Video export software

Troubleshooter · 07-21-2005, 02:39 PM

I have the AVDV E4 that comes with the Pinnacle 8 suite.

I'm looking for software that will let me send video and audio out through analog ports on the card that wasn't created with the native software for the card.

It comes with Pinnacle Studio 8.

Names of various software that supports the card would be a big help.

Hobbs · 07-21-2005, 03:46 PM

Are you looking to send captured converted digital video out throught this card, such as MPEG4 or WMV, or are you trying to send realtime video through the card? If you are going to convert the video to a format, Pinnicle Studio 8 is great. We use it in our office to convert our video to MPEG 1 or 2 for presentations on all kinds of platforms.

Troubleshooter · 07-21-2005, 03:51 PM

I want to plug the breakout box to my TV.

If I open an avi file and send it to the analog output it says that it won't let me send any file that wasn't made with the studio8 software.

I guess it's brute force DRM enforcement.

Hobbs · 07-21-2005, 05:19 PM

It won't allow you to play an AVI ported to the TV? I can't believe that [*looking at ground...scratching head*]. I can't imagine why the harware would care what codec your using to decode the DV. That concet went out a long time ago when MPEG files were new and you needed a propriatary card to run the MPEG through the video card. Studio * isn't that old. We're using Studio 9 and all we do is capture, encode, and run it to any output we want; TV, projector, monitor, etc.

One more question, who makes the breakout box? I assume that it came bundled with Studio 8, as Pinnacle so often does.

Troubleshooter · 07-22-2005, 11:00 AM

One of the options on the Studio8 software is to export to tape via the analog ports on the breakout box. The breakout box is a part of the AVDV E4 card that came with the hardware/software package.

The Studio8 software won't let me export to tape (read as send to my TV) any video that wasn't encoded with the Studio8 software package. It gives me an error message stating as such.

Hobbs · 07-22-2005, 12:55 PM

OK Trouble, here's the deal

Being that I am the "King of all Media," I wanna so much be the hero on this prob...but I may be stumped.

We are using Studio 9.4 but I think the menus are pretty much the same if I remember. We are also using a breakout box called The Movie Box which is made by Pinnacle. It has every type of connection known to mankind on it (i.e. Firewire, S-Video, composite).

I got the same message when I tried to output video to tape, but only when I tried certain AVI files. When I went to the Make tab, clicked on the Open File button next to the player, and tried to select a video. The error message came up ~ "not compressed with Studio 9...blah blah blah." Not all video, just some video, and I am not sure why certain video would come in and some wouldn't.

Now, I did have limited success when I did the following:
I went to the Edit tab, open up the directory where the AVI file was located and clicked on the AVI file. In the window appeared thumbnails of all the scenes in the avi file. I dragged the thumbs into the filmstrip just below in the order that I wanted them to show. Afterwhich, I clicked on the the Make tab, and on the left window there is a green Create button. I pressed this and it created a compressed temporary file. Once it was done, I turned on the record on the VCR machine then pressed the Play button to output the video to tape (it doesn't say play, it is actually a button with an arrow on it just like a VCR control button) . I had limited success in the cases where I couldn't open a file directly, but there were some video files that I still couldn't open up. I got an error message that stated it couldn't open the file for one reason or another and in one case I got the dreaded "application sorry" error message and crashed the program.

If this doesn't make sense, let me know and I will try to explain it better. I included some visuals just to ease in the 'splainin'. I'm not sure how much experience youv'e had with Pinnacle.

Incidently, I hate digital video. This crap never seems to work as advertised. There's always some codec or compression prob that just doesn't make sense. Let me know if this works.

Hobbs · 07-22-2005, 12:57 PM

Here are two more illustrations for Pinnacle stuio 9.

Troubleshooter · 07-25-2005, 07:48 AM

Thanks for the effort. I don't have web access in the evenings or on weekends at the moment, so I'll have to try this when I get home.

I'll let you know of any progress.

