Camcorder- editing video files

[Ian Burrett]

If any one can help me I would be eternally grateful. I have spent many hours trying to get round this problem. I have a canon DC201 camcorder which finalises a mini disc into a VR-movie format.

 

My problem is this.

 

The mini disc will play complete on the TV and PC but when i try and open it on the PC for editing Nero, Pinnacle, Roxio. and videolan doesn't recognise the format.

 

Ha! easy I though All I need is a video converter.

 

I downloaded AVS media and a few more since to convert it a usable format but they only convert the first scene shot or file.

 

Is there a way round this?

Edited January 4, 2009 by Ian Burrett

[corydoras]

I think you MIGHT be stuffed mate. What you really want is a camera that records to tape and has a firewire port so that you can get a DV file from it.

 

Pop the DVD in your PC DVD drive and let us know what files and folders you can see on there. Can you see a folder in the root called VIDEO_TS?

[Ian Burrett]

I think you MIGHT be stuffed mate. What you really want is a camera that records to tape and has a firewire port so that you can get a DV file from it.

 

Pop the DVD in your PC DVD drive and let us know what files and folders you can see on there. Can you see a folder in the root called VIDEO_TS?

Hiya

 

Thanks for your help

 

Its a strange one IF you use a minidisc R it puts in a vr_movie format. A RW puts in a TS_format.

 

I think i am a step nearer as i downloaded a programme called VideoReDo which is supposed to recognise VR_Movie files