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Videomaker Community Forums » User Favorites: Coreece http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » User Favorites: Coreece en Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:59:32 +0000 Ian James Smith on "Convert AVCHD to DV-AVI for editing?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/convert-avchd-to-dv-avi-for-editing/page/2#post-69996 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:17:03 +0000 Ian James Smith 69996@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ 'Kate59588': Just to update a previous posting, I have been carrying out a similar process to the one you mentioned, using h264, which gives small files and very good results. The original footage was in 16:9 aspect-ratio, squeezed to 720 x 576px, as is usual. Using 'Virtualdub', I uncompressed the footage to a format of 1024 x 576, as I understand that is what my camcorder 'saw' originally. To eliminate any losses I set the 'sharpness' setting very low (eg '22') and recorded the stuff back to AVI type-2. From there, TMPGEnc 'Video Mastering Studio 5' did all subsequent processing, upscaling to 1280 x 720 in x264 with aac audio. The original footage in DV AVI was pretty good to start with and seems to have lost little in the upscaling. The tad of extra sharpness, in fact, has added noticeable detail which originally 'wasn't there'. I am not kidding myself that what I have produced is 'High Definition'; I know it isn't, but it's damned good 'SD' for all that. By the way, why I used 'Virtualdub', (which might seem a bit on the 'steampowered' side), is because it has an excellent monitor which allows side-by-side viewing of the outcomes. There you are actually ABLE to see the extent of any improvements; not so, with most monitors. Ian James Smith on "Convert AVCHD to DV-AVI for editing?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/convert-avchd-to-dv-avi-for-editing/page/2#post-66848 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:20:29 +0000 Ian James Smith 66848@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Although I feel a bit of a traitor, since it has served me well, I am at last moving beyond the 720 x 576 format, (in case you wondered, I am talking New Zealand and PAL_B here), and I have been looking for a means of modernising my setup. Unfortunately, I am caught more than halfway through a long-term undertaking, a documentary series covering the entire coastline of the province (of NZ), where I live, now into its sixth year and 96th DVD of source material. Being 'far from civilisation', and having, until recently, belonged to a club which thinks video is going to meander along forever based upon the 4 x 3 aspect-ratio and the memers' 'steam-powered' methods of achieving it', I have had to do a lot of lateral thinking to secure the results I want; eg an easy pathway to having everything, (good quality standard footage included), upscaled to 1920 x 1080. Here is the outcome of some of my 'lateral thinking' on the subject. Beginning with the premise that the outcome should determine the method, where possible, I have settled upon non-standard 'custom' format of my own, 960 x 540. Does that ring a bell? Linearly, it is exactly half the pixel-count in both directions, of 1920 x 1080, my desired outcome. Each square pixel, then, multiplies itself by four, making the easiest possible (if rather slow), going for 'h264' (the programme), which does the 'grunty' part of the upscaling. To create a 960 image, puts the camera output, (which has been compressed into 720 x 576), back to where it started out. I arrived at that figure both by calculation, and my experiences from having to adapt some still graphic images to fit seamlessly into an editor's timeline, with the minimum of fuss, as they, of course, had not been laterally compressed as had been the video images. 960 x 540 was where they came-out correctly with the aspect-ratio intact, although many dimensions of the correct 'x to y' ratio will also work. First-up the image is adjusted slightly, it has 18px lopped off top and bottom, to bring it to the exact 16:9 aspect-ratio and the correct dimensions to be an easy upscale. I have used 'Virtualdub' for both of these functions, eg the cropping, and the re-scaling. The problem then arises as to when to best do the cropping and processing. I feel it makes good sense to do at least 'chapters' and if the features are not overly long, say seven to 20 minutes, which is what my production breaks down into in a 'modular' fashion, possibly doing the complete conversion process on the finished product. If need be, the video/audio streams may be separated for this, and re-multiplexed afterwards. By my reckoning it makes very good sense to do it that way and so, instead of prematurely transcoding shots to mpg2 as I used to do, it pays to keep footage as DV AVI as long as possible, to keep 'Virtualdub' happy. Because most editing software, (at least at the level I am able to afford), goes 'tits-up' when confronted by DIY formats, it is best, in my experience, not to antagonise it by calling upon it to edit and render images in 960 x 540, however, as a final encoding, free of the restraints of the timeline, there should be no problem. If