07-21-2005, 02:39 PM	#1
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Video export software I have the AVDV E4 that comes with the Pinnacle 8 suite. I'm looking for software that will let me send video and audio out through analog ports on the card that wasn't created with the native software for the card. It comes with Pinnacle Studio 8. Names of various software that supports the card would be a big help. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

07-21-2005, 03:46 PM	#2
Hobbs Professor for the school of ass-clownery Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Surprise! Posts: 404	Are you looking to send captured converted digital video out throught this card, such as MPEG4 or WMV, or are you trying to send realtime video through the card? If you are going to convert the video to a format, Pinnicle Studio 8 is great. We use it in our office to convert our video to MPEG 1 or 2 for presentations on all kinds of platforms. __________________ That's it! Send in the chimps!

07-21-2005, 03:51 PM	#3
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	I want to plug the breakout box to my TV. If I open an avi file and send it to the analog output it says that it won't let me send any file that wasn't made with the studio8 software. I guess it's brute force DRM enforcement. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

07-21-2005, 05:19 PM	#4
Hobbs Professor for the school of ass-clownery Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Surprise! Posts: 404	It won't allow you to play an AVI ported to the TV? I can't believe that [looking at ground...scratching head]. I can't imagine why the harware would care what codec your using to decode the DV. That concet went out a long time ago when MPEG files were new and you needed a propriatary card to run the MPEG through the video card. Studio * isn't that old. We're using Studio 9 and all we do is capture, encode, and run it to any output we want; TV, projector, monitor, etc. One more question, who makes the breakout box? I assume that it came bundled with Studio 8, as Pinnacle so often does. __________________ That's it! Send in the chimps!

07-22-2005, 11:00 AM	#5
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	One of the options on the Studio8 software is to export to tape via the analog ports on the breakout box. The breakout box is a part of the AVDV E4 card that came with the hardware/software package. The Studio8 software won't let me export to tape (read as send to my TV) any video that wasn't encoded with the Studio8 software package. It gives me an error message stating as such. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

07-22-2005, 12:55 PM	#6
Hobbs Professor for the school of ass-clownery Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Surprise! Posts: 404	OK Trouble, here's the deal Being that I am the "King of all Media," I wanna so much be the hero on this prob...but I may be stumped. We are using Studio 9.4 but I think the menus are pretty much the same if I remember. We are also using a breakout box called The Movie Box which is made by Pinnacle. It has every type of connection known to mankind on it (i.e. Firewire, S-Video, composite). I got the same message when I tried to output video to tape, but only when I tried certain AVI files. When I went to the Make tab, clicked on the Open File button next to the player, and tried to select a video. The error message came up ~ "not compressed with Studio 9...blah blah blah." Not all video, just some video, and I am not sure why certain video would come in and some wouldn't. Now, I did have limited success when I did the following: I went to the Edit tab, open up the directory where the AVI file was located and clicked on the AVI file. In the window appeared thumbnails of all the scenes in the avi file. I dragged the thumbs into the filmstrip just below in the order that I wanted them to show. Afterwhich, I clicked on the the Make tab, and on the left window there is a green Create button. I pressed this and it created a compressed temporary file. Once it was done, I turned on the record on the VCR machine then pressed the Play button to output the video to tape (it doesn't say play, it is actually a button with an arrow on it just like a VCR control button) . I had limited success in the cases where I couldn't open a file directly, but there were some video files that I still couldn't open up. I got an error message that stated it couldn't open the file for one reason or another and in one case I got the dreaded "application sorry" error message and crashed the program. If this doesn't make sense, let me know and I will try to explain it better. I included some visuals just to ease in the 'splainin'. I'm not sure how much experience youv'e had with Pinnacle. Incidently, I hate digital video. This crap never seems to work as advertised. There's always some codec or compression prob that just doesn't make sense. Let me know if this works. Attached Images __________________ That's it! Send in the chimps!

07-22-2005, 12:57 PM	#7
Hobbs Professor for the school of ass-clownery Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Surprise! Posts: 404	Here are two more illustrations for Pinnacle stuio 9. Attached Images __________________ That's it! Send in the chimps!

07-25-2005, 07:48 AM	#8
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Thanks for the effort. I don't have web access in the evenings or on weekends at the moment, so I'll have to try this when I get home. I'll let you know of any progress. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

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