[public] ::::::: Video conversion tools

Mon, 01 May 2006 12:10:43 -0400

Listed here are the tools I normally use for video conversions.

When the source is a VHS tape:

Insignia VHS/DVD device: to dub from VHS tape to DVD (which must be finalized to be readable elsewhere)
(TODO: create video acquisition card system to allow direct dubbing from VHS tape to some digital format e.g. mpeg)

When the source is a normal video DVD:

TMPGEnc: to convert the DVD video into MPEG's
Sorenson Squeeze: to convert MPG into FLV

When the source is a 720x480 MPEG from a TV card:

TMPGEnc: to slice and recombine the MPEG's in their original 720x480 size
Sorenson Squeeze: to convert MPG into FLV

When the source is WMV video captured from (e.g.) a webcast:

Adobe Premiere Pro: to convert WMV into MPG
Sorenson Squeeze: to convert MPG into FLV

When the destination is a normal video DVD:

The video source must be 720x480 (TODO: learn how to convert smaller video into acceptable 720x480 video via stretching, or surrounding-it-by-a-black-border, etc.)
Adobe Encore DVD

The normal parameters for our web-posted FLV video:

80 Kbps audio
176 Kbps video
240x180 in dimension
See screenshot below (Figure 1)

Figure 1:

[public] ::::::: Schedule for local TV news

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 19:53:16 -0400

NEW (v03) specific programming for each channel (2,4,5):
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- NBC-WCBD2 ( recorded constantly on tv2.citadel.cc ):
- nbc-wcbd2.mtwrf.0455-0705...       [4:55 - 7:05 am]
- nbc-wcbd2.mtwrf.1155-1235...       [11:55 am - 12:35 pm]
- nbc-wcbd2.mtwrf.1655-1835...       [4:55 - 6:35 pm]
- nbc-wcbd2.mtwrf.1835-1905...       [6:35 - 7:05 pm]
- nbc-wcbd2.mtwrfsu.2255-2335...       [10:55 - 11:35 pm]
- nbc-wcbd2.su.1755-1905...       [5:55 - 7:05 pm]

- ABC-WCIV4 ( recorded constantly on tv4.citadel.cc ):
- abc-wciv4.mtwrf.0455-0705...       [4:55 - 7:05 am]
- abc-wciv4.mtwrf.0955-1105...       [9:55 - 11:05 am]
- abc-wciv4.mtwrf.1655-1835...       [4:55 - 6:35 pm]
- abc-wciv4.mtwrf.1835-1855...       [6:35 - 6:55 pm]
- abc-wciv4.mtwrf.1855-1935...       [6:55 - 7:35 pm]
- abc-wciv4.mtwrfsu.2255-2335...       [10:55 - 11:35 pm]
- abc-wciv4.su.1755-1905...       [5:55 - 7:05 pm]

- CBS-WCSC5 ( not yet recorded constantly! working on it ):
- cbs-wcsc5.mtwrf.0455-0705...       [4:55 - 7:05 am]
- cbs-wcsc5.mtwrf.1155-1235...       [11:55 am - 12:35 pm]
- cbs-wcsc5.mtwrf.1555-1635...       [3:55 - 4:35 pm]
- cbs-wcsc5.mtwrf.1655-1835...       [4:55 - 6:35 pm]
- cbs-wcsc5.mtwrf.1835-1905...       [6:35 - 7:05 pm]
- cbs-wcsc5.mtwrfsu.2255-2335...       [10:55 - 11:35 pm]
- cbs-wcsc5.su.1755-1905...       [5:55 - 7:05 pm]

' = common to 2,4,5
* = special exception

NBC-WCBD2 (cable#3)
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'MTWRF 0500-0600 -- [news 2 today at five]
'MTWRF 0600-0700 -- [news 2 today]
'MTWRF 1200-1230 -- [news 2 at noon]
'MTWRF 1700-1730 -- [news 2 at 5pm]
'MTWRF 1730-1800 -- [news 2 at 5:30pm]
'MTWRF 1800-1830 -- [news 2 at 6pm]
MTWRFSU 1830-1900 -- national news
'MTWRF 2300-2330 -- [news 2 at 11pm]
'SU 1800-1900 -- [news 2 at 6pm + extra buffer]
'SU 2300-2330 -- [news 2 at 11pm]

ABC-WCIV4 (cable#8)
===================
'MTWRF (0430?)-0530 -- world news this morning
'MTWRF 0530-0700 -- [good morning Charleston]
'MTWRF 1000-1100 -- [lowcountry live]
* { wciv4 lacks a 1200-1230 MTWRF }
* { wciv4 lacks a 1700-1800 MTWRF }
'MTWRF 1800-1830 -- [6 o'clock news]
MTWRFSU 1830-1900 -- national news
*MTWRF 1900-1930 -- [7 o'clock news]
'MTWRF 2300-2330 -- [11 o'clock news]
'SU 1800-1900 -- [6 o'clock news + extra buffer]
'SU 2300-2330 -- [11 o'clock news]

CBS-WCSC5 (cable#9)
===================
'MTWRF 0500-0700 -- [live 5 news this morning]
'MTWRF 1200-1230 -- [live 5 news at noon]
*MTWRF 1600-1630 -- [live 5 news first at 4]
'MTWRF 1700-1730 -- [live 5 news at 5]
'MTWRF 1730-1800 -- [live 5 news at 5:30]
'MTWRF 1800-1830 -- [live 5 news at 6]
MTWRFSU 1830-1900 -- national news
'MTWRF 2300-2330 -- [live 5 news at 11]
'SU 1800-1900 -- [live 5 news at 6 + extra buffer]
'SU 2300-2330 -- [live 5 news at 11]

channel codes:
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- nbc-wcbd2
- abc-wciv4
- cbs-wcsc5

common to each channel (2,4,5):
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MTWRF 0500-0700 :: nbc-wcbd2.mtwrf.0500-0700
MTWRF 1200-1230 :: nbc-wcbd2.mtwrf.1200-1230
MTWRF 1700-1830 :: nbc-wcbd2.mtwrf.1700-1830
MTWRF 2300-2330 :: nbc-wcbd2.mtwrf.2300-2330
SU 1800-1900 :: nbc-wcbd2.su.1800-1900
SU 2300-2330 :: nbc-wcbd2.su.2300-2330

special exceptions:
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CBS-WCSC5 only: 1600-1630
ABC-WCIV4 only: 1900-1930
ABC-WCIV4 only: LACKS 1200-1230

http://video.citadel.edu - General Notes

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[public] ::::::: Schedule for local TV news