AVCHD Camcorder to DVD Advice Needed - Am I Doing This Right?

Hi All,
I have a MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core Duo with 2GB memory. I also have a Canon HG10 AVCHD Camcorder. I took a total of 2.5 hours of video footage.
1. I attached the camcorder to my computer via USB and downloaded the movie off of my camcorder onto my laptop - this took about 2.5 hours to do.
2. Then I wanted to make a DVD out of the footage and created a DVD in iDVD. I loaded the movie from iMovie and created a DVD - this took about 5 hours.
3. Then I burned the first DVD - this took over 2 hours.
4. I burned additional DVDs as gifts - and each of these took about 19 minutes.
My questions are: Am I doing this correctly? Does one 2.5 hours of filming really need to take so long to decompress or whatever it is doing? Would I have been better off using iMovieHD? I'm sorry to sound so stupid, but I am very new to camcorders and iMovie/iDVD. Many thanks for your help and understanding.

Let me see if I can describe it easier
Step 1 - transferred 2.5 hours of video footage from my Canon HG10 to my MacBook Pro (took about 2.5 hours to do) this was put into iMovie '08 with no problem
Step 2 - I created a DVD in iDVD with 1 song out of iTunes as the Main Screen of the DVD, created 1 chapter for the Movie itself, and 1 Slideshow of pictures with 1 song from iTunes. I then pressed burn DVD - which it took over 5 hours to burn the first DVD
Step 3 - additional DVDs took 19 minutes to burn after the first one.
I hope this helps. I might of messed up on my first post. Thanks!

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The video looks great but I'm still worried about whether my client will be able to play it back via QuickTime on PC and I'd like the file size smaller so it's easier to deliver.
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You don't need to go through the double export process. You can either place the edited and rendered 720p sequence in the 352x288 sequence and then export, or you can scale the image down on export in the QuickTime Conversion export module, or in Compressor. Any QuickTime can read uncompressed video.

Seeking Advice needed for a show this week,

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If you're not going to be using any effects or software instruments, it seems like all you need is a multitrack recorder, and playback.
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Optimal Configuration Advice Needed

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Is this a good idea - bad idea - pros/cons - easy/difficult?
And how exactly would I go about this - I need a step-by-step please as I am queen of screw ups.
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Question Three - To RAID or not to RAID
I know NOTHING of RAIDs (and yes, I read the Wiki) - but I've never worked with them and I don't know if it's a good idea - or overkill for my needs - or if I'm just asking for trouble.
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- Photoshop should have a dedicated scratch disk - period. (bay 4)
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Also, I'm wondering if the Windows VM's should be on their own partition - or should they be on their own disk even? Is there a performance advantage to doing on or the other?
I don't have a need for bootcamp - VMWare rocks!
Are there any other considerations I need to be aware of?
I've also been looking at this article --> http://www.macgurus.com/productpages/guides/MoveUsers.php
Which indicates that I should use only the first third of the drive for the Mac OS (220GB) and use the rest only for back up - and do the reverse with the data drive. Again, to maximize the drive performance.
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Message was edited by: Booker T.

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A RAID can be used for almost anything and in multiple configurations.
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Same with internal and external. Just a matter of how many drives. And all of it depends on size of files you edit with and performance you want. External just means you need to look at controllers and type of cases. One RAID for backups, another for live data, 3rd for scratch.
If you work with 2GB files, just doing a save might take longer than some like, so they could save their work to a RAID.
For first starting out, just try with a dedicated drive for scratch, or even 1/3 of one of your drives for scratch volume. But if your scratch needs more than 200GB of space, you might be faced with a choice of dedicating a drive, or going with stripped RAID.
The pdf guide also has instructions on testing your setup with real work files to see what works best. You will probably change what you do and how you configure your system over time hopefully to make better use.
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http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/highpoint/3522/
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http://www.barefeats.com/hard100.html
http://www.barefeats.com/harper3.html
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Setting a static IP on your machine is relatively easy but affects other things on your network and you have to do a bit of planning to set it up.
In a nutshell:
Set up an IP address on your machine outside the scope of IP's being distributed by your router.
Map a port that resolves to that specific port.
I think you did it right above but didn't possibly have a static ip to resolve to.
Hopefully I am not confusing you with all this.

A workflow to burn AVCHD camcorder video and 5.1 sound to BluRay disc.

