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I occasionally have clients that need me to bring footage into their projects from a dvd or vhs. I'm looking into getting something that can do both NTSC & PAL and I've come across this product:
Sharp DV-NC80
6-Head Hi-Fi Stereo VHS/S-VHS VCR & DVD, CD-R, V-CD Combo Player - Multi System, Multi Zone
My only dilemma is that the dvd player does not have progressive scan. Can anyone let me know if that should matter or not and what progressive scan is for? (I read the jagged edge article, but does progressive scan affect how FCP digitizes dvd material as well?) Thank you.

Unless you are bringing the material in via a capture card, you can't take advantage of the 480p scanrate anyway...
Patrick

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Bringing dvd footage into FCP - progressive scan

I occasionally have clients that need me to bring footage into their projects from a dvd or vhs. I'm looking into getting something that can do both NTSC & PAL and I've come across this product:
Sharp DV-NC80
6-Head Hi-Fi Stereo VHS/S-VHS VCR & DVD, CD-R, V-CD Combo Player - Multi System, Multi Zone
My only dilemma is that the dvd player does not have progressive scan. Can anyone let me know if that should matter or not and what progressive scan is for? Thank you.

Unless you are bringing the material in via a capture card, you can't take advantage of the 480p scanrate anyway...
Patrick

Getting DVD footage into FCP

I've got a DVD-R with my showreel burned on to it. I can play this on my Mac or on a DVD player etc but have not been able to work out how to get this footage onto my FCP in order to edit it further. If anyone can help, I would be very grateful.
Cheers

Consider not taking the original footage back into FCP.
Demux the .vob's using StreamClip, to their native .m2v video and whatever audio format was used, and create a new DVD SP project using those ready to burn assets.
In the track view, you can trim the already encoded assets - you may need to re-render the audio, or work with audio in aiff.
Prepare new footage only in fcp, and encode in sections to new .m2v mpegs. Then, insert the newly encoded footage in with the originally encoded footage, using DVD SP as a rudimentary splice editor, in its track view. It is not frame accurate - you not be able to cut exactly where you would like to.
It will be harder this way, but, you won't loose any quality over the original DVD, becasue you never decode and re-encode the original MPEG's.
If this is too limiting, or difficult, then decode the lot and work in FCP - there will be a quality hit for decode / re-encode as David rightly says.

Transfering dvd footage to FCP

Hi, Is it possible to transfer dvd footage into FCP for editing.
Thanks,
Maz

1. Download and install MPEG Streamclip
2. Open VTS011.VOB (and choose Open all files) in MPEG Streamclip
3. Set your in/out points (hit the letter "i" where you want the clip to start, and the letter "o" where you want the clip to stop)
4. Select the Edit menu and choose Trim
5. Choose File -> Export to QuickTime (select a video format suited for editing)
As others have already mentioned, this will not work on copy protected DVDs.

What do broadcasters use to bring live footage into/through PrPro?

In another thread, the question of how to import "live" shooting from a vid-cam came up, and the standard answer is ... only by firewire will PrPro capture directly off a video camera.
But ... I know it's used in work where broadcasters in real-time bring live footage into PrPro, apply effects, and output ... so, what sort of connections does that process use?
neil

Standard method is to use an EVS XS or XT hard disc recorder to capture and EVS software to transfer that media to shared editing storage if you need instant access. This is typically as MXF for avid or as QuickTime reference files pointing at the growing media for FCP. I think with PPro it can be either.
PPro also has a neat extension 'IPLink' that can browse the EVS media direct.
The EVS route is not cheap however but it is reliably used all over the world. Alternative solutions are available using Quantel, DVS Venice, Avid Airspeeds, Sienna PictureReady, BBC Ingex etc...
Editing the Tour de France on Final Cut Pro X - details another solution that could work for PPro.

When capturing mini dv footage into fcp, the media comes in sped up.

when capturing mini dv footage into fcp, the media comes in sped up.
fcp 4.5
g5 running OS 10.4.10
has never happened before.
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DVCam decks should automatically lock onto the control track and playback OK, it's normally not the case the other way around with regular DV decks that don't pick up on the fact it's DVCam material and play back slowly and with picture and sound breakup.

How do I get DVD files into FCP for editing?

I have three DVD's that I need to get access to for editing purposes. The DVD's open and play in DVD player with no problem, but how can I import it into FCP? The files in the DVD's folder are "BUP," "IFO," and "VOB" files -- what do I do to get them into a format I can edit?
Thank you so much!

Oh...wait..I forgot.
#7 DVD into FCP
Shane's Stock Answer #7:
To start, I will state that trying to capture any DVD you bought or rented, be it a Hollywood movie or exersize video, is illegal. I will not give you any tips on how to bypass copy protection. It is there for a reason.
To capture footage from a DVD, you have a couple options.
1) Route the DVD player to your DV camera or deck via the RCA cabling. Then you can put the footage you want ontp DV tape and have the benefit of timecode in case the need to recapture comes up.
2) You can get a great application called DVDxDV (Google it). This opens up the DVD and allows you to convert the video to DV/NTSC footage. And it allows you to only convert what you want by allowing you to mark in and out points. The free version puts a big watermark across the center of your footage, but if you pay $25 for the standard version, that goes away.
Or you can use Mac the Ripper or Mpeg Stream clip. These are free.
For this, and other exciting stock answers, click on this link:
Shane Ross, "Stock Answers", 03:58pm Jan 13, 2005 CDT

Bring dvd back into imovie to re-edit?

I made an imovie - successfully brought it into idvd - and burned a dvd. I showed it to my client and they wanted some changes. When I made the changes I saved a copy of the project (64 GB) which filled up my remaining hard drive space to capacity. I deleted the old movie to make room but the NEW movie (with my new edits) won't open (must not have fully saved properly...). So now I have nothing to work from. The only thing I can think of is to try to bring the .dv file back into imovie from the dvd I burned...will this work? Can I edit? Is it encrypted?

