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Posted by Tom Photiou (Member # 130) on October 24, 2009, 01:21 PM:

I wouldnt normally ask anything on our forum about this subject but i know there are some good blokes on here that may be able to answer this.
I am at last putting together a wedding dvd shot on a canon DV cam corder. I want to use a photo to do short piece without any sound. Apart from trying a stupid idea of covering the built in mic with tape,(all this did was amplify the sound of the camera)
i cannot see a way of turning off the sound recording. (so easy on super 8 camera by removing the mic)
I use video studio 10 and have tried the capture side menues to see if it allows me to capture the video without the sound but i cant see anything.
Any suggestions?

Posted by Christian Bjorgen (Member # 1780) on October 24, 2009, 01:55 PM:

There should be an option to mute the clip in question with the video editor. Other than that, you can use VirtualDub if you have any experience with it. There you can import the video, and just disable the audio stream, then save the video as another clip.

Posted by Martin Jones (Member # 1163) on October 24, 2009, 01:55 PM:

Tom,
I'm not an expert on Studio 10, but I'm sure you can remove the sound (turn it down to zero) during the "Edit" stage by locking the video and then either deleting the corresponding length of sound track, or dragging it down to zero level (page 172 in the User Manual).
If you haven't got the Manual I'll scan you the relevant detail.

Martin.

Posted by Claus Harding (Member # 702) on October 24, 2009, 06:48 PM:

I agree, I can't imagine your editing software wouldn't allow you to insert video without audio.

If all else fails, and if your camera has a provision for an external mic, then just plug a mini connector into the external mic plug (to silence the built-in mics) and re-shoot the scene.

But first I would look again at your editing software... [Wink]

Claus.

Posted by John Clancy (Member # 49) on October 25, 2009, 03:20 AM:

Sounds to me like you just need to scan a photograph Tom. If it's already a digital photograph you just need to drop the jpeg onto the timeline within your editing software.

Posted by Tom Photiou (Member # 130) on October 25, 2009, 09:00 AM:

thankd all, i shall check all the options.
[Wink]

Posted by Bill Brandenstein (Member # 892) on October 26, 2009, 12:46 AM:

quick-n-dirty method is to plug a cable or adapter into the camera's mic jack with nothing else on the other end. You'll still have open circuit noise, but nothing else. Alternatively, plug a pair of headphones into the mic jack. They actually work as microphones, but at a very, very low level.

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