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I have a video camera and several tapes with movies on them. I have always intended to take the movies off the tapes as they were recorded, and transfer them to my PC. Once on the PC, I want to edit the movies (delete scenes, add transitions, etc.) I also want to use the PC for either permanent archival (since disk is relatively cheap), or transfer the movies to CD / DVD for permanent storage. Actually, this is the biggest goal of all: turning my home movies into something on CD or DVD that I can easily watch and share. Starting the New Year off right, I decided I would take the plunge and finally do it. Here then is my tale.== Applications ==
Let's face it, watching home movies using your video camera and a collection of tapes is not too easy, nor too fun. It should be a lot easier, like popping in a CD or DVD into the DVD player, then sitting back on the sofa with the remote control.
The equipment:
*Panasonic MiniDV camcorder with 1394 (firewire) port
*IEEE 1394 (firewire) card for PC
*IEEE 1394 cable
*PC with over 68 GB of free space and 756MB of RAM (On my Debian system running the KDE desktop, I can get this information through the KDE Info Center)
==Debian packages added==
#coriander (version 1.0.0-pre3-2)
#dvgrab (version 1.6deb-1)
#ftplib3 (version 3.1-1-5)
#gscanbus (version 0.7.1-5)
#libdc1394-10 (version 0.9.5-1)
#bootcd (version 2.45)
#bootcd-dvdplus (version 2.45)
#bootcd-i386 (version 2.45)
#dvdauthor (version 0.6.10-4)
#dvdbackup (version 0.1.1-2)
#gstreamer0.8-dvd (version 0.8.6-1)
#liba52-0.7.4 (version 0.7.4-1)
#libdvdnav4 (version 0.1.9-3)
#libdvdread3 (version 0.9.4-5)
#syslinux (version 2.11-0.1)
#vdr (version 1.2.6-5)
#vdr-kbd (version 1.2.6-5)
#vdr-plugin-dvd (version 0.3.4-rc10-1)
Coriander === Video Slideshows ===; [http://ffdiaporama.tuxfamily.org/ ffDiaporama] : for making a slideshow video, and it's not bad. However, it simply refused to render my project with a 'encode error'. It is also outdated (last release in 2014) and doesn't install properly on newer Ubuntu. The project itself is a GUI that lets you control all the features fork of anIEEE-1394 Digital Camera complying with the DC Specifications v1.04 oreven less maintained Diaporamalater (see ; [http://wwwimagination.1394tasourceforge.orgnet/ Imagination]): is a simple tool. Last released in 2011, there is at least a note in 2017 that contributions are welcome. The results weren't bad either. But, I still like the power of OpenShot.
dvgrab receives audio and video data from a digital camcorder via an
IEEE1394 (widely known as FireWire) link and stores them into one of
several file formats. It features autosplit of long video sequences,
and supports saving the data as raw frames, AVI type 1, AVI type 2,
Quicktime DV, or a series of JPEG stills.
'''gscanbus''' scan IEEE1394 (firewire=== Transcoding ===http:/i/programmer-art.link) busorg/projects/arista-transcoder
gscanbus is a little bus scanning, testing == Mencoder and topology visualizingtool for the Linux IEEE1394 subsystem, with some AV/C support,especially for controlling Camcorders and VCRs. It is intended as adebugging tool for IEEE1394 development, but can also be used tosimply check your IEEE1394 setup on Linux. (see [http://gscanbus.berlios.de/])ffmpeg examples ==
'''libdc1394''' high level programming interface for IEEE1394 digital cameraIf you only want a 5-minute clip, the first thing to do would probablybe to throw away the other 55 minutes of video. That should make allyour files load much faster. :)
libdc1394 is a library that is intended You can extract the part you want with mplayer like this:<source lang="bash">$ mencoder -ovc copy -oac copy infile -ss 00:10:09.5 -endpos 00:05:00 -o outfile</source>"-ovc" means "output video codec", "-oac" means "output audio codec",the "-ss" argument skips ahead to provide a high level10 minutes 9.5 seconds into theprogramming interface for application developers who wish video, and "-endpos" tells mencoder to controltranscode exactly 5 minutes.IEEE 1394 based cameras "copy" is a special codec name that conform tells mplayer to just streamcopythe 1394-based Digital CameraSpecification (found at [http://wwwaudio and video streams to output.1394ta.org/]). This package contains shared librariesessentially cutting out the5-minute segment that you want.
'''libraw1394''' library for direct access This can also be done with ffmpeg:<source lang="bash">$ ffmpeg -acodec copy -vcodec copy -itsoffset -00:10:09.5 -i infile -ss 00:10:09.5 -t 00:05:00 outfile</source>Note that the "-itsoffset" option must be specified to IEEE 1394 bus (aka FireWire)make sure thatA/V timestamps synchronize, and that its value must be the negative ofthe "-ss" argument.
libraw1394 is Note that, for BOTH mencoder and ffmpeg, the only supported interface to the kernel side raw1394order of the Linux IEEEcommand-1394 subsystem, which provides direct access to thelineconnected 1394 buses to user space. Through libraw1394/raw1394options and arguments is not just significant,applications can directly send to and receive from other nodes withoutrequiring a kernel driver for the protocol in questionit's HIGHLY significant.
