DV vs Combustion

[mgasper]

I usualy use Edit whit matrox, so i work with matrox mjpeg avi compressor and tga or tiff sequence, and i don’t have any problem to import my footage to my combustion workspace.

But now i have a problem, i’ve a lot of clip’s captured in adobe premiere with a firewire board.

So i can play the files in media player, but i can’t import this footage to Combustion (Codec not intalled), because the DV compressor is “dvsd”

did any one know if there are some converter, or codec to combustion, who let me import the footage correctly, whit out rendering all the clip.

😉

[Anonymous]

mgasper wrote:

…. I have a problem …. clips captured in adobe premiere with a firewire board…… “quote]

Hello:

You have a common “problem” ……..
What you need to understand is how Cv2 works with DV files …….

Here is more background info on how Cv2 works with DV files.
This is information is included in my “WebWarrior Combustion book.
(see: http:// http://www.mci.dk/combustion for info.)

It should explain what you need to know:

Combustion on Windows with DV via firewire:

The support for DV and 1394 that is built into Windows uses Microsoft’s DirectShow media system.

Combustion windows version does NOT support DirectShow, and therefore, will not work.

Combustion only supports Video-for-Windows and QuickTime.

Therefore, a work around is required. There are two possible solutions:

1) Simply use a third party software, such as Movie Maker, Vegas, or Premiere 6: First you capture and save the video files as Type-1 OpenDML DV AVI files using DirectShow. Note that Combustion can not read these as it does not read the DirectShow DV codec. Next, you export from Premiere or Vegas Video using either QuickTime (which includes a DV codec) or a third party Video-for-Windows-compatible DV codec, such as the one from MainConcept. Note: if you use the Video-for-Windows AVI route make sure you generate non-OpenDML AVI files. QuickTime 5 is probably the easiest route since you won’t have to buy a codec. But, tests have proven that the MainConcept DV AVI codec performs very well. As for exporting still frames, it is easy to generate these from Vegas Video (using save snapshot) or Premiere (using export image). Some DV capture applications will also save stills directly to image files.

2) A fast alternative to importing Type-1 Open DML DV AVI files (without re-encoding) is to use QuickTime Pro 5 or 6. Note: “QuickTime Pro” is NOT the free version, rather the Professional Upgrade. First open the DV AVI file in QuickTime Pro Movie Player. By default the preview in the QuickTime Pro Movie Player will look poor quality with low resolution and blocky pixilation: This is just QuickTime’s default DV playback mode. Your final import to combustion will not reflect this low quality. Combustion doesn’t require for the QuickTime “high quality” settings in order to get full resolution DV decoding, unlike many other applications such as Photoshop’s ImageReady. Next, save the clip as a QuickTime “reference movie” using the File->Save As command. In the “Save As” dialog you should change the file extension from .AVI to .MOV and make verify that the “Save normally (allowing dependencies)” is selected. This will create a small file with the same name as the original AVI file, but with a QuickTime .MOV extension. This file just references the original AVI file and they act as a “pair” together and they should not be separated. Should you move the .AVI files to a different folder, remember to also move the .MOV file. Next, you can open the new QuickTime .MOV file directly in Combustion, which will bring in the AVI file. HINT: For this step, always use “List View” in the Combustion File Open dialog (rather than Thumbnails) due to the fact that Combustion may occasionally crash when it tries to make a thumbnail for any Type-1 DV AVI files. Side Note: Even though Type-1 DV AVI files can be larger than 2GB this method will not allow you to bypass the 2GB file size limitation of Combustion. There are still file size limitations in QuickTime for Windows and Combustion. Therefore, this technique is ONLY recommended for short clips below 2 GB in size!

Sidenote: Combustion has a built-in “Quick Capture” function, which requires a QuickTime DV capture device driver, and, at this time, as far as I know, there are no such tools for Windows users at this time. Therefore, this specific feature is available to MAC users ONLY who have the required hardware.

regards,
Jack
denmark

[mgasper]

Thank’s Jack, you realy help me to understand how Cv2 works with dv, and this resolve my problem.
By the way, how can i buy your book.

Best regards

[Anonymous]

Hello:
Glad I could help…. and Thanks for inquiring about my book.
As you are in Europe, your book purchase price is Euro 48,00
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Combustion v2: The On-Line Web Warrior Guide
By Jack Pfeiffer, Published by MCI Videotronic
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