A workflow to burn AVCHD camcorder video and 5.1 sound to BluRay disc.
After weeks searching through many posts by the Forum’s experts with Final Cut Pro and Compressor, I have a crude workflow that seems to work for me, and might be of interest to others. This information I couldn’t find in the Help files of either FCP or Compressor, and would appreciate feedback on other options. Thanks to the Forum contributors who have helped me with suggestions.
I have successfully burned a BluRay DVD of the video and audio outputs of my new Panasonic AVCHD camcorder, that is, 1920x1080 video and 5.1 surround sound, using Final Cut Studio 2 (FCP 7.0.2, Compressor 3.5.4.) on an Intel iMac with OS 10.6.3
Using AUNSOFT-PAVTUBE or CLIPWRAP, I converted the camcorder’s MTS files to ProRes 422 .mov files containing 5.1 six channels of audio.
In FCPro, set the Sequence / Settings / Audio Outputs to 5.1 Monitoring:
     L+R Stereo,     Stereo
     Center             Dual Mono
     LFE                Dual Mono
     Ls +Rs            Stereo
Uncheck the “Downmix…to Stereo” in Warning box that pops up when this step is completed.
Drag the ProRes .mov file into the time line of FCP 7:
The next steps are important for assigning each of the six audio channels to the Dolby 5.1 configuration (L, R, C, Lfe, Ls, Rs). This step was new to me and something I couldn’t find in the FCPro or Compressor Help file manual. If anyone can reference a page number, I would appreciate that info.
In the FCP time line, unlink the video from the audio channels (Linked Selection) in the upper right corner of the FCP time line.
Select each audio channel, then right click in the area of the blank column near the padlock. Assign A1, A2, A3 etc to each of the audio channels as they fit the Dolby configuration ( L+R, C, Lfe, Ls+Rs) This process is kind of clunky and it may take patience to accomplish.
The best Forum ideas that I could find for setting up the six channel audio came from the following posts which I credit for their help:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/9095726#9095726
https://discussions.apple.com/message/12525373#12525373
In FCPro, Mark In and Out points, Select In to Out
Under File / Share option ………Select BluRay job……then Select either “Export” or “Send to Compressor”
(Note: At this point, the Option Export which enables FCPro to burn a BluRay DVD, seems to work well, and the resulting DVD video and six channels of audio seems as good as that produced by the more complicated option of “Send to Compressor”……..which is described below.)
If the Send to Compressor option is selected, Compressor is automatically started by this selection. At this point, do not Quit FCPro, because Compressor needs to transfer file data (or something like that) to Compressor.
In the job pane of Compressor, will exist two targets, H264 for BluRay and Dolby Digital.
I deleted the Dolby Digital and replaced it with Dolby Digital Professional Auto.
Clicking any where in the Sequence 1 job pane (not in H264 nor Dolby target rows) will reveal the A/V attributes:
Under the Job Action tab, select the BluRay unit that will eventually do the burning.
Clicking on the target H264 for BluRay located in the larger Job Pane reveals the settings I chose:
Clicking on the target Dolby Digital Professional (Auto) reveals these settings I chose:
I left settings on the Bitstream tab untouched. However the Preprocessing tab, I set the Compression Preset to “None”.
I found that turning on the BluRay burner with a preloaded BD/RE is best to do at this time, or even better, to energize the burner at the time that the “Send to Compressor” function is activated.
When settings are complete, select “Submit” in the lower corner of the Compressor larger pane and processing will begin, and a status pane indicating time elapsed and time remaining will appear. These estimates are not very accurate.
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This is the part of the overall process I need to understand better: How to estimate the duration to encode and burn 1 minute of video / audio? This 1 hour duration for 1 minute of video/audio was the same whether I SHARE-Exported to FCPro to burn DVD, or SHARE-Send to Compressor option.
Wondering if the encoding of the six 5.1 audio channels caused the lengthy processing(?). Perhaps settings that I made in Compressor affected time to process and burn.
Finally, I hope this poorly written process will help someone who has been looking for the same information as I had been. I would appreciate feedback from those who have already done this; what OS are you using, what hardware are you using? What software package have you tried. And lastly, Thanks to all who contribute to these Community Forums, who take the time to detail their processes. You all have helped me to get this far.
BoBo

Go to https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4719249
BoBo

Video Files Recorded on SD Card Used in Canon AVCHD Camcorder Not Visible Under Mountain Lion

Hello:
Mountain Lion seems to treat the storage media (an SD card) used to record video in my Canon AVCHD camcorder differently than Mac OS X 10.7, 10.6 and 10.5.
When the card is inserted into the built in-card reader, it mounts as one would expect; however, a folder named "Private" appears and nothing seeems to be inside of it. If I use a machine running 10.7, 10.6, or 10.5, I'm able to drill down the fodler structure to the MTS files.
Anyone know of a way to tell 10.8 to see the data structure as 10.7 would?
I'm guessing that 10.8 wants me to use iMovie or Final Cut Pro X to access the video; however, the files need to remain as they are (i.e. mts files) and used in Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects.
This one is kind of obscure, I know.
Thank you for any input.
-Warren