You will need to convert the DVD back into a DV file for imovie.
How can I edit MPEG or convert DVD or MPEG to DV
http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/%7Eshmhav/SVCDon_a_Macintosh.html#edit_convertMPEG
Using MPEG or DVD footage
http://www.danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6010.shtml
MPEG Streamclip
http://www.alfanet.it/squared5/mpegstreamclip.html
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http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/
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Bringing anamorphic footage into a 4:3 Motion project

I'm sure this is an easy fix but I haven't really had a day off in weeks so I'm a little fried. I have DV Cam footage that was shot anamorphically. When placed in a 16:9 sequence in FCP with the anamorphic box checked in the item settings everything is fine. I have to incorporate this footage into a 4:3 Motion project that I already created. When I bring it into Motion, it is squeezed to fit the 4:3 aspect ratio. How do I make the footage 16:9 in Motion?

Open up the inspector for the media, there is a drop down menu in there.
or you could just drag the x dimension out to 133%
Peter
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DVD Footage for FCP Edit - how to tell if NTSC or PAL?!

Hi all, apologies if this seems like a stupid request but I have a job at the moment calling for me to extract footage from a DVD, edit in FCP, add a few bits from Motion etc., but I can't work out if the DVD is NTSC or PAL!
I intend to extract the video (no issues with copyright) via DVDxDVPro but am unsure if the DVD has been encoded in NTSC or PAL. The footage it contains is from both the States (NTSC) and South Africa (PAL) so how do I tell? I don't want to go through a standards conversion if I can help it.
I am keen to try to retain as much quality as possible (client can't provide tape) so also any thougts on the best output from DVDxDVPRo for FCP editing?
Thanks all,
Best wishes
Michael

Hi Thomas, that's it!
Thanks for this - it clearly shows the TV standard and the resolution plus 4:3 etc., so everything I needed for confirmation.
Glad I cheked because it was in Pal - thought the conversion in DVDxDVPro looked a bit ropey.
This realy baffled me - seemed so simple but couldn't find a way to tell the standard. Learn something everyday...
I am using DVCPro for export from DVDxDVPro - anyone thoughts on a better option?
Thanks again for the answer - and so quick on a Sunday too!
Kind regards
Michael

Converting dvd footage into Premiere

Hi everyone, I have a question and I really need helpp with this. I have the CS6 Mater Suite and I want to use dvd footage from films for use in doing film reviews. I know the tools are here somewhere, but I need help with ow to transfer the dvd to be able to edit it into clips for my reviews. Please, please help me with this. Thanks.
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http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1407938?tstart=0 may help
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Importing DVD footage into HD project?

I have a project shot with the Panasonic AG-HVX200 - we shot 720p 24fps. It looks great.
I ripped a DVD and imported it, and it needs rendering and shows up as a smaller size, since it's SD footage.
If I stretch it, it looks worse than it did to begin with.
Since the DVD looks pretty good when you play it normally on a SD setup, why can't at least that image quality be achieved? Is it possible?
(In case you're wondering: I ripped the DVD without compressing and it's the exact same daa that is on the DVD itself. No copy protection is a factor in this.)
Thanks for any help and advice you can give me...
MacBook Pro 17" Mac OS X (10.4.6)

When I captured the Digibeta, it was on a different system. It was capturing digibeta on a Avid Nitris Symphony HD using the Avid capture codecs. And it didn't look great. You could tell that it was SD right away. Grainy and pixelated. But we only needed 8 seconds (4 clips) and we treated the rest of the footage to look grainy so that it fit in better.
I wouldn't run the footage into the HVX. Best signal you can get would be S-Video and that is a composite signal.
Transferring to digibeta then uprezzing won't get you better quality, but worse. You will be losing a generation.
Look...the best you are going to possibly get is the DVD rip that you stretch and render. You might try taking it to a post facility and paying tons of money to use a Terranex box, but it still won't be stellar. You have to understand how compressed DVDs are...they are HIGHLY compressed. Blowing that compression up big will not look good.
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Trying to import SxS footage into FCP 7

A client of mine gave me a mini G-Drive with a BPAV file of footage from SxS. I downloaded ClipBrowser and got that to work. Then I hunted for the raw footage to import into my system. All I can find is MPeg4s. But they don't preview in Finder and they don't import into FCP. Does it matter that the client is PC based? He formatted the drive FAT 32. I don't have a problem reading the drive. As I said, Clipbrowser works. What am I missing?

Here's what I found that helped me and will hopefully help others in the future. I could not find mention of this in any documentation (very thin on clipbrowser and BPAV) but did find mention of it in an internet search which turned up a Creative COW thread. Here's what I did.
Choose Import XDCAM in FCP. XDCAM Transfer opens up. Go to top menu row and select ADD SOURCE. Direct your choice to the BPAV file in the top tier of your ClipBrowser files. That opens up a visual directory of the clips. Choose each one you want and hit IMPORT at the bottom of the screen. They will then show up in your FCP browser as quicktime files. Then you are are ready to edit as you would normally.
Hope that helps.

Re-digitizing footage into FCP

I am attempting to re-ditigize footage into my system and the time code seems to be offset by approximately 5 seconds. This has been noticed across several different tape sources that vary in length. I need to get this resolved as soon I will be restriping my Xserve as well as digitizing same footage (using same project) on another system. Thoughts? Footage appears to be drop frame although t.c. in digitized bin seems to be non-drop (per colons - hard to see)

They deck only displays 30 frame code...even though it might be 60 frame.
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