HDV Capture - randomly split files

cliff_622 wrote on 11/2/2007, 8:06 AM

Using Vegas 7e with a Sony HDR-FX1.

With scene detection turned off, I capture tapes with randomly split files. Some files could be 2 gigs while others are only 10 megs. Problems happen on every tape,...even tapes that don't have any time code breaks and have no significant scene changes. Vegas never reports drops frames. (0 lost) However, clips many times do not join together seemlessly.

Problem happes same on Fat32 and NTFS drives

Anyone else had this issue?

Comments

jrazz wrote on 11/2/2007, 8:12 AM

Give HDVSplit a go.

j razz

cliff_622 wrote on 11/3/2007, 7:01 AM

WOW!....HDVSplit is fantastic!

It's the best HDV capture I have seen yet. From "any" company.

Can anybody explain why a guy can write a program so well on his own and release it for free while other companies that actually have "money" release similar programs that are nowhere near as good?

Amazing. I love Vegas to death, it's one of my all time favorite PC programs. I'm just a little disappointed that I had to go to an independent programmer to get an awesome HDV cap prog. (my wallet is happy though)

CT

riredale wrote on 11/3/2007, 11:48 AM

I do wish the guy would implement a couple of suggestions that people have made over the past year. Even so, HDVSplit v.77b works very well for me. I never use the preview window, which has given me issues in the past. I also use HDVSplit to split based on timecode, and to name clips based on that timecode. This makes it very easy for me to keep track of all the clips.

There have also been concerns voiced on this board about recapture of HDV clips in the event of hard drive failure. I have never had any recapture issues with HDVSplit. Just make sure you use the exact same clip naming protocol as before, and the new clips will work just fine with a saved veg file.

John_Cline wrote on 11/3/2007, 2:34 PM

HDVsplit is quite amazing, BUT there are lots of reports that some of its captured clips will contain no audio. I have had this happen to me several times. If you go back and recapture that clip, the audio is usually there. Otherwise, it's a brilliant little piece of freeware.

John