[MacDV] Re: Editing from DVD

[markflo at mac.com]

I've edited from a DVD -- it's not ideal, but it will work in a pinch.

Basically what happens is that the existing artifacts in the DVD signal 
get "amplified" by more artifacts during the DV encoding process 
(either by going to tape or "passing through" analog->DV), and if you 
then export that back to DVD again, you get yet even more artifacts.  
Comparing it to VHS though, it's more than acceptable.

Like everyone keeps saying -- export a final edit back to DV as well as 
DVD -- then if you need to access the edited footage, get it from the 
DV (or Digital8) tape rather than the DVD.

- Mark

On Friday, February 7, 2003, at 03:16  PM, Ken McNamara wrote:

> Thubten Kunga wrote:
>>
>> The only caveat would be if the macro-vision copy protection scheme
>> would block the transcoding from happening if it's a protected
>> commercial source. I don't know if it will or not. But I'll give it a
>> try later today if no one reports their try in the next hour. Can't 
>> you
>> try it Ken?
>>
>> k
>
> I'm kind of like you - if no one reports having done it, I'll probably
> try it sometime (but it'll be at least this weekend or later).
>
> Just hadn't given it much thought before.  I'm happy archiving on DV
> tape, no point in doing this.  But I've got a couple of friends that
> just keep itching to dump their personal material to DVD.  The
> editing/quality issue is the only thing holding them back.
>
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