http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: convert - Recent Posts en Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:11:29 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/avchd-mts-to-standard-dvd-in-sony-vegas-and-dvd-architect#post-67195 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 03:42:34 +0000 panasoniccadd 67195@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Import/Convert Sony SR12 AVCHD Videos export WMV to Sony Vegas Pro 8 <br />Recently I have purchased a Sony HDR-SR12 and Vegas Pro 8 bundle from B&amp;H. When I transferred some HD video, AVCHD to be specifically, to my PC for editing in Vegas 8 Pro I get a "format not supported" error. I just couldn't believe it! If Sony Vegas Pro 8 can not handle 1920*1080 AVCHD videos whey B&amp;H sell the two as a bundle in the first place? <br />I'm all new to video stuff and editing as well, I just need a simple solution to help me import SR12 AVCHD files to Vegas Pro 8 successfully. I've tried Picture Motion Browser PMB for my editing purpose as someone suggested on some forum, but the software crash so often that I can barely get it to work. From some threads on creativecow, I tried out a program called <strong><a href="http://www.aunsoft.com/final-mate/">Aunsoft Final Mate</a></strong>, which is exclusively designed assistant software for HD camcorder users proclaimed by its developer Aunsoft Studio. Honestly speaking, I'm very happy with the result. As far as I can tell, <a href="http://www.aunsoft.com/convert_sony_hdr_sr12_avchd_videos_export_wmv_to_sony_vegas_pro_8/">converted videos from Sony SR12 AVCHD 1920*1080 M2TS videos to Sony Vegas</a> WMV(VC-1) format work smoothly on Sony Vegas Pro 8 and there is no degradation of picture quality from naked eyes. <br /><img src="http://www.aunsoft.com/img/guide/guide-20110413/convert-avchd-to-sony-vegas.jpg" /> <br />Besides that, Aunsoft Final Mate also allows me to <strong><br /><a href="http://www.aunsoft.com/final-mate/manage_the_movies_in_the_program.html">merge all my AVCHD video clips into one single file</a></strong> on a timeline basis, which have saved lots of time for me. <br /><img src="http://www.aunsoft.com/img/online-help/final-mate/create-a-movie-by-adding-to-timeline.jpg" /> <br />I recommend this product for people who have similar problems with me about AVCHD importing to Sony Vegas Pro 8. At the same time, try not buy the Sony SR12 and Vegas Pro 8 bundle. Trust me. It's not a happy experience.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-edit-mts-files#post-67133 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:13:11 +0000 Dima 67133@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello XTR</p> <p>Thanks for your quick reply</p> <p>Ok my work flow is like this: I have .MTS files 1080i 24Mbps bitrate on my camcorder.. I take the USB cable and take lets say 1 video from AVCHD folder with .MTS format and load it to Sony Vegas Pro2 (trial) I have the following project settings: HD 1080-60i 29,970fps Audio 5.1 surround. For the test i don't edit anything but straight render to Sony AVC m2ts 16Mbps or any... All the bitrates and all the project settings have been tried. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-edit-mts-files#post-67132 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:01:31 +0000 XTR-91 67132@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p><em>"Anything i try gives me really bad patches of tremmor if you look closer, like shifting sideways."</em></p> <p>Are you sure this is happening during the rendering process, or are you not deinterlacing your footage before editing?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-edit-mts-files#post-67131 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:18:34 +0000 Dima 67131@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello</p> <p>I have a very powerful machine. Processor Intel Core i7 2720QM with up to 3.3Ghz with ram 16GB DDR3 1600 MHz (4 x 4GB). I am editing for blu ray and rendering from original Sony .MTS to m2ts Anything i try gives me really bad patches of tremmor if you look closer, like shifting sideways. I render to m2ts</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/avchd-mts-to-standard-dvd-in-sony-vegas-and-dvd-architect#post-66762 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:20:01 +0000 XTR-91 66762@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>render:</p> <p>8.5mbps</p> <p>MPEG-2</p> <p>720x480</p> <p>60i</p> <p> </p> <p>then import to dvd architect</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/avchd-mts-to-standard-dvd-in-sony-vegas-and-dvd-architect#post-66760 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:18:49 +0000 six2735 66760@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I am using Vegas Pro 8.0 with DVD Architect 4.5, if you go to VASST web site and order their training DVD's you will get the information you need. They helped me tremendously. One of them is on sale. I ordered "Getting started with DVD Architect Volume 3" and Vegas Pro 8 "Vegas 8 Update". They also have some free plug ins for Vegas. their web site is (<a href="http://www.vasst.com">http://www.vasst.com</a>) I added parenthesis.