VS Pro X5 Not Splitting Scenes During Upload

[DayO]

I just uploaded 2 Mini-DV video footage files from my camcorder to VS Pro X5, checking off the Split By Scene option.

The first footage file, shot the same day, contained many different scenes--but VS Pro X5 failed to split the scenes during the
upload--just rendering it in one abysmally long sequence...

But uploading the second Mini-DV footage file, shot years later, but during a single day, it did split the scenes,
per that option!

So...why didn't VS Pro split the scenes of the first file, as it did the second one?

If I can't get it to scene-split the first file, is there any workaround in VS Pro X5 to split the already-uploaded video file
into its various scenes?

Thanks in advance for any feedback!

[lata]

Hi

Split by Scene (for DV-Avi and Mpeg2) usually finds the instances when the camera was turned on and off of record, each segment being saved as a separate file on the hard drive.

If your camera is set to record for long periods that will produce longer/larger files.
If you record for a full hour then there will be little or no scene changes. The hour long video will be 13 Gb ish.

You can Split by Scene from the timeline or library this creates separate clips within the timeline/library, just like cutting with the scissors, it does not split the file on the hard drive, effectively you do get split scenes.

Select the clip then from the menu top left –Edit—Split by Scene—a Scenes window will open—Scan

Hope this helps

[DayO]

I'll try out your suggestion for splitting scenes.

Thank you, lata!