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combining .dv files

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April 13, 2020
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How can i combine -losslessly- multiple .dv (or .mov) files from a mini dv capture? I dont wish the produced file to be reencoded. I just want to combine all of my .dv (or .mov) files to one... how can i do it in Premiere CC 2017?

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genikAuthor

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Can someone plz guide me, by telling me the steps i must take at the export command, in order to create a .dv or .mov video file? Plz note i will have placed .dv files in the Timeline. I dont want any reencoding to occur, im only wrapping them up.

Ann Bens

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Still dont know which OS and Pr build you are using.

Can you import .dv file and put it on the timeline?

But you cannot export to .dv

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genikAuthor

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ElCapitan and PremiereCC2017
Yes i can place a .dv file in the timeline. But when i make the export i get a .mov file. Im not aware on how i can get a .dv file from the export command.

Ann Bens

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you cannot combine mov and avi into one file without re-encoding one of the two.

avi you can export to dv avi.

mov will be quicktime dv pal/ntsc.

Assuming you are on window.

Ann Bens

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MIght read this the wrong way: .dv as in on a mac?

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genikAuthor

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No i dont want to combine simultaneusly .dv and .mov videos. I wish to combine .dv videos separate from the .mov videos, im just saying i have a few .dv and a few .mov files. 😉

Averdahl

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I don´t know if it works for .dv/.mov but when using the DV codec in .avi files on Windows all i had to do was to import the files and place them on a matching timeline and export them. This did not require a re-encode of any files and was a handsome way to combine DV files in the .avi wrapper without any re-encoding.

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genikAuthor

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By matching Timeline you mean a Timeline with the settings of the .dv/.mov files that will be combined? If so, where can i see those settings if they match with the video files settings?
Also what Preset should i be using? The PAL DV Preset?

Averdahl

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Matching as in making sure that the timeline matches the source footage. You need to know what the source is, PAL or NTSC, Upper Field First or Lower Field First, 4:3 or 16:9.

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