Posted by Mike Kujbida on 02/13/06 22:47

Steve Guidry wrote:
> I had a customer who brought in a project today. Here's the scenario
> :
>
> 1) The source footage is on a small DVD recorded in one of those
> Sony DVD cameras.
>
> 2) The camera makes a new chapter point every time the camera is
> paused.
>
> 3) When playing back inside the camera, the icons call up the correct
> section of the video.
>
> 4) When imported into my software (Ulead DVD MF 4), the chapters all
> point to chapter 1.
>
> The result is that when you import selected chapters (ch 16 - 24 for
> example) to the timeline, you wind up with multiple copies of chapter
> 1 on the timeline.
>
> I'm guessing that the problem is with the IFO file. Maybe it's
> writing the IFO file in a non-standard way or something.
>
> Has anyone else encountered something similar ?


Steve, I use Vegas to get files from those (useless) miniDVD camcorders and
always have to import the entire disc as it doesn't see the scene breaks
like DV tape does :-(

Mike

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