Date Code

ranis · Post by **ranis** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:09 am

Hi, up until now I used a program called DVdate_62 (which I found thanks to this forum!) to stamp the data code on my dv video files. I used old sony dv tape camcorder and the dv files came with avi extension. Then i put the dv code in with DVdate_62 and then converted into mpeg with Ulead VS10 and that was all.

Well now I have a new camcorder, one with a hard drive - Panasonic SDR-H200 and it records directly into mpeg2 file format onto its hard drive. So I can't use the tiny DVdate software no more - it only works with DV avi files. It's still important for me to be able to permanently inlay the data code into the mpeg2 files I create. Please give me some advice.

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:41 am

You will have to set up your camera to record the date in your video.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:29 am

One of my all time favourite posts on this forum
http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic. ... 5418#55418

ranis · Post by **ranis** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:31 am

Thanks for replying.
Bottom line is if you have a camera with hard drive that shoots only in mpeg2 format you can't export the datacode on the dvd or the video file created with Ulead.

Post by **lancecarr** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:49 am

It's not just Ulead.
DV Avi from a DV cam has a running time stamp that continues through the footage. the start time for each clip taken is determined by the real time of the internal clock of the cam and continues for the length of the tape. It will only reset to 0:00 if you take the tape out and put it back in again.
MPEGs do not work that way. They record the date when the file was created but every individual file has an internal time code that begins at 0:00 so there is no continuous recording in relation to real time. The only way around it is to instruct the cam to add continuous real time data to the MPEG file in the form of a visible timestamp.
It is not a software problem, it is just one of the features/annoyances (you choose which) of MPEGs.

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:27 pm

Steve,

You never cease to amaze me with your ability to find obscure posts. Heck, that one is a year and a half old!

You must be bookmarked out the whazoo.

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 12:58 am

ranis wrote:Thanks for replying.
Bottom line is if you have a camera with hard drive that shoots only in mpeg2 format you can't export the datacode on the dvd or the video file created with Ulead.

But you can record it to be shown when playing? At least that was possible with VHS analog cameras. You either had the date shown in your video or you had nothing at all.