DV to DVD does not start

jc.carrier · Post by **jc.carrier** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 2:58 pm

Hello,

This module of Video Studio 10+, most of the time (70-80%), refuses to start.
Upon clicking Graver (Burn), the DV tape starts, stops immediately, is rewound very briefley as it is already at the start, starts again and reads a few seconds (until the first image? I usually leave 10 seconds blank tape), then pauses and, after a while, stops and so does the program (Stop being replaced by Burn as in the beginning).
What's up?

Bonus question : is it possible, with this program, to place chapters where you want to. It looks impossible (chapters every n minutes only)? If impossible, you should add this possibility to create really useful chapters. Apart of this problem, this program produces very

acceptable DVDs with almost no time spent (but starting it is very slow).

Regards.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 4:12 pm

The blank 10 seconds of tape is fooling VideoStudio into thinking it has reached the end. Any particular reason why you do this - it is not necessary.

When you record, the camcorder places a time/date stamp in the video.
VideoStudio reads this and when it detects a change in the time/date stamp it knows your camcorder has been turned off/on and treats the clip as a scene.

When importing the video to your hard drive you have options to import the video as one large video without splitting the scenes up - this can then be done later from the editing screen. Alternatively you can choose to capture and have it split be scene as it does so.

Please view:
From camcorder to DVD with VideoStudio
Look for the part entitled split by scene.

jc.carrier · Post by **jc.carrier** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 2:04 pm

I had already discovered that it worked scene by scene, but it's such a waste of time reading the tape fast, then reading it again very slowly (a stop between every scene)!
It's also not clear why the 10 seconds blank sometimes fool the software and sometimes not (from the same tape). I used to leave this part blank because I normally load and unload the tape at the beginning and the place is most likely to become damaged there.
Now I have professional machines and I record colour bars instead.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 4:42 pm

For better workability of DV Quick Scan and camcorder device control, correct timecode on the DV tape is a must. To do this, before shooting your video, use the standard playback (SP) mode and shoot a blank video (for example, leaving the lens cover on while recording) without interruption from start to end of a tape.