Member Since: 01 Dec 2008
Location: Sunny Surrey
Posts: 4845
Video Editing, PC and Converting
Hi,
Some of you know I'm a bit impatient, so whilst at Maplin this after I could resist buying this and having a play.
Sticks like hell to the car window and bonnett, not bad for £7.95 for a trial!.
So, I've got a couple of small movies from my Sony Digicam. Finalised the disc and put it into the DVD player in the laptop.
I am trying to open it up in window movie maker that I used for the recent photo montages - however, its showing as Video TS & VTS files. I have two small movies on the disc.
Any idea how to open these into Movie Maker or do I need to convert them?
Member Since: 07 Jan 2009
Location: Arnhem
Posts: 1967
Hi Neil,
the prob is that the camera is recording in mpeg or comparable format, which is not meant for editing. It's a dvd format hence the video_TS folder. For editing you would need a .avi file.
There are some programs that can 'import' dvd's, I know for sure Pinnacle Studio 11 or 12 can and I suppose Adobe Premiere also does this. These packages are meant for video editing. Windows Movie Maker surely cannot import.
VLC player is able to play the stuff but it doesn't convert. You could try super which will do only the conversion. I'm not sure it will decode mpeg but if anything can, this tool does it
regards,
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Neil bought a gimbal and doesn't know what it is! Neil bought a gimbal and doesn't know what it is!
Sorry, got Hotelitis. It's bought on by the realisation that I've spent more than 6 months in the same god-forsaken hotel and have chosen to obliterate that knowledge with quite a lot of germanic laughing water, imbibed far to quickly for my own good.I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
23rd Jun 2009 7:24 pm
NeilD
Member Since: 01 Dec 2008
Location: Sunny Surrey
Posts: 4845
Gimbal:
A gimbal is a pivoted support that allows the rotation of an object about a single axis. A set of two gimbals, one mounted on the other with pivot axes orthogonal, may be used to allow an object mounted on the innermost gimbal to remain immobile (e.g. vertical in the animation) regardless of the motion of its support.
Sorry, just one of those words that gets funnier the more you say it.I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
23rd Jun 2009 7:46 pm
marshn
Member Since: 17 Jan 2007
Location: Middlesbrough
Posts: 73
vlc can rip dvds and convert between anything it can play.
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
Posts: 13710
£7.95 - BARGAIN - must get one to add to my collection of mounts Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
23rd Jun 2009 9:43 pm
NeilD
Member Since: 01 Dec 2008
Location: Sunny Surrey
Posts: 4845
SN, for that money its a great piece of kit.
Two issues:
The quick release for the camera can get wiggly, so I've glued it on as not really needed
Dont go through a Ford and turn on your wipers....................... bang ber bang bang
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