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Over the years I have had clients say that they cannot rip the dvds made in the reno+ to their editing systems to edit or even copy. Now a days with the macs making video editing so easy for the average person, I get that question more then ever.
Does anyone know how someone can rip it to a mac or a pc? I have been told that the message they get from macs is that the format isn't recognized and windows can't even show it.
Thanks,

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Some people confuse RIPPING a DVD with COPYING. RIPPING actually "RIPS" (acronym for something) the files. In turn, the files can be converted or accessed individually.

Copying is just that....making a duplicate. DVD FAB 8 does both.

Lou,
what they want to do is edit the raw footage. How can they do that when I give them a dvd burned on the reno+?
Thanks,
Jeff

Use KESEBARA since you burned same on a Cassie. Split your scenes manually as aut-split is out of the question. Edit away.

NOTE: You will have some loss from the original.
When I in the wedding business, I always made a TAPE backup of BOTH the raw and finished project. I avoided using the DVD to avoid artifacts and loss of resolution.

jeffphilips wrote:Lou,
what they want to do is edit the raw footage. How can they do that when I give them a dvd burned on the reno+?
Thanks,
Jeff

Sorry, I didn't make myself clear enough. I have clients that pay me to shoot their sporting events, then have me burn the raw footage to dvd for them to edit. They do not have a cassie. I have no idea what they have, but they cannot get the files from the dvd to edit with. Is there any software that is compatable and can work with MS files? Or is the answer to import the footage via analog. If it is the second option, then that will not do.

Jeff,

If you are burning raw footage to DVD for clients to be able to edit on a Mac or PC then you should be using Disk Transfer.

If you are you must have it set for Type 1 in Arabesk and it has to be set to that BEFORE you use Add Film to choose the Scenes in Disk Transfer.

If you are burning regular MPEG2 DVDs (Arabesk) for them to use for editing you are giving them highly compressed (lossy) footage and they would be better off with DV (AVI) footage, even via analog.

There is never a simple answer, lol.
Here is my situation. I have 11 camera ops capturing sports footage from tournaments. Sometimes as much as 50 hours a weekend. 97% of the footage is edited by me and my staff for recruiting purposes. I also sell the raw footage for the client to use as they please. Most use it to show coaches and entire game. I do get calls asking how to access the footage for editing from the dvd I made in arabesk. The answer you gave me will certainly add more record keeping as to which dvd was burned as an mpeg2 or avi. It will also prompt me to ask them how they intend to use the footage, either for editing or viewing.

Is it any faster or slower to burn a dvd using disk transfer?

As always, Thank you Lou and Tim!

Well, it's faster sort of. . .

The machine does not have to compress it so it saves time there and as it is burning raw footage in AVI form you do not have to and cannot create menus so that is faster, actual pure physical burning time to DVD medium is the same.

However, because it is not compressed less will fit on a DVD.

Approximately 20 minutes of uncompressed footage fits on a normal Single Layer DVD.

Ouch, that is a problem. I cannot afford to send out 3 dvds for a 1 hour game, unless I adjust the pricing. That was great information!!

Jeff,

DVDs are cheap, ou can get the best TY thermal DVD blanks for 27 cents a piece delivered and even the very best TY Watershields only run 70 cents a piece delivered from SuperMediaStore.