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/avchd-mts-to-standard-dvd-in-sony-vegas-and-dvd-architect#post-66741 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:18:26 +0000 navyspecwarfare 66741@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Customize preview settings by unchecking automatically adjust preview playback settings. I do that so that I can run previews always at full/best.  Make sure you are running at least i7 Quadcore processor at minimum 2.8 Ghz.  Make sure you have at least 6GB of at least 1033 or 1333 mhz RAM.  I recommend 8+ gigs. </p> <p>Vegas likes processor power and RAM, not so much video card power. Unfortunately for the latter as I bought a $450 AMD Radeon 5870 when it came out hoping it would add mad power to Vegas, but it didn't.  Vegas likes processor and RAM power. </p> <p>Also, make sure you use three hard drives.  One for Windows, one for project media, and one for renders.  This will speed things up considerably.  If you can afford Solid State...get it.  </p> <p>I advise against RAID and favor SSD instead...I heard that for video editing, RAID can actually slow things down as contradictory as that seems...</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/avchd-mts-to-standard-dvd-in-sony-vegas-and-dvd-architect#post-63501 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:49:18 +0000 mailber350 63501@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> You will get something useful in the following post:</p> <p><a href="http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/avchd-help"><strong><a href="http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/avchd-help" rel="nofollow">http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/avchd-help</a></strong></a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/if-i-convert-avchd-to-avi-files-can-i-core2duo#post-63062 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:47:38 +0000 roblewis56 63062@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>With Adobe Premier Elements 7 after you import your AVCHD  clips and hit ENTER the program renders (i.e converts) them to .avi so converting them ahead of time is irrelevant. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/if-i-convert-avchd-to-avi-files-can-i-core2duo#post-63056 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:09:00 +0000 mailber350 63056@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> If you would like to edit AVCHD in Adobe, you have to convert AVCHD to Adobe formats, like MOV, WMV or MPEG. Personally, I am using Aunsoft MTS Converter which is powerful in converting AVCHD/MTS video to other editable video formats, like MOV, AVI, WMV, MPEG, FLV, MKV, and etc.</p> <p>If you would like to do some simple editing, this program will satisfy you.</p> <p>The output vieo is in high quality without the high synchronization of video and audio.</p> <p><a href="http://www.aunsoft.com/mts-converter/">http://www.aunsoft.com/mts-converter/</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-settings-for-swf-online#post-62314 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:03:11 +0000 XTR-91 62314@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I am looking to put any video that goes on my website in the SWF format? It seems like I've been able to do it in Vegas before, but now that my computer's crashed and I had to re-install, I cannot save in the SWF or FLV format.  I just want something handy where the user does not have to install software (or wait through long buffers).</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Is there anything free that will convert DV-AVI to SWF?</strong> <em>(p.s. I'd like it to add controls which their display can be turned off).</em></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/converting-webex-arf-files-for-editing-in-cs4#post-62057 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:20:28 +0000 contrain 62057@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I have some recorded seminars done via WebEx. They are ARF files (I'm a PC<br /> user) and the instructions from WebEx to convert these types of files is to<br /> download the WebEx Network Recording player, and while playing the video go to<br /> the File menu, choose Convert and choose a type, I've chosen the MPEG4 and<br /> Windows media types, and each time it converted and saved locally, but when I<br /> try to open either type in my NLE (Premiere Pro CS4), I just get the spinning<br /> blue circle, in the lower right of the program is will say Converting (the name<br /> of the video) but the progress bar will not show any progress, even though it<br /> allowed me to import into the NLE, and then eventually it will say Not<br /> Responding, and I will have to close the program. It has become an endless,<br /> vicious, circle.</p> <p> </p> <p>Any ideas of how to get these files into my NLE where I can work with them to<br /> edit without it crashing the program every time?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-edit-mts-files#post-59344 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 07:06:42 +0000 nonsmallgarden 59344@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Don't know if this is helpful to anyone, but just last night I found a free 'light' version of a program called Prism, by NHC Software.  