Posted by PTravel on 09/30/05 21:45

"J. Frank Ferguson" <ferguson@NOgmailSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks to all that have replied. I tried windows movie maker and I have
> sound; it must be just a setting in the other programs.
> Now all I need, it seems, is a MUCH larger hard drive :)
> Thanks again
> Frank

MiniDV video (technically DV-25) is usually stored on a computer as
DV-codec-encoded AVI. You'll need 13.7 gigabytes per hour of video.
Remember, too, that you need far more if you're doing any editing.

Example:

One hour of video consumes just under 14 gigabytes. If you edit your video
by adding titles, effects, transitions, etc., most of these must be
rendered, i.e. the program must create a new temporary video clip which
includes the applied effect, etc. That takes space. Then when you're done,
you'll either want to transcode directly to mpeg2 to make a DVD, which will
take another 4.7 gigabytes, or you'll want to export the whole thing to a
separate AVI that you'll then transcode to mpeg2, which will require 4.7
gigabytes plus 14 gigabytes. By the time you've finished your one-hour DVD,
you could easily need 35 gigabytes or more.

There's no such thing as too much hard drive storage if you're playing
around with video. I do a fair amount of video editing ("obsession" is
probably a more accurate description than "hobby"). I have 5 internal hard
drives and 2 external drives on my editing machine, for a total of about 1.3
terabytes of storage. I like to shoot travel video, and usually shoot 10 to
12 hours of video per project. This is enough storage for 2 or 3 active
projects at a time, including lots of digital stills, audio recordings, etc.

Recommendation: use a separate drive for video data, rather than the same
drive on which the program is stored. Also, depending on what editing
software you're using, make sure you set your "scratch disks", where the
program stores interim video and audio clips that it creates, to a different
drive then where your editing software is located. Many programs default to
My Documents or My Video, which are located on the C: drive, the same drive
as programs. Otherwise, you'll slow your computer unnecessarily.


>
> ptravel@travelersvideo.com wrote:
>> J. Frank Ferguson wrote:
>>
>>>I hear the audio from the camera while transfering but the audio track
>>>is not present on the playback on the PC.
>>>You say "audio card"' does it have anything to do with the capture
>>>process if I'm using firewire?
>>>Thanks
>>>Frank
>>
>>
>> It has nothing to do with the capture process, but you need one if you
>> want to hear the audio when you play the captured video. How are you
>> playing it?
>>
>>
>>
>>>Mike Kujbida wrote:
>>>
>>>>Do you mean that you're not hearing audio during the capture (transfer)
>>>>process? If so, this is normal.
>>>>If you mean that you can't hear the audio once it's on the timeline,
>>>>then
>>>>check the settings on your audio card and make sure that the appropriate
>>>>channels haven't been accidentally turned off.
>>>>
>>>>Mike
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>J. Frank Ferguson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>That's what I thought but I am not getting any sound once the data is
>>>>>sent to the PC; only video. (the card is OHCI-compliant)
>>>>>I am running XP with a Canon Optura 20 camera and have tried several
>>>>>different programs with the same result. Is there a sound driver of
>>>>>some sort that I am perhaps missing?
>>>>>Thanks alot for the replies
>>>>>
>>>>>PTravel wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>"J. Frank Ferguson" <ferguson@NOgmailSPAM.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:x8__e.98721$Ph4.3101691@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I am new to this converting DV tapes to DVD's but as I have a new
>>>>>>>grandson, I am told I have to learn. I have in my system a generic
>>>>>>>IEEE card (TI chipset) and am wondering, will this do for video
>>>>>>>capture (sound also) or do I need an IEEE card that is specifically
>>>>>>>made for video capture?
>>>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>As long as the card is OHCI-compliant (and most anything sold within
>>>>>>the last few years would be), it will work just fine.
>>>>
>>>>
>>

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