Olly Andrews
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Jeff, I just had another thought. I have another camcorder that records to SD card. With Premiere Pro CC I don’t use the scene split option but I use ‘stop on dropped frame’, otherwise the audio starts to lag, which means having to monitor progress. Would digitising/recording on the 2nd camcorder handle dropped frames better with no audio lag? Then I could let it run without having to monitor and get a single file (easy to copy to PC) per original tape, which I’d prefer. Thanks, Olly.
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Hi Jeff. Thanks very much for your info! Can you suggest a simple DV/Firewire capture program or should I stick with Premiere Pro CC, in which case are the settings in my previous post correct? Thanks for any any help, regards Olly.
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Hi Jeff. I’ve just seen your “If you want backups of your miniDV tapes…” post and thanks, it cleared up a lot for me. I’m using a Sony camcorder to convert VHS PAL home videos to DV, connecting to my Windows 10 64-bit PC via Firewire cable. What “capture” PC software would you suggest, that is simple and saves the original data with no re-encoding? I have Premiere Pro CC but I was hoping for something simpler. In Premiere Pro I’ve tried: New Project, DV, DV – PAL, Standard 48kHz, then File, Capture, Play, Record, then Stop, Save/OK. This creates an AVI, with an interference strip across the bottom that is not seen when playing the original VHS tape onto TV or the camcorder screen (it’s cut off, showing less of the overall scene). Is there a Premiere Pro option, or other capture software, that only captures the originally visible’ area? I have very many home videos that I will later just losslessly cut and join, not edit/re-encode, using Smart Cutter or SolveigMM, which only encode between cuts and ‘whole frames’, since Premiere Pro can’t seem to do that. Any pointers will be greatly appreciated, regards, Olly.