I've been experimenting with direct to disk DV capture using my brand new copy of DV Rack. Although I'm using DV Rack specifically , I suspect these questions may be of interest to any direct-to-disk option.
I'm trying to refine my workflow so I can do the following:
1. Capture simultaneously to DV tape and to a laptop hard disk, using a firewire connection.
2. Edit and trim clips captured to hard drive in Vegas. At this point I'm doing just straight cuts, no FX.
3. Create a batch capture list, .VEG file and/or SFVIDCAP file that will let me recapture trimmed clips from the original DV tape at a later date.
4. Wipe the laptop capture hard drive and start over again with captured clips from a new shoot.
5. Once all shooting is done, I want to be able to recapture just the trimmed portions of all the clips from the original DV tapes, perhaps onto another machine.
Parts 1, 2 & 4 are pretty easy and straightforward. It's 3 & 5 I'm wondering about. Here are my questions (feel free to send me off to the DV Rack, Peachrock or other forum if it's not a Vegas issue):
Q1: Will the timecode of the clips on the DV tape match the timecode of the clips on the hard drive, if they are recorded simultaneously?
Q2: What's the best way of accomplishing step 3? I've tried PeachRock's Capture Cutter to generate offline files and a Vegas Video Capture database (SFVIDCAP file). However, I occasionally (not always!) get an error stating that the original clips were not captured with Vegas Video Capture. I'm not even sure if this will do what I want to do. Any other suggestions?
Q3: Assuming the SFVIDCAP and VEGGIE files can be generated, this should be pretty standard Vegas behavior. Any "gotchas" to look out for?
Q4: (and here's the kicker) Would this strategy work with down-converted HDV files from the Sony FX1/Z1? I'm envisioning a process where I could save HDV to tape, save SD DV to hard drive using the camera's "on-the-fly" firewire down-conversion, and then reconform the edit to HDV at a later date by recapturing trimmed clips at the higher resolution.
Is this possible, or am I whistling in the dark? Any feedback greatly appreciated.
I'm trying to refine my workflow so I can do the following:
1. Capture simultaneously to DV tape and to a laptop hard disk, using a firewire connection.
2. Edit and trim clips captured to hard drive in Vegas. At this point I'm doing just straight cuts, no FX.
3. Create a batch capture list, .VEG file and/or SFVIDCAP file that will let me recapture trimmed clips from the original DV tape at a later date.
4. Wipe the laptop capture hard drive and start over again with captured clips from a new shoot.
5. Once all shooting is done, I want to be able to recapture just the trimmed portions of all the clips from the original DV tapes, perhaps onto another machine.
Parts 1, 2 & 4 are pretty easy and straightforward. It's 3 & 5 I'm wondering about. Here are my questions (feel free to send me off to the DV Rack, Peachrock or other forum if it's not a Vegas issue):
Q1: Will the timecode of the clips on the DV tape match the timecode of the clips on the hard drive, if they are recorded simultaneously?
Q2: What's the best way of accomplishing step 3? I've tried PeachRock's Capture Cutter to generate offline files and a Vegas Video Capture database (SFVIDCAP file). However, I occasionally (not always!) get an error stating that the original clips were not captured with Vegas Video Capture. I'm not even sure if this will do what I want to do. Any other suggestions?
Q3: Assuming the SFVIDCAP and VEGGIE files can be generated, this should be pretty standard Vegas behavior. Any "gotchas" to look out for?
Q4: (and here's the kicker) Would this strategy work with down-converted HDV files from the Sony FX1/Z1? I'm envisioning a process where I could save HDV to tape, save SD DV to hard drive using the camera's "on-the-fly" firewire down-conversion, and then reconform the edit to HDV at a later date by recapturing trimmed clips at the higher resolution.
Is this possible, or am I whistling in the dark? Any feedback greatly appreciated.