Can't get the date stamp onto my DVD b/c of stupid Sony.

[ally]

Hello,

I'm frustrated over Sony. I recently purchased a Sony DCR-TRV350 Digital 8 camcorder. When I capture the video from my camcorder to my PC via firewire, the date and time stamp won't transfer into the AVI file. I called Sony and they confirmed that it can't be done.

Now when I encode my AVI to MPEG-2 to burn onto a DVD, I don't know what date the video was shot. How stupid is that? I like to know when a video is shot.

Is there a way to get the date to show up on an authored DVD automatically? I mean digital video is supposed to keep the date and time stored in the digital bytes isn't it?

Thanks for your help!
Ally

[Curt]

I'm not sure I completely understand your problem. I have a Sony TRV-140, which is several steps down the food chain from your camera. When I shoot with the camera timecode "on" it is recorded to the tape, and will transfer to the DVD. The hidden timecode that you see when you transfer video to computer by firewire can't be transferred to DVD. You have to turn the time code on or off while taping. If I'm off base, let me know. Good luck!

Curt

[ally]

Is your model an analog camcorder or digital camcorder? My old analog camcorder, before it broke, was able to print the date code onto the video if I chose that option. When chosen, the date stamp was then transferred onto any DVD burned.

My new digital camcorder has no way of transferring the date code overlayed on the video, which I think is very very stupid.

Is your camcorder an analog one?

Thanks

[ally]

I just looked up your TRV-140 model and it's a digital 8 too. If you like the date stamping option, then take care of your camcorder. because the dumb TRV-350 doesn't give you that option despite it being the high end digital 8 camcorder for Sony.

[Cornucopia]

This is what you do:

Buy a 2nd DV camcorder, one that has analog in and out jacks
take the analog video outs of the 1st cam to the analog ins of the 2nd
record the playback of the 1st cam onto the 2nd cam
Dump the contents of the 2nd cam into the computer for encode/author/burn

Or do the same thing with one of those Canopus ADV-1000 (spelling?).

That's about the only way you'll get that info into the computer.

sorry
Scott

[ally]

That solution would work since only the date shows up when using the A/V wires (but not when using the firewire).

But that is one expensive solution!!!!!! Sony would love that I did that!