all else fails, it is likely TMPGEnc will be able to help with re-encoding using 'custom' settings. (For those of an inquiring frame-of-mind, AVS editing software from Britain, does at least accept 960 x 540 for editing, but my experiments have not yet gone beyond that). The techniques I have described are well into the advanced stages of being proven and my only worry is that 'Virtualdub' might 'choke' and fall over on really ambitious processes, with consequent crashes. So, experiments continue. The time taken to process, of course, will make 'over-nighters' almost inevitable rendering-wise, so it is best to simply go off-to-bed and leave the computer to-it. If you wonder why I went this way about the process? I had been brought up on 'widescreen', from my film days and anamorphic lenses. I foolishly started my documentary series in 4 x 3 aspect-ratio to keep in uniformity with other members of the club I belonged to. That left me with some hours of footage which had to be cropped back to 'widescreen' dimensions using 'GIMP', which for all that I love it to bits, is a bit of a grisly thing to have to contemplate when it comes to dealing with some hours of footage. The method I have described, grew out of a lot of experience of having 'widescreened' 4 x 3 and is an adaptation of a process I have carried out many times, only 'Virtualdub' makes it a whole lot easier. Ian Smith - Dunedin, New Zealand birdcat on "Convert AVCHD to DV-AVI for editing?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/convert-avchd-to-dv-avi-for-editing/page/2#post-66666 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 02:52:41 +0000 birdcat 66666@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hi Anton - Long answers are very good as they contain much needed detail. On my SR11 I do not have MXF files (there are CPI files which I believe contain the clip information) and the raw MTS files (or MPG if recording in SD). What I was speaking of concerning the missing audio is a glitch (the only one I've run across) in the design of these cameras (SR11/SR12) that Robert pointed out - When recording longer segments, the camera breaks the video into maximum 2GB files and has a very small gap in the audio between each. I am unaware of any files on the camera which contain this missing audio and, as in Robert's case, I was curious where the MTSMERGER program acquired this missing data from. As for the MXF files, I was under the impression that Panasonic's flavor differs from others - I know there are NLE's that cannot read them natively (look here for a solution to that problem: <a href="http://library.creativecow.net/articles/hurwicz_michael/vegas8_raylight.php">http://library.creativecow.net/articles/hurwicz_michael/vegas8_raylight.php</a>), Concerning the color tweaking - I have not noticed significant differences in my NLE (Sony Vegas Pro 8) in color correcting between the HD M2T files (output from UpShift's MTS conversion) and my old captured SD AVI files. (But that could just be these old eyes...). tvc1598 on "Convert AVCHD to DV-AVI for editing?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/convert-avchd-to-dv-avi-for-editing/page/2#post-66660 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:38:26 +0000 tvc1598 66660@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Birdcat, On my HMC150, if I import the entire folder of AVCHD files, it should import the metadata as well which includes MXF files (and tells where to span the video files from one to the other). When I do this, I have no gap in Audio or Video. However, if I simply import the clips from the clip folder, I have to merge them separately and do experience a little gap in the Audio and Video. One thing I think is important to remember about AVCHD and it being compressed is that Color tweaking in Post is more limited than uncompressed footage. Those who are used to the feature coming from DV SD footage may be sorely disappointed. When you shoot with AVCHD, it is ultra important to get the shot right. In terms of the Adobe suite, I started with CS4 shortly after purchasing my HMC150 a little over two years ago. version 4 was glitchy when working with AVCHD natively and I often experienced freezes and hangups.. However, when 4.1 update was released, most of these problems went away for me. I was sorely disappointed with the performance of 4.0 and even made calls to my camera vendor (Who in turn put me in touch with the Panasonic rep who in turn put me in contact with a developer from Adobe). He is the one who pushed me to do the update to 4.1 and I was absolutely ecstatic with the results. Granted, I was using a Core I7 920 with 6 Gig of RAM at the time. When CS5 came out, I took the plunge and upgraded. I also upgraded to 12 Gig of RAM as well as got myself a Nvidia GTX285. The results for native editing were indeed astounding. I am able to apply many transitions and filters and am able to preview them without having to render first and this saves me much time. However, when it comes time to transcode to a different format for output (Through Media Encoder), This is where time is not saved, It still has to decompress the AVCHD footage and in turn, causes longer transcoding times. Because of the nature of GPU processing (it could