DVD capture

[paulbasile]

I have a DVD made from Edius then Encore. One hour, 26 minutes. I'm trying to capture the footage using the new Source Browser. I've done it many time in the older Edius versions (disc capture). Now it's not working. I've tried two discs and the same thing. It shows the DVD in the drive. Lists the clip and the correct length of the material. Executes the command . . . reads the disc and then it stops and the clip appears in the bin. Except it is only 1 second long and no footage. Any ideas?

[antonsvideo]

there are options in system settings/importer exporter/CD DVD

try unticking the PTS option or ticking it if unticked

[paulbasile]

Thanks. So I'm assuming you mean the PTS box in the MPEG hierarchy. It was not checked so I checked it. Same results.
The VOB files are on the disc. I can map to them and even copy them directly. But I want disc capture to perform the job.

[antonsvideo]

it appears to work here when using source browser to capture DVD Lab Pro created DVD, I have not tested with EDIUS created DVDs yet, these use open GOP, that maybe a problem?

are there other options besides PTS that you can try, such as rebuild

http://www.videoproductions.com.au/edius6/DVDcapture1.png

http://www.videoproductions.com.au/edius6/DVDcapture2.png

[paulbasile]

Those settings are what I have. Actually, the DVD was created using your method of Edius to VDub to Encore. This is the first time I've tried ripping in version 6.

[antonsvideo]

is the disk you are capturing from a DVD-R or DVD+R or is it an RW type? can you test to see if the source browser capture works at all with some other disks

I actually don't use the Source Browser for Disc Capture, because I find mpeg files with ac3 audio a bit sluggish in the editing

instead, I rip direct from DVD to Canopus HQ fine using T5, also works the same with T4

http://www.videoproductions.com.au/html/dvd-to-avi.html

[paulbasile]

I only use DVD -R. I'll try another disc tomorrow and let you know. Thanks.

[antonsvideo]

I only use DVD -R. I'll try another disc tomorrow and let you know. Thanks.

yes, I also use DVD-R for single layer and DVD+R for DL

never tried RW with diskcapture

I remember, that even in EDIUS5, Discapture utility was a hit and miss tool, it worked for some, failed for others, it always worked on Disk that I created and usually failed with disks created by others, including some created with a realtime DVD recorder or mini DVD type camera

[paulbasile]

Tried again today with two different DVD's. Both created using the same method. Both didn't work. The drive was reading for a while and some data crunching was taking place, but in the end, I got nothing but a hung-up computer. This sucks. Disc capture always worked for me in version 5. Now I spend money to upgrade and LOSE this ability?!

[antonsvideo]

can you describe the steps you take in the source browser to get files to the bin

also, do you have a screenshot of what files you see in the source browser when viewing the DVD

[JohnnyD]

Do as Anton says: Use T5. It's cheap and the one of the best for ripping DVDs and encoding. Will save you a lot of time and grief. Since I've been using it, I have more time to watch football and drink beer.

JohnnyD

[paulbasile]

I don't have a screenshot. But it's a very simple procedure. Click on the DVD drive. It performs a quick read and shows the clip with the correct movie length. Then you either click on the capture-and-add-to-bin icon (or right clip on the clip and select the same). Then the drive fires up and starts reading the disc (as it did in version 5). But on version 6 as soon as the disc starts being read, in the bin window, a clip file appears with a broken image on the clip face (I guess indicating that it's not a complete and final clip yet). But like I said, the computer will either freeze up or after reading the disc a while, the broken link will disappear but the clip contains nothing.

[paulbasile]

Johnny, I probably wouldn't mind spending $100 for T5 IF I didn't just spend money on an upgrade that is SUPPOSED to work as advertised.

[antonsvideo]

I don't have a screenshot. But it's a very simple procedure. Click on the DVD drive. It performs a quick read and shows the clip with the correct movie length. Then you either click on the capture-and-add-to-bin icon (or right clip on the clip and select the same). Then the drive fires up and starts reading the disc (as it did in version 5). But on version 6 as soon as the disc starts being read, in the bin window, a clip file appears with a broken image on the clip face (I guess indicating that it's not a complete and final clip yet). But like I said, the computer will either freeze up or after reading the disc a while, the broken link will disappear but the clip contains nothing.

can you check for newer firmware of your burner, update and restart PC

http://www.firmwarehq.com/

if that fails, then E6 is not compatible with your drive

[John Lewis]

I think from memory when i did it the broken clip remains untill the process has finished, it is working in the background