Now, I'm brand new to all of this, only having owned a Canon HF S100 for about 3 days, but this seems like a handy little program.  Still tweeking around with it, myself.  But then, I don't really have any clue what I'm doing.</p> <p>It converts .mts to about 6 or 7 different formats, including .avi, .wmv, .mov, and .mp4.  I imagine the paid version has more features, etc.  There's more flexibility to the conversion process than I have the ability to use, at this point, so can't coment on just how usefull it would be to you guys.  Like I said, absolute newby, here, so keep that in mind.  But for some who may be lurking (like me), it may be handy.  Seems to be an answer to some of my problems, at this point.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/avchd-mts-to-standard-dvd-in-sony-vegas-and-dvd-architect#post-59055 Wed, 26 May 2010 11:12:54 +0000 rexomus 59055@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Yeah. I think that mts files are system hogs. When I edit, I set the preview settings to auto, I disable my internet connection and disable any running functions of norton anti-virus to free up cpu resources. this usually makes editing more bearable. I am running a AMD dual core @ 3.2 ghz on windows xp at 32 bits. So you should see a bigger difference than I do. this should help you.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/avchd-mts-to-standard-dvd-in-sony-vegas-and-dvd-architect#post-59054 Wed, 26 May 2010 10:54:16 +0000 wyz3rd 59054@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>When adding my m2ts files to Sony Vegas Platinum 9, it appears to stutter during timeline playback and is very slow to render any sort of output file.  Have you had similar results? I am running Windows 7 on an i7-720QM platform.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/avchd-mts-to-standard-dvd-in-sony-vegas-and-dvd-architect#post-59051 Wed, 26 May 2010 10:23:11 +0000 rexomus 59051@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I feel your pain. I am having exactly the same problem. I am discussing it with a few guys in the dvd authoring forum @ </p> <p><a href="http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dvd-architect-45" rel="nofollow">http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dvd-architect-45</a></p> <p>Check out some of the suggestions they are giving me. I hope we can figure this out</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-edit-mts-files#post-58858 Sat, 22 May 2010 03:13:17 +0000 pseudosafari 58858@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>navyspecwarfare, thanks for posting the update!  i was wondering about whether the hardware issues would improve.  glad to hear it.  has implications for me (and many others editing .mts files, i'm sure).</p> <p>i don't know about Vegas (i'm sure someone here can point you in the right direction) but it looks to me like it should be pretty straightforward.  the new system looks like it'll handle about anything.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/avchd-mts-to-standard-dvd-in-sony-vegas-and-dvd-architect#post-58856 Fri, 21 May 2010 23:28:02 +0000 navyspecwarfare 58856@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>&lt;p class="post"&gt; </p> <p>When I drop my AVCHD .mts clips from my Canon HF10<br /> camera into Sony Vegas Platinum<br /> (consumer version), and then use the make DVD wizard, it renders and<br /> then sends my media files to DVD architect 4.5 and then burns my DVD to<br /> look spectacular.  This is fantastic because my project I'm working on<br /> is going on<br /> 4.7GB DVDs for commercial DVD players or computers. I simply shot in HD<br /> because I wanted the option in the future to burn to Blu-ray, but won't<br /> be doing that as of yet. </p> <p>I don't want to use Sony Vegas Platinum though....I want more<br /> advanced options and more options later for BluRay, etc etc etc and thus<br /> need to edit, render, send the edited/rendered files to DVD architect<br /> pro 5.0, and then burn to DVD using Sony Vegas Pro, not Platinum. </p> <p>Sony Vegas Pro does not have this streamlined "make DVD" option like<br /> the nice consumer version does.<br /> After editing in Vegas Pro, I have to manually render my project using<br /> the plethora<br /> of options available, which honestly, I don't know much about. I've<br /> tried rendering using NTSC widescreen for DVD architect (MPEG-2), I've<br /> tried HDV with high settings, etc etc etc and when I drop these rendered<br /> files into DVD Architect, they don't turn out well quality-wise like<br /> they did in Sony Vegas Platinum using the automatic make DVD settings. <br /> I<br /> simply want to render these edited .mts files to a format that DVD<br /> architect will like and then burn in high quality so my DVDs look good<br /> on any DVD player with a standard monitor or HD monitor.  Vegas<br /> Platinum<br /> does a great job, but it's unknown to me what it is doing behind the<br /> scenes to render my files before it sends them off to DVD architect.<br /> Obviously it works great given my test with Vegas Platinum and native<br /> .mts files, but I have no idea what Vegas Platinum is doing to convert<br /> or render these editing .mts files to make them still high quality and<br /> smooth for DVD architect.  