I tried to import video footage from a non-copyrighted DVD using the DVD import function from the folder icon in the edit mode. After a bit a screen appears for selecting the scenes desired. I note you can select individual scenes, mulitple or all.
My question is, after selecting a scene (the scene become outlined in blue) from the left handside display, I assumed you would then just click on the "Finish" button. Problem is when I do this I get an error message that reads, :VS can not import because there isn't sufficient disk space.
I don't understand this as the timeline is empty, I have over 30gb of free HD space available. Again, this is in the "Edit" mode. I am not in the "Share" mode. It doerswn't matter if I try to import 1 scence of an entire 3gb DVD, I get the same error message.
I'm using VS8, OS is ME, PIII @ 833, 512 mb ram ( I've never really encountered any problems with this PC editing and burning DVDs since starting with VS6. This is really the first)
Any help is appreciated.
Erock
Problem on importing DVD video into timeline
Moderator: Ken Berry
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MikeGunter
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Trevor Andrew
Hi
VS may use a temporary folder to import the Dvd.
The only options you have as far as I know is the ‘Working Folder’ and the ‘Preview Folder’
I would assume that VS would use the ‘Working Folder’.
It should not matter whether the timeline is empty or not as the import is looking at hard drive space.
Alternatively
You can copy the Vob files from the disc to your hard drive
Re-name / change the extension to Mpg
Then import to timeline.
Hope this helps
VS may use a temporary folder to import the Dvd.
The only options you have as far as I know is the ‘Working Folder’ and the ‘Preview Folder’
I would assume that VS would use the ‘Working Folder’.
It should not matter whether the timeline is empty or not as the import is looking at hard drive space.
Alternatively
You can copy the Vob files from the disc to your hard drive
Re-name / change the extension to Mpg
Then import to timeline.
Hope this helps
Thanks Mike.MikeGunter wrote:Hi,
Is your 30GB on a separate video drive or the O/S?
What are the project's properties?
The content is converted from the DVD to the hard drive as part of the process. It will have to be written in order to edit.
Mike
1: The 30gb is not on a seperate video drive, it's on my "C:" ( I've never had a problem capturing dv-.avi footage using almost all but 10gb this way)
2: The properties are: mpeg2, 6000 vbr, 4:3, 29... fps, NTCS and AC3 audio @ 256.
I know that this feature is another method of capture and the DVD footage will have to get copied. Why would I not have enough HD space?
TIA,
Erock
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MikeGunter
Hi,erock1 wrote:
I know that this feature is another method of capture and the DVD footage will have to get copied. Why would I not have enough HD space?
It might depend upon your swap file size, the available blocks for writing, the fragmentation of the drive, even the available memory stacks.
I'd stop all unnecessary processes with Enditall. This will end all the Terminate and Stay Resident (TSR) software.
See if you need to defrag the drive, too. And check the DVD drive to see if DMA is enabled.
Mike
Mike & Trevor, thank you very much.
Mike, my PC is set to start with the bare bones minimum of process. Additionally nothing but nothing is allowed to run in the background, my firewall sees to this. I scan disk & defrag after each and every burn. I learned very early on the hard way that these basics are so important to be able to create DVDs, dare I say trouble and hassle free
My drive is DMA enabled. As for swap file size, I'll check.
Trevor, thanks. I looked at where the temp files would be stored and set the path to the same folder that my .avi capture files go. Since the folder is directly under my C:\ drive, it can use the whole HD space available. I will try your suggestion of copying the vobs over and renaming them.
If anyone has any other suggestions, I'm all ears.
TIA,
Erock
Mike, my PC is set to start with the bare bones minimum of process. Additionally nothing but nothing is allowed to run in the background, my firewall sees to this. I scan disk & defrag after each and every burn. I learned very early on the hard way that these basics are so important to be able to create DVDs, dare I say trouble and hassle free
My drive is DMA enabled. As for swap file size, I'll check.Trevor, thanks. I looked at where the temp files would be stored and set the path to the same folder that my .avi capture files go. Since the folder is directly under my C:\ drive, it can use the whole HD space available. I will try your suggestion of copying the vobs over and renaming them.
If anyone has any other suggestions, I'm all ears.
TIA,
Erock
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THoff
My guess is the "out of disk space" error message is a default error message that the program displays when an unexpected error ocurrs.
If this is an unprotected DVD, simply copy the .VOB files from the DVD to your harddrive and rename them to .MPG -- you should then be able to insert them into the timeline. If one or more of the renamed files doesn't open in UVS, then the file is probably damaged somehow, which would explain the "out of disk space" error.
If this is an unprotected DVD, simply copy the .VOB files from the DVD to your harddrive and rename them to .MPG -- you should then be able to insert them into the timeline. If one or more of the renamed files doesn't open in UVS, then the file is probably damaged somehow, which would explain the "out of disk space" error.