Let's see...
Sounds like you're running into an expected issue if you make an alias to removeable media. The same thing would happen if you made the alias to a folder on a DVD-R disc or CD-R. If you eject the original, you disable the alias.
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I'm pretty sure that Handbrake, like Prmeiere Pro, can see the MTS files directly. That is, it's not dependant on the other folders in the PRIVATE directory sturcture. As such, you could copy the contents of the STREAM package to another folder on your drive. Just be mindful of the default MTS file names if you're using more than one SD card (you don't want to accidentally copy 00001.MTS from one card over 00001.MTS from another card).
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On a side note, I almost always archive my SD cards with the data structure intact. More often than not, that file structure is important to corretly access the video stored within that structure. If something unexpected happens while working with the MTS files, it is good to have the original file structure to go back to. Although, SD cards are getting to be so low cost that sometimes I just label the SD card and store it for archiving.
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Can I burn AVCHD project to DVD disc?

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AVCHD is High Definition, a DVD is Standard Definition
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There IS a way to put "about" 20 minutes of HiDef on a BluRay, but it will NOT play in a DVD player, the disc will only play in a BluRay player
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Elements and AVCHD http://forums.adobe.com/thread/947846
The Tutorial Links Page http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1275830 may also help
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Premiere Elements FAQ List (2 pages of FAQ as of September 2013) http://forums.adobe.com/community/premiere_elements/premiere_elements_faq?view=all
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Multiple device syncing advice needed and appreciated.

Hey everyone, happy holidays to everyone
I need some advice from you Apple lovers out there if you can spend some time replying. Thanks alot in advanced
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Ipad2 - Mostly for media content, web browsing, Youtube, playing games, FB, watching films. I use this device for fun not functionality or work related things
Iphone 4 - Usual phone usage, I use my phone as my main device for iCal, contacts, checking emails/messages on the move
2GB time capsule - brand new in the box as yet unused
Generally speaking i get confused or change my mind frequently about what to sync to which device, i started off using icloud but then things got confusing and i had things real messed up, multiple same contacts, apps on differnet device, differnet music on all 3 devices so now for the moment i think of my Macbook as the main device with both my iphone and ipad backed up to the Macbook. I then back up all of this on a regular 500g external Hard Drive.
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One of those options is to give both wireless networks the same Network Name (or SSID) so that you can, for example, "walk" a laptop from one to the other and stay connected. This is known as a roaming network.
If this is something that you don't desire or have a requirement for, then leaving them as two separate wireless networks would work just as well.
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Can iMovie be used with Panasonic AVCHD camcorder?

Have a friend who came back from Japan with a camera so new, its not yet available here. It's the Panasonic HDC-DX1-S, and it records HD on 3-inch discs.
He wants to be able to import the footage into iMovie, but I've had little luck. I am familiar with converting MPEG2 files from SD DVD camcorders into quicktimes that can be imported into iMovie, but I've never worked with an HD DVD camcorder like this. From what I've found, it burns discs in Blu-Ray format, not the HD DVD format supported by Apple.
A finalized disc does mount on my desktop, but DVD Player cannot play it. It has two folders at the root - AVCHDTN and BDMV. AVCHDTN contains only two files - thumbnail.tdt2 and thumbnail.tidx - so I don't believe it contains the video footage (the playback on the camcorder indicates 14 clips available for playback). BDMV has 4 folders, two of which are empty, and only one that has sufficient data - 1.29 GB - to account for the video files. It contains 40 files with an "m2ts" extension. I cannot copy these files to by desktop (error -50) or open them directly from the disk.
Although the packaging is all in Japanese, it does have a chart on the box that says it's compatible with "Mac OS X, Power PC 400 MHz <and up>". However, there is no software in the box, nor is there any available for download from Panasonic's web site, either in Japan or in the US.
Any ideas?

Been rattling around the net for a few weeks to try and come up with a solution. Firstly I can't get Mpeg Streamclip to convert anything, Fails everytime and .MTS isn't a recognised format, Also MP4 converter & Video Converter produce the same thing. I have the extra QT plug in. Didn't help.
Panasonic told me to just component lead the cam into a standard DVD recorder to archive the disks in Standard def.
However if you copy the file structure from the SD card and burn onto a DVD R, Using a mac or on a pc using the supplied software. The files stay in AVCHD format and can be read and veiwed using a Playstation 3, or the new Panasonic TV's have SD slots that can read the AVCHD files straight of the card, a bit pointless as this only bypasses connecting the camera to the TV.
So I'm still looking for a solution to edit or convert .MTS files, oh and does anyone know if a .MTS( panasonic) is the same as sony's .m2ts ??
For the time being I'm archiving footage as AVCHD on standard DVD's to be veiwed when I get around to buying a PS3.. Or will wait to get a new mac when they catch up...

