Loads of footage to capture into VS..wise to do this?

[lakewud]

Quick question please.

I must have at least 20 hours of footage which i intend to capture into VS and then edit - down to 2 hours! heres hoping!! the joys.

However, as ive decided to do this over 2 discs, there is probably no need to capture all 20 hours, only the first half - then delete and then capture the 2nd lot of tapes.

Question basically is; Does capturing all this video footage slow down my computer in any way? If so, is it simpy a case of deleting the thumbnail in VS once ive created my first disc?

In the past - with another harddrive - i have im sure captured loads of footage..just wanting to know if it will have any effect on RAM..if not...shall i just go ahead and merrily capture as much footage from camcorder dv tapes into VS as i want?

thanks for any helpful replies.

[mitchell65]

Once you have captured the footage and saved it to a folder your hard disk it will have no effect on your RAM at all.
Once you have done your editing, deleting the thumnail in the library of VS will do just that , delete the thumbnail. The saved file will remain in the folder where you originally saved it until you delete it from there. Before doing that, save the files to a DVD so that you have them for future use. This is always a good idea. If you delete a file 9 times out of 10 you will want it again which means you have got to capture it again, always assuming you still have the original tape!

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi lakewud

What format are you intending to capture the video to?

You mention DV tapes, so are you intending to capture to Dv-Avi.?
If its Mini-Dv tapes then you have 20 tapes??
Seems a lot, so are we talking VHS tapes??

Assuming its Dv............
How big is your hard drive?
DV-Avi is 13 Gb per hour.
20 hours will be 260Gb

There is no problem in capturing video, there just data, like any other files. Just takes up hard drive space.
Capture as much footage as you want, provided you have the hard drive capacity.

Personally I would capture each tape to Dv-Avi, completing the editing, and rendering to Dv-Avi, creating a new file.
Deleting the original captured files to save disc space.
Repeat with each tape.
Now you have 20 Dv-Avi edited files.
Compile all these new Avi¡¦s together to convert to DVD. How long is it.
Its at this point that you can select the final bit rate and decide how many disc¡¦s to use.

[Black Lab]

And just a little tip, when you right click on a clip in the VS library, press Shift+Delete. Doing so will not only delete the thumbnail, but also the clip itself (after you confirm, of course).

[sjj1805]

Please view:
How should I go about doing 6 tapes of editing?

Hint: Doesn't have to be SIX it can be any number - hard drive space permitting.

[Timothy Welch]

im another newbie.

i read this thread twice and have questions

i plan to capture an entire tape (at 1 time), or atleast the many minutes on the tape, to my hard drive (i have >tons< of room)

im sure this has an easy answer, but im learning...

question: VS pro x2: after ive edited and am happy with the the final project, AND have saved it to a folder, how do i get rid of all that other JUNK i captured i have no need for (yes, i should back those up too).

brainstorming on my own... do i delete the thumbnails of my project and that will delete those from the hard drive? of course my finished project is safe elsewhere....
(couldnt find this in the book) when i capture one long tape and edit bit by bit, will those create thumbnails? like if i trim?

please be clear on the answer,

thank you and thanks for your patience

Tim

[Ken Berry]

As Blacklab said above:

And just a little tip, when you right click on a clip in the VS library, press Shift+Delete. Doing so will not only delete the thumbnail, but also the clip itself (after you confirm, of course).

[mitchell65]

question: VS pro x2: after ive edited and am happy with the the final project, AND have saved it to a folder, how do i get rid of all that other JUNK i captured i have no need for (yes, i should back those up too).

brainstorming on my own... do i delete the thumbnails of my project and that will delete those from the hard drive? of course my finished project is safe elsewhere....
(couldnt find this in the book) when i capture one long tape and edit bit by bit, will those create thumbnails? like if i trim?

Tim

Have just noticed that you say you have safely saved the project to a folder but are you aware that a VS project file (a.VSP) does NOT contain any video footage of audio files. It is simply a kind of text file that stores instructions of what to do (trim. put in filters, transitions etc) with video and audio clips that are stored on your hard drive or external drive. If you move or delete a clip that VS uses from its original position when you come to open the project again Video Studio will search for the original clip. It will say that the clip doesn't exist in the path shown. You will then be asked if you want to relink it. Fine if you have just moved the clip but if you have deleted it then the project file will not be able to use that clip so will become useless.

[Timothy Welch]

ok, I'm trying to understand.

to make things simpler for everyone:

if i capture 1 long clip, after i have edited to the point of my contentment, whats the best way to delete the footage i dont want on my hardrive AND maintain a finished project on my hardrive

it was pointed out Black Lab wrote:

And just a little tip, when you right click on a clip in the VS library, press Shift+Delete. Doing so will not only delete the thumbnail, but also the clip itself (after you confirm, of course).

kindly explain to me how that effects things. do i want to delete the thumbnail and the clip itself?
or


Mitchell65 wrote:

If you move or delete a clip that VS uses from its original position when you come to open the project again Video Studio will search for the original clip. It will say that the clip doesn't exist in the path shown. You will then be asked if you want to relink it. Fine if you have just moved the clip but if you have deleted it then the project file will not be able to use that clip so will become useless.


my bottom question remains: how to delete in a safe way the footage i do not want AND keep a finished project on my computer

thanks again!



Timothy

[Black Lab]

When I do a project I make a folder on my computer for it, and everything related to that project goes into it - video clips, audio clips, stills, graphics, etc. I never delete anything until my project is done and burned to disc. When it's "in the can" I can simply delete the folder. Easy housekeeping.

(BTW, I do keep a copy of the final mpeg2, the video_ts folder that holds the vob files, and the files for my disc and case labels - everything I would need to produce an exact copy of the original.)

[Timothy Welch]

Black Lab

THANK YOU!

i appreciate it and the simplicity.

i *finaly* understand

Timothy

[Timothy Welch]

not clear on how to save all files to 1 folder

my library files are not in my project folder... the 2 are seperate

i did find the video clips in T:\Tim's Documents\Corel VideoStudio\12.0

do i delete the video files from there when my project done? or best to get everything in 1 folder? (i would much rather do 1 folder)

how do i get EVERYTHING for my project in the same folder?

cut and paste videos from T:\Tim's Documents\Corel VideoStudio\12.0 to my project folder? is there a better easier way? is that even safe? what would happen to my library?

thanks! please be clear.

Timothy

[Black Lab]

In Preferences you set the Working Folder. When you capture clips from your camcorder they go into the Working Folder. When you capture stills from your camera they go into your Working Folder. When you rip music from a CD it goes into your Working Folder. If I am using music or stills that I already have on my computer I make copies and put them in the Working Folder. When everything is together it is easy to find, and easy to clean up.

[Timothy Welch]

Thank you Black Lab

do you suggest i make a specific working folder per project?

- Timothy

[Black Lab]

That's exactly what I've been saying.

I have an exernal HD for my video. The root folder is aptly named Video. I have sub-folders for holidays, vacations, sporting events, etc.