Using a DVD+R as a Video Source in VS8

frank1492 · Post by **frank1492** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:26 pm

According to the manual, this should be simple. However, after clicking the "Capture" Tab, "Options" is greyed out. (Formerly, I was using a Convert-X to capture camcorder images. This is now disconnected. I'm using my external burner to read the DVD. The DVD plays fine in my Sony player.)
I'm obviously missing something (hopefully small.) Have tried several ideas to no avail.
Help, as usual, is very much appreciated!
Frank

skier-hughes · Post by **skier-hughes** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:14 pm

You shouldn't be capturing it, you need to IMPORT it.
The VR disc will have to be finalised as well to be of use to you.

frank1492 · Post by **frank1492** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:51 pm

Thanks Graham. Sorry to be so really stupid as I had imported both audio and image files a couple of weeks back.
I wonder what the best way would be, though, to find a scene for final inclusion into the project if I wanted to avoid importing the entire DVD contents into the library. (I see it divided into 8 min segments.) My "brute force" approach would be to watch the DVD external to VS8, note the point in time at which the desired scene(s) start(s), then import only the desired segments. Or is there a more elegant way? (There usually is!)
Thanks again.
Frank

BrianCee · Post by **BrianCee** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:54 pm

Please read this thread :-

http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic.php?t=19779

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DVDDoug · Post by **DVDDoug** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:03 pm

You might try downloading the trial version of VS10. It has in improved Import tool, that allows you to choose chapters to import.

In general, I would just go ahead and import the whole program. You are going to be editing it anyway. If you are just using one or more short clips, you can import the whole thing and save the clips individually. Then, you can delete the original "import", if you wish. (I usually keep everything on the hard drive 'till I start a new project... I delete all of the old stuff before starting something new.)

frank1492 · Post by **frank1492** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:04 am

Thanks all for your ideas. I did read the thread Brian suggested.
I always like to get some idea as to how many different ways there are
to do something. I almost never see the best way to do something myself on the first try.
Frank

thad · Post by **thad** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:59 am

I would recommend importing the entire DVD (Right click in the timeline, then "Insert DVD/DVD-VR) and either multi-edit or mark in/out the beginning and end down to the single portion that you need.

I've found that if I only import selected chapters and the section of video I need resides in 2 different chapters and I import both, there is a blip of a pause in my final project where the chapters used to be. If I import the entire thing and use the same section of video, there is no blip, or hesitation.

Say, for instance, that I have chapters every 5 minutes and the video I need runs from 4:00 to 6:00. If I import chapters 1 and 2, there will be a bit of hesitation one minute into that clip (the old chapter mark). Unless I'm missing a setting somewhere...

Thad