dear god help me!

achsifeseehc · Post by **achsifeseehc** » Sun Nov 03, 2002 9:55 pm

hello, newbie here, i know you guys dont like to be asked all the time how to make a video, but i have to. the ermac guide didn't help at all, i cant get dvd footage, please help, this is an S.O.S.

jonmartensen · Post by **jonmartensen** » Sun Nov 03, 2002 10:07 pm

Well, you need video. If you don't have a DVD-Rom your only other choices are capture with your video card (but that takes a special card, if you have it you would know you have it), or you can download clips off teh internet (bad quality though). I would recomend getting a dvd-rom drive if you can afford it.
They should run under $30 for a reasonably good product.

achsifeseehc · Post by **achsifeseehc** » Sun Nov 03, 2002 10:11 pm

okay how would i go about doing it with downloaded video, cuz i dont know how to capture it off of my video card... like i said i have absolutely no clue as to how i do this

Zarxrax · Post by **Zarxrax** » Sun Nov 03, 2002 10:29 pm

No one is going to tell ou how to do that. Either figure out how to capture it or rip dvds.

RadicalEd0 · Post by **RadicalEd0** » Sun Nov 03, 2002 10:35 pm

your name contains cheese backwards so I shall aid
first read up on video in general and try to get an understanding of it all (ermacs guide is a good starting point, at least the parts about video basics) then read sommore on other things until you gain a good understanding of codecs, formats, containers etc and basic video tech.
In time you'll learn all you'd ever need to know. If you don't want to spend the time learning then video editing is not for you :/
there are plenty of good links floating around http://www.doom9.org
learn well and you shall triumph :]

jonmartensen · Post by **jonmartensen** » Sun Nov 03, 2002 10:39 pm

achsifeseehc wrote:okay how would i go about doing it with downloaded video, cuz i dont know how to capture it off of my video card... like i said i have absolutely no clue as to how i do this

It's a pain. You (normally) have to take the clips that you have gathered and convert them into a common format that can be edited with whatever software you have. But you should do what Zarxrax says and rip the dvds. Get a dvd-rom

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The Wired Knight · Post by **The Wired Knight** » Sun Nov 03, 2002 10:52 pm

Firewire card + DV Camera + DVD player = Easy Capture

Lyrs · Post by **Lyrs** » Mon Nov 04, 2002 8:51 am

It's not that hard to learn....i've been at it for a couple of months now and i still haven't made a genuine video...

Mess around...that's how you usually learn cool stuff, or at least, that's how i learn. BUt that's not for everyone, especially if you have expensive equip.

/end

shinto · Post by **shinto** » Wed Nov 06, 2002 4:56 pm

just but urself a dvd rom drive ( around $30 as was said before) and download yourself smartripper and dvd2avi use those to get the avis you can use for your video. now that costs NOT A LOT AT ALL!!

achsifeseehc · Post by **achsifeseehc** » Wed Nov 06, 2002 4:59 pm

and how would i go about getting movies off of games i.e. final fantasy's fmvs. would it be the same way? and are those programs free?