to send the final presentation to my client that is less than so.
Thanks again =]
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Never the quality will be the same through the passes you are making.
Try to keep as simple as possible.
You didn’t mention what method you did to import. (my suggestion or thru the dvd player.)
Anyway don’t have any other idea how to overcome your problem. -
Thanks again for the help Hector, I did a little more trouble shooting, and fixed the settings on my transfer device. The problem seems to be when I render from AE to an uncompressed file.
So I’m gonna skip on over to the AE board and bug them for a while.
Thanks again =]
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