'''libavc1394''' control IEEE1394 To transcode the video, specify the output codecs as the "vcodec" and"acodec" sub-options to the libavcodec option (-lavcopts):<source lang="bash">$ mencoder -ovc lavc -oac lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:acodec=ac3 infile -o outfile</source>Here, "lavc" means to use one of the libavcodec codecs, specified bythe "vcodec" and "acodec" suboptions to the "-lavcopts" option (whichspecifies options for libavcodec). mencoder has about a bazillion^2command line options, sub options, sub sub options, and can get quiteconfusing. ffmpeg can also transcode audio/and video devicesstreams from onecodec to another.
libavc1394 is a programming interface for If you want to change the framerate of the 1394 Trade Association AVvideo, you can usesomething like this:<source lang="bash">$ mencoder -ofps 25 -oac copy -ovc copy -o outfile infile</Csource>(Audio/Video Control) Digital Interface Command Set. It allows Note that, whenever you use "copy" as the codec, mplayer will copy thecorresponding stream tothe output unmodified. That means it will ignoreremote control camcorders and similar devices connected any filters set up to your computermodify the copied stream. This is a BIG gotcha. For example:<source lang="bash">$ mencoder -oac copy -ovc copy -af volume=10 -o outfile infilevia an IEEE1394 </source>WILL NOT DO what you probably want, because with "-oac copy" the"volume" audio filters (aka Firewirespecified with "-af") linkwill be ignored, and theaudio in outfile will be at the SAME volume as the audio in infile. This package includes When capturing video in the libraries needed to US, you may also run executables usinginto problems withlibavc1394video interlacing. Fortunately, mencoder has deinterlacing videofilters, for example "-vf pp=lb". == See Also ==[[Video Editing/My Story]] [[Category:Video]][[Category:Multimedia]][[Category:Howto]][[Category:Applications]]
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There are several fully professional "Non-Linear Video Editing" applications in the free software realm. I've only briefly toyed with them so I can't tell you from personal experience how easy it might be to do a quick project. But Blender, OpenShot and KDENLiVE are amazing free software applications.
=== Editing ===These are some of the free editing tools. More can be found at https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Category/Video; [https://www.blender.org/ Blender] : {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pznQweUD9x0|300|right|Basic Video Editing in Blender|frame}}: is simply an awesome program. : It is used mostly for 3-d design and modelling, but it also is quite capable at video editing. : Blender works on both Windows and Linux. Lots of tutorials on YouTube (see right for example) ; [http://www.openshot.org/features/ OpenShot]: {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0nEHxtTjk4|300|right|OpenShot 2.0 reaches beta|frame}}: is another Linux only NLVE, and might be more 'beginner friendly' ; [http://ffmpeg.org/ FFmpeg] [[wp:FFmpeg]] : One of, if not 'Coriander'the'' control IEEE1394 digital cameramost useful tool in the land of multimedia is FFMPEG.; [http://www.transcoding.org/cgi-bin/transcode Transcode] [[wp:Transcode_(software)]] : tool is built using the libavcodec library of FFmpeg.; [http://www.avidemux.org/ Avidemux] [[wp:Avidemux]] ([http://www.avidemux.org/admWiki/index.php?title=Main_Page wiki]) : Available in three user interfaces (GTK+, QT4 and cli) for all major operating systems. : Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It's graphical user interface looks pretty similar to VirtualDub and most features known from VirtualDub are available too. : Avidemux natively supports a great number of file types, such as AVI, MPEG, VOB, TS, MP4, ASF, OGM, MKV and FLV. At the same time Avidemux natively supports a wide range of Video/Audio formats, including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 ASP, H.264/AVC, DV, HuffYUV, MP3, AAC, AC-3 and Vorbis. Tasks can be automated using projects, job queue and powerful scripting capabilities. Video-DVD or (S)VCD compliant streams can be created with easy-to-use "Auto" wizards. Multi-threading is supported! See also: [http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=126164 FAQ] at doom9; [http://www.pitivi.org/ PiTiVi] : is a video editor designed to be user-friendly and powerful; [http://www.gopchop.org GOPchop] : is a "Graphical MPEG Clipper" - a Linux-based GUI program for removing sections from a video file with the minimum amount of disturbance to the stream. It does this by writing specific "Group of Pictures" (GOP) sections to a new video file. The GOPs will decode correctly and the gaps won't be noticed.; [http://handbrake.fr/ HandBrake] [[mw:HandBrake]] : is a software application that can convert MPEG video (including DVD-Video) into a MPEG-4 video file in .mp4, .avi, .ogm, or .mkv containers.; [http://kinodv.org/ kino] [[wp:Kino_(software)]] : Kino is great for working with the DV format and IEEE 1394 (firewire) interfaces; [http://kdenlive.org/ kdenlive] [[wp:Kdenlive]] : A nice "pro-sumer" (hobbyist, close to professional needs) tool. Kdenlive has instructions on how to make and add a tutorial to their site, including how to create and upload desktop recordings onto vimeo.com http://kdenlive.org/contribution-manual/how-make-video-tutorial {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kkaUd7nBKo|300|right|KDENLiVE|frame}} Currently only runs on Linux (but there are efforts to port it to Mac and Windows). ; [http://www.heroinewarrior.com/cinelerra.php cinelerra] [[wp:Cinelerra]] https://cinelerra-cv.org/: is a significant project, aimed at the professional user. It's both a NLVE and a compositing application. There is a friendly fork called the Community Version (CV) as compared to the original Heroine Warrior (HW) version.
=== Players ===; [http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/info.html MPlayer] [[wp:MPlayer]] : is one of the most essential players in the Free Software world. The project works in tandem with FFmpeg. MPlayer software includes the '''dvgrabMencoder''' Grab digital video data via IEEE1394 linkscommandline tool; VLC : vlc is cross-platform and wonderful. It even works on your phone.
