A: Scenalyzer splits .avi files containing dv-video into the individual scenes thus saving a lot of time when you prepare your DV-material for editing.
Q: Does Scenalyzer work with D8 cameras, too?
A: Yes, it works with both, DV and with D8 material. Whenever it says 'DV' here, it means 'D8', too.
Q: How much does Scenalyzer cost and where can I get it from?
A: Scenalyzer is freeware, you can download it from www.scenalyzer.com
Q: What cards does Scenalyzer work with?
A: It should now work pretty much all dv-capture cards that use an .avi file format.
Q: Is Scenalyzer opendml-compatible?
A: Yes it is. If the source-files are odml-files, Scenalyzer will automatically generate odml-files.
Q: Is Scenalyzer NTSC/PAL compatible?
A: Yes it is.
Q: Scenalyzers datestamp-scan does not find any scenes in the material, whats wrong?
A: The datestamp is the time and date when the video was recorded. DV-Cameras store the datestamp information in the binary framedata. Scenalyzer identifies the individual scenes by looking for different datestamps in the material. If the video has not been recorded on a DV-Camera, it will not contain the datestamp-information, and Scenalyzer will not be able to identify individual scenes using the datestamp-scan -> use optical scan instead.
Q: I have copied analog video onto a dv-tape- or - I am using HI8 tapes in a D8 camera, why does Scenalyzer not find the individual scenes in this video using the datestamp-scan?
A: Because the datestamp-information is missing in the video files. See the question above.
Q: Can I use Scenalyzer with mpeg/mjpeg cards?
A: No. Scenalyzer only works with dv-video.
Q: Does Scenalyzer work with referenced .avi files as used by the Canopus-cards?
A: Yes, it does. Please note when using referenced .avi files: The video data is not stored in the .avi file but in a separate data file, e.g. capture.000. The .avi files contain the audio-data and the path of the capture.000 file. The capture.000 file must always stay on the same location (e.g. c:\capture.000) where it was initially created by the capture-program. Scenalyzer creates new referenced .avi files which will still point to the original capture.000-file. Using referenced .avi files improves the speed of Scenalyzer (because the video-data does not have to be copied) but it has two disadvantages: deleting a referenced .avi file will not free up the disk space used by the video-data of this scene and you have to leave the capture.000-file on its original location.
Q: How can I set the disk/folder where the clips are written to?
A: Push the '...' button on the right of the edit control where you set the output-name.
Q: Why is that funny date-format 19991231 used?
A: This date-format allows correctly sorting the names of the clips by creation-date.
Q: what does "Scenalyzer" mean?
A: Scene Analyzer :-)
Check out http://www.scenalyzer.com for updates, support and feedback.
I'd like to hear from users like you:
just drop me a short note (including the type of your dv-card and your OS) in english or german to info@scenalyzer.com,
Be assured that I don't give away any e-mail addresses.
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Scenalyzer was made in the EU.
Scenalyzer is (C) 2001 by Andreas Winter
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