I just need to know how to replicate this<br /> process manually in Vegas Pro and I'm set. </p> <p>So to recap, and in a nutshell, I need to know what render settings<br /> to choose in Vegas Pro after editing my .mts files natively so I can<br /> then send them over to DVD architect pro 5.0 and burn my project to a<br /> DVD without loss of visual quality. </p> <p>Any help greatly appreciated. </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-edit-mts-files#post-58852 Fri, 21 May 2010 22:57:28 +0000 navyspecwarfare 58852@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Big update....</p> <p>Alienware system came in. </p> <p>2.66ghz i7920 quad processor, 9GBs of 1333mhz RAM, Ati Radeon 5870 (1GB),  2 1TB 7200rpm HDs, 64-bit Windows 7, etc.  Hefty. </p> <p>Magically fixed my preview problems I was having prior without even having to convert my .mts files.  Vegas can edit them and preview them smoothly now.  I haven't even overclocked the processor yet.  I was going to jack it up to 3.2ghz. </p> <p>So, it looks like I can finally edit my .mts files in Vegas natively now that my hardware can handle it.</p> <p>It's never over till the fat lady sings though eh?</p> <p>Next problem....</p> <p>When I drop some of these .mts clips into Sony Vegas Platinum (consumer version), and then use the make DVD wizard, it renders and then sends my media files to DVD architect 4.5 and then burns my DVD to look spectacular.  This is what I need because my project is going on 4.7GB DVDs for commercial DVD players or computers.</p> <p>I don't want to use Sony Vegas Platinum though....I want more advanced options and more options later for BluRay, etc etc etc.</p> <p>Sony Vegas Pro does not have this streamlined "make DVD" option. After editing, I have to manually render my project using the plethora of options available, which honestly, I don't know much about. I've tried rendering using NTSC widescreen for DVD architect (MPEG-2), I've tried HDV with high settings, etc etc etc and when I drop these rendered files into DVD Architect, they don't turn out well quality-wise.  I simply want to render these edited .mts files to a format that DVD architect will like and then burn in high quality so my DVDs look good on any DVD player with a standard monitor or HD monitor.  Vegas Platinum does a great job, but it's unknown to me what it is doing behind the scenes to render my files before it sends them off to DVD architect. Obviously it works great given my test with Vegas Platinum and native .mts files, but I have no idea what Vegas Platinum is doing to convert or render these editing .mts files to make them still high quality and smooth for DVD architect.  I just need to know how to replicate this process manually in Vegas Pro and I'm set. </p> <p>So to recap, and in a nutshell, I need to know what render settings to choose in Vegas Pro after editing my .mts files natively so I can then send them over to DVD architect pro 5.0 and burn my project to a DVD without loss of visual quality. </p> <p>Any help greatly appreciated. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-edit-mts-files#post-57932 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:18:06 +0000 composite1 57932@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p><em>"A conversation like that shows me the gaping holes in my knowledge. Hope<br /> you don't mind me "eavesdropping" - you guys are awesome!"</em></p> <p>Bob,</p> <p>You get tossed into a room full of buzzsaws you learn damn quick how to duck and dodge, or you don't. Everybody who's learned (and still learning) this stuff has taken a butt kickin' at some time or another trying to get it all to work smoothly. Just like everbody else 'who's been through the buzzsaws' will tell you, 'You'll learn....' No real 'awesomeness' included. Thanks though.</p> <p>Navspecwar,</p> <p>Looks like you'll be doing single ep's at a time. Vegas will easily do long format work, but you won't be able to do a 20+ hour epic on a laptop or a desktop without lots and lots of storage. However, you can knock out your eps 1 at a time with a max time frame (30 min - 45min, etc.) As is you still are going to have to res down your final versions to SD DV so they'll fit on a standard DV with any additional content anyway. </p> <p>Your footage you could just back it up to tape once each ep is done since you are loath to buy and back up to storage drives. It will take a while to do that's if you want to keep your rendered clips. Otherwise, you can just S-can everything when the ep is complete so you'll have room for the next ep. They used to do that in the old days of NLE (but they always backed stuff up to tape) Definitely save your project files as it will make it easier to put stuff back together should you want to go back.</p> <p>I do realize the magnitude of what you are doing, but it strikes me that you are wanting to do an entrepreneurial endeavor with a 'mom and pop' attitude about what you're going to need to get it done. If this thing of yours takes off, there's a strong possibility that a HD/Blu-Ray version will be required. If you had already done the heavy lifting in HD and had that stuff stored on HDD's then it wouldn't be much of a lift to prep it for the new format and you could concentrate on making the extra content more palatable to blu-ray. </p> <p>Without the converted HD footage, you'll have to go through the whole process of editing from scratch + create the BRD content which will cost you more time and money. Pay now or pay later. Just a thought.