how do i import DV into virtual dub?

[fossil]

i can't import the video i took with my dv cam to virtual dub for cutting and stuff. what should i do? plez

[txpharoah]

Check codecs. Vdub should natively accept the AVI file.

[fossil]

this is the error message i get.

[fossil]

please help me

[Tommyknocker]

He's right, Txpharoah(sic). I tried and Virtual Dub will not let me load DV either. However, TMPGEnc took it with no problem. So, Fossil, you can still use TMPGEnc to edit it, or, once you load it there, save it as AVI with you favorite AVI codec, and go from there.

[David K]

I am able to open that codec in Virtualdub.

I know Pinnacle Studio has a decoder for that particular codec. You might try installing a trial version of Pinnacle for now and see if that will make the decoder available to Virtualdub. Also check the free DV codecs available in the tools section of this site. One of those may work.

[BJ_M]

use the free canopus dv convertor and then it works - ive seen this also . but not for all dv files ..

installing the mainconcept or canopus codec also seems to work i recall

[fossil]

i tried the canapus dv convertor and it gives me another error or similar type. what's going on?

[Laddydaddy]

Go to www.fourcc.org and click on the link for codecs. Look for the "dsvd" codec (a possible typo as acknowledged on the site). According to the site, virtual dub does not support this particular codec.

[vhelp]

@ fossil,

first, what app did you use to transfer your DV from your CAM with ??
* dvio
* synalizer
* whatever else here.

second, what format did you use ??
* Type 1, or
* Type 2

third, audio set to what ??
* 32k
* 48K
... when transfering your DV.

You did install a DV codec, didn't you ??
What is the make ??
* panasonic
* canopus
* mainconcept
* ms
* etc.

vdub should be able to open, but you need to have a DV codec first.
Also, if you are having trouble, even if you do have a DV codec installed,
it could be that you have to switch to another DV transfer app.

-vhelp

[mrtristan]

I had exactly the same problem. I didn't want to pay $40 for the main concept codec, and the free canopus dv codec didn't work.

Eventually, I found a sony codec. I can e-mail it to you, if you want. Just let me know.

[Excelsior123]

I have the same error when I try to use the DV file from my SONY camcorder into Virtual Dub.

Can I get a copy of the SONY codec, so I can use the Virtual dub application?

Thanks!

[SVCDummy]

I had the exact same problem on friday. I dnloaded the raw DV from my Canon zr65 with DVIO and couldn't get VirtualDub to work with it.

I finally used the MainConcept shareware codec. Just download it fron the tools section of this site and install it.

When you open the AVI file in virtual dub it says that the audio and video cannot be seperated due to an unrecognized interlace method but everything works well.

I edit out the stuff I don't want and save it as an AVI file. The file size is HUGE but when I then use TMPGEnc to make MPEG video out of it the supposed watermark of main concept is NOT present! What Luck!

I've been editing 3 hours of DV down to a series of short clips now for the past 2 days with great success. I know the MainConcept website says you have to pay to be rid of the watermark but I have yet to see it!

Good Luck.

[Greg12]

the panasonic dv codec works just as well as the main concept

[BJ_M]

I had the exact same problem on friday. I dnloaded the raw DV from my Canon zr65 with DVIO and couldn't get VirtualDub to work with it.

I finally used the MainConcept shareware codec. Just download it fron the tools section of this site and install it.

When you open the AVI file in virtual dub it says that the audio and video cannot be seperated due to an unrecognized interlace method but everything works well.

I edit out the stuff I don't want and save it as an AVI file. The file size is HUGE but when I then use TMPGEnc to make MPEG video out of it the supposed watermark of main concept is NOT present! :wink: What Luck!

I've been editing 3 hours of DV down to a series of short clips now for the past 2 days with great success. I know the MainConcept website says you have to pay to be rid of the watermark but I have yet to see it!

