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Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: DV - Recent Topics http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: DV - Recent Topics en Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:42:44 +0000 Ari N on "vertical light how to remove help please!" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/vertical-light-how-to-remove-help-please#post-71829 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:39:00 +0000 Ari N 71829@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hi, I badly need help. I got DV video camera(Mini DV) ,(old style but like tape) I recorded outdoor videos at night. At the back there were lights which appeared in the video in front of public from top to bottom.(vertical). I wonder if there is any solution to remove that light? Any advice or suggestion will be appreciated. Thank you George on "Compression issue - red blockiness, pixelation" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/compression-issue-red-blockiness-pixelation#post-71564 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:01:37 +0000 George 71564@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I'm having trouble compressing a video (NTSC, .dv format) without getting blockiness in the red area. The .dv file does not have it, but when compressing for playback on a Brightsign player, every file I make has this blockiness. I've tried H.264, and both HD and SD MPEG-2 Transport Streams. (screenshot attached) <img height="374" width="275" alt="redblock" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b_ugreZ6Aus/TpXVMBfh-tI/AAAAAAAAAag/HbF2_wh9qcg/s374/Screen%252520shot%2525202011-10-12%252520at%2525201.35.01%252520PM.png" /> Any suggestions for file formats that wouldn't have this problem, or maybe I just need to change a setting in Compressor? I could also use Sorensen Squeeze 6 if it would help. Currently I'm just doing trial and error, but I'm running out of time, so any advice is appreciated. FireFly on "trying to salvage canon gl1 in the digital age" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/trying-to-salvage-canon-gl1-in-the-digital-age#post-70210 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:41:05 +0000 FireFly 70210@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ my canon GL1 has been sitting lonely on a shelf for a few years now. i never liked having to do video capture in order to get the video into my pc which is probably one of the reasons i gave up on video as a hobby - that is until digital camcorders that could record to sdhc came on the scene. since then, i've been rekindling my hobby since it is so each to get video into the pc now. but, i still wish i could find some use for my GL1 without breaking the bank. does anyone know if any of these things are possible and how to do it 1 - connect the GL1 directly to a pc to record directly to disk rather than to a miniDV tape. i would be willing to use the camera in a fixed studio setting if this is possible 2 - is there a cheap miniDV player that can convert a tape to sdhc or a harddrive 3 - i know there is a cool device that can connect to the DV port and record directly to a built in hard drive, but this is rather expensive - way more than what i would be willing to spend. <a href="http://store.mcetech.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=QSDV-HDV-6&Category_Code=DV&Product_Count=0">http://store.mcetech.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=QSDV-HDV-6&Category_Code=DV&Product_Count=0</a> any suggestions would be appreciated. bgunder on "Sony DHR-1000 DV Edit Deck - $795 obo" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/sony-dhr-1000-dv-edit-deck-795-obo#post-51804 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:24:15 +0000 bgunder 51804@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ This edit deck has very low hours on it being used for only a few personal projects each year and the very occasional one for a client. Note that this is one of only a few DV decks that takes both miniDV and full-size DV tapes. With a full-size tape you can have over 3 Hours of recording time at SP speed! It is in perfect condition, essentially as new. All the original accessories are included: owner's manual, cables, etc., except for the remote batteries and the cleaning cassette. I'll include a 186min. full-size size tape (used) instead. This is by far the best tape deck I've ever used and that includes many professional models. The rewind and fast forward speeds are almost not to be believed. The built-in edit functions do not compare to using a computer-based editor, but they work perfectly and easily. It will ship in the original Sony box and packing. Please contact me with any questions. I'll answer as best