A central problem is that there is no such thing as a "DV mpg file" as you called it. DV is a specific format used by mini DV cameras and the 'Display DV Time Code' command *only* applies to files in that format.
What you have is an mpeg file from a mini DVD camera (quite different from a mini DV camera, which uses a tape cassette and not a mini DVD disc). And so the 'Display DV Time Code' command obviously won't work with it since it is not DV format!
Incidentally, you say your version is 11.0.157.0 Plus. That indicates you have not applied the 6 November 2007 update patch and the 8 November 2007 Power Pack. Those two will give you version 11.5.0157.2.
Last edited by Ken Berry on Sat May 24, 2008 11:55 pm, edited 1 time in total.
I think we have already told you all we know. And that is to turn it off at the camera. Why it only seems to be VS11 which has a problem with these sorts of Sony cameras, I don't know. I don't work for Corel/Ulead -- none of us do. But that seems to be the only way of turning it off. Hopefully it might be fixed in the next version of VS. I understand your frustration, but I really don't think we can offer any more help than we already have...
I just done a test using your mpeg file, and the problem is with VS11. Inserting the same file into VS10+, and VS9, the time/date stamp is not displayed. So I will admit that this seems to be a bug with VS11/11+.
I agree that other programs, such as Windows Movie Maker, do not pick up the time/date stamp. So out of curiosity I inserted the clip into DVDMF6+. The time/date stamp is not displayed. Which I find a little strange since it and VS are much alike when it comes to how video clips are read and displayed. So I then used the Fast Export feature of DVDMF, creating a new video file. This was inserted into VS11+, and the time/date stamp is not there..
So I guess if you want to add another tool to your video/dvd toolbox, get DVDMF6+. It also has a nice feature to fast export clips. So you could place a clip in the timeline, choose fast export, and have a video file without the time/date stamp..
Thank you for your help and insights.
I will open the problem with Corel.
Hopefully they will do something.
Again, thanks for the help. You guys were great.
I have the opposite problem. When editing clips it is handy to have the time and date they were taken available (to ensure they are placed in the right order, for instance, or to help with captions). Panasonic's HD Writer does this (camera is SD5), I think by using the associated .clp files where the information is recorded. However VS 11.5 Plus only provides information about the clip itself, and not the associated time/date etc information provided by the camera. I have asked Corel about this, but they decline to answer, saying I must buy support. I will buy the support if there is a proper explanation, but not just to be told it can't be done. The work-around is to have HD Writer running alongside and shuttle between the two applications, but it is time-consuming and cumbersome. Any ideas, gurus?
Are your clips using the AVCHD or MPEG-2 ? With either format (compression), VS is not suppose to read the date/time stamp information. What almatl is experiencing is a glitch in the program, as no other versions are able to read and display that information.
However I will agree that it would be nice for VS to be able to read/display the time/date stamp from these formats, AND for users to be able to choose if they want to utilize it. Even with the DV codec, VS will only display it not actually burn it into the video clip.
Most people will not appreciate seeing this constantly displayed throughout a video. So the best solution would be to create a title and display it for a short time at the beginning of a clip.
My clips are AVCHD. The irritating thing is that HD Writer will give this information even though it is a very basic program unsuited to complex editing.
I have no wish in fact to display the information - I can add that as a subtitle if I want, but I would like to click on the frame and get the time and date it was taken, just as you can with a JPG file (which VS will do).
I know these questions were asked years ago but I do have an answer. When you import the video in Ulead VideoStudio...(in my case the DVD video) you select import when it finishes parsing, then you check the box with the chapter, to the right you will see a box with three tabs: Audio, Subtitle, Angle..... select subtitle. You will need to uncheck that box. It removes the date and time stamp... then finish your import.