Good Luck. :D

watermark would only be there when you encode with the MC codec - you are using it for decoding .. your file size is big becuase you did not pick a compression type first ..

you could just frame serve it anyway ..

[SVCDummy]

Frameserving would be ideal if I were doing a full length movie. However I am only making a series of short clips (1min to 5min) to use as demonstration points in a presentation being developed with Visual Communicator.

When I finish with each clip I simply run it through TMPGEnc then delet the original (and subsequent) AVI files. Each clip only takes a minute or two to process.

I guess if I had a full one hour DV tape that I wanted to completely convert, then frameserving would make sense, but for now it takes more time than it's worth.

[SVCDummy]

As for the Panasonic DV Codec...

I am not very comfortable with making the registry edits in XP. With W98 I had no problems fixing anything I broke, but XP has proven to be a bit nastier to fix when something goes wrong.

Unless someone wants to write up a nice XP compliant PanDV.reg file...

[fossil]

i use the ulead video studio to transfer the dv to my computer. and i save it as type 2. dont' know if it matters, but would the sony codec work? even if i install new codec, how do i make vdub recognize it?

[vhelp]

.
.
Just to note, if you work w/ DV (creating from DV cam) then you definately
want to export as Type 2. This format will open fine inside vdub. It's when
the format is Type1, that vdub gives you a warning message about the
audio, and drops it out, leavig you only with the video part. For some, this
may work fine, depneding on one's needs. But, for most, that require the
sound as well, then Type 2 is the format to save your DV as when transfering
via firewire.

-vhelp

[BJ_M]

yes --- as vhelp says ..

and as i mentioned above - the free canopus dv convertor will convert type 1 to type 2 avi DV

[fossil]

i alreayd save it as type 2 and use the canupus dv convertor.

now what DV codec do i ahve to intsall. i have SONY cam so should i install the sony codec?

[fossil]

okay i installed Panasonic codec, it works in Vdub now.. thanks guys

[Muffzilla]

I tried to use that converter once. Didn't work too well. I also tried the other one, which didnt give any error messages, but really screwed up the audio (sounds like high pitched static). Best bet is to convert it using some editing software like Pinnacle Studio 8 or Adobe Premiere. I have started framserving from Premiere to VirtualDub.

[Excelsior123]

I am a little new to this.

What do you mean by frameserving?

Can I do this in TMPGENC? If so, how?

[Tommyknocker]

Here are some guides, Excelsior123, take your pick.

[Excelsior123]

My confusion is what "frameserving" is.

The definition that I received from this board is:

Frameserve
The process of creating a direct video "link" from one application to another. For example a video editor application to standalone mpeg encoder so you don't need a plugin or create a temporary video file.


Can someone explain this in a more simplier way..

Thanks!

[Tommyknocker]

Allright. Let's say I like how easy it is to edit, add subtitles, and transitions in Video Studio 6. I also like to be able to adjust the bit rate to make my movies fit on my SVCDs the way TMPGEnc does. How do I do both? Frameserve!

I load my video into VS6, edit, add subs, transitions, etc. Then I "save" it to a file type called .ipc, which is the plugin I use for this example. Then I open TMPGEnc, "load" the "video", which is not really a video, but a file that points to VS6 output. TMPGEnc sees this as a video input and encodes it like it is just a normal video, saving it to whatever template criteria and filename I want it to have.

Of course, you can also use Virtual Dub to TMPGEnc frameservice, among others, but I hope you get the gist of what I am saying, making two programs act as one, and encoding only once to do it.

[JimS46]

Looks like tomshardware.com went over everything in this thread. You might want to check out his writeup here.
http://www.tomshardware.com/newsletter/vol3/21/video.html

[BJ_M]

:) Looks like tomshardware.com went over everything in this thread. You might want to check out his writeup here.
http://www.tomshardware.com/newsletter/vol3/21/video.html

lot of errors and some misinformation in that write up on that site ..