Analog-to-DV-to-MM conversion

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Guest

Recently purchased a Sony HC-40 camcorder, where one of my first objectives
is to take selected analog video and use the HC-40 to convert to digital
video and bring into MovieMaker.

I can get the Analog video to record on DV on HC-40, and I can get the HC-40
to pass video into MovieMaker on my Dell/XP desktop, BUT I cannot seem to get
the analog to pass through the HC-40 directly into MovieMaker. The Sony
documentation indicates that there is way to do this, but looking for
information on how to REALLY make it happen.
 
J

John Kelly

Hello,

Set DV camera to VCR mode, Ensure that option AV -> DV is active. Remove
tape from DV camera. Pluf Analog into DV camera. Plug Audio from Analog
into the Line-In socket of sound card,.....start recording with movie
maker...start playback of analog

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G

Guest

I am having the same problem with a recently purchaser HC30 Sony Camera. It
will passthrough the digital signal from my old Hi8 but when I try to capture
the signal from mm2 I can see my Hi8 pix in the preview frame but when I
click to manually capture the digital signal, the program rewinds my camera
and plays the tape that is in the camera cutting out my Hi8 signal. When I
remove the tape from the HC-30, the MM2 gives me an error message (when I try
to capture) that says there is no tape in the camera and I can't seem to
overide the MM2 controlling the HC-30 thus I can't get the passthrou signal.
it insist on playing a tape in the HC-30 What gives???
 
R

Richard S

I've got 2 hour VHS tapes to convert. It looks to me like a single DVD can
handle an hour. While maintaining quality, is there any set up changes I
can make to get 2 hours on a single DVD? Also, is there any way to clean up
or boost the audio during the pass through conversion process?
 
J

John Kelly

Hello,

Its a bit odd. There are some who insist it will not work with
MM2.....this kind of remark is probably made by some who cannot themselves
do it....so not a surprise.....the video on my web page called Alton Towers
was captured from an analog camera vie my DV using passthrough...perhaps I
know something these others do not...OR perhaps there is a software failure
they are not capable of fixing...who knows?? What I do know is that there
are many examples pre SP2 of people being told how to do it and them
reporting success....strange thing that.

Anyway, "IF" you are not using MM2.1 then installing SP2 would probably
resolve your problem but take note, there are some who still cannot do
passthrough AFTER installing SP2 and therefore MM2.1

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Best Wishes.....John Kelly
www.the-kellys.org
www.the-kellys.co.uk
Check out free video hosting at www.the-kellys.org
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R

Rehan

I've got 2 hour VHS tapes to convert. It looks to me like a single DVD
can handle an hour. While maintaining quality, is there any set up
changes I can make to get 2 hours on a single DVD?
Click to expand...

Yes you can achieve that by using a dedicated encoder (AVI to MPEG2
converter) such as TMPGenc or ProCoder or Cinema Craft Encoder (CCE). Using
those you need to specify a VBR encoding method with average bitrate of
4.8Mbps. Use this calculator to do your own calculations....
http://www.videohelp.com/calc.htm
Also, is there any way to clean up or boost the audio during the pass
through conversion process?
Click to expand...

Yes you can using any of the above mentioned software.


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Rehan
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J

John Kelly

Hello,

Now you can see why remarks from me at least are pedantic. (no slight meant or
intended there by the way)

I remember the very first series of lectures I gave to a whole load of civilian
and Police Officers in a mixed session of different Police Forces in the UK.
Its three weeks of hard(ish) work. Most people passed the course and one of
those spoke to me afterwards and told me how pleased he was that he learned to
program a computer. As a result of that the whole structure of the classes and
more importantly the final exam were changed...all I had done was teach robots.
I told the chap that all he had done was to learn by rote what he had to do, it
was all quite cheerfull, he argued the point and as a result I gave him an
insight into actual programming. He was quite upset. I met him a few months
back, as a result of our talk and some paperwork I gave him he has followed the
route I took through University and has the same Masters as myself. He remarked
that he was no longer a robot. :)

And, thats why Movie Maker is the way it is......because it has to cater for
people who are happy with a set of instructions at the end of which they get a
pleasing effect.....mostly :)

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Best Wishes.....John Kelly
www.the-kellys.org
www.the-kellys.co.uk
Check out free video hosting at www.the-kellys.org
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