be described as "Quick and dirty" in terms of video rendering), it works for preview but actual transcoding is done by the computer processor. Still, with mercury, time is saved by not having to transcode to edit easily. It truly is convenient and though I still have long transcoding at the end, It really does make my workflow easier because I don't have as many "Intermediary transcoding" when applying filters or transitions to see how they look. not only, Mercury makes it much easier to do PIP editing with AVCHD because it pretty much emulates the look on the fly (Again without having to render an edit to see how it looks). I also work with Final Cut Pro at work and though all AVCHD is logged and transferred into the Pro Res medium, it seems to be a much quicker procedure of transcoding with less processing power. The only disadvantage is that the transcoded footage is about 3 to 4 times larger in file size than the AVCHD footage. Maintaining a larger data drive will be important for project performance and management. All in all, one thing I often see overlooked in terms of Video editing performance on a PC is "dealing with Fragmentation". Before I do a long transcode, I always defragment the drive first. Severe fragmentation from copy large files here and there severely slows performance when it comes to transcoding large files. To ensure quick transcoding, I always suggest defragmenting before you perform the transcode (or even render). I did, as a precautionary measure, purchase Cineform and sometimes do use it (especially when combining footage from my HMC150, HMC40 and my 5d MK II). It just keeps everything in the same preset workflow and makes things much smoother. Other times, I will just simply edit the AVCHD footage natively. Hope this wasn't too much for my first post! Sincerely, Anton birdcat on "Convert AVCHD to DV-AVI for editing?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/convert-avchd-to-dv-avi-for-editing/page/2#post-66649 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:02:25 +0000 birdcat 66649@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hi Robert - I guess my question would be where does it get the missing audio. I can crossfade in my NLE so the sound appears contiguous (although that is not optimal) or live with the approx half second audio gap - As I said, I usually pause every so often so I don't run up against this often. I will look up the MTSMERGER though - Thanks for the tip. Robert on "Convert AVCHD to DV-AVI for editing?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/convert-avchd-to-dv-avi-for-editing/page/2#post-66647 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:19 +0000 Robert 66647@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Addendum/Correction to Birdcat : File is actually MTSMERGER.exe Robert on "Convert AVCHD to DV-AVI for editing?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/convert-avchd-to-dv-avi-for-editing#post-66646 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:56:41 +0000 Robert 66646@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ First to XTR-91: No... during recording, say of a 2-hr event, the AVCHD SR-11/12 records in only 2GB segments, and then produces a gap of a few seconds to sort of mess up continuity before continuing its recording operation. The camcorder was never turned off or lets you know this is happening....it just records in segments, which you discover when you place the clips on the timeline to edit. Now for Birdcat : The good news is I just found the lost application that solves this problem of joining the segments. It is called .... MTSMERGE.exe A great way to input all the 2-GB segments and the FREE app nicely links them together into one clip, which of course in shooting, was the intention all along. So that would seem to solve the segmentation problem. I plan on getting into editing that long one tomorrow, and I'll get back if I discover any problems. BTW, some HD camcorders do this segmentation-recording in 4-GB segs, but either way, when doing long form video editing, that needs to be continuous, that little habit is a real nuisance. So merging the clips is a real necessity. But back to the M2T file conversion, I really need to see if that conversion codec is available in CS5 Encoder, because every filter or cosmetic correction I add now to the MTS video stream takes "forever" to render, compared to good ole' DV. So much complexity here, that it is difficult to even scrub thru the clip before rendering. Hence, if a different file is going to be easier to edit, and we can still retain original resolution and clarity, etc. - that should be a good way to go. XTR-91 on "Convert AVCHD to DV-AVI for editing?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/convert-avchd-to-dv-avi-for-editing#post-66640 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:25:12 +0000 XTR-91 66640@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ You mean your video editing can't occupy more than 2GB of RAM? birdcat on "Convert AVCHD to DV-AVI for editing?