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-edit-mts-files#post-57927 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:16:39 +0000 bobcypheruk 57927@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> A conversation like that shows me the gaping holes in my knowledge. Hope you don't mind me "eavesdropping" - you guys are awesome!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-edit-mts-files#post-57920 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:37:51 +0000 Johnboy 57920@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> A couple of tidbits of info for ya....  if you are hoping to get flawless previews, forget about it, on any nle or computer other than the tens of thousands of dollar avid systems.  Once you add a single effect or title element, you are tasking the processor to process the file, the effect or element and send it to preview.  You may want to consider dropping the preview window quality to compensate.  If you have to see something in full resolution, then switch it back and do a ram preview (shift+b) on a region.  You are working with highly compressed files (not so big), re-rendering to lightly compressed files (really big) so you can edit them.  You will be recompressing those files to dvd compliant mpeg2 on the final render.  Don't be suprised about long render times getting to the final format.  The nice thing about Vegas is that you can set up your project properties to DV (720x480) and throw the HD files on the timeline and render it out to DVD compliant mpeg2.  Just keep in mind that standard DVD's only hold about 4.2 gb of info.  You will have to use a bit rate calculator to set the render settings in Vegas, and I would reccommend that you render in Vegas and then drop the render into DVDA to burn the disc.  Video cards in Vegas don't matter, it doesn't use gpu memory.  It's all in the processor and system ram.  A desktop system is the way to go for editing IMHO, as slower rpm laptop hard drives will have problems with keeping up in data transfer rates.</p> <p>Good luck with the dvd's.</p> <p>John</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-edit-mts-files#post-57877 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:49:41 +0000 navyspecwarfare 57877@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I didn't do a very good job of making my details very clear....</p> <p>I have over 3,000 clips of footage!  Once I throw away junk takes, edit, cut, trim, format, etc...my FINISHED products which I will put on DVDs will be between 20-25 individual hour length DVDs....in other words....20+ hours of completed and edited video! Right now, I have triple that amount of footage, meaning I will scale it down and throw away 66% of it as it is.</p> <p>Everything was recorded indoors in a homemade studio with professional lighting, white balanced, near perfect focus and excellent lighting, excellent tripod for stability, crisp audio with no other noise etc etc etc.  Very controlled environment with minimal variables. </p> <p>This is for a 20+ DVD series. Each DVD one hour long of edited footage.  I have been filming this for over 10 months now...just going to finish in 3-4 weeks...then comes my post production and editing...thus why I want to prepare and get my hardware and software set-up ASAP. </p> <p>Everyone I talked to says when they use Upshift or convert to mpeg, the videos run smooth.  My video was only able to run smooth using Sony Vegas Platinum (consumer version) after using Upshift....so I really think it must be my hardware as that was already able to make significant improvement.  Perhaps with high-end hardware, I can go .mts direct into Vegas or at least have no problems with Upshift or MPEG conversion. </p> <p>I'm using my personal laptop to edit this stuff at the moment...probably not too smart to be editing HD, be it raw, converted, or uncompressed period.  This desktop should eat it up though I am hoping.  If it doesn't...I don't know what would.....</p> <p>Thanks for all the help and responses thus far...you guys have been tremendously helpful.  I'll keep you updated....unfortunately, this system will take 3-4 weeks to arrive at my door....</p> <p>Until then...I will still be scouring for the best intermediary codec....maybe cineform.....or the best conversion software....like Upshift.....</p> <p>Suggestions or prior success most appreciated...</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-edit-mts-files#post-57869 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:38:08 +0000 composite1 57869@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>"I can't afford 10 Terabytes of drive space, nor do I think Vegas Pro<br /> could even handle 500GB of files in a single editing project without<br /> some sort of ridiculous RAID or server set-up."