Since upgrading to 10.8 my iMac can't see video files to copy across in Finder when connecting my AVCHD camcorder via USB

Hi, I usually connect my Panasonic AVCHD Camcorder via USB to copy the .MTS files across to my iMac for editing. Since upgrading to Mountain Lion, Finder sees the directories for photos stored on the Camcorder but not the video directories/files. I can see them via Parallels. Any ideas why?
Thanks, Julian

ML will show the AVCHD as a pkg, so you are not able view the directories like BDMV-->Stream-->MTS. You can right click AVCHD file, then choose show package contents. you will see BDMV, then you right click BDMV to choose show package, you will see stream folder, just do it again, you will find MTS files. Next time if you want to check the MTS files you just need to do above again. right click AVCHD....
Another way, rename AVCHD to AVCHD.mts then do it same with BDMV and Stream folder, it will let you see MTS files after that. Those mts files will keep showing on your mac next time.
Hope it helps

Feature Request: AVCHD Quality to DVD?

Will Adobe Premiere Elements implement AVCHD quality video to DVD in an upcoming release? Corel VideoStudio Pro X2 already has this great feature. Video shot with my Panasonic HD250 camcorder looks fantastic using the AVCHD preset to DVD on VideoStudio Pro X2. I wish Adobe Premiere Elements had this capability.

Have you worked with Corel VideoStudio Pro X2?
I have not. Other than Painter and WordPerfect (used this since it was WP Corp and version 1.1), I have not used any Corel programs, since CorelDraw 3.2, and never upgraded that. I know nothing about VideoStudio Pro - sorry. For me, PrPro does about 98% of everything that I want to do.
You might want to also post to Muvipix, as many subscribers to that site use all sorts of other NLE programs. Here, there is more of a bias towards Adobe programs, though some do have other apps. as well.
Good luck,
Hunt

Handling a big project - advice needed

Hi
I am using Premiere Pro CS4 to edit 1920*1080 AVCHD footage (3 hours in total) shot with a Canon HF10 camera. In that matter I have a three questions:
1) Since I don't have a Blu-Ray burner in my PC yet, I am chopping my movie up into several parts each with a length of approximately 30 minutes, so I can burn some DVD's with the movie. My question is then: How do I do this the easiest way? Do I make 6 different projects and edit the movie as if it was 6 independent movies, or is there any better way of doing this?
2) And how do I merge these 6 parts in one, which I will need when I get a Blu-Ray burner?
3) Would you think it is a bad idea to make such a huge project? I have tried several other programs to edit AVCHD with no luck - the programs always crashed at some point, so I am a bit nervous if a 3 hour project would be too huge to be handled properly even though Premiere Pro CS4 looks to be working good. So far I have been able to transcode 30 minutes footage to a DVD with success using Encore (haven't tried more yet). Then I burnt the ISO to a DVD with some freeware program and it looked amazing when I played it with my BD player.
In case you want info on my hardware I give it to you here:
Intel Core2Quad Q9450 2.6Ghz, 4 GB Memory, 1000GB Samsung F1 HD, GF8800GTS 512MB, Windows Vista Ultimate 32Bit
Please tell me if I am unclear about something or need to give you more information.
Thanks in advance :)

That AVCHD footage must be ***** to edit.
My P2 dvcprohd files are a gig a minute yet I get realtime playback with video's on 2 channels fullscreen uncompressed using a computer with just slightly higher - but almost the same - specs as yours. Using just a single SATA 640gb WD and my files are 4 times the size of your AVCHD files.
Hell now I can even playback the footage in After Effects realtime fullframe with now FX (something that comes in handy because I can use AE as my NLE if there isn't to much sound involved)
With big projects you need to split it down to 10-17 minutes parts. Once they get longer than that Premiere becomes sluggish. It's no problem putting all the 'projects' in to a feature length timeline just don't expect to do much editing when it's put together because it'll be real sluggish.
Render to an uncompressed still sequence because you can always restart where the render stopped if it crashes (and it's more likely to the bigger the project).
I'm finishing a feature that way and it's worked great all on CS4 (not that I'm happy with Adobe about Premiere CS4 at all). But I had around 20 hours of rough footage and with duplicates it's 4 terabytes or so.

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