timestamp capture

kibo wrote on 11/22/2003, 10:14 PM

is there any way to include the timestamp (time/date that is in the lower left/right hand corner of the video) in capturing video to the HD. i would like to have that to catalog the date in my home videos.

im running VV 4d
sony DV DCR-TRV18

thanks

Comments

GaryKleiner wrote on 11/22/2003, 11:37 PM

The time stamp is imbedded in the DV stream, so you won't have it on screen, but it is there in Media Pool details.

Gary

johnmeyer wrote on 11/23/2003, 8:38 AM

I'm not entirely sure what you want to do, but you might find this thread of some use:

Burnt-in Datacode

riredale wrote on 11/23/2003, 2:19 PM

This has been discussed a lot on this forum--check out the "search" feature.

I do a timestamp on my captures by using ScenalyzerLive. It has the ability to name each clip by its capture time and date.

kibo wrote on 11/25/2003, 12:53 PM

well i applied this effect on a 1hr DV as outlined previously and i have a couple of problems:

1. very 3-4 minutes or so the datacode starts flickering for about 5 seconds.
2. at about the 30 min mark, it disappears all together.

1 problem on my part that might account for this is that i constantly get dropped frames during capture (average 1 per minute). ive played with all sorts of settings and remove non-essential apps from memory but still can never get a perfect capture. can this cause the flickering? any other suggestions for improving capture?

overall though, i love having the datacode on the vid. saves me a lot of time dating everything..!!!

kibo