I can. Specifications Format: Digital (Dv/Mini Dv) (Dvcam Playback Only) Number of Heads: 4 Head Audio: Pcm Stereo 12 Bit 32 Khz 2 Stereo Tracks, Or 16 Bit 48 Khz 1 Stereo Track,Mts Stereo Tuner Flying Erase Head: Yes Audio Dub: Yes (12 Bit Mode) Insert Editing: Yes (Video Or Audio Or Both) Random Assemble Edit: Yes 10 Segment Assemble Editor Synchro Edit: Yes W/ Control-L / Control-S / Dv Fire Wire Time Code: Drop Frame Time Code, Compatible W/ Rc Time Control Protocol: Yes Control-L (Lanc), Control-S Time Base Corrector (TBC): Yes DV (IEEE-1394): Yes Line In Recording: Yes (S Video/ Composite/ Dv-Fire Wire) Tape Counter: Yes Jog/Shuttle: Yes Jog/Shuttle Audio Level Meter: Yes Manual Audio Level Control: Yes (Also A Audio Mix Balance) Slow Motion: Crystal Clear Freeze Frame, Slow Motion Frame Advance: Frame By Frame Manual Tracking: Yes VCR Plus: Yes Cable Box Control: Yes Program Timer Recording: Yes Auto Repeat: No Auto Tape Speed: No Record Speeds: No Playback Speeds: No Commercial Advance/Skip: No Front Audio/Video Input: Yes S Video/ Rca / Dv Fire Wire/ Lanc Line (2) Back Audio/Video Inputs: 1 S Video 1 Rca And Control-S Line (1) Back Audio/Video Outputs: 2 S Video 2 Rca And Control-S 1 X Lanc Headphone Jack: Yes W/ Level Control Stereo (In Front) Microphone Input: Yes W/ Audio Control Mini (In Front) Index Search: Yes Or By Data Search 181-Channel Tuner: Yes Dimensions (WxHxD): 17"X 5 3/4"X 14 3/4" Weight: 21 Lbs 5 Oz Power Requirements: 23 Watts, Ac 120 Volts 60 Hz Remote: Yes Jog/Shuttle On Remote: Yes Jog/Shuttle Ring Multi Brand Remote: Yes Specialties: Photo Search, Data Search, Built In Tv Tuner, Insert Editing, Audio Dub, Assemble Editing, Manual Audio Level Control, Mic Input,Head- Phone Jack W/ Level Control, Built In Edit Board rocrob on "Video Recording Formats and Editing Software" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-recording-formats-and-editing-software#post-48655 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:49:10 +0000 rocrob 48655@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I am in the process of trying to select a digital camcorder for some projects I plan on doing and have a question about some of the various video recording formats in order to narrow down which camcorder to buy. My projects will primarily be for a web site I plan on publishing and for YouTube. My preference is to shoot videos with a look similiar to what you see on reality shows, TV news, The Daily Show; in essence, most of the videos will not have the film look. I also plan to do blue or green screen backgrounds for some of my videos and incorporate some animination and graphics in my videos. Should the need arise, I would like the option of shooting film-like video which I understand is 24p. Typically, what shooting format should I be looking at in the digital camcorder (ie 1080i/60, 720/60p, 720/30p) to achieve the video look I want to produce. High definition is probably not a necessity at this point although I have been looking primarily at HD camcorders because I like the option of recording in that mode and a lot of them can film in 16:9. While most of my projects will be on the internet, I would like to option of filming and putting the video on a DVD and have it displayed optimally for widescreen televisions. The other question I have is about software and editing. Some of my videos will be like a news segment or a comedy news show other videos or pictures will appear on the video along with the video that I filmed. I also would like from time to time to use animation (think Daily Show or The Colbert Report) where the title of the segment is animated along the bottom of the screen or an opening segment is animated. Then, of course, is the blue or green screen work where I can display either a still photo or another video in the background. Any ideas on which software(s) are ideal for these types of projects or any good books or DVDs I can read. I would use be using a PC for my editing work. Thank you. Robert Kwamematt on "Exporting 16:9 video from FCP5" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/exporting-169-video-from-fcp5#post-60931 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:44:41 +0000 Kwamematt 60931@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hi All I want to export 16:9 video from FCP5 to MPEG-2 or QT format. Every time I do it I either: get low quality vid (by manually adjusting the aspect ratio in the sequence before I export to a 16:9 dimension) or it gets 'pulled' so the image is distorted (if I just export it as is). I am shooting on a SONY mini dv DCR-HC96 and importing through a firewire cable. Please help! dvculture on "New Site - www.DVculture.com" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/new-site-wwwdvculturecom#post-59247 