http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: conversion - Recent Posts en Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:08:07 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/xf100-vs-imovie-11#post-73769 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:35:08 +0000 MediaFish 73769@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>The only editor that I have found that works 100% without converting is Premiere Pro CS5.5.  I went the route of trying to convert etc and yes some work but nothing is like working with the MXF file natively (no plug-ins and snap-ins or converting) - load the file drop it on the sequence timeline and off you go.  iMovie is geared towards the consumer world. The xf100 is considered a pro camera with a highend file format.  With all that said there is a product I have seen <a href="http://www.aunsoft.com/import-mxf-p2-mxf-to-imovie-edit-mxf-in-imovie/" rel="nofollow">http://www.aunsoft.com/import-mxf-p2-mxf-to-imovie-edit-mxf-in-imovie/</a> that will work for what you are trying to do.  They have a trial version you can test with.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/xf100-vs-imovie-11#post-73767 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:49:47 +0000 Kenkyusha 73767@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Have you looked at free things like iMedia Converter or Handbrake?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/xf100-vs-imovie-11#post-73756 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:57:09 +0000 valleyboy 73756@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>OK, I lied. The real question is, is there some way to use the Canon MXF format (from a Canon XF100) to work with iMovie 11. I don't think I need FCP, as I am doing a simple documentary, with single camera, mostly interviews, nothing fancy at all.</p> <p>The Canon website lists FCP compatibility, but that adds another 10%+ at least to the price of the camera, plus a whole new learning curve (i.e. massive time sink) I'd rather not go through.</p> <p>I have found some 3rd party converters that claim to do the job, and they aren't expensive ($35), but on closer inspection, the software is actually coded in Russia, and I have a bad feeling about getting infected with a virus on my Mac.</p> <p>Any experience and/or advice with this ? Please spare me the "man up and use a real pro editor" advice. I'm not a pro, I already have a complicated day job, I have limited time to spare learning another tool I mostly don't need just to get file compatibility.</p> <p>Help !!!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-best-to-convert-avi-into-quicktime-dv-or-mov#post-73666 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:51:55 +0000 kenm 73666@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>If you captured it with firewire.....Just convert it from .avi dv file (720x480) to    .mov dvcpro (720x480). Keep it interlaced and you should have no generation loss... by the way they should be able to use a .avi dv file if you captured it with firewire.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-best-to-convert-avi-into-quicktime-dv-or-mov#post-73629 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:49:56 +0000 Kenkyusha 73629@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>@Awesomesauce,</p> <p>OP is on a Windows box, so no Compressor.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-best-to-convert-avi-into-quicktime-dv-or-mov#post-73621 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:06:29 +0000 awesome sauce011 73621@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Adobe media encoder is ok but compressor will give you the best result.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-best-to-convert-avi-into-quicktime-dv-or-mov#post-73620 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:43:25 +0000 Andie 73620@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>You can use a converter avi to mov , That is a professional and wonderful converter , and it easy to work . you  can follow the steps do it yourself .</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-best-to-convert-avi-into-quicktime-dv-or-mov#post-70559 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 03:36:54 +0000 Charles Schultz 70559@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>If you have Adobe's Media Encoder you use the drop down menu to get Quick Time format and use the compression of none. That will do the trick but the file will be huge. I just recreated a 30 second commercial and that is the format they wanted and it turned out to be 1.2 gigs.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-best-to-convert-avi-into-quicktime-dv-or-mov#post-70556 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:01:26 +0000 ltheresa47 70556@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I only know that Premiere Elements 2 is a video editing sw. Can it really be use as a converter?</p> 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/ <p> '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.</p> <p> 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.</p> 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/ <p>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.</p> <p> 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.</p> <p> 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. </p> <p> 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). </p> <p> 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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p> 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.</p> <p> Ian Smith - Dunedin, New Zealand</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>   </p> 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/ <p>Hi Anton - </p> <p>Long answers are very good as they contain much needed detail.</p> <p>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).</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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>),</p> <p>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...).</p> 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/ <p> Birdcat,</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.  </p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.   </p> <p>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).  </p> <p>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.  </p> <p>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).  </p> <p>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. </p> <p> </p> <p>Hope this wasn't too much for my first post! </p> <p>Sincerely,</p> <p>Anton</p> 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/ <p>Hi Robert - </p> <p>I guess my question would be where does it get the missing audio.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>I will look up the MTSMERGER though - Thanks for the tip.