How do you recapture a home movie created on UVS8 to edit?

bennetts · Post by **bennetts** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 11:25 pm

I made a home movie on a DVD created by UVS8 and after watching it I need to make a few corrections. The problem is that I have already erased the video file from my computer. I need to add a couple of chapter breaks and also add text to the video. I tried to use the VideoStudio Wizard to capture but it seemed to break the video up into segments of about 16 minutes or so. That would not be a problem if it was a clean break but there is a noticable "skip" in the video/audio at each one which is not good.

I could just do the whole project from scratch again but that would take quite a bit of time.

Help me if you can.

rwindeyer · Post by **rwindeyer** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 12:38 am

Look for the little folder button way down at the bottom left of the screen - Insert Media Files into Timeline. Select Insert DVD/DVD-VR. Select all the video segments from the DVD and they will load.

bennetts · Post by **bennetts** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 2:11 pm

I did that and again it is breaking up the video into segments.

I wrote tech support and this is what I got back:

We apologize for the inconvenience but the scenario you described is the normal operation of VideoStudio. It usually imports DVD video into separate clips (sometimes based on chapters and sometimes based on scene changes).

The Import DVD function splits the imported video by reading the IFO file of the DVD.

You may rerender the file as one.

Of if you have not yet deleted the temporary converted files in this directory C:\My Documents\Ulead VideoStudio\8.0. You may still get the original one video file.

Thank you.

I am going to ask him how do you "rerender the file as one."

rwindeyer · Post by **rwindeyer** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 2:28 pm

bennetts wrote: I am going to ask him how do you "rerender the file as one."

You will have a number of "thumbnails" in the timeline. At this point, go to the SHARE module, select CREATE VIDEO FILE. Might as well choose Same as Project Settings. VS8 will collate all the data and create one single, contiguous file with all the data in it.

Probably best to do this after you have done all the edits etc..

Hope that helps.

bennetts · Post by **bennetts** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 7:56 pm

I see that but how is that going to get rid of the noticable "skip" between each video file?

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 8:33 pm

Hi
If there is a problem with VS recoding the files and you loose a bit of the clip then try the following.

The Vob files in the Ts folder are only Mpg files.

Copy the dvd to your hard drive.
Rename all Vob files, changing the extension from say:-

VTS_01_1.VOB
to
VTS_01_1.MPG

Import the Mpg files to Video Studio

I do not know if this will cure the ‘skip’ you are experiencing, but is worth a try.

Trevor

arkclk · Post by **arkclk** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 1:22 am

I've run into the same problem, and while you would think there is a better solution, this is what I've done.

Start by taking the DVD that you created and playing it in your home DVD player. Hook up your DV camcorder to the DVD player and record the video. You can guess the rest.......play it back through the camcorder into VS as a newly captured file, and then edit.

Hope this helps.
Andy

bennetts · Post by **bennetts** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 3:55 am

I guess I could try that. I did change the VOB files to MPG files and loaded them into VS8. When I would try to edit the file it would take such a LONG time for the computer to keep up with me.
In this video I made a musical/slide show which last for 1 minute. Putting that together took some time. In the recapture I was able to save that portion but I might just try and reload the rest of the original video with my Digital8 camera with my 1394 hookup. That part last just over one hour. I will lose some quality if I send it to my camera from the DVD player via RCA then to my computer.
I am starting to reconsider even making the edits. It just seems like a lot of work for just a little thing.

Why can't Ulead VS8 allow a clean recapture of an edited DVD that was made on it's own software?

Ulead is now coming out with VS9 and maybe it fixed this. Maybe it did not. My father-in-law just bought Magix Movie Maker Pro 10 and I am going to play around with it for awhile to see if I like it. I have been using UVS now for the past 4 years and for the most part have been satisfied except for the little things which I know you know what I am talking about.