You first have to transcode or convert the ENTIRE DVD file into another format, then you can start editing. None of iDVD, iMovie, Roxio's latest PC DVD suite or another one I tried on a trial version will edit from source this way. It's not enough to simply connect a device that can play the source miniDVD (or put it in the computer's optical drive). Is there a way I can put a series of miniDVDs into the DVD drive, use editing software to pull off the scene or scenes I want, then burn the final product to a regular DVD?ĭo I have to spend $$$ to get "Final Cut Pro" or the PC equivalent? Say it ain't so. I can think of a few ways and workarounds to do what I want, but it all just seems so kludgy. Shouldn't I be able to pop in the source DVD, copy only the scenes I want, then assemble/edit them into a single flick and burn it to a blank DVD? Maybe this is a copyright protection goof, but let's face it, these miniDVDs are mine and I own the content. And I don't want to copy the entire stack of 30-minute miniDVDs, only to take 15 or 60 seconds off each for the final cut.Īlso, the DVD editing software that came with my new MacBook doesn't seem to allow for sucking video off DVDs. If I do that, then the editing software can't open it up or select scenes. The setups I've seen want me to copy the entire DVD to my HD. I can hook up my vidcam via USB or firewire, but this is a clumsy way to do it. This pile of DVDs can all be edited down to a single short flick for family and friends abroad.īut I can't seem to find any easy way on either a Mac or a PC to grab scenes from a mini DVD. No outside person could stand to see yet another shot of a baby gurgling or the dogs at the jikka. But only a parent could watch one from start to finish. We've made dozens of these 30-minute mini DVDs over the last couple years. I've got a Sony vidcam that records onto mini DVDs. What's the golden road to sucking scenes off a collection of miniDVDs, assembling them into a single movie, then burning it to a regular-sized DVD?
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