</p> <p>Navspecwar,</p> <p>Hoss thou art making a 'Mountain Range out of a Hill'. When working on large format projects you want to plan your asset management which you so far are doing. However, in the initial stages of reviewing footage, you spend time going through and logging your DVD footage. I can promise you that out of the 20 hours of footage you'll maybe get 2 - 3 hours of usable footage (and I'm being generous.) While you're logging, you'll be primarily looking for <strong>useable shots</strong>. Super shaky footage (Earthquake Cam) that can lend nothing to the story  you're telling, out of focus, over/underexposed shots, shots that look great but the sound is 'effed up and shots that either repeat better shots or don't do anything to push your story along you can 'S-can' them long before you drag them into the NLE. Those kind of shots will be prevalent among your raw footage. Don't waste time on them</p> <p>Also, how long were you planning to make your piece? It is not uncommon to shoot enough footage to make a 3-hour epic but only use enough for a 10-30 minute piece. I guarantee you every inch of footage shot was not captured and rendered in that situation.</p> <p>Lastly, you don't need a 'Crazy RAID Setup' (it'd be nice!) Via external firewire or eSATA drives you can make your own RAID setup. Check out the links;</p> <p><a href="http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5384378&amp;Sku=M261-8232">http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5384378&amp;Sku=M261-8232</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/search.asp?keywords=firewire+hard+drive+enclosures&amp;searchbtn.x=29&amp;searchbtn.y=6">http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/search.asp?keywords=firewire+hard+drive+enclosures&amp;searchbtn.x=29&amp;searchbtn.y=6</a></p> <p>Now you would have to buy drives to go in the enclosures in the second link, but the potential and affordability is definitely there.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-edit-mts-files#post-57856 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:58:34 +0000 navyspecwarfare 57856@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Well, I'm getting this system regardless, as I really shouldn't be trying to make a professional DVD production of 20 DVDs on my personal laptop anyways.<br />As of now, I can't even work with the New Blue Upshift lighter compressed files either.  They work somewhat ok in low/mid quality preview mode in Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum, but not good at all with Sony Vegas Pro 9 (64-bit).  I've tried converting to mpeg, using Upshift, converting to .mov, etc, and nothing seems to work besides the uncompressed .avi conversion, which alone is impossible.  I can't afford 10 Terabytes of drive space, nor do I think Vegas Pro could even handle 500GB of files in a single editing project without some sort of ridiculous RAID or server set-up.  </p> <p>I've got to either be able to edit these .mts files natively in Vegas, convert the files to a more friendly and editable format, or use some sort of intermediary codec....anyone ever heard of Cineform?!</p> <p>I've got to be able to do it with one of those methods no?!  I'm using Sony Vegas to send my final project by the way to Sony DVD Architect to burn a master DVD of the edited project for DVD replication at a professional media factory as well as a DVD-RAM ISO for the same purposes, so my render afterwards and final output is relatively easy to manage....it's just getting these damn .mts files into an editable format first. </p> <p>This system I am getting can't be built and shipped for 2-3 weeks! Luckily, I still have a few weeks left of shooting to finish up my footage collection so that when I finish, the new rig should arrive.  Hopefully it answers a lot of these questions and minimizes the variables so I can solve this madness. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-edit-mts-files#post-57809 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 07:08:20 +0000 composite1 57809@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p><em>"... the 60mb file magically jumped to over 2GB!!!! At that calcultation....a<br /> 1 hour video will be 500GB!"</em></p> <p>Navspecwar,</p> <p>That's about right when working with HD at the pro level. Well there's always 'plan B'. Like I mentioned in an earlier post, you convert from AVCHD to AVI but at a compression level low enough to save drive space, but high enough to see your footage in reasonable detail (approx. 60 - 75% compression.)</p> <p> Long as you aren't going to do any compositing (greenscreen or matting in visual effects) or high-end graphics (3D titles, etc.) you should be able to put together something that won't 'blow up' your system. Once it's done, if you plan on doing any color-correction or final color-grading you do it before final render. </p> <p>When you're ready to do the final render then you do so as an Uncompressed .AVI as your master version. Now it won't be as vivid had you worked uncompressed, but it will a lot better looking than rendering out at compression. Either way, you still need to get some external drives so that if you ever want to go back into the project and change anything you'll have everything saved on the drive and won't have to go through all of those steps from the beginning!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-edit-mts-files#post-57805 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 05:42:28 +0000 pseudosafari 57805@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> If I understand your question right, I don't think you need to convert them to get perfect DVD quality.  