Thanks for the reply.
Scenalyzer defaults to 1 second...I guess that's fine. The Type 2 says for Premiere etc. So Vegas falls under the etc I assume.
Does is matter where I capture the files to? I prefer to capture to another HD used for video only. Will Vegas have a problem with that? I'm not sure if Vegas wants the captures to go to it's own default folder...which I'm having trouble finding via windows explorer. I'm not sure where Vegas's default capture folder is.

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In the past I've always used Optical scene detection...obviously not using Vegas. What had me confused is with optical detection I would get many scenes detected within one avi file. With the date stamp it's only one scene per one continuous avi file.
So if I'm shooting a soccer game I may shoot 30 to 40 minutes continuously, so there will only be one long scene it that file. Is there away around this to get more scenes or do I have to manually split each one?

>>The Type 2 says for Premiere etc. So Vegas falls under the etc I assume.

That is correct.

>>Does is matter where I capture the files to?

No.

>>Will Vegas have a problem with that?

No.

>>With the date stamp it's only one scene per one continuous avi file.

Assuming you are capturing Mini DV, based on the lapse in timecode per shot, you should get several scenes per avi file. If you are capturing analog (8MM, VHS), there is no timecode, so you will have one big scene per avi file.

>>So if I'm shooting a soccer game I may shoot 30 to 40 minutes
>>continuously, so there will only be one long scene it that file. Is there
>>away around this to get more scenes or do I have to manually
>>spliteachone?

For one long shoot to go into multiple scenes, you can either try optical scene detection, which if accurate, would not split the file, or you will have to split manually. In the case of a long shoot, I loke to stop every once in awhile, just for this reason.

Yes I am using Mini DV, so I'll either have to change my shooting habits, or use optical scene detection.

Thanks for your help.

Redd, is the clock set in your camera? That's required for normal scene detection.

Yes. I set the clock after feeling dumb about not setting date and time in another post, so I set both camcorders yesterday. Luckily one of them recognizes daylight savings and will adjust it automatically. The shoot I did today was done with time and date set.

What version of Scenalyzer are you using? The latest version says, under "File Type:"

Type 2 DV-avi file (Premiere, Vegas, etc.)

Thus, it is quite explicit that you want to use Type 2.

If you are capturing from DV, then you certainly do NOT want to use Optical Scene detection, but instead use "Datestamp" scene detection. This will give you flawless scene detection at each point where you stopped, then re-started the camera. Of course, if you shoot your soccer match as one continuous take, then there will be no scenes detected, nor should there be.

If you are not getting scene detection with these settings, then something is definitely wrong with your setup, or you don't have Scenelzer's options set correctly.

Since the latest (beta) version of Scenalyzer lets you Copy/Paste the option settings, here are my current settings:

Sclive-Settings

  Capture Settings

    file-type	Type2 DV-avi file (Premiere; Vegas etc.)

    max. file size	4 GB

      max. file length	0h 00m 00s

    timelapse-capturing	NO

    auto-capture from live-camera	NO

    file-names	name0001.ext

    set 16:9 flag when capturing	NO

    scene detection mode	Datestamp

      min.time between 2 scenes	0h 00m 01s

      start a new file if audio parameters or 16:9 flag changes 	YES

    audio capture settings

      capture audio	YES

      keep DV-Audio in-sync	YES

      audio-mode for all .avi files written	Automatic (same as on Tape)

      audio-channel to capture	first channel

        write other audio-channel to separate wav file	NO

  Folder Settings

    alternate capture-folders (when main-disk is full)

      alternate capture-disk-1	I:

      alternate capture-disk-2	

      space to leave free on each disk (MBytes)	32

    tape-index-folder	d:\tape-indices

  Stop Capturing

    no-more video timeout	0h 00m 30s

    when dropped-frames occure	YES

    when the backup-set is finished	NO

    when the datestamp changes more than	0h 00m 00s

  Misc. Options

    disable device control	NO

    relative size of frames in filmstrip-view	20

    mute sound when scrubbing	NO

    group-select time-frame	0h 30m 00s

    preview while capturing/playback	YES

    hi-res preview	NO

    disable preview-audio	NO

  Still Frame Export Settings

    write-folder	

    file-names	name'datestamp.ext

    type	compressed JPEG (*.jpg)

      Compression Quality	70

    crop image	YES

      Crop Pixels Left	8

      Crop Pixels Right	8

      Crop Pixels Top	6

      Crop Pixels Bottom	6

    Deinterlace Image	YES

    Correct Aspect Ratio (square pixels)	YES

    Image Size	full width (720 pixels)

    play "Click" sound	YES

    open exported picture in associated editor	NO

  Playback Settings

    duration of black video to record before the video (seconds)	1.5

    duration of black video to record after the video (seconds)	1.5

    set 16:9 flag on playback	NO

    endless loop playback	NO

    playback with fake Datestamps	for files without datestamps

  Backup-Info Settings

    playback: add backup-info	YES

    capture: use backup-info	ignore info

John, out of curiousity why did you leave the max file size at 4Gig instead of changing it to "Unlimited (NTFS)"?

I'm using ScLive 2.1
The only newer version I'm aware is the new beta 4.0
There we're a few differences between your set up and mine, thanks for the setup lesson. I did a short 30 minute shoot yesterday of Little League Opening Day Parade with Ceremonies, so it wasn't a continuous shoot. Scenalyzer did capture using the datestamp as it should. I did get a new scene for each time I stopped to stand-by and restarted.
Not only am I learning a new NLE, but also relearning to use something I’ve been using for a while now.

John, out of curiousity why did you leave the max file size at 4Gig instead of changing it to "Unlimited (NTFS)"?

Ed, I have all my external drives set up with FAT32 so I can use them on any computer. I have nine computers here at the house and quite a few still use Win98 and WinME. (Actually, I still have one that runs 24 hours a day logging calls from my PBX that runs DOS 5.x.) As you well know, except for the final render, you really don't need NTFS, and then only if you plan to do a DVD in one single MPEG file. All other editing and print-to-tape functions work just fine with multiple-chunk files. Don't get me wrong I have absolutely nothing against NTFS, and it is definitely more efficient at storing files, but universal compatibility trumped the marginal advantage that NTFS would have afforded.