Exporting Video without lossing quality. A Nightmare!
Hi all,
a recently bought a Sony Handycam HDR-CX160e, which records videos in HD, in AVCHD format (.MTS files). I cannot import / export a file using imovie without lossing quality. What I do is:
a) Record the video in HD Standard Quality. It saves the video in .MTS format, 1440x1080 (25i).
b) Import the video into iMovie
c) Without editing anything, i click Share->Quicktime, using this configuration:
- Format: H.264
- Data rate: 16500 kbps
- Image resolution: 1920 x 1080 HD
- Framerate: current
- Key frame: auto
When I play the video in the mac the quality is more or less the same, but when i play it in the TV the movements arent as smooth as the original; also the original video is a little bit sharper (clear).
How do I have to export the video in order not to lose quality? Is posible in iMovie? Should I use another configuration (framerate, data rate or something) when exporting the video?
Thanks very much in advance,
--ugo
MacBook Pro i7 2010, -