[Superchicken]

Hey, I'm going to be doing the videography for my Church's Vacation Bible School this year, I'm gona be buying Final Cut Express HD (gota love student discounts) and I have with me now a bunch of VCDs of last year's stuff that the guy who did it last year burned... any idea how I could get the actual footage off and into a format FCE will be able to use when I buy it?

[MountainMac]

My recommendation, if at all possible, is to get the original footage on DV. If that's not possible and all you have is the VCDs (who uses VCDs anymore? ) do it through an Analog->Digital converter like the Canopus or the Dazzle DV bridge, or through a DV camera via analog in and firewire out. What's the format on the VCD--MPEG-4?

[Superchicken]

I think it's just MPEG... I would like the original DV footage as well but I think it's been deleted... I"m guessing though last year's work might have been done in Premier or less... oh well, I just need to get footage of some kids playing I can just phone around in the church and get a bunch of the parents to let me get shots of their kids playing on a play structure... maybe have it plugged in at the end of the service...
(Note, the lady running the VBS wants a shot of a bunch of kids playing)