Mon, 31 May 2010 14:29:25 +0000 dvculture 59247@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I just launched a new site - <a href="http://www.dvculture.com/">http://www.DVculture.com</a>. Check it out let me know what you think? sk8brdr4life699 on "Sony HVR-V1U and Canon xl2" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/sony-hvr-v1u-and-canon-xl2#post-56483 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:52:23 +0000 sk8brdr4life699 56483@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I am filming an indoor fashion show and have the choice between filming with a Sony HVR-V1U (in DV format, not HDV) and a canon xl2. what do you reccomend, i am not familiar with either camera brookz on "computer won't recognize trv25" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/computer-wont-recognize-trv25#post-53567 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:01:16 +0000 brookz 53567@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ My Sony Mini-DV camcorder is not being recognized by my Gateway running Vista. I thought it might be a bad connection at the camcorder but today I noticed that the camcorder reads "dv in" on the viewfinder when I plug the firewire cable in so it is being recognized but it doesn't show up in My Computer. Any thoughts? famering on "An Alternative to ACDSEE on H.264/AVCHD/MPEG2 video browsing and managing?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/an-alternative-to-acdsee-on-h264avchdmpeg2-video-browsing-and-managing#post-52330 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:40:05 +0000 famering 52330@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Today, I was cleaning up files on an old hard disk. In it, I met again many softwares I used to be using during last decade. ACDSEE, PHOTOSHOP, ULTRA EDITOR and many others, some of them are still my favorite tools today. Watch the Windows Vista I am using now, what a similar looking between the explorer and the old ACDSEE classic. The so called thumbnail-view layout, which I first saw in ACDSEE classic, is nowadays a most common user interface standard. Thumbnail-view is not the only strong point that ACDSEE holds. ACDSEE is still the best when the image browsing speed is measured. That's why I am still using ACDSEE as my picture browser, although the Windows now can do it natively(but slowly). This shows, there is always a chance to survive for an unique technology, like the image browsing speed of ACDSEE. On the contrary, when we turn to the speed of video browsing, ACDSEE falls into the common category of DirectShow filter based applications. ACDSEE does not decode video itself, so its video browsing speed is limited by the DirectShow. This gave an opportunity to the video manager I am using now, the Smart Mate for DV and DVB. Based on special video technology from FameRing, Smart Mate for DV and DVB is 20~30 times faster than DirectShow based softwares when browsing and taking thumbs of movies. I have a Hauppauge HD PVR DVB Box with a tuner installed on PC. I've recorded about several hundreds of H.264/AVCHD movies on my hard disk. They are .ts files, aka transport stream. Every now and then, I need to organize them, search them, bookmark them, share them with my friends. Just like what I did to my Jpeg photos. Further more, I want to edit the movies, like cutting commercials out of them, this leads to the most valuable part of Smart Mate for DV and DVB. It has the world's first H.264/AVCHD/MPEG2 frame accurate cutter without re-encoding. Smart Mate for DV and DVB not only supports frame accurate cutting on H.264/AVCHD/MPEG2, but also does it in a fastest way. It only re-encodes the gop on start point and end point, middle part of movie remains untouched. This gives the highest speed cutting while reserving highest video quality. So called, "Smart Cut". If anyone else needs an easy but professional management solution for H.264/AVCHD/MPEG2 movies from Satellite video receiver, DVB HD PVR, DV Camcorder, or INTERNET, the Smart Mate for DV and DVB is the software you must have. FameRing also has video manager for all popular formats, called MovieShop, I was only using the version customized for H.264/AVCHD/MPEG2. Come back to the ACDSEE, it will always be my image browsing tool, but not for the video browsing and managing. To me, the Smart Mate for DV and DVB is an alternative to ACDSEE on video files. That is why we like competition, which gives us more and more better softwares. May be some time later, Windows will be able to browse H.264/AVCHD/MPEG2 .ts movies natively(cuts frame accurately? I do not think so), like the thumb-nail view it learned from ACDSEE. But it will never be the only software left, because the unique technology always survives, as it is unique. The customers will always have alternative and better choices. jollydragon on "Which DV would be recommended and proper for family use?