extracting dv tape info: please help at DVinfo.net

Antonie Koen · January 9th, 2011, 01:41 PM

Was wondering if the following is possible within Sony Vegas 8 Pro:

I have old dv tapes which I want to capture as backups to a hard drive. When I preview the dv tapes on the camcorder (consumer dv) I can see the date and time of when the video was originally recorded in the lcd. The problem is that when I capture the video via firewire to the pc this information is lost. I think the data could be on the dv tape but not stamped on the footage itself (if that makes sense). Is there a way of extracting this information within Vegas Pro after capturing.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Leslie Wand · January 9th, 2011, 05:13 PM

if camcorders date was set and correct at time of recording then that info can be found under 'details' in project media.

David Ruhland · January 10th, 2011, 07:07 AM

i was wondering the same,,,,i can see the time on my SD tapes i captured, but not on my HV30 or my HF200? I can seen the date and time in the screen however...

Antonie Koen · January 10th, 2011, 12:24 PM

Thanks Leslie for pointing me in the right direction. Was exactly what I was looking for.

Colin Browell · January 11th, 2011, 05:10 PM

Quote:

i can see the time on my SD tapes i captured, but not on my HV30 or my HF200?

These are HDV and AVCHD formats. If Vegas doesn't display the original recording date and time for these formats, try the demo of DVMP Pro.

Jeff Harper · January 11th, 2011, 05:19 PM

If it is useful for you Antonie, you can also see date and time recorded by right-clicking on clip (if it is on timeline) and select properties - general.

January 9th, 2011, 01:41 PM	#1
Antonie Koen Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: S.A. Posts: 112	extracting dv tape info: please help Was wondering if the following is possible within Sony Vegas 8 Pro: I have old dv tapes which I want to capture as backups to a hard drive. When I preview the dv tapes on the camcorder (consumer dv) I can see the date and time of when the video was originally recorded in the lcd. The problem is that when I capture the video via firewire to the pc this information is lost. I think the data could be on the dv tape but not stamped on the footage itself (if that makes sense). Is there a way of extracting this information within Vegas Pro after capturing. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

January 10th, 2011, 07:07 AM	#3
David Ruhland Major Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Madison WI Posts: 340	i was wondering the same,,,,i can see the time on my SD tapes i captured, but not on my HV30 or my HF200? I can seen the date and time in the screen however... __________________ Vegas 8.0c (Build 260)-(Upgraded to Sony Vegas 10 pro)Canon GL2, Canon HV30, HF200, HF20-Sony UWP Wirelesss Mic Kit, Intel Core 2 CPU-6600@2.40GHz-3.00GB Ram

January 11th, 2011, 05:19 PM	#6
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	If it is useful for you Antonie, you can also see date and time recorded by right-clicking on clip (if it is on timeline) and select properties - general. __________________ "The horror of what I saw on the timeline cannot be described."

January 9th, 2011, 05:13 PM	#2
Leslie Wand Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: upper hunter, australia Posts: 1,410	if camcorders date was set and correct at time of recording then that info can be found under 'details' in project media.

January 10th, 2011, 12:24 PM	#4
Antonie Koen Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: S.A. Posts: 112	Thanks Leslie for pointing me in the right direction. Was exactly what I was looking for.