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WinDV in Windows 7, 64-bit

Postby BobWard » Tue May 11, 2010 1:29 pm

I am getting ready to convert some VHS tapes to DV AVI format. I will be using a Canupos ADVC 110.

Is anyone successfully using WinDV for such a conversion in 64-bit Windows 7?

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Re: WinDV in Windows 7, 64-bit

Postby Chuck Engels » Tue May 11, 2010 4:03 pm

I don't know of anyone that is using WinDV on a 64bit system successfully Bob.
Not that there isn't anyone, just no one that I am aware of.
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Re: WinDV in Windows 7, 64-bit

Postby BobWard » Tue May 11, 2010 6:48 pm

Well, maybe I should not attempt to use WinDV for my capture software.

I do have a copy of Premiere Elements 2.0. Perhaps I could install that under Virtual XP mode on my Win 7 machine and use that to capture the output from the Canopus ADVC 110 to a DV AVI format. Are there any known problems with using PRE 2.0 to capture DV AVI files?

I understand that Microsoft Movie Maker for WIN7 will not capture to a DV AVI format, so my options may be limited.

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Re: WinDV in Windows 7, 64-bit

Postby Chuck Engels » Tue May 11, 2010 6:59 pm

I do not think that Premiere Elements 2 worked with Vista so I doubt it will work with Windows 7 and definitely not on a 64 bit system. Most likely will need to upgrade ;)

You can try WinDV and see if it will work, let us know if it works for you Bob.

Are you sure about Movie Maker not working to capture from Firewire in Windows 7?
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Re: WinDV in Windows 7, 64-bit

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Re: WinDV in Windows 7, 64-bit

Postby Ken Jarstad » Tue May 11, 2010 10:10 pm

I have Elements 2 installed on Windows 7 32 bit. The only things that don't install correctly are the DVD menu templates. You can still burn an auto-run DVD though.

I would go ahead and try WinDV. I'll bet it works fine. Remember that WinDV doesn't pass through sound to your speakers. I would try a short test capture and then play it back to see/hear what you got.
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Re: WinDV in Windows 7, 64-bit

Postby SteveG » Wed May 12, 2010 11:46 am

I have used WinDV many times on Win7 64bit Ultimate. It works just fine.
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Re: WinDV in Windows 7, 64-bit

Postby Chuck Engels » Wed May 12, 2010 1:57 pm

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Re: WinDV in Windows 7, 64-bit

Postby rusty » Wed May 12, 2010 2:49 pm

I used WinDV with Windows 7 64 bit to capture VHS using the pass through feature on a video camera (rather than a Canopus or other converter) and fire-wire from the camera to the computer. No problem at all (except for the lousy quality of the old analogue recordings and the VHS tapes!).
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Re: WinDV in Windows 7, 64-bit

Postby Chuck Engels » Wed May 12, 2010 5:30 pm

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Re: WinDV in Windows 7, 64-bit

Postby BobWard » Wed May 12, 2010 9:55 pm

Thanks for the response folks.

I will proceed with the WinDV download & report back. Sounds like I should have no problems.

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Re: WinDV in Windows 7, 64-bit

Postby BobWard » Thu May 13, 2010 12:10 am

Well, I am back to report success (knock on wood, this is just the first tape).

I downloaded WinDV to my WIN7 64-bit system. Hooked up my VCR to my new Canopus ADVC 110, connected the 110 to my computer via the 6-pin Firewire port. Hooked up the new LaCie 1 TB external drive to the computer via the eSATA port, opened WinDV, selected the input device (the VCR), clicked "Capture" and everything worked as advertized. About an hour later, I had about an 11.4 GB AVI file of my Vietnam gun camera film on the external hard drive (no dropped frames). One newbie question: Why is the file listed as an AVI file and not a DV AVI file? Is the DV tag (digital video) just implied, since the analog tape went through a digital converter?

Now I have about 40 more VHS tapes to convert. Hope things continue to go smooth.

Thanks for all the help. This forum has been a tremendous resource in helping me learn how to do these conversions.

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Re: WinDV in Windows 7, 64-bit

Postby Bob » Thu May 13, 2010 1:42 am

Why is the file listed as an AVI file and not a DV AVI file?


That's because it's neither necessary nor standard usage. AVI is a container format. It defines how the file is structured but not what the contents are. The contents are defined by the codecs used to encode the material and the AVI file contains a code that identifies the codecs used. DV-AVI is just a convenient way to say an AVI file encoded with a DV codec. If you use a utility such as GSpot to examine the avi file, you will see that the video is indeed encoded as DV Video.
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Re: WinDV in Windows 7, 64-bit

Postby SteveG » Thu May 13, 2010 11:58 am

Bob,

I don't know how everyone else handles this but I usually split up the .avi file. I use to set the number of frames to around 30000. I forgot the exact number but it was just enough where one avi file would fit on a regular DVD disk. I think it's easier to work with...but that's just me.
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Re: WinDV in Windows 7, 64-bit

Postby rusty » Thu May 13, 2010 2:50 pm

I actually set it at 9000 (five minutes) per clip unless I had a long scene. Most scenes tend to be a couple of minutes long at most, I find, and the smaller files are easier to handle. I just grab two if the scene I want happens to be split between them, rather than pulling in one big 12 GB file.
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