On 16/05/2006, at 7:33 PM, John Carlson wrote:
Hi list
I have burnt a film my daughter made to DVD. Once burnt I promptly
trashed
the Imovie project as I needed the space. It turns out my daughter
had not
finished with the project,bugger!, and I now need to recover the
Imovie
project to either Imovie or Final Cut Pro.
I have tried Data Rescue on my hardisk with no success.
Is there some way I can convert the files on the DVD to a format
that Imovie
or Final Cut can manipulate?
Regards
John Carlson
Hi John,
I sent the below suggestions to WAMUG list awhile ago.
You will need to convert the footage from the DVD into a format iMovie
understands before you can import it. DVDs use MPEG-2 format (which
is for viewing not Editing), while iMovie works with the DV format
(DV Stream).
The options you have depend on 'What you have'.
1. If you can get the original Camcorder tape, that's the easiest &
best way to go.
then just hook up a Firewire Camcorder & Import into iMovie.
2. If the original tape is no longer available.
Connect your DV Camcorder up to your TV using the video out on the TV.
Then play your DVD on your TV and record the bits you need on your
camera.
What you see on your TV is what you get on your camera.
Then import this tape into iMovie.
I do all my tape transfers this way. VHS, DVD, all my old tapes.
3. If you have Quicktime Pro & the MPEG-2 Playback Component you can
convert to DV Stream.
4. or Purchase DVDxDV
"After a DVD is created, the original source material can get lost or
damaged. When this happens, there is no easy way to get the video
off the DVD and back into the computer where it can be re-edited.
DVDxDV makes it easy to get at your video when it's on DVD. With
DVDxDV you can quickly convert the DVD video back into any Quicktime
video format. From there, it can be re-edited and burned onto a new
DVD."
<http://www.dvdxdv.com/DVDxDV.details.htm>
Cheers,
Ronni
Car'n The Pies