Just render.</p> <p>I want to hear how that new system works if you get it!  If it works perfectly, without choppiness, I (and others) might consider upgrading in the future.  Perhaps posting a walkthrough video here to show it off to us would be nice, too.  Be sure to come back and keep us posted!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-edit-mts-files#post-57801 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 02:17:45 +0000 navyspecwarfare 57801@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>One more thing....I am putting these out on single layer DVDs.....do I even need to convert these to HD quality files unless I was working with Blue-Ray? Could I not convert them to standard definition and still get perfect DVD quality?! I do however want the option in the future to be able to make my final edited Vegas file ready for Blue-Ray output without having to re-edit or re-convert everything....</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-edit-mts-files#post-57800 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 02:11:52 +0000 navyspecwarfare 57800@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Composite....</p> <p>So far, out of everything I have tried, your decompression method has worked best.  However....the files size was just WAY too ridiculous.  I took a 60mb .mts file, followed your steps, and then converted it into the uncompressed .avi file.  It worked like a charm in my video editor. However.....the 60mb file magically jumped to over 2GB!!!! At that calcultation....a 1 hour video will be 500GB!  Even a powerful machine would have trouble handling that much just to make a 1 hour video in the editor. </p> <p>It seems my only two options left are to edit using a less compressed file that is more user friendly in Sony Vegas, or to hope that my upgraded hardware will be able to edit the .mts files natively.  </p> <p>I did some more hardware research and decided to make some upgrades to the new system that I hope will solve this problem. I will be overclocking the i7 920 2.66ghz quad-core processor to 3.33ghz and be using 9GB of triple channel 1333mhz RAM.  I'm going to upgrade to the $400 Ati Radeon 5870 card. 1GB of dedicated video memory.  It's the second fastest card in the world and designed for HD and hefty video encoding. I'll have two 7200rpm 1TB drives running SATA-II at 3Gb/s. </p> <p>If that system doesn't do the trick...I don't know what would, thus again leaving me to convert the files. </p> <p>I've tried Upshift converting to the m2t files, converting to .mov, MPEG2, etc etc etc.  I still get the same choppiness in my preview window with Vegas.  Only the uncompressed .avi worked...but the file size is beyond realistic to work with.</p> <p>I really hope my new system will be able to handle .mts natively...but if it doesn't...I need a tried and true way to convert these .mts files into a Vegas friendly file that does not compromise quality, runs smooth in the preview window, and can be outputted to a professional DVD with no quality loss. </p> <p>It seems I'm on the right track with everyone's help thus far....keep it coming.  I'll put you in my credits...for real...once I launch my DVD/products. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-edit-mts-files#post-57658 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:30:40 +0000 composite1 57658@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Navspecwar,</p> <p>That Alienware rig sounds like a dandy! It'll push your native files all right, but... be advised; as Birdcat mentioned, the size rates of HD .avi video is much larger than your compressed files so whether you stick with with what you have or get the new rig, extra internal/external drives are in your future. You have come upon the major hurdle of working with HD... storage.</p> <p>Also, as you've found out working with converted files is easier but takes up more space. In the old days you would use compressed files to keep down the amount of storage space used and then 'Res-up' your final product. That's changed. Now that storage space is cheap, you res-up during or after capturing your footage and work with the uncompressed files. This is better in that you have much more information within the clips and when it comes time to do effects, motion graphics, compositing or color correction/color grading the final output will be much more accurate.</p> <p>The drawback is you'll be needing harddrive space. Cool thing is there are many inexpensive external harddrives out there. When working with HD, for your own sanity you'll want drives in excess of 1TB. Whatever you get, if your laptop has an eSATA input roll with eSATA capable drives. Do not use USB 2.0! For video that stuff moves slower than an Admiral giving out medals! Until USB 3.0 comes out, eSATA's the way to go. The eSATA external drives come in two varieties; a standalone unit or a hot swappable 'Toaster' in which you can use (cheaper) internal SATA drives by just sticking them into the unit. That will come in mighty handy when you're storing all of your raw and converted clips, graphics, audio and project files.</p>