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Originally Posted by mattsmith321
So, I will probably end up with the following:
- Import with WinDV from tape to date-stamped clips
- Encode/compress clips to ~6-8Mbps (still need to decide MPEG-2/XviD/DivX)
- Delete original clips
- Import encoded clips into Adobe Photoshop Elements
- For iPod or lo-fi (youtube, online, etc.) needs, use the encoded clips.
- For projects where quality is a concern, re-import the original clip.
- At some point, I will probably copy the DV tapes to new tapes to keep them fresh.
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About the two things I have emboldened above:
What do you mean by date-stamped? If you mean the date information is in the file but not burned onto the video itself, *any* DV capture application will do that. If you want the date on the video permanently, WinDV won't do that. You have to use it in conjunction with another program to add the date afterwards or use a separate program that does both simultaneously. Which is better depends on exactly what you are after.
Copying tapes to new DV tapes - everything on the tape is duplicated EXCEPT for the timecode. So, if your original captured information is in any way dependent on the timecode, you may have a problem down the road. e.g., if your editing program has created clips and noted the timecode so you can recapture them at a later date then the copy of the tape won't work properly.