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Hakki Goceoglu · October 28th, 2003, 07:51 AM

Hi,

Is there a software which can record DV directly from firewire, preferably record audio from another digital source simultaneously? I do not want to use an nle program for this purpose, but a much simpler software just for capturing.

thanks in advance

Graham Bernard · October 28th, 2003, 08:05 AM

Why? And then what do want to do with it? Direct burn to DVD? . . .

Grazie

Hakki Goceoglu · October 28th, 2003, 08:17 AM

my idea is to capture some interior shots direct to pc instead of transferring from dv tapes to the computer later to save tme. i will still be recording on tapes as a backup.

Edward Troxel · October 28th, 2003, 08:25 AM

Take a look at Scenalyzer Live (http://www.scenalyzer.com). You'll need to run the audio to the camera or deck as it captures audio over firewire.

We use Scenalyzer to capture a weekly multi-camera shoot. The camera run to a video mixer whose output is sent to a DV Deck which converts the signal to firewire to feed the computer. At the end of the shoot, the video is in the computer ready for final editing.

However, any NLE software should be able to capture this way as well.

Rob Lohman · November 11th, 2003, 02:53 PM

Vegas comes with a standalone capture utility. Microsoft also has
its own VidCap and AmCap little utilities. Scenalyzer is another
one and there are more like AVI_IO or VirtualDub and probably
a lot more. Recording from another audio input is another thing
that I don't think I've seen anywhere... yet.

Hakki Goceoglu · November 12th, 2003, 02:12 PM

thanks friends, i am looking at the products mentioned, though avi format is not sufficient, something like quicktime dv or even raw dv is ok.

Rob Lohman · November 24th, 2003, 06:14 AM

I think Scenalyzer can capture to RAW DV. Keep in mind that
DV-AVI is only a WRAPPER around RAW DV. There are tools that
can convert (actually extract) DV-AVI to RAW DV.

Zac Stein · November 24th, 2003, 06:29 AM

on this topic, do any capture/transfer utilities, allow logging in say a spread sheet kind of manner?

I have seen on some pro shoots something called a cine-log, i am wondering if software like that is available.

Zac

Rob Lohman · November 24th, 2003, 06:37 AM

Interesting... I had the same thought recently as well. That would
be a cool thing to have. I was thinking of programming such a
thing myself sometime, but I simply don't have the time with my
3 jobs....

October 28th, 2003, 07:51 AM	#1
Hakki Goceoglu New Boot Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: istanbul turkey Posts: 7	direct DV capture software Hi, Is there a software which can record DV directly from firewire, preferably record audio from another digital source simultaneously? I do not want to use an nle program for this purpose, but a much simpler software just for capturing. thanks in advance

November 11th, 2003, 02:53 PM	#5
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Vegas comes with a standalone capture utility. Microsoft also has its own VidCap and AmCap little utilities. Scenalyzer is another one and there are more like AVI_IO or VirtualDub and probably a lot more. Recording from another audio input is another thing that I don't think I've seen anywhere... yet. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

November 24th, 2003, 06:14 AM	#7
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	I think Scenalyzer can capture to RAW DV. Keep in mind that DV-AVI is only a WRAPPER around RAW DV. There are tools that can convert (actually extract) DV-AVI to RAW DV. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

November 24th, 2003, 06:37 AM	#9
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Interesting... I had the same thought recently as well. That would be a cool thing to have. I was thinking of programming such a thing myself sometime, but I simply don't have the time with my 3 jobs.... __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

October 28th, 2003, 08:05 AM	#2
Graham Bernard Old Boot Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London UK Posts: 3,633	Why? And then what do want to do with it? Direct burn to DVD? . . . Grazie

October 28th, 2003, 08:17 AM	#3
Hakki Goceoglu New Boot Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: istanbul turkey Posts: 7	my idea is to capture some interior shots direct to pc instead of transferring from dv tapes to the computer later to save tme. i will still be recording on tapes as a backup.

October 28th, 2003, 08:25 AM	#4
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Take a look at Scenalyzer Live (http://www.scenalyzer.com). You'll need to run the audio to the camera or deck as it captures audio over firewire. We use Scenalyzer to capture a weekly multi-camera shoot. The camera run to a video mixer whose output is sent to a DV Deck which converts the signal to firewire to feed the computer. At the end of the shoot, the video is in the computer ready for final editing. However, any NLE software should be able to capture this way as well.

November 12th, 2003, 02:12 PM	#6
Hakki Goceoglu New Boot Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: istanbul turkey Posts: 7	thanks friends, i am looking at the products mentioned, though avi format is not sufficient, something like quicktime dv or even raw dv is ok.

November 24th, 2003, 06:29 AM	#8
Zac Stein Major Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 730	on this topic, do any capture/transfer utilities, allow logging in say a spread sheet kind of manner? I have seen on some pro shoots something called a cine-log, i am wondering if software like that is available. Zac