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/convert-avchd-to-dv-avi-for-editing#post-66633 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:40:34 +0000 birdcat 66633@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hi Robert - You are correct in the 2GB gap - I usually pause before I reach that limit but it has bitten me before. I haven't heard of anything to solve this but it hasn't been high on my list as I try to keep clips 10 minutes or less (easier editing). As for batch mode, UpShift allows you to specify a directory, and will convert all files therein, sequentially, until they're all done - I've done 15-20GB at a clip when needed, albeit it took about a day on my box. And yes, the M2T files are also 16:9, square pixel. Sony Vegas Pro reads the M2T files natively (it is lightly compressed MPEG2). If you have an issue with M2T, you can also look at GearShift from VASST which does something similar but outputs various formats. <a href="http://store.vasst.com/store/vasst-software/gearshift.aspx">http://store.vasst.com/store/vasst-software/gearshift.aspx</a> hmueller on "Convert AVCHD to DV-AVI for editing?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/convert-avchd-to-dv-avi-for-editing#post-66632 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:33:33 +0000 hmueller 66632@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I edit AVCHD with no problem in PP CS4. I would imagine with your system you would have a problem. The most reliable converter is NeoScene. It is not free but it really works. You can find it here <a href="http://www.cineform.com/neoscene/">http://www.cineform.com/neoscene/</a> Even with new software and fast computer it will make your life easier if you convert. Heidi Robert on "Convert AVCHD to DV-AVI for editing?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/convert-avchd-to-dv-avi-for-editing#post-66630 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:23:57 +0000 Robert 66630@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hey Birdcat....thanks for the reinforcement of the many attributes of that camcorder design, too easily taken for granted ! Not being where I should be in the vernacular department, what is the "batch mode" you describe ? .... a partially processed timeline ? And when you convert to M2T, do you retain the 16 x 9 A/R, (or 1.0 pixel ratio?) I'm not sure if M2T is an option in Encoder ..... will need to check. And for that conversion, does the timeline content then edit any easier than if you leave it in AVCHD (MTS) mode ? Another issue I did not discuss is the slight nuisance of the SR-12 recording HD in 2-GB segments or clips. This is noticeable in long form video recordings, wherein a gap is produced after each 2-Gs of recording, disrupting desired continuity (without gaps). Coming to the rescue for this, I understand that an "MTS Merge" program is supposed to connect these clips and eliminate any discernible gap. Are you familiar with that ? I have yet to get that into motion, but something like that is going to be necessary if I am to combine SR-12 footage with a second camera, of some genre, and not miss a beat in sync. birdcat on "Convert AVCHD to DV-AVI for editing?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/convert-avchd-to-dv-avi-for-editing#post-66621 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:37:47 +0000 birdcat 66621@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hi Robert - I too shoot with a SR11 (same camera, smaller hard drive). I have had good luck with New Blue FX's UpShift (see comment above). It converts MTS (AVCHD) to M2T (lightly compressed MPEG-2) which I edit easily in Sony Vegas. It can be done in a batch mode, so I leave large conversions running overnight. FWIW - I loves me my SR11 (wish I had sprung for the extra HD space of the SR12) as it has many features of a true prosumer camera (manual focus & exposure, Dolby 5.1, headphone jack, mic jack, optical image stabilization, HDMI out, 1/3" CMOS sensor, Zebra stripes, manual & auto white balance, HD recording @ 1080i, large viewscreen, etc...) for a (high end of) consumer price. Robert on "Convert AVCHD to DV-AVI for editing?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/convert-avchd-to-dv-avi-for-editing#post-66618 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:18:55 +0000 Robert 66618@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ If I might introduce myself as a dyed-in-the-wool PC Adobe Premiere user, CS5 to be exact, I can attest that CS5 does an okay job with native AVCHD, but truthfully, I have not yet tried long form video of an hour or more. Computer is a quad AMD with 8-G of RAM, 3-GHz processing with Blackmagic Intensity Pro, and 64 bit. (No Mercury Engine). I am reading that when the computer begins to choke, which appears to happen around 40-min. or so, I do wish to consider a conversion, if that will help. If H.264 is best, or if DV-AVI can be done to retain the 16 x 9 A/R, does anyone know which might be best to minimize image quality loss or provide best editing, or both ? There are many conversion options built into Premiere's Encoder, but no one suggests which is best for any particular circumstance. A lot of my long form video occurs in Wedding work, where I can easily have 2-hrs or more of raw footage. HD Camera, BTW, is a Sony HDR-SR-12, a real sweetheart single CMOS unit with a 120-G Hard Drive, and when 1080i footage is shot at FS speed, (a higher speed than the normal SP), the image, under good lighting, is completely comparable to what is put out with much more expensive and very high end HD camcorders. For me, one of the big treats in using this camcorder is that the AVCHD files, using a USB cord connected to the camcorder, can copy and paste video files directly into the computer without having to "capture" the footage at real time, which I have always had to do with my PD-150 SD-DV tape camcorder. If, however, to facilitate editing, I am advised to convert this footage to something else, I may need to trade the bullet of saved time for easier editing in another format after conversion. What would seem to be the best way to proceed ? kate59588 on "Convert AVCHD to DV-AVI for editing?