DVD Video cameras

[saylorman1]

Hi
I just bought the adobe package that came wih premiere, and got ready to start making my first movie, only to find out I can not capture from my soney dvd-403 video camera. How can I import the dvd video from the little 1.4gb dvd's into premiere. Premiere is looking for a dvi connection, and surprisingly this dvd camera does not have one, and it is one of the lastest by Sony on the market. Is there a program or patch I can get that will allow me to do this?
Thanks
Ken

[tfry]

Hi Ken,

Researching....Please wait....

(I'll see what I can find out for you :)

[tfry]

Ken,

If you take the disc out of the camera and put it in your computer..what format is it?

[saylorman1]

Ken,

If you take the disc out of the camera and put it in your computer..what format is it?

Through windows explore the files look like this on the computer video-ts.bup, video-ts.ifo, video-ts.vob, vts_01_0.bup, vts_01_0.ifo
vts_01_1.vob, vts_01_2.vob
Any help would be appreciated. We just go back from a cruise, and I am trying to combine some of these small 1.4 gb disks into 1 dvd.
Ken :)

[tfry]

iLink port on the camera (that is what Sony will call it, not Firewire). Should at least have a 4 pin that would go to the 6 pin port on your computer. The 4 - 6 pin cable is available everywhere, including Wal Mart.

Do you have a port that looks like that on your camera?

Also did your camera come with software for capturing footage to your computer?

If it did, you should be able to get the footage onto your 'puter that way, then depending on the format and some more research we can see about getting it into PRE for editing.

Seems Sony cameras are not real friendly as they don't have firewire connections.

I did some reading on the sony camera and it says easy transfer to your computer for editing...so I'm thinking there is some software that came with the camera for this.

Let me know:)

[saylorman1]

The camcorder is a sony DCR-DVD403, and it only has USB 2.0 I was shocked that it did not have the firewire, or ilink connection. The program that came with it I think is called image miker, or pixel perfect, or something to that nature. Either way none of them have the options to do what I want like my premiere.
Ken

[saylorman1]

what is pictbridge? It says on a site it can connect to a pictbridge.
Ken

[tfry]

I didnt mean to edit it with that program just that there should be a capture type function in there some where, to get the footage onto you computer and then we can see about workarounds for getting it into PRE.

Looks like a proprietary mpeg format of sometype of Sony's.

Still checking on some other sources, I'll let you know anymore information I can dig up :)

Straight from the Sony site...there has to be something to capture it to your system that came with it.

USB 2.0 Interface2
USB 2.02 interface provides an easy way to connect your DVD Handycam Camcorder to the computer for fast transfer of video and still images to your computer for editing. The camcorder can also be used as an external DVD burner, convenient for making copies of your DVDs or burning edited movies.

[saylorman1]

Ok, I really appreciate your help with this.
Ken

[tfry]

:)

I just edited that post with some more info did you catch it?

[tfry]

If you have a personal computer, rewrite the recorded content to a DVD-RW disc using the Picture Package software supplied with the camcorder.

That sentence from the Sony site has nothing to do with you problem, however...it indicates the software that came with the camera and if you can use it to do what it states then you can use it to get it onto your system:)

And once you get it on the system then we can see about the workarounds!

Let me know :)

[tfry]

The CIPA standard “CIPA DC-001” (Hereafter “PictBridge”) provides a direct connect
solution for image input devices and output devices by standardizing the application
services for these devices. The first release of PictBridge focuses on the direct print
services between a digital still camera (Hereafter “DSC”) and a printer.

Not what we're looking for I'm thinking:(

[saylorman1]

I think i figured it out, I used the software that came with the camera, and was able to copy the video to the hard drive, it put it in windows media format, then I was able to use the add media portion of premiere to insert the video. it broke it up into 18 different videos, but I think I can edit this to what I need. One other question is there anywhere to get templates for premiere to make different types of DVD meun pages? I am looking for something in a pirate template.
Thanks
Ken

[tfry]

Jackpot!

It seems you figured this out but heres the info anyway:)


Premiere Elements is not designed to work with DVD based video cameras. Premiere Elements is designed to capture from DV video sources, such as miniDV and Digital8, that are connected to the computer via a FireWire (aka IEEE 1394 or iLink) port. DVD based video cameras don't use FireWire, they connect to the computer using USB. Another difference is that Premiere Elements is optimized to use AVI files, and the DVD format uses MPEG files. While it is possible to use some MPEG files with Premiere Elements, not all MPEG files will work and others may require extra rendering.

There are alternate ways that video from a DVD based camera may be imported into Premiere Elements:

# Connect the analog output cables from the DVD based camera or a DVD player to an analog-digital converter, and capture in Premiere Elements. See the FAQ topic "Capturing video from an analog source (VHS, Hi8, etc.)" for more information.

# Capture the video using the software provided by the camera manufacturer. If possible, capture the files using the AVI file format (preferably DV-AVI). If that is not possible, it is recommended to convert the files to AVI after capture using a program such as Windows Movie Maker or VirtualDub. Then import the files into your Premiere Elements project by using the Add Media button.

# Put the DVD into your computer and copy the files to your hard drive. The files will then need to be extracted and converted using a tool such as DVD2AVI. Other programs for extracting and converting files from a DVD can be found at VideoHelp.com.

[tfry]

Ken,

Th reason its in 18 clips is the scene detect feature..everytime you stopped the camera it started a new scene..hence the edit points, when you put it all on the timeline however it will run as if it was all one clip :)

The DVD templates in PRE are not editable, so what you have is what you have:(

There is a nice boat on the beach one that I used in the DVD burning tutorial and while its not a pirate type thingie it is a boat washed up on a beach and could fit your theme.

FYI if you don't want it to use the scene detect feature and break up your clips you can turn that off so it captures from start to finish with no breaks unless there is a timecode break.

[Dee]

:confused: Does anyone know how to put my videos onto my computer or onto a DVD from the computer?? I have a Sony DCR-DVD92 NTSC Handycam DVD camcorder. I have the mini DVD's to record onto. I have the DVD-R and DVD-RW's. I read the book on it, and it says you can put your movies onto your computer only if you bought different models of that brand. Now I'm stuck with movies on DVD-R's and DVD-RW's because the guy at the store said we can put them into a file on our computer. Now we found out he didn't know what he was talking about, and sold us the wrong Video Camera. Can anyone help us figure out how to put our movies in a folder on our Computer?

Dee

[Dee]

Please help

[Chuck Engels]

Dee, I assume you do have Premiere Elements so here goes. (All of this is explained in detail in the Premiere Elements 2 In A Snap book by the way, page 69).

Insert the DVD into your computer DVD drive and open Premiere Elements. When Premiere Elements opens start a new project and from the Edit Workspace press the Add Media button and select; From DVD camera, ...

This will open the Adobe Media Downloader. From the top right side of the screen select your DVD drive and all of the files from the DVD will appear in the main window. Check the box for all of the video files and when you are donw just press the OK button. All of the video will be added to your timeline.