Aunsoft AVCHD Video Converter for Mac

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Aunsoft AVCHD Video Converter for Mac

I have a Panasonic SD 700 which can shoot in a 50p mode; as FCP doesn't support this I just shoot 1080i. However I read this ad/ review for Aunsoft which suggests that I would have better results by using their software to make my 50p material ok for FCP. My instinct tells me all it's doing is converting it to 1080i.

Has anyone used this software to edit 50p material? Or can advise, eg is it converting to 1080i but using a much higher bitrate so the quality is better than the camcorders native 1080i?

http://www.wisdia.com/articles/convertpanasonic_hdc_tm7001080.aspx

macbook pro 17" 2.53GHz, Mac OS X (10.6.5)

Posted on Feb 2, 2011 6:26 AM

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Answer 1

Tom Wolsky

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Feb 2, 2011 7:01 AM in response to trabant

I have a Panasonic SD 700 which can shoot in a 50p mode; as FCP doesn't support this

You can use the 50p mode if you want. Use ClipWrap to transcode to 50p. Make a custom 50p sequence and edit in it. The only thing FCP will not do is ingest 50p using log and transfer, but you can edit the media. Don't use Aunsoft. The only thing they're good at is spamming the Internet.

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David S.

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Feb 2, 2011 8:29 AM in response to trabant

I use ClipWrap to convert our 60p footage to ProRes LT 59.94.

Then I drop it into FCP and have it adjust the sequence.

No reason why it won't work with 50p footage.

Don't buy that software. Absolutely the worst non intuitive and poorly design software out there.

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trabant Author

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Feb 2, 2011 8:30 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

Presumably, Toast 10 would also perform this task? I can't find a 50p mode in Pro Res, so it would have to be converted down to 50i and 25p would have judder? Basically it would appear that you'd end up with 50 i but with a higher bit rate, so this would be better wouldn't it?

On the SD700 1080i bitrate is 17mb/sec as opposed to 50p which is 24mb/sec

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Answer 4

Tom Wolsky

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Feb 2, 2011 8:36 AM in response to trabant

I don't know about Toast 10. What David said. You can make a custom sequence in 50fps or have FCP do it for you.

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kibum

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Mar 9, 2011 4:48 PM in response to trabant

Yes,I download and try free Version Mac Aunsoft mts converter. This software can slove your SD700 1080 50p MTS file Mac incompatibility. You can use this software to convert your SD700 50p mts to ProRes codec for FCP editing and keep the original frame rate .

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Nick Holmes

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Mar 9, 2011 5:01 PM in response to kibum

Aunsoft is a horrible product. Don't waste your money.
If it is any use, why do they use teams of spammers to set up fake accounts here just to promote it?

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kibum

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Apr 20, 2011 2:16 AM in response to Nick Holmes

Maybe for you Aunsoft is not good enough, but it really solve the problem, and I have found on it on Apple Store, I think if this is really a bad software , Apple should not let it appeared in Apple Store.

Here is the link : http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aunsoft-video-converter/id425574062?mt=12&ls=1

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Answer 8

Apr 20, 2011 6:25 AM in response to kibum

Apple allowing it just pretty much says it doesn't destroy your computer. There are also how many **** apps in the App Store?

Aunsoft is garbage software. ClipWrap runs circles around it, and they don't even have to hire spammers to promote it.

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Answer 9

Apr 20, 2011 10:09 PM in response to trabant

I tried Aunsoft and Clipwrap. Hard to say which is better.

But for a begginner, I think Aunsoft is more friendly to go. Moreover indeed this tool can work well for converting MTS files to pro res.

Good tools should be known by everyone who has the requirement to conevrt MTS files to pro res.

I guess Clipwrap' posting here is also a method to promote Clipwrap.

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Answer 10

Andy Mees

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Apr 21, 2011 12:45 AM in response to butter1093

Call it what you will : Aunsoft, Aimersoft, iSkysoft, Moyea, Pavtube, Wonderhare etc its all the same or clones of the same dubious software ... but if branding the same app with a dozen different names in order to swamp the market was not bad enough, whats worse is the methods by which it is promoted ie not by unique and original recommendations by hundreds of satisfied users (as is the case with ClipWrap) but instead by seemingly openly and unashamedly employing the use of paid spammers (not genuinely satisfied users) to spread the word.

Are you a genuinely satisfied user or one of the latter "butter1093"? You who have turned up here out of the blue to add to your sparse history of posts always seemingly on this same subject ie to recommend one or other of these apps.

http://stream-recorder.com/forum/www-aunsoft-com-review-low-quality-software-t65 82.html

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Answer 11

imua

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Jul 31, 2011 11:12 PM in response to Andy Mees

I have a bunch of MTS files (AVCHD format) that I am trying to get cleanly converted to AIC. I tried VoltaicHD and Aunsoft Video Converter. In my experience Aunsoft Video Converter performed much better. It was substantially faster with much better quality output. VoltaicHD had noticeable artifacts.

I have not yet tried ClipWrap.

Just a data point.

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