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/convert-avchd-to-dv-avi-for-editing#post-63726 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:06:51 +0000 kate59588 63726@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I've had good results converting the .mts files to .mov, with the settings h.264, 12000kbps, 1280*720, 25fps, aac. The files look good on my Mac running Adobe Premiere, edit easily, and convert well to DVD format. <a href="http://www.pavtube.com/hd-video-converter-mac/guide/how-to-convert-hd-video.html">http://www.pavtube.com/hd-video-converter-mac/guide/how-to-convert-hd-video.html</a> mailber350 on "Convert AVCHD to DV-AVI for editing?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/convert-avchd-to-dv-avi-for-editing#post-63319 Sun, 07 Nov 2010 22:01:26 +0000 mailber350 63319@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ DV-AVI is generally the format with less compression and quality loss. The way I am using to conert AVCHD video form my HD camcorder is using Aunsoft MTS Converter for Mac which is the easiest and fastest program I have ever used to accomplish AVCHD video conversion. Step 1. Import AVCHD files to this program. Step 2. Choose DV AVI format. Step 3. Convert VRO to DV AVI for Mac. <a href="http://www.aunsoft.com/mac_avchd_to_dv_video_converter_convert_mts_m2ts_to_apple_dv/"><a href="http://www.aunsoft.com/mac_avchd_to_dv_video_converter_convert_mts_m2ts_to_apple_dv/" rel="nofollow">http://www.aunsoft.com/mac_avchd_to_dv_video_converter_convert_mts_m2ts_to_apple_dv/</a></a> Quite easy to use. And the most satisfied one is its high quality of output video formats. rebekahlmueller on "Convert AVCHD to DV-AVI for editing?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/convert-avchd-to-dv-avi-for-editing#post-62811 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:34:24 +0000 rebekahlmueller 62811@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ are there any free AVCHD converters for macs? shippocaio on "Extreme Z axis on After Effects?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/extreme-z-axis-on-after-effects#post-58986 Tue, 25 May 2010 06:38:43 +0000 shippocaio 58986@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Composite1, i know you were kidding xD so was i... I dont take things seriously :) composite1 on "Extreme Z axis on After Effects?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/extreme-z-axis-on-after-effects#post-58973 Mon, 24 May 2010 19:22:20 +0000 composite1 58973@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Caio, No 'burns' intended young Jedi. I was hoping you were sharp enough to have caught it the first time. Besides, I hate having to explain a joke.... Please, I've been torn to bloody slush by the pros I used to work with on a regular basis when I first started out. By now I've got a 'healing factor' that would make Wolverine look like a pansy. If I do or say something that warrants 'a burnin'' feel free to open the valves all the way. Just don't use the radioactive stuff... it's bad for the environment. shippocaio on "Extreme Z axis on After Effects?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/extreme-z-axis-on-after-effects#post-58970 Mon, 24 May 2010 18:08:51 +0000 shippocaio 58970@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ OOOhhhohohohoo! BURN! Composite, i was kidding... lol... Man, i just got burnt by a proffessional video producer..I don't know if i should be humiliated or proud.. xD Anyways, the almighty Kramer said it was pretty normal, but it would be better if i did NOT use the separate XYZ in the null. Just parent the camera to the null and move the null around. And btw, i will still find a way to burn you back! xD lol kidding composite1 on "Extreme Z axis on After Effects?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/extreme-z-axis-on-after-effects#post-58900 Sun, 23 May 2010 07:44:04 +0000 composite1 58900@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ "do what?" Six months ago I suggested you get in touch with AFX guru Andrew Kramer. You forgot. Imagine sitting in your high-end editing bay with a Director and an Executive Producer and while watching your latest cut of a feature they're paying you a ton of cash to edit notice 15 whole scenes are missing and you say, "Actually, I even forgot I was going to do that. I am going to do it now." That's 'short attention span syndrome' a disease known to be 'fatal' to one's career in this biz. shippocaio on "Extreme Z axis on After Effects?