DVD/Video LMES/FIA GT Video Help (grabbing camcorder footage to computer)

JAG · 30 Mar 2006, 23:55 (Ref:1565625)

I have three half hour DVD's with camcorder footage shot at the Silverstone LMES 2004/5 and FIA GT Donington 2004 races.

Can someone please tell me how I can capture this footage to my computer.

What (free) software would I need?

I'd like to put them on Google video.

They accept:-

'AVI, ASF, QuickTime, Windows Media and MPEG formats. Specific video codecs include H.264, H.263, MPEG 1/2/4 and motion JPEG.'

brielga · 31 Mar 2006, 05:43 (Ref:1565776)

What is the format those DVDs are in? Generally they are in MPEG format already but the file has a different name/extension. In that case copying the files to your hard drive renaming them as xxxx.mpg will already give you what you need to start. otherwise you will need a free RIPper, those are always free in the web. I myself use Pinnacle studio to capture from the camcorder and it is fantastic (but not free, alas)

TheNewBob · 31 Mar 2006, 06:31 (Ref:1565801)

I have a program called Xilisoft Video Converter - It's a shareware program. I personally don't use it for extracting footage from DVD's, but the program can handle some DVD formats, and change them into something readable for google video. I think I got the program from downloads.com

Best of luck, be great to see some footage like this on google vid!

If anyone knows how to get coverage like this extracted from a VHS video using a WinTV card, then I'll have some footage too - including FIA GT from 2003 and 2004, British GT from 2004 and LMES from 2005. Did have some great old British GT Powertour coverage from 2000 but I think this has sadly been lost...

**Adam43** · 31 Mar 2006, 08:29 (Ref:1565877)

I don't think that being Sportscar makes it any different to grab

I've seen similar threads in Armchair. I know one or two of our members are adept at this. *cough* macdaddy *cough*
Moved

JAG · 31 Mar 2006, 16:54 (Ref:1566246)

If I get this working I'll have British GT from Oulton up after Easter Monday.

The DVD's are DV footage copied to a DVD recorder via firewire (think that's what it's called) cable

dj choc ice · 2 Apr 2006, 13:25 (Ref:1567868)

well i have some decent footage from the silverstone 1000km 2005 and i have the firewire cable but my laptop does not have a firewire port (lying salesman said the laptop i bought had a firewire connection but it didnt) so is there some kind of reasonably priced adapter like firewire to USB or firewire PC card, i have plenty of silverstone 1000km footage from the friday practice sessions and also plenty of footage of the race from the brooklands VIP suite(mind you it was bloody freezing there though) so could anyone help me?

thanks

JAG · 5 Apr 2006, 22:27 (Ref:1571810)

Don't know about an adapter, I would think so, check Dabs.

Most convinient is a DVD recorder with i.Link, you can get them for £100.

Use a program like 'DVD Decrypter' to rip the footage to your computer.

TheNewBob · 10 Apr 2006, 23:28 (Ref:1578092)

I've added some footage to Google Video - some of it's a bit dodgy but never mind. Covers the LMES, British GT, FIA GT and C.E.R - all from 2005. to view, click here

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