Remove Time Code

[sjj1805]

Without actually doing a test as I only have 10 minutes before setting out to work, VideoStudio uses the title track for subtitles and so if your Sony is creating a subtitle track you can delete the text on that track.

Please view:
Create Subtitles with VS11+ for use in MF6+ (Video) to see what I mean.

[nlimonge]

I appreciate all explanations but still believe there's no solution. I think that if I have to use another software to solve this problem would be better don't buy UVS 11. I was satisfied using UVS 10.
I have a Sony DCR-DVD405 and had never perceived before UVS 11 that it had this feature. But I don't know if it is a good idea to turn off the SUB-T DATE in my camera, because we never know when could be necessary.
Now, I'll wait for a solution from ULEAD. It is a very basic problem.

[tetralite]

I appreciate all explanations but still believe there's no solution. I think that if I have to use another software to solve this problem would be better don't buy UVS 11. I was satisfied using UVS 10.
I have a Sony DCR-DVD405 and had never perceived before UVS 11 that it had this feature. But I don't know if it is a good idea to turn off the SUB-T DATE in my camera, because we never know when could be necessary.
Now, I'll wait for a solution from ULEAD. It is a very basic problem.

Hello nlimonge:
That is a shame because turning off the sub-t date feature on your camera will stop the date and time from appearing in UVS11. Turning the sub-t date off does not stop the camera from putting a date stamp on your video files just like the ones on any computer file, so if you need to know the date and time you can find it by looking at the file in a folder listing that displays the date the file was created. Turning sub-t date off ONLY stops the date and time from appearing in UVS11. If you want to make a video that DOES include the date and time, all you have to do is turn the sub-t date feature back on again. It is just that simple!

For video files you have already recorded, you would have to open and re-save the files in another program that ignores this date/time display. I use Pinnacle Studio 11 or Adobe Premiere to do this, but from now on I will just turn sub-t date off when I don't want the date and time to appear in the video and turn it back on if I do want it to show.

[nlimonge]

OK, you are correct. I just turned off sub-t time in my camera. In the future, probably, I won't have this little problem. It is not so hard to do it, but would be better if I had a choice option in my software. Thank you for instructions.

[tetralite]

Without actually doing a test as I only have 10 minutes before setting out to work, VideoStudio uses the title track for subtitles and so if your Sony is creating a subtitle track you can delete the text on that track.

Please view:
Create Subtitles with VS11+ for use in MF6+ (Video) to see what I mean.

Hello sjj1805:

I *have* done the tests. The subtitle date and time created by the Sony DCR-DVDxxx cameras does not appear on the title track in UVS11. It must be a different format than a standard subtitle that is recognized as such by UVS11. Opening a file from these Sony cameras in UVS11 does not create a subtitle file or a subtitle in the title track or any other track. It only shows up as part of the video content in the main video track.

Perhaps Sony's terminology is something different than Ulead's regarding "subtitle". The "subtitle" created by the sub-t date option is obviously not the same format as a "subtitle" in UVS11 and cannot be accessed or manipulated in UVS11. It can, however, be prevented or allowed to be placed in your video in UVS11. Just remember to set the sub-t date setting on or off as desired BEFORE you start shooting.

See my previous post in this thread regarding removing the date and time using another program like Pinnacle or Premiere. This allows you to drop Sony's date and time video overlay and bring the video file into UVS11 without the date and time *after* you shot the video with the sub-t date setting turned on. It cannot be removed with UVS11 alone.

Okay, I'll say it again: To remove the date and time from a .mpg file shot with a Sony DCR-DVDxxx series camera, open the .mpg file in another program that allows you to open and re-save .mpg files. I use Pinnacle Studio 11. Open the file and then re-save it. Then open the file in UVS11 and the date/time is magically gone!

UVS11 is not perfect. Neither is Pinnacle Studio 11 They are both very good consumer video programs for the price, but they lack many features that are found in more professional video software. That is why they are affordable and consumer-level programs. Don't expect professional video software for the price of UVS and Pinnacle Studio! I find these two programs compliment each other well. I use them both in video projects for their different capabilities.

[pete-o]

I have also had the same problem, what a pain in the %$#. I tried the idea of using Pinnacle to open the file and save it , then use UVS to reopen it, but I get a "file mismatch" error. URGHHHH! I am using the trial version of Pinnacle as all I want to do is to save/resave a dozen files without the time/date appearing (the time/date is wrong so it is even more aggravating). God, why cant there be a simple download from Corel to cure this? I know this isnt a "problem" for some, but it is for some of us and I wont be the last person to google this......what a drag!
Please help!

[Frank La Fontaine]

The question of how to prevent the time code/stamp from being displayed on video continues to pose a problem. A DVD created from a Panasonic HDC-SDT750 video camera, when played through a basic DVD player/television arrangement, shows no sign of a time stamp. Yet, using the same DVD as input to Corel VideoStudio Pro XP4 yields a visible time stamp which I am unable to remove. It is quite possible that XP4 is able to do this, but just how is the question. When I think of it, a simple player/TV arrangement avoids the problem, so I imagine that VideoStudio XP4, which is able to do amazing manipulations with video, should be quite capable of removing such a simple blight. Time for me to call for help from the wizz kids I reckon. Does anybody know the appropriate sequence of menus and button clicks needed to isolate the time stamp from edited video? The stamp image obviously is not included in the normal video field, being incidental information ignored by a simple video display system. Thanks for any help.

Frank La Fontaine

[Ron P.]

If you notice this topic is almost 4 yrs old now. Things have changed considerably with video formats, and the editors. However the main concern is the format that you're using. DVD video uses MPEG-2, and VS has never been able to display the date/time stamp from MPEG-2 video. In fact the only format that VS was able to display was DV, hence the wording in the Preferences dialog, Display DV timecode on preview window.

If the timecode appears while viewing the video DVD on a television, or in software media players, it has been burned onto the video, much like a text sub-title is burned onto the video when it is rendered. In the past I recall one program that was capable of pulling the date/time stamp from MPEG video, I don't remember the name of that program right now though.