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/extreme-z-axis-on-after-effects#post-58890 Sat, 22 May 2010 18:25:18 +0000 shippocaio 58890@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ do what? lmao composite1 on "Extreme Z axis on After Effects?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/extreme-z-axis-on-after-effects#post-58879 Sat, 22 May 2010 11:04:18 +0000 composite1 58879@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Caio, 'Short attention span syndrome' is a bad affliction for an editor! "Hey where's scenes 15 - 30?!!!" "Actually, I even forgot I was going to do that. I am going to do it now...." shippocaio on "Extreme Z axis on After Effects?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/extreme-z-axis-on-after-effects#post-58849 Fri, 21 May 2010 18:41:31 +0000 shippocaio 58849@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Actually, i even forgot i was going to do that. lol I am going to do it now. composite1 on "Extreme Z axis on After Effects?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/extreme-z-axis-on-after-effects#post-58820 Thu, 20 May 2010 19:07:52 +0000 composite1 58820@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Caio, Did you ever contact Andrew Kramer? shippocaio on "Extreme Z axis on After Effects?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/extreme-z-axis-on-after-effects#post-58805 Thu, 20 May 2010 15:30:19 +0000 shippocaio 58805@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Corecee, but if i use the null's object to keyframe, the animation gets all messed up. Like, if i make 3 keyframes, the 2nd keyframe position (not in the timeline, in the actual animation) change. I have no idea why. Like, if I make an animation FORWARD, RIGHT, and FORWARD, the camera will only move in a diagnal line instaead of moving 3 times. Is there any way around it? I am sorry for not explaining this very well..its kinda hard to describe it. jerronsmith on "Extreme Z axis on After Effects?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/extreme-z-axis-on-after-effects#post-58780 Wed, 19 May 2010 20:29:08 +0000 jerronsmith 58780@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ In answer to the initial question in this post. Yes very high positional coordinates are normal when working in AE's 3D space. sirbobls on "Convert AVCHD to DV-AVI for editing?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/convert-avchd-to-dv-avi-for-editing#post-57529 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:14:35 +0000 sirbobls 57529@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ so, i have purchased the HMC150, downloaded the panasonic recomended transcoder and started doing some testing, Great camera! now, i have noticed that when i have converted the file to a DV-AVI 16:9 video, i noticed that the video is fuzzier and a few pexils wider! for all of you who need to check this out, open your choice of NLE (i use vegas pro 9), drop the .mts video and the transcoded videos on the timeline and set up multicam edit or press play to see the video, you will see the difference in the video. i want to properly transcode the video to keep the same video quality, just as a DV-AVI for easy editing with another camera. please check out to see what i am talking about, and help me figure this out! webvideo on "Convert AVCHD to DV-AVI for editing?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/convert-avchd-to-dv-avi-for-editing#post-57283 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:01:11 +0000 webvideo 57283@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I use <a title="total video converter" href="http://www.effectmatrix.com/total-video-converter/">total video converter</a> converting first. E.M. Total Video Converter is a piece of extremely powerful and full-featured converter software that supports almost all video and audio formats. The software is designed to convert video for your mobile video player as 3gp, mp4, PSP, PS3, iPod, iPhone etc and also VCD or DVD player, XBOX360. birdcat on "Convert AVCHD to DV-AVI for editing?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/convert-avchd-to-dv-avi-for-editing#post-57017 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:42:48 +0000 birdcat 57017@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I use New Blue FX's AVCHD Upshift - It converts MTS files to lightly compressed M2T files (MPEG-2) which I then edit in Vegas nicely on an older Pentium IV running at 2.53 GHz with 1 GB RAM (it works better on a faster box with more RAM). wilqen on "Convert AVCHD to DV-AVI for editing?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/convert-avchd-to-dv-avi-for-editing#post-57002 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 05:45:46 +0000 wilqen 57002@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ If you are going to stick with your older computer system for a while then go with cineform Neoscene. You can get it for $99 and it will allow you to convert to it's intermediate codec for ease of editing, then you can go directly to burn an HD Bluray disc, or go back to AVCHD w/o any loss of quality. It will also give you a much wider choice of NLE's when you do upgrade because you won't have to worry about lag. Get Cineform and be worry free Will