"Alan S." wrote in message
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I have used Scenalyzer and it makes a pretty good job of logging the
tape with a single, non-stop, pass.

With 'scene' cuts in all the wrong places no doubt,

Actually, no. Have you tried it? You add _no doubt_ so you have tried
it? In my experience it got it right all the time. The only reason I no
longer use it is because my video is captured and then logged on the
computer. It takes the same time as making a BITC copy on VHS.

How does the software know were *I* want the scene / clip started and ended,
it can't so is next to useless. FACT, It can only guess at were the scene /
clip starts and ends.


otherwise you
wouldn't have used the phrase "it makes a pretty good job of logging
the tape", you would have used the word 'perfect'.

How can anyone edit a tape without knowing what is on the thing and
were it is, if you're going to view the tape at least once before
editing that you might as well log and capture only what you need.

Nobody can. But what you were saying was that you can log in real time
which I was questioning, and still do.


As I said, at worst you might need to pause the tape, not keep rewinding it
as you claim.



If you prefer to log manually, it saves wear and tear by capturing to
the computer and logging there - assuming the transfer includes
off-tape timecode.


That statement just shows how little you understand :~(

Really? Having been involved with broadcast video for 32 years.


Your point being ?..