Mixing AVCHD video with hdv in a project

I recently purchased the Sony HXR-NX5U AVCHD and CS5. I am getting used to both. I have the Sony z7u which records in HDV format. What is the logical workflow to combine footage into one project without losing much image quality (ie. can I combine on a timeline?).
Thanks,
Lisa

Excellent, quick answer too!
Thanks,
Lisa

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Lee Jay wrote:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/2879442#2879442
Glad you pointed to that thread; the message was proven repeatedly to be erroneous and misleading. Windows natively supports AVCHD (e.g., Windows Media Player, Windows Media Center). All new consumer and most new professional HD video capture devices (including all forthcoming Nikon D-SLRs) use AVCHD rather than, say, the .MOV format that you do support which actually is NOT supported natively in Windows and requires a QuickTime install.
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Interesting Steve. I had not heard of MJPEG Audio. Now, I think of the regular MJPEG CODEC's for Video, but wonder if either the Morgan, or the MainConcept will also allow for MJPEG Audio editing. If so, then this ARTICLE might be useful.
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Roesti.TP
You need to give this another look. You can create a PAL AVCHD LITE 720p50 5.1 Channel for the new project dialog choices in Premiere Elements 12 using the principles that I used in my blog for doing this for 1080p. I just did it.
This should be a quick and easy procedure. Let us see what happened in your case.
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Program Files
Adobe
Adobe Premiere Elements 12
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SequencePresets
PAL
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http://www.atr935.blogspot.com/2013/04/pe11-exporting-1080p50-or-1080p60-file.html
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<InitialNumberOfFiveOneTracks>3</InitialNumberOfFiveOneTracks>
<InitialNumberOfStereoTracks>0</InitialNumberOfStereoTracks>
And where it says
<AudioChannelType>1</AudioChannelType>
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<AudioChannelType>2</AudioChannelType>
When the changes are made, are you placing a new file specifically named
AVCHD LITE 720p50 5.1 Channel.sqpreset in the correct Program Files location as per the path described....?
And, you can get a AVCHD.mp4 (720p50) 5.1 channel file from Publish+Share/Computer/AVCHD with the preset of MP4 HD720p50 with adjusts under the Advanced Button/Audio Tab. I just did.
I will write up the above for inclusion in my blog for 720p and obtaining a 720p 5.1 channel version of the preset.
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shooternz wrote:
Externals....hmmmmmmm...!
Dont know.
What about the slow down workflow?
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Hi Craig,
I also got the second problem. The storyboard on iMovie trailer has all these missing videos. If I import them on my iPad it doesn't find them.
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I have a Vixia HF S20 - the video format of the original files was ACHD. After finishing editing the project I choose to save it on my PC (a Dell Inspiron 8100 with I5 - so lots of power awailable) as a MPEG file. I noticed that this format was the only one that gave me the option to save the video in H.264 1920x1080i 30 preset.
The rendering of the video took some 3 hours. It saved the video in AVCHD format and at playback, on my computer screen, it looks just as it should - HD quality - but the lack of controls it's really, really stupid!
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IDVD behaving strangely with HDV video from FCP X and FCP 7?

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HDV doesn't, even though QT Player plays it perfectly.
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I mentioned several problems so I don't know which one you are referring to.
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Juegen
No version of Premiere Elements lets you produce a DVD disc with or without menus with AVCHD format of 1280 x 720 at 50 progressive frames per second.
The burn to disc, DVD, AVCHD, and Blu-ray are offered as you found them.
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