OT: video metadata

RZ wrote on 8/27/2012, 10:36 AM

Greetings, I am in the Process of transferring about a 100 mini DV home videos. There is no date on the video itself. Is there a way to know when the videos were actually shot.

RZ

Comments

RZ wrote on 8/27/2012, 11:25 AM

The videos are all original Standard definition shot on mini DV tapes.

RZ

videoITguy wrote on 8/27/2012, 2:07 PM

Yes, RZ, there COULD be metadata in the tapes, depending on what mini-dv camera was used, and if you are transferring via firewire from a mini-dv source to a DV-Avi type captured file. Not all camcorders create metadata - and many create different forms of metadata.

If the file has metadata in that format it can be read out by a number of utilities for the purpose - most will cost you some amount of money.

Do a google search for Timecode on DV-avi and you might include "VTS" without the quotes to get the correct hit.

rs170a wrote on 8/27/2012, 2:58 PM

DVdate (it's free).

Mike

Tim L wrote on 8/27/2012, 4:14 PM

If you go to your Project Media window and set it for Details view, doesn't one of the columns show the actual recording date and time? I was thinking it did, but I'm not at a computer with Vegas installed so I can't verify that.

This won't put it on top of your video for you, but you can at least know when the video was recorded. (Unless my memory is wrong.)

Other than that, Mike's link to DVdate looks promising.

RZ wrote on 8/27/2012, 5:42 PM

Downloaded DVData. seems to work so far. Very grateful.

RZ

RZ wrote on 8/27/2012, 5:43 PM

Sorry, typo, downloaded dvdate.

RZ

PeterDuke wrote on 8/28/2012, 12:55 AM

I used to use WinDV to transfer DV from camera to PC. It names each clip file according to the shooting time and date. Then when you want to know the time the clip was shot, just use Properties to tell you the file name.

altarvic wrote on 8/28/2012, 3:09 AM

Tim is right, but it requires that DV files were captured with Sony Capture (afaik)

RZ wrote on 8/28/2012, 11:59 AM

If you go to your Project Media window and set it for Details view.....

I wasn't aware of that setting but I will definitely check it out when I get home. However I downloaded DVDate and it works fine. Thanks all

RZ

RZ wrote on 8/28/2012, 3:24 PM

I checked the media proprties and the "detail view. I saw that the "time stamp" on the clip is there. I am glad that this worked out fine, better than I expected. Although I have used DVDate and am quite pleased with it, I will be using Vegas Pro primarily. Thank you all wonderful people.

RZ