Thank you

Bit Of Byte wrote on 7/15/2005, 8:38 AM

Hi Team!

I wish to thank you guys for helping achieve my first stage of video editing.

I now have ZERO dropped frames and sorted my sound card issues out..

Now, can anyone shed light on particular preferences or tips/traps I should be aware of to achieve optimal performance in video capturing before I start capturing 20 of my full 83min DV Tapes?

Bit

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Spot|DSE wrote on 7/15/2005, 8:51 AM

Keep your capture window small.
Capture to a second drive, be sure to not use system drive
defrag prior to capture
Log your tapes if you've got that many.
Save your vidcap files, even though you can recapture with Media Pool.

Bit Of Byte wrote on 7/15/2005, 3:43 PM

Thanks Spot.

Is the capture window u refer to the Preview Window during capturing? If so, would it be best to not even display this window whilst capturing?

Should I also save my vidap files to my separate (non-OS) drive?

What preference/resolution settings should I adhere to prior to capture?

Bit

vicmilt wrote on 7/15/2005, 5:30 PM

Before you start - label each tape clearly with a unique number:
Roll 1 to Roll 83
That way if you ever need to redigitize you'll easily find the correct roll.
Defragment the drives that you're going to capture to before you start.
Don't fill a drive to the brim - at best you'd like to keep a full 20% of the drive empty.
I like to set up folders with the name of each roll and digitize the Roll # 1 into a folder called Roll#1.
Once you've digitized everything, don't rush into the final edit.
It will serve you much better to organize your footage by subject or date or person, or whatever. The media manager is perfect for this.
Then proceed with a full assembly of each roll - everything.
Start your edit by duping "Assmble All Roll 1" and beginning to select and delete the obvious garbage. Out of focus, nothing on screen, etc. This will be "Selects Roll 1-1".
Continue trimming out garbage until your left with only the best of the best : Selects Roll 1-6 (for instance).
At this point:
1 - you understand your footage
2 - it's organized
NOW - you begin to edit: "Edit -1" - this will still be a "fat" rendering of your idea - this is the first rough cut. Everytime you do something wonderful, immediately save an updated version, "Edit -2".

Michaelangelo said every stone has a beautiful statue in it - the trick is to cut away the garbage.

v

johnmeyer wrote on 7/15/2005, 8:31 PM

Vegas dropped frame FAQ at VASST:

Dropped Frames VASST FAQ

Bit Of Byte wrote on 7/15/2005, 8:43 PM

Thanks guys.

This is really good info for preparing one for capturing and editing even before the first capture is performed.

I always believe in-depth preparation is the key for quality output in anything I do!

Ps. Those dropped frames were a real PAIN until I bought a separate FW card!

Bit

riredale wrote on 7/17/2005, 10:42 AM

Hope I'm not unnecessarily adding confusion to your project, but you also might want to look at a really clever capture program called "ScenalyzerLive." Lots of references on this board.

The big advantage is that SCLive will give each captured video clip a unique name based on shooting time and date. It also lets you do a contact sheet for an entire tape, making it easy to find a particular clip down the road.

Just a thought.

EDIT: Oops. Just noticed that we've been down this road before. Sorry.