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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: off topic - question about capture softwares

Date: Sat 23/10/04 11:07:55 GMT

Name: MK

Email: wamtec@compuserve.com

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Thanks for the suggestion....but that pre-supposes that first you must capture all the videos to your pc...and then render everything as a mov or avi file. I have to deal with at least 40 to 50 hours of new videos from various producers per month..and do not have diskspace capacity to capture 80+ hours of video at full avi quality per month...I do not have a one terrabyte raid system of drives.

No...I do not wish to capture video to a hard drive and then have to render it into other formats.

I need an "on the fly" software where you can just connect a camcorder or vcr or dvd player to firewire and then it can take time lapse frame grabs on the fly...with no need to capture video to the hard drive...cos my pc hd is always full with other video editing projects.

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Re: Re: Re: off topic - question about capture softwares

By mr. producer - info@wetlookdvd.com Sat 23/10/04 09:53:05 GMT

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I think the solution is quicktime pro (if you have your entire movie as an avi. mov. or mpeg) you can export to an image sequence in which you can choose from a jpg, png, bmp etc. Under options you can select the number of frames you want capture per second. If you want to capture still per every 5 seconds you fill in: 0.2 frames per second.

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Re: Re: off topic - question about capture softwares

By MK - wamtec@compuserve.com Sat 23/10/04 08:41:13 GMT

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Tks..I checked their website....it looks interesting. I will check it out. A couple of questions though...it mentions a limit of only 200 frames being able to be captured at one time...is that something that is open ended when you buy the full version. Also..using this software for generating vidcaps is rather like using an M1 Tank to kill a flea...cos this software is primarily for animations experts and those who like to do claymation. The end result appears to be an AVI output or some slideshow format...my question is...is each frame capture saved as individual jpeg files...cos I do not wish to produce an animated time-lapse slideshow....merely to display individual jpegs in a picture gallery

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Re: off topic - question about capture softwares

By Tomsk - Sat 23/10/04 08:14:30 GMT

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Hi. I have a program called stop motion pro which has a "time lapse" feature which will grab images at a pre-determined time set by the user...this ranges from seconds to hours...would this be what you are after?

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off topic - question about capture softwares

By MK - wamtec@compuserve.com Sat 23/10/04 06:08:28 GMT

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To those of you who handle loads of videos and need to create loads of vidcaps each month...can any of you recommend a good piece of software that can do "automated" or "timed" captures on a sequencer -- as opposed to having to make frame grabs "manually" from a video editing system or from a capture device or off a camcorder. We can all capture frames manually...but when you receive 30 to 40 new videos per month...creating frame grabs manually is an impossible task.

I used to have a great device/software called GRAB IT PRO by Aims Labs...where you could just attach your vcr or camcorder and then set the software to randomly create frame grabs at timed intervals...i.e. every 5 seconds or 10 seconds etc...depending on how you set it. Unfortunately, that software only worked under Win95/98...and the company went bankrupt 4 years ago and no drivers were ever made for windows XP, so my auto capture device no longer works under all my pcs now upgraded to XP...another piece of junk for the trash can.

However, with the truckloads of media coming in from Leonmoomin, EuroWAM TEAM, Tracie, et al every week...none of us have the time to be making "manual" captures any more. It took me an entire evening just to do the galleries for my ALL WET VOLUME 3 tape...and that is only one of 30 new tapes I have pending on my shelf that are awaiting captures to be made. I am willing to post free pics and to host them for free too....but just do not have the time to create frame grabs manually...I need an automated timer/sequencer program...as GRAB IT PRO used to be able to do.

So...if anybody can point me to a device or software that can do this...then you will see a LOT more free pics coming from me and leon etc...cos at the moment...leon and I have tons of new materials...and no time to make all these captures for them....so if you guys can offer a solution...you will get to see more free galleries....but if the only option is to make frame grabs manually...then I will only have time to do pics for about one in every 10 videos I release...and for the rest...you will have to make do with text descriptions only.

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