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Philip Fass · September 12th, 2007, 11:56 AM

Trying not to panic here. I have a half-hour DVD that I created last year. Some of my original media files (about 5 minutes of them) are gone...accidently trashed. They don't exist. I now have to either reshoot that footage, and there isn't really time, or I have to pull the footage from the DVD so I can re-edit some other sections.

Can you give me any suggestions for Plan B? Should I try to work in DVD Studio Pro, combining the Video_TS files with new files I export from FCP?

HELP

Mark Bournes · September 12th, 2007, 12:00 PM

Not that you would want to lose any quality, but is there any way you could dub the DVD to a tape format that you could then ingest into FCP?

Maybe a solution instead of reshooting?

Philip Fass · September 12th, 2007, 12:06 PM

Right now I'm trying to import the DVD into MPEG Streamclip. Will report back.

Life was so good until now!

Benjamin Hill · September 12th, 2007, 12:16 PM

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The Pro version works like a charm

Philip Fass · September 12th, 2007, 12:22 PM

Ben, thanks. If what I'm doing doesn't work, I'll give it a shot.

Philip Fass · September 12th, 2007, 01:01 PM

Just want to report back that everything SEEMS ok so far. I imported/converted to 100% quality QT in MPEG Streamclip (free software!), then placed the single, very long QT file into FCP. Editing works fine so far. Of course, I won't rest easy until I have a successful burn from DVDSP!

P.S. Thanks to all who resisted the temptation to say I should have been more careful with my source material. I know, I know!

Jim Fields · September 12th, 2007, 09:32 PM

Hey, i have lost source material as well. And I keep this shit on the computer for 6 months. I have big boxes of tapes now, I am so afraid Joe Client is going to want another DVD after a year (and they have) that I wont toss anything.

September 12th, 2007, 11:56 AM	#1
Philip Fass Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Charlotte, VT Posts: 397	up the creek/drowning fast!! Trying not to panic here. I have a half-hour DVD that I created last year. Some of my original media files (about 5 minutes of them) are gone...accidently trashed. They don't exist. I now have to either reshoot that footage, and there isn't really time, or I have to pull the footage from the DVD so I can re-edit some other sections. Can you give me any suggestions for Plan B? Should I try to work in DVD Studio Pro, combining the Video_TS files with new files I export from FCP? HELP

September 12th, 2007, 12:00 PM	#2
Mark Bournes Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Jupiter, FL Posts: 565	Not that you would want to lose any quality, but is there any way you could dub the DVD to a tape format that you could then ingest into FCP? Maybe a solution instead of reshooting? __________________ Mark www.sharkvp.com

September 12th, 2007, 12:16 PM	#4
Benjamin Hill Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Iowa City, Iowa Posts: 670	http://www.dvdxdv.com/NewFolderLookS...V.overview.htm The Pro version works like a charm __________________ youtube.com/benhillmedia linkedin.com/in/benhillmedia

September 12th, 2007, 12:06 PM	#3
Philip Fass Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Charlotte, VT Posts: 397	Right now I'm trying to import the DVD into MPEG Streamclip. Will report back. Life was so good until now!

September 12th, 2007, 12:22 PM	#5
Philip Fass Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Charlotte, VT Posts: 397	Ben, thanks. If what I'm doing doesn't work, I'll give it a shot.

September 12th, 2007, 01:01 PM	#6
Philip Fass Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Charlotte, VT Posts: 397	Just want to report back that everything SEEMS ok so far. I imported/converted to 100% quality QT in MPEG Streamclip (free software!), then placed the single, very long QT file into FCP. Editing works fine so far. Of course, I won't rest easy until I have a successful burn from DVDSP! P.S. Thanks to all who resisted the temptation to say I should have been more careful with my source material. I know, I know!

September 12th, 2007, 09:32 PM	#7
Jim Fields Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Worth Texas Posts: 247	Hey, i have lost source material as well. And I keep this shit on the computer for 6 months. I have big boxes of tapes now, I am so afraid Joe Client is going to want another DVD after a year (and they have) that I wont toss anything.