Hi Ronnie, can I ask what model camcord you use, I tried my son's new
Panasonic but I couldn't get any picture from the TV in the camera
and the manual said nothing about DV in (to the camera.)
Regards,
Adrian
On 17/05/2006, at 8:42 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:
On 16/05/2006, at 7:33 PM, John Carlson wrote:
Hi list
I have burnt a film my daughter made to DVD. Once burnt I promptly
trashed
the Imovie project as I needed the space. It turns out my daughter
had not
finished with the project,bugger!, and I now need to recover the
Imovie
project to either Imovie or Final Cut Pro.
I have tried Data Rescue on my hardisk with no success.
Is there some way I can convert the files on the DVD to a format
that Imovie
or Final Cut can manipulate?
Regards
John Carlson
Hi John,
I sent the below suggestions to WAMUG list awhile ago.
You will need to convert the footage from the DVD into a format iMovie
understands before you can import it. DVDs use MPEG-2 format
(which is for viewing not Editing), while iMovie works with the DV
format (DV Stream).
The options you have depend on 'What you have'.
1. If you can get the original Camcorder tape, that's the easiest &
best way to go.
then just hook up a Firewire Camcorder & Import into iMovie.
2. If the original tape is no longer available.
Connect your DV Camcorder up to your TV using the video out on the
TV.
Then play your DVD on your TV and record the bits you need on your
camera.
What you see on your TV is what you get on your camera.
Then import this tape into iMovie.
I do all my tape transfers this way. VHS, DVD, all my old tapes.
3. If you have Quicktime Pro & the MPEG-2 Playback Component you
can convert to DV Stream.
4. or Purchase DVDxDV
"After a DVD is created, the original source material can get lost
or damaged. When this happens, there is no easy way to get the
video off the DVD and back into the computer where it can be re-
edited. DVDxDV makes it easy to get at your video when it's on
DVD. With DVDxDV you can quickly convert the DVD video back into
any Quicktime video format. From there, it can be re-edited and
burned onto a new DVD."
<http://www.dvdxdv.com/DVDxDV.details.htm>
Cheers,
Ronni
Car'n The Pies
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