skycop806 0 #1 June 20, 2005 Can someone give me tips on making videos? I have several of my own videos dumped to various DVD's. I want to put them on my computer, and make my own videos. I also want to eventually start making my own videos as well. I have Pinnacle software as well as Microsoft Moviemaker on my computer. I have a DVD ripper program on my computer. So, I pop the DVD into my DVD-R on my 'puter. I know the video files are the .vob files. So, do I dump the raw .vob files into a folder on my computer first, or do I convert them with the ripper to a folder? Then, make my movie from the various movies in my folder? I have a "My Videos" folder. Inside that, I have various other folders, like "Home Movies", "Vacation", etc. I made one called "Raw Footage" that I was gonna use as a holding folder. Make my movies from the videos in there...and save them in my "Skydiving" folder. Too anal? What do you "professionals" do? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
br0k3n 0 #2 June 21, 2005 I have actually never really tried to do this, however I reckon the easiest way to do this, will be NOT to rip the DVD’s onto you PC, but to connect your DVD player to your PC via your DV Camera. Then capture the footage as normal, this will ensure that the PC is capturing correctly timecoded DV content, and not trying to deal with converted VOB files. Although I dare say you could rip the DVD and convert the .VOB to an .AVI or .MPEG, but I would guess that you will run into problems when you import those converted files into most editing software, as there will be no timecode. Each and every frame of a DV tape has a timecode value encoded alongside its video data, and it is this timecode that your editing software will be expecting. Without it, you will be able to play your video, but try shuttling through it, or even editing it.----------------------------------------------------------- --+ There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't.. --+ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycop806 0 #3 June 21, 2005 But, I don't have a DV camera. I'm gathering videos made by others and dumped to various DVD's..and then going and making my own movies... Let me guess..I'll have to get a Mini-DV player, and just borrow their tapes and dump direct to my computer? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #4 June 21, 2005 A mini dv player is going to be more expensive than most dv camera´s, so you´d be better off either ripping the dvd´s or buying a camera yourself. Also, make sure if the videos are made by others that you have permission from those people to re-edit the videos... ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superfletch 1 #5 June 21, 2005 Yeah Norm... you putz... Did you even ask me if you could re-edit any of my stuff... or Nick... huh? ;) Gary "Superfletch" Fletcher D-26145; USPA Coach, IAD/I, AFF/I Videographer/Photographer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycop806 0 #6 June 22, 2005 Fletch, Fletch, Fletch...a THOUSAND PARDONS! May I humbly ask, in a crowd of several hundred participants here on DZ.com, if I may have your supreme permission to rip your video to shreds and put it with others of yours...to make my own video with just my own jumps on it to show my family and friends? Oh please please please!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superfletch 1 #7 June 22, 2005 OK... shred away... :) Gary "Superfletch" Fletcher D-26145; USPA Coach, IAD/I, AFF/I Videographer/Photographer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