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/which-dv-would-be-recommended-and-proper-for-family-use#post-49761 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:45:13 +0000 jollydragon 49761@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I'm planning to buy a DV for my family. The video quality should be good for normal family standard. It should be good not only for sunny screenary, but also for dark environment. Thanks a lot in advance. composite1 on "The truth about 24p video" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/the-truth-about-24p-video#post-48297 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:35:56 +0000 composite1 48297@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Ever since video began to compete with film for the dollars of Indy filmmakers, film afficionados have always argued that video was inferior because it's high framerate 29.97 and lack of selective focus makes it look too 'real'. Well for those who would like to know the real info on 24p here's an explanation of the framerate and how it works in video from Videopia. <a href="http://vimeo.com/3388256">The 24p Conspiracy</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/videopia">Videopia</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>. HighKalibur on "HDD vs. DV: Is Quality Compromised?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hdd-vs-dv-is-quality-compromised#post-46242 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:12:25 +0000 HighKalibur 46242@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hi, I know little about the technical aspects of cameras. I plan on spending a nice chunk of savings on a one- or three-chip video camera. I love the convenience of direct-to-hard drive storage. However, I have never been able to get a definite answer as to whether or not I am losing picture quality by not recording it to a DV Tape. Is this the case?<o:p></o:p> What is the difference in quality when recording on a HDD or DV tape? Is there one? <o:p></o:p> Also, as far as filmmaking goes, can anyone suggest a great starter camera (until now I have used camcorders) for an independent filmmaker that produces good picture without unnecessary luxury accessories. In other words I’m looking for a great ‘deal’ camera. <o:p></o:p> kinomatico on "from HD to DV" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/from-hd-to-dv#post-46066 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:43:10 +0000 kinomatico 46066@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hey guys, i hope i'm posting in the right section of the forum. so, i made a commercial shooted in DVCPRO 720p, and i made all the work in a timeline with the same settings (DVCPRO HD 50, progressive etc.). Now, since i need to make a master that's a 4:3 DV-Pal, i export my timeline and put it directly into a DV-pal one, so that it will directly match the frame size to a 4:3 letterbox. obviously there's a loss of quality since it's a DV timeline, but i can't really understand why the footage suddenly appears to be interlaced, even if the setting of the DV timeline is progressive. i mean, watching it in a TV monitor it has the smoothness of a progressive footage, but some strange lines (really similar to the ones of a bad interlaced) appears in the footage. any idea and/or suggestion? what am i missing? thanks in advance! michele asadovnikov on "HDV 16:9 --> SD 4:3 conversion" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hdv-169-gt-sd-43-conversion#post-44514 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:16:15 +0000 asadovnikov 44514@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I shoot video using 1080i HDV camera. Then I'd like to down-convert it into regular 4:3 SD for editing and producing DVD. What is the best way to for this conversion? uyiabraham on "Help Please! Should i shoot in HD mini Dv or the regular Mini Dv?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-please-should-i-shoot-in-hd-mini-dv-or-the-regular-mini-dv#post-44058 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:06:35 +0000 uyiabraham 44058@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I will be shooting my very first music video for a client and i will be using a Sony HD 1000u that shoots both in Hd and Sd format. My questions are: 1. FOR BETTER VIDEO QUALITY, SHOULD I SHOT THE VIDEO WITH AN HD MINI DV TAPE AND DOWN CONVERT IN THE CAMERA TO REGULAR DV MODE SO THAT IT CAN PLAY BACK ON REGULAR DVDs? 2. or SINCE THE FINAL DVDs will be played on regular DVD players; Does it matter in terms of picture quality if it was recorded in HD 1080i mode and down converted in the Camera to DV mode? 3. Or since the final playback and editing will be for regular DVD players, i should shoot with regular Mini Dv tapes and not HD mini Dv? WarLightUK on "Can I export as ".dv" within PPro CS3?