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Capturing MiniDV as a background operation

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
January 7, 2022
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Hello everyone,

I wanted to know if there was a way, when capturing video footage from a camera, to let the recording work in the background. As it is now, I literally have to watch the footage being recorded in that capture window - any click outside it will force the recording (and camera) to stop.

If this was intentional, what would be the reason behind this?

Thanks for your help,

Chris

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Peru Bob

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Note to all using capture in Premiere Pro:

2023 is the last version supporting capture.

You can use these programs for capture:

WinDV WinDV

HDVSplit HDVSplit 0.77 beta

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Oscar30784380ldos

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I got capture working on background by diable all previews will capturing, It's worth a try. The only bad thing is that you can't monitor while it's capturing. You'll have to wait untill the capture is done to check the saved file.

Rag and Bone

Community Expert

I have no idea how well this works, but, if you're on a Mac, you could try out lifeflix —they offer a free trial.

Perhaps its footprint is small enough to allow you to run it while doing other things.

Ann Bens

Community Expert

As I understand OP wants to edit and capture at the same time with Premiere.....

You can capture with Premiere and do something else with another program (but I would advise against it to avoid capture misstakes).

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defaulta5r6kjkr0zbsAuthor

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Thanks. This is what I want to know how to do. Whenever I start capturing, I am not allowed to minimize or put that capture window into the background. The recording will immediately come to a halt. How can I do it like you proposed?

Ann Bens

Community Expert

Alas, no background process. That is way it has been designed.

You cannot do anything else during capture.

If its HDV you can use HDVSplit and use Premiere meanwhile.

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defaulta5r6kjkr0zbsAuthor

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So, you also believe it is not the preferable way to a well-managed and efficient workflow.
What could be the reasoning behind this apparent design flaw? I am just curious to such decisions that do not make any sense at all. There is nothing productive I could think off, when capturing hours of footage and not being able to multi-task around it.

I am a software developer myself and need to know the thought behind this decision, to possibly improve myself.

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defaulta5r6kjkr0zbsAuthor

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Edit: I just realized, this makes capturing footage (literally) impossible with Premiere. Nobody could wait hours after hours and just sit there, stopping any work that should be done, because one has to wait. It is insane if you think about it.

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