Split by Scene

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi All

Video Studio 9

Split by Scene is very useful, but I have a query.

I have an Mpeg 2 video file (carnival) inserted to the library which I applied Split by Scene

The process worked perfectly, Giving 38 separate clips.

These of course have not changed the main file merely created links to it.
Ok so I finished my project, burned a disc, cleared the library,
Started numerous projects. Etc

Some weeks later I inserted the original Mpeg Carnival file to the library, to my surprise it loaded as 38 separate scenes.
I started a new project and inserted the file to the timeline, same result. 38 clips.

The only way I could get the file as one complete clip was to rename it on my hard drive.

Now VS is cleaver in doing this but surely Split by Scene should be associated with one project and not every new one.

Any thoughts

With thanks

Trevor

[BrianCee]

Well I didn't think it did that - but it makes sense - if you had chosen 'Split by scene' as you captured a DV video you would expect to always have seperate scenes - so why not with splitting mpeg.

I presume there must be some sort of little file hidden somewhere on your PC that always remembers your split by scene choice for that file.

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi Brian

I agree that capturing using split by scene does create separate files, one for each scene.

The option to Split an individual file just creates links to that file, as though you had used the scissors to cut the file up.

What I don’t understand is why the file is ‘tagged’ as Split for all new projects.

Assuming I wanted to use the original file in a new project without Split By Scene, I cannot, unless I rename it on my hard drive. and that messes up the original project using Split by Scene (if that makes sense)

Strange

All the Best Trevor

[Ron P.]

This is real strange behavior..

I looked at this using a video file MPEG2 that I rendered sometime ago ( I'm slow about deleting them off my system). In VS10+ library I right-clicked on it and selected split by scene. The dialogue box opened, revealing all the scenes that it had split. I then checked the folder where the clip was located, and just one clip.

Now it goes a bit deeper. I thought well I'll fix you . So I pressed the Join button until all was joined into one clip again. Viola!! fixed you VS, yes I did, .....I thought.. Well now it created another thumbnail for the same clip. So I right-clicked on the first clip, selected split by scene, and it showed them all joined. So I clicked on the Split button and it revealed all the scenes that had been split...

So I too suspect there is a file somewhere that is tagging the files once they have been split by scene, and keeps that info.