http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Topic: Problems after converting video file en Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:48:28 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/problems-after-converting-video-file#post-52242 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:56:57 +0000 XTR-91 52242@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p><em>"Will MPEG2 to AVI be a lower quality file ?"</em></p> <p> </p> <p>For the most part, it depends on the bitrate. MPEG-2 and DV-AVI store video by different means of compression (each with its own set of losses). Like I said "for the most part", you will be at a greater loss working with MPEG-2 (25 Mbps) converted to DV-AVI (25 Mbps) than you would be editing the 25-Mbp MPEG-2 as it is (25 Mbps is just an example). I would edit the MPEG-2 (TS) as it is if your system handles it well enough with software that supports it. Converting between different formats involved different dropoffs (information losses) at different parts of the video. You probably won't notice anything converting to DV-AVI, as the quality of the AVI is closer to lossless. But still, the compression algorithms are different. If you prefer the ease of editing, a conversion to DV-AVI is definitely worth it.</p> <p> </p> <p>Have you checked for a different approach, such as freeware for converting video, other than Roxio? <a href="http://www.avsmedia.com/AVS-Video-Converter.aspx">AVS Video Converter</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/problems-after-converting-video-file#post-50104 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:40:58 +0000 BruceMol 50104@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> yeeman, </p> <p>have you tried changing the extension on the file from m2t to mpg? </p> <p>That 'sometimes' works for me when I have trouble with a m2t that was exported from PPro to ENCORE. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/problems-after-converting-video-file#post-50103 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:15:15 +0000 robGRAUERT 50103@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>MPEG streamclip may help. That's free too</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/problems-after-converting-video-file#post-50091 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:42:00 +0000 zoobie 50091@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> What are you trying to do? </p> <p>AVI is just a container...could be anything</p> <p>Roxio is awful...In the meantime, try Xvid4PSP (free) and see how that works for you</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/problems-after-converting-video-file#post-50043 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:44:06 +0000 yeeman 50043@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> My Panasonic HDC-HS100 video clips come out as m2ts files. ( I use the included software to transfer files to my laptop ) When I use my Roxio Creator 2009 to convert the file to AVI, there's often a video clip with no audio. Aggravating as HELL !!! Panasonic says that it is a common problem with 3rd party software. It's basically hit or miss when I convert to AVI....there's no predicting when a file will be screwed up !!! Panasonic says to use their program &amp; create an MPEG2 file ,then have Roxio convert it. Will MPEG2 to AVI be a lower quality file ?</p> <p>Is there ANY program that will take the Panasonic HD file &amp; successfully convert it to AVI the first time ?</p>