Harm Millaard
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Google….
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Yeah, not in the try-out
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Absolutely.
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Every DV AVI file has a wrapper, think of it a a book wrapped in gift paper. If you go to store A, you get a wrapper indicating store A, but if you got the same book at store B, the wrapper indicates store B as the source. The book inside the wrapper is exactly the same. The wrappers used for DV AVI files are very much similar. What the program does is exchanging the paper wrapper from store A and replacing it with a wrapper from store B, but leaving the same book inside. Nothing is changed in the contents, but the packaging is adjusted to the flavor the NLE likes better.
Another analogy, buy your wife/partner/girlfriend a purse. Would she prefer you coming in with this gift to come from Marks & Spencer, Harrods or Gucci? That is the wrapper.
The program allows you to batch convert from wrapper A to B.
Hope this explains it somewhat.
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The DVStorm IMO has a perfect functionality as a doorstopper, but not as a capture card with PP 1.5. Their driver caused too much problems and they have stopped support for PP 2.0. I’ve torn it out ages ago and never looked back.
DVConverter was a utility on their website to convert the wrapper on AVI files. AFAIK they have removed it from their website.
If you can’t find it anymore, you can try this link:
https://www.millcon.nl/Harm/Canopus.txt
After downloading and saving it to disk, change the file extension from TXT to EXE and run the file.
Good luck.
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Why use the Canopus codec? Do you happen to use a Storm, Rex or Raptor card? If so, then that is where your problem lies. Use the old DVConverter utility to change the AVI wrapper from Canopus to MS-DV, get rid of any Canopus capture card and you will likely have left your troubles behind.
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DON’T
DivX is not suitable for editing. Why import it into an NLE???
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“Canopus Procoder 2.0 is probably one of them and is inexpensive.”
If you call a $ 450+ package inexpensive, you are right. However, a lot of people would likely disagree with your statement.
Luckily, there is a simple and free download from Canopus, DVConverter that changes the wrapper of the AVI file to make it into a type 2 MS-DV AVI. PP does not need to render these converted files.
For the future, I suggest you stay away from Canopus capture cards, drivers and codecs if you use PP.
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In addition, here are my preferences for setting up my scratch disks:
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