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Time & date codes in DV recordings
Besides the fact that some (at least the ones I've tried) DV capturing utilities use the timecode from a DV tape to name the destination file, how can I use these pieces of information after my footage has been packed into its AVI container? Is it there after the capture, at all? I'm asking this because by now I have mastered the capturing process and am ready to move to the second step of the home video production, but would like to know what to expect of this metadata? Your answers might even help me to choose between different editors... "Griffo Fooxburr" <griffofBEZ@SPAMAhotmail.com> wrote in message Just for the record... My editor (Ulead VS8) names the captured .avi filenews:d5dtrc$cnn$1@ss405.t-com.hr... > Hello all, > Besides the fact that some (at least the ones I've tried) DV capturing > utilities use the timecode from a DV tape to name the destination file, how > can I use these pieces of information after my footage has been packed into > its AVI container? Is it there after the capture, at all? with a string based on the PC's clock at time of capture. The timecode in the DV seems to get junked. Griffo Fooxburr wrote:
> Besides the fact that some (at least the ones I've tried) DV See <http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/> capturing utilities use the timecode from a DV tape to name > the destination file, how can I use these pieces of information > after my footage has been packed into its AVI container? Is > it there after the capture, at all? Video-Editors/Visual-DV-Time-Stamp.shtml> -- znark Jukka Aho wrote:
> Griffo Fooxburr wrote: Thank you, I think this is what I might eventually need!> >> Besides the fact that some (at least the ones I've tried) DV >> capturing utilities use the timecode from a DV tape to name >> the destination file, how can I use these pieces of information >> after my footage has been packed into its AVI container? Is >> it there after the capture, at all? > > See <http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/ > Video-Editors/Visual-DV-Time-Stamp.shtml>
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"Griffo Fooxburr" <griffofBEZ@SPAMAhotmail.com> wrote in message I capture with Scenealyzer Live, which offers a naming option that includesnews:d5dtrc$cnn$1@ss405.t-com.hr... > Hello all, > Besides the fact that some (at least the ones I've tried) DV capturing > utilities use the timecode from a DV tape to name the destination file, how > can I use these pieces of information after my footage has been packed into > its AVI container? Is it there after the capture, at all? > > I'm asking this because by now I have mastered the capturing process and am > ready to move to the second step of the home video production, but would > like to know what to expect of this metadata? Your answers might even help > me to choose between different editors... > the date and time. I find this very useful, as it organizes clips chronologically, and makes it easy to divide clips up by day. What else do you want to do with this data? PTravel wrote:
Show quoteHide quote > "Griffo Fooxburr" <griffofBEZ@SPAMAhotmail.com> wrote in message I'm not quite certain yet, I would like to know what CAN be done, in the> news:d5dtrc$cnn$1@ss405.t-com.hr... >> Hello all, >> Besides the fact that some (at least the ones I've tried) DV >> capturing utilities use the timecode from a DV tape to name the >> destination file, how can I use these pieces of information after my >> footage has been packed into its AVI container? Is it there after >> the capture, at all? >> >> I'm asking this because by now I have mastered the capturing process >> and am ready to move to the second step of the home video >> production, but would like to know what to expect of this metadata? >> Your answers might even help me to choose between different >> editors... >> > > I capture with Scenealyzer Live, which offers a naming option that > includes the date and time. I find this very useful, as it organizes > clips chronologically, and makes it easy to divide clips up by day. > > What else do you want to do with this data? first place... On Thu, 5 May 2005 22:01:48 +0200, "Griffo Fooxburr"
<griffofBEZ@SPAMAhotmail.com> wrote: >Hello all, When you capture DV the result should be an exact copy of the>Besides the fact that some (at least the ones I've tried) DV capturing >utilities use the timecode from a DV tape to name the destination file, how >can I use these pieces of information after my footage has been packed into >its AVI container? Is it there after the capture, at all? > >I'm asking this because by now I have mastered the capturing process and am >ready to move to the second step of the home video production, but would >like to know what to expect of this metadata? Your answers might even help >me to choose between different editors... original data wrapped in an AVI container. (There may be other things there as well.) This means that *all* the metadata is still there, not just date and time but things like exposure info. There are a number of free and nearly free utils that will show this data. There is at least one that will take the date and time and 'brand' the video visibly with this, if that is the sort of thing you want to do. Regards, Harry. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- Harry Broomhall wrote:
Show quoteHide quote > On Thu, 5 May 2005 22:01:48 +0200, "Griffo Fooxburr" Thanks, Harry.> <griffofBEZ@SPAMAhotmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello all, >> Besides the fact that some (at least the ones I've tried) DV >> capturing utilities use the timecode from a DV tape to name the >> destination file, how can I use these pieces of information after my >> footage has been packed into its AVI container? Is it there after >> the capture, at all? >> >> I'm asking this because by now I have mastered the capturing process >> and am ready to move to the second step of the home video >> production, but would like to know what to expect of this metadata? >> Your answers might even help me to choose between different >> editors... > > > When you capture DV the result should be an exact copy of the > original data wrapped in an AVI container. (There may be other things > there as well.) > > This means that *all* the metadata is still there, not just date > and time but things like exposure info. > > There are a number of free and nearly free utils that will show > this data. There is at least one that will take the date and time and > 'brand' the video visibly with this, if that is the sort of thing you > want to do. Yes, I suppose that superimposing would be something I would like to do. Another poster in this newsgroup posted the link to one inexpensive shareware programme called Visual DV Time Stamp. I haven't tried it yet, but I think it is the direction to follow. Actually, I think it could be very nice to have this timecode superimposed on the beginning (first 5 or 10 seconds) of each chapter on finished DVD.
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"Griffo Fooxburr" <griffofBEZ@SPAMAhotmail.com> wrote in message As someone previously posted elsewhere, it would be awesome to have thenews:d5u6dk$co3$1@ss405.t-com.hr... > Harry Broomhall wrote: > > On Thu, 5 May 2005 22:01:48 +0200, "Griffo Fooxburr" > > <griffofBEZ@SPAMAhotmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Hello all, > >> Besides the fact that some (at least the ones I've tried) DV > >> capturing utilities use the timecode from a DV tape to name the > >> destination file, how can I use these pieces of information after my > >> footage has been packed into its AVI container? Is it there after > >> the capture, at all? > >> > >> I'm asking this because by now I have mastered the capturing process > >> and am ready to move to the second step of the home video > >> production, but would like to know what to expect of this metadata? > >> Your answers might even help me to choose between different > >> editors... > > > > > > When you capture DV the result should be an exact copy of the > > original data wrapped in an AVI container. (There may be other things > > there as well.) > > > > This means that *all* the metadata is still there, not just date > > and time but things like exposure info. > > > > There are a number of free and nearly free utils that will show > > this data. There is at least one that will take the date and time and > > 'brand' the video visibly with this, if that is the sort of thing you > > want to do. > > Thanks, Harry. > Yes, I suppose that superimposing would be something I would like to do. > Another poster in this newsgroup posted the link to one inexpensive > shareware programme called Visual DV Time Stamp. I haven't tried it yet, but > I think it is the direction to follow. > > Actually, I think it could be very nice to have this timecode superimposed > on the beginning (first 5 or 10 seconds) of each chapter on finished DVD. > date the footage was originally shot as a subtitle... John wrote:
> As someone previously posted elsewhere, it would be awesome to have Right! I think that it came cross my mind too, but forgot to ask.> the date the footage was originally shot as a subtitle... Having the date and/or time code as a separate subtitle stream would indeed be great. Is there an easy way to achieve this? "Griffo Fooxburr" <griffofBEZ@SPAMAhotmail.com> wrote in message You could treat it like a closed-caption "language option".news:d638sd$1ho$1@ss405.t-com.hr... > John wrote: >> As someone previously posted elsewhere, it would be awesome to have >> the date the footage was originally shot as a subtitle... > > Right! I think that it came cross my mind too, but forgot to ask. > Having the date and/or time code as a separate subtitle stream would > indeed > be great. Is there an easy way to achieve this? Of course, generating the data would be a bear. Good candidate for someone to write a little utility to generate it automagically. 
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