</p> 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/ <p>Addendum/Correction to Birdcat : File is actually MTSMERGER.exe</p> 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/ <p><strong>First to XTR-91</strong>: 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.  </p> <p><strong>Now for Birdcat </strong>: 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.  </p> <p><strong>But back to the M2T file conversion</strong>, 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.   </p> 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/ <p>You mean your video editing can't occupy more than 2GB of RAM?</p> 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/ <p>Hi Robert - </p> <p>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).</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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></p> 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/ <p>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.</p> <p>Heidi</p> 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/ <p>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 ?</p> <p>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. </p> 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/ <p>Hi Robert - </p> <p>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.</p> <p>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 &amp; exposure, Dolby 5.1, headphone jack, mic jack, optical image stabilization, HDMI out, 1/3" CMOS sensor, Zebra stripes, manual &amp; auto white balance, HD recording @ 1080i, large viewscreen,  etc...) for a (high end of) consumer price.</p> 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/ <p>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).  </p> <p>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. </p> <p>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. </p> <p>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. </p> <p>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. </p> <p>What would seem to be the best way to proceed ?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/jvc-mod-file-processing#post-66599 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:31:36 +0000 jackwolcott 66599@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Use a program called Super. Works like a charm. Converts just about any format, including .mod, to .mov, .avi, etc.</p> <p>Jack</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/jvc-mod-file-processing#post-66592 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:31:39 +0000 XTR-91 66592@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p><a href="http://download.cnet.com/WinFX-Free-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-75211419.html">http://download.cnet.com/WinFX-Free-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-75211419.html</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/jvc-mod-file-processing#post-66590 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:08:01 +0000 RogerT 66590@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>sorry to bring up an old conversation, but I have no soundz and not very good with camcorders.</p> <p>my jvc files are mod files and i have asked on <a href="http://dotwhat.net/mod/2483/" rel="nofollow">http://dotwhat.net/mod/2483/</a> but i have no sound and need help</p> <p> </p> <p>thanks</p> 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/ <p>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.</p> <p><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></p> 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/ <p>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.</p> <p>Step 1. Import AVCHD files to this program.</p> <p>Step 2. Choose DV AVI format.</p> <p>Step 3. Convert VRO to DV AVI for Mac.</p> <p><a href="http://www.aunsoft.com/mac_avchd_to_dv_video_converter_convert_mts_m2ts_to_apple_dv/"><strong><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></strong></a></p> <p>Quite easy to use.</p> <p>And the most satisfied one is its high quality of output video formats.</p> 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/ <p> are there any free AVCHD converters for macs?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/sending-video-reports-from-the-field-for-editing-and-web-publishing#post-57669 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:28:24 +0000 XTR-91 57669@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Over hundreds (if not thousands) of online storage solutions are available, though you'll always be limited to the download speed of your ISP along with the transfer speed of the website storage solution servers. Here's a list of free online storage sites (some free) returned from a quick Google search.</p> <p><a href="http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;rlz=1T4GGLJ_en-GBUS309US309&amp;q=Online+storage">http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&amp;hl=en-GB&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;rlz=1T4GGLJ_en-GBUS309US309&amp;q=Online+storage</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/sending-video-reports-from-the-field-for-editing-and-web-publishing#post-57660 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:43:54 +0000 jguedes 57660@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> First of all, sorry if my english ins´t great...but i beleive is not so bad either and i will try to explain my problem as best as i can.</p> <p>Ok, this is something i feel is becoming really important for websites all over the world investing on video news reporting and i (strangelly enough) can´t find any good info about it. So, if someone could help me out i would really be thankfull. </p> <p>About a year and a half i started a project of video news reporting for a newspaper website. My professional background was in video for TV (i worked as producer and director on a tv news department) and i started only then learning about this wonderfull world of web video. </p> <p>Usually we make video reports and then bring them in house (on SD Cards) for editing and publishing but lately i´ve been thinking on having the camera operators send me a few clips directly from the reporting site to our offices for almost imeddiate publishing. But what´s the best way to do it? </p> <p>I want to be able to receive at least decent quality clips so i could do further editing in house so i can´t ask them to send me 320X240 clips. And good quality files are heavy to send over internet and take a large amount of time. </p> <p>So, does anyone had the same kind of problems? What solutions are available? What´s the best software for conversion (quality/speed)? All ideas on this subjects are important for me and i believe for many other fellow videomakers in your foruns. Thanks for your help. </p>