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Aug 31, 2009 10:33 PM in response to ambunjesby methenyhead,2 part question.
i've come across 3 different converters. they seem to do the same thing and their interfaces all look very similar:
Xilisoft HD Video Converter for Mac - $46
Moyea HD Video Converter - $35
Pavtube MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac - $29
obviously i'd rather buy the cheaper one. anyone use any of these and have any recommendations.
2nd question, regarding the output - do i want H.264 HD movie (.mov) or just a standard Quicktime Movie (.mov) or are these the same format. looking to maintain the highest quality in the transcode. apple pro-res is not listed as an option.
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Sep 8, 2009 6:07 PM in response to methenyheadby xiaowei,I am a Pavtube user and you can see my first reply above.
To the second question, you can use VLC Media Player to play HD videos since VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player and multimedia framework capable of reading most audio and video formats (MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, DivX, MPEG-1, mp3, ogg, aac …) as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. -
Sep 8, 2009 6:07 PM in response to xiaoweiby xiaowei,Download VLC Player here: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ -
Sep 9, 2009 2:32 PM in response to xiaoweiby Durin7th,I'd preserve 50i footage from my hf10 when editing on my mac. importing in imovie will convert everything in aic 25/30 fps. any suggestions? (i don't want to buy final cut ) -
Sep 10, 2009 12:07 AM in response to methenyheadby Topingtips,i am use Pavtube mts converter,works so well!!! -
Sep 10, 2009 3:00 PM in response to Topingtipsby Durin7th,not so well...
if i try to convert at the original frame rate (50i) the video became too fast! -
Sep 10, 2009 7:57 PM in response to Durin7thby xiaowei,Could you please tell me more exactly?
Which output format that you converted to?
And how did you set the parameters such as video bitrate, audio framerate, etc. before converting? -
Sep 11, 2009 2:14 PM in response to nick101by Levitating Yogi,I am trying to use Streamclip to convert .mts files to a recognizable format for editing in Final Cut Pro but first Streamclip says it doesn't recognize the file format and asks if I want to proceed anyway. When I proceed and try to convert the file to .avi or anything it says - Error: can't find the first video frame.
any suggestions? -
Sep 11, 2009 4:32 PM in response to xiaoweiby Durin7th,Q: Which output format that you converted to?
A: mp4/h.264/mov... any format mantaining the "original frame rate"
Q: And how did you set the parameters such as video bitrate, audio framerate, etc. before converting?
A: in every way the result is always the same: the video streams faster than the original -
Sep 15, 2009 11:54 PM in response to methenyheadby ithini,I also had the same problem days ago, since i want to convert my camera video files into imovie suitable formats so i can edit the videos well. At last, i didn't choose either what you are metioned, i just found a really good mts converter for mac to do the job easily. However, i can only get the standard mov files but not hd mov, but the video quality is good. -
Sep 16, 2009 7:00 PM in response to Durin7thby xiaowei,Um, sorry to reply so late.
Since so, you can adjust the parameters of video and audio settings. Well, after selecting the output file format, click the “Settings” button near the “Format” box, there will pop up a “Profile” for you to set several parameters such as *video bitrate*, video codec, audio sample rate, framerate, etc. The higher the parameters you set, the better quality you will get.
(Notes: If you are a Pavtube user too.)
If you still have problems, maybe you could contact their support center for technical help. -
Sep 24, 2009 12:11 AM in response to ithiniby Frank Clapper,ithini -
I just bought a Panasonic fz35 which shoots in avcdlite.
Thanks for the link/info on mticonverter - not hd but video quality is very good and it's easy to use. I tried a sample clip of 25 megs, it converted it to about 7 and the video looks crisp. Can use the demo with watermarked videos to check out the program before buying. -
Oct 1, 2009 1:48 PM in response to Frank Clapperby Frank Clapper,Correction - can save movies as Apple TV high def -
Oct 9, 2009 1:21 AM in response to Frank Clapperby ithini,It seems like your camera video format is avchd, if you want to know the video conversion result, just free download it before you make a purchase decision, convert your video files and see whether it can meet your needs, hope you can resolve your problem. -
Jan 4, 2010 11:01 AM in response to Eric Shawn2by Holraven,Freeware application Handbrake (www.handbrake.fr) converts .MTS to .MP4, and freeware application Streamclip (www.squared5.com) converts .MP4 to .MOV for further editing. Voila! HD resolution is retained, but the encoding quality may suffer - check your settings!
Bear in mind that FCE 4, iMovie '08 and later versions support AVCHD, but it needs the entire folder structure as stored by the camera. In other words, import directly to the application of choice from your memory card or device.