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/can-i-export-as-dv-within-ppro-cs3#post-43210 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 12:03:28 +0000 WarLightUK 43210@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hi, I am working with a client who broadcasts footage in .dv format... Apparently this is what their playout system works with. At the moment, due to file transfer time deadlines and size limits, I am sending my files as mpeg... avi takes ages to send thru FTP. The files are 15-20 minute long and for actual TV broadcast... However, they then need to convert it into their .dv format to be able to play it out... Now: 1- I know I'm losing quality when I export as mpeg, but is there any further loss when they convert into .dv? 2- Does Premiere Pro CS3 support .dv? Is there any way that I can export the project as a .dv file within Premiere Pro to avoid any further quality loss? 3- Also, any other suggestions to export the footage with a better qualkity is more than welcome. Here are the export settings I use for Adobe Media Encoder: FORMAT: MPEG2 TV STANDARD: PAL FRAME SIZE: 720x576 FRAME RATE: 25 FIELD ORDER: NON PROGRESSIVE PIXEL ASPECT RATIO: 16:9 (1.422) PROFILE: MAIN LEVEL: MAIN BITRATE ENCODING: CBR 8Mbps GOP SETTINGS: M FRAMES 3 - N FRAMES 12 Thanks for all the thoughts... Regards RockstarRider on "Video Quality" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-quality-3#post-41307 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:41:38 +0000 RockstarRider 41307@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ So right now I have a Panasonic VDR-210 which is a miniDVD camcorder. I have vegas Pro 8 but i always have trouble importing the files, everytime i get an Error...Error this Error that!!!...I wanna get a new camcorder for Xmas but well my budgt is low...too low this year...I have some camcorders that i would like and can you guys please help me out...Help me choose between Samsung MX20, Canon ZR930, JVC GR-D850...I would like to edit and burn some of the videos to DVD.. I would like to know if the quality from the Samsung MX20 going to be worse,better or equal to that of a miniDV when burned to DVD????....Also if i get a miniDV cam, like what requirements are well like required to capture miniDV footage to computer smoothly...??? RockstarRider on "miniDV Capture??" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/minidv-capture#post-41310 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:08:23 +0000 RockstarRider 41310@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ if i get a miniDV camcorder and capture the video in vegas pro 8, What are the requirements for my PC to capture the entire 1-hour video smoothly without dropping lots of frames...and be able to preview it.. Aspyrider on "DV Professionals Community Web Site" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dv-professionals-community-web-site#post-39715 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:04:04 +0000 Aspyrider 39715@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Joel Holland of Footage Firm has created a new community web site: <a href="http://www.dvprofessionals.com/">http://www.dvprofessionals.com/</a> It's pretty neat! J. FlyLaika on "DV stutter in Final Cut Express" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dv-stutter-in-final-cut-express#post-37037 Fri, 30 May 2008 15:00:39 +0000 FlyLaika 37037@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Â Â Heya! Newbie here to Final Cut Express 4 and I had a quick question: When I playback DV-format video in FCE, Â I get this stutter that happens, like clockwork every 3 seconds. Does anyone know what that is all about? fairpaul on "Covert Old VHS tape to DVD (analog-to-digital conversion)" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/covert-old-vhs-tape-to-dvd-analog-to-digital-conversion#post-34092 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:28:19 +0000 fairpaul 34092@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Â I see people advertise converting VHS tapes to DVD. What's the procedure for this other than plugging your Video player into Â a DVD recorder. I assume that the professionals use a more hi tech way of doing it? fairpaul on "Benefit of filming in HD" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/benefit-of-filming-in-hd#post-33842 Sat, 24 Nov 2007 03:31:53 +0000 fairpaul 33842@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Is there any benefit,Â or should I say noticeable benefitÂ to filming in High Definition if your final out-put is in standard DV for the finished DVD?Â