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Sony MicroMV problem - missing video clip

Author
13 Nov 2005 3:05 AM
onmyd
I videod a 40 minute set by a friend's band last night - all in one
take
on my MicroMV Sony DCR-1P1E.  I then accidentally recorded about a 5
sec clip
right in the middle of the 40minute clip.

When I tried to capture the video files using Movieshaker, it would
only recognise the first
20minute clip and then the 5 second clip and then nothing - EVENTHOUGH
I can see the remaining 20minute of the concert when I watch it on the
camera.  How do I get the second half of my concert?  It appears that
the second half has lost a "header" that Movieshaker will recognise???

Author
14 Nov 2005 10:28 PM
Gene E. Bloch
On 11/12/2005, on***@my-deja.com managed to type:
> I videod a 40 minute set by a friend's band last night - all in one
> take
> on my MicroMV Sony DCR-1P1E.  I then accidentally recorded about a 5
> sec clip
> right in the middle of the 40minute clip.
>
> When I tried to capture the video files using Movieshaker, it would
> only recognise the first
> 20minute clip and then the 5 second clip and then nothing - EVENTHOUGH
> I can see the remaining 20minute of the concert when I watch it on the
> camera.  How do I get the second half of my concert?  It appears that
> the second half has lost a "header" that Movieshaker will recognise???

Here's what I would try: Position the tape in the camera a couple of
seconds into the second half of the clip. Set your capture program for
manual capture, click on the program's record or capture button, then
start the tape. Or maybe your program wants you to start the tape
first, then click capture.

The camcorder should be in VCR mode. Also, be sure the little switch on
the cassette is in the protected position (I know, you've done that
already!).

The header you speak of is the time code. It's now out of sequence.

I'm sure some software - I can't say which, I just don't know off hand
- would capture that data OK without intervention, but the above method
should work with whatever you've got, as long as manual capture is
available.

HTH,
Gino

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