Re: [Avid-L2] Re: AVCHD Q for U

Well gang (and a helpful gang at that),

I did try iMovie, but it did not see the "naked" .mts files and I was tired of Squeeze either crashing during the encode or getting to the end of the encode and giving me files that would not open in QT Player.

I finally just bought ($50) this program: http://www.wondershare.com/pro/mac-video-converter-pro.html
It worked (the trial outputs with a watermark), and because the resulting files do not have to conform to broadcast specs, I was just happy that it worked!

I missed the advice about Sony Vegas, so that will be in mind for the future at least. And FYI, After Effects recognized the .mts files (which also helped me see that some files were 23.976 and others were 29.97!!). Why didn't I just use AE? After many attempts, my patience with experimenting was over. I just figured I'd go with something that worked and $50 was a small price to pay for a small bit of sanity!

Cheers!

B

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On Nov 13, 2010, at 10:41 AM, ripvanmarlowe2000 wrote:

> Hi guys, eye pokage is the best solution but there is an alternative in the form of Sony Vegas. Download the trial version, AVCHD footage imports almost instantly and can then be rendered out to Sony MXF which can be imported in to Avid as per normal with (as far as we could tell) no strange colour phasing or shifts. We had a bunch of this footage from canon and sony cameras and found we got very reliable results for every flavour of AVCHD. HTH,
> Andi
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Roger Shufflebottom <rogshuff@...> wrote:
> >
> > I agree - i have a student with such a cam and she uses iMovie which will make Apple Intermediate Codec movies (if you do this, check the preferences - there are two frame sizes to choose).
> >
> > On 12 Nov 2010, at 20:09, paulsulsky@... wrote:
> >
> > > HI,
> > >
> > > I believe that iMovie 10 will read the files from the Sony DVD handicams (SD). Have you tried iMovie on these files?
> > >
> > > Best Wishes,
> > >
> > > Paul Sulsky
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Benjamin Hershleder" <Ben@...>
> > > To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> > > Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 2:49:15 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] AVCHD Q for U
> > >
> > > Thanks Dylan.
> > >
> > > B
> > >
> > > Benjamin Hershleder
> > > http://ContactBen.com
> > > http://Hershleder.com
> > >
> > > Wear It In Post!
> > > Fun T-shirts, mousepads, mugs & more
> > > for Post Production Professionals
> > > http://www.WearItInPost.com
> > >
> > > On Nov 12, 2010, at 1:29 AM, Dylan Reeve wrote:
> > >
> > > > I got that error message when I tried to import Standard Definition MPEG
> > > > footage that had been shot on one of Sony's consumer hard-drive cameras. I
> > > > believe they were .mts files as well (mts being MPEG Transport Stream)
> > > >
> > > > In the end I used something else to convert it.
> > > >
> > > > I was able to figure out what the file was by using VLC to play it and look
> > > > at the media and codec information. I think I figured out more by using
> > > > MediaInfo ( http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en )
> > > >
> > > > Dylan Reeve
> > > > http://dylanreeve.com/
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 9:44 AM, Benjamin Hershleder < Ben@... >wrote:
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Hello L2-ers,
> > > >>
> > > >> I'm on MC v5.0.3, Mac.
> > > >> I've been given files with the extension .MTS and told this was AVCHD.
> > > >>
> > > >> Footage was all shot with the same camera, *but on different days* (maybe
> > > >> w/ different settings??).
> > > >>
> > > >> Day One footage: I *am* able to import them into a 29.97 project as either
> > > >> 30i or 1080p.
> > > >> Day Two footage: I get the message: "This type of MPEG file is not
> > > >> supported."
> > > >>
> > > >> Anyone run into this before?
> > > >> Any thoughts?
> > > >>
> > > >> TIA,
> > > >>
> > > >> B
> > > >>
> > > >> Benjamin Hershleder
> > > >> http://ContactBen.com
> > > >> http://Hershleder.com
> > > >>
> > > >> Wear It In Post!
> > > >> Fun T-shirts, mousepads, mugs & more
> > > >> for Post Production Professionals
> > > >> http://www.WearItInPost.com
> > > >>
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> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
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> > > >
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> >
> > With best wishes.
> > Roger Shufflebottom
> > +44 7974 543 660
> >
> >
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