What do you use to capture DV? at DVinfo.net

Yegor Sak · April 29th, 2006, 02:21 PM

Im just wondering what you guys use to capture DV using Firewire. I tried to use the Windows program, but it keeps randomly disconnecting the camera, right now Im trying Media Encoder.
I also tried Vegas.... but it drops frames, and its completely lossless (which I dont really need for the projects Im working on).

K. Forman · April 29th, 2006, 02:25 PM

I used to use Premiere, but since I got my Canopus Storm, I use DV Storm to do my batch captures.

David Jimerson · April 29th, 2006, 02:37 PM

A lot of people like Scenalyzer.

In my experience, Vegas's capture only drops frames if there's a feed problem.

Yegor Sak · April 29th, 2006, 03:44 PM

Is there a way to do on the fly compression with vegas? I need to get it to about 3mbps.

David Jimerson · April 29th, 2006, 03:46 PM

No. It's just a straight capture.

Raza Ahmad · April 29th, 2006, 04:58 PM

Is the drive that you are capturing to also connected by firewire? I discovered with my GL-2 that, if I was capturing via firewire to a drive on the same bus, I would get frequent disconnects... switching to an IDE drive solved that completely. I capture with vegas 6.0, use the scene splitting options (or even without)... works fine...

-raza

Yegor Sak · April 29th, 2006, 05:12 PM

Nope, my Firewire card is plugged into a PCI slot. I just got disconnected while capturing in Media Encoder.

April 29th, 2006, 02:21 PM	#1
Yegor Sak Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 76	What do you use to capture DV? Im just wondering what you guys use to capture DV using Firewire. I tried to use the Windows program, but it keeps randomly disconnecting the camera, right now Im trying Media Encoder. I also tried Vegas.... but it drops frames, and its completely lossless (which I dont really need for the projects Im working on). __________________ PlanetBoredom.net

April 29th, 2006, 02:25 PM	#2
K. Forman Capt. Quirk Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Middle of the woods in Georgia Posts: 3,596	I used to use Premiere, but since I got my Canopus Storm, I use DV Storm to do my batch captures. __________________ www.SmokeWagonLeather.us

April 29th, 2006, 02:37 PM	#3
David Jimerson Jubal 28 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 872	A lot of people like Scenalyzer. In my experience, Vegas's capture only drops frames if there's a feed problem. __________________ www.wrightsvillebeachstudios.com

April 29th, 2006, 03:44 PM	#4
Yegor Sak Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 76	Is there a way to do on the fly compression with vegas? I need to get it to about 3mbps. __________________ PlanetBoredom.net

April 29th, 2006, 03:46 PM	#5
David Jimerson Jubal 28 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 872	No. It's just a straight capture. __________________ www.wrightsvillebeachstudios.com

April 29th, 2006, 04:58 PM	#6
Raza Ahmad Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: los angeles, ca Posts: 61	drive being captured to... Is the drive that you are capturing to also connected by firewire? I discovered with my GL-2 that, if I was capturing via firewire to a drive on the same bus, I would get frequent disconnects... switching to an IDE drive solved that completely. I capture with vegas 6.0, use the scene splitting options (or even without)... works fine... -raza

April 29th, 2006, 05:12 PM	#7
Yegor Sak Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 76	Nope, my Firewire card is plugged into a PCI slot. I just got disconnected while capturing in Media Encoder. __________________ PlanetBoredom.net