MP4 AVCHD?

I am required to make an MP4 AVCHD file. I cant seem to find the options in Compressor. I can only find h.264 with AVCHD stream. Any thoughts?

yes, they want MP4 AVCHD. They probably want to put them on USB Pen drives or such and play them on their showroom TVs. SOme of the new Sony TVs have a USB port. Yes, I understand they must surely be able to play other formats, but its THIS format they have desired, and when I expressed inability to deliver this format, they took the high-res files and converted on their own.
now I am academically curious to find out more about this format.

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C100 MP4, AVCHD playback no video, only audio

Hello, I recently bought the Canon C100 mk II, and I took some test footage, but the problem is after importing, there is no video in the playback.
There are all the thumbnails for preview in the event list, but when you hit play all you hear is the audio.
I tried both MP4 and AVCHD, and both the same result. I also tried to convert the files into ProRes 422 using Compressor, but (very strangely) upon import, the files revert back to the original and has the same issue. Even when I rename the ProRes file, it reverts back to the original.
Can anyone help, or has anyone any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
-Nate

Hi thejackal1,
I had the same problem with a new HD camera just purchased, PP CS5 saw my footage as an AVI and would only play the audio portion of the AVI file. The solution for me was to use the provided software which converted the file into a useable AVCHD m2ts file which PP CS5 then recogised and l was then able to edit.
Hope this helps.
Simon

Importing spanned .mp4 AVCHD files

My client shot a long video on a Samsung HMX-F80 camcorder He mailed the SD card to me. As one would guess, if I import the .mp4 files into Premiere CS5.5 (Windows), there is a slight bit of video missing at the borders of each clip. I tried importing the files using Premiere's Media Browser, but it brought the clips in individually. Is there any work around for this? I *might* be able to get the camera from the client, which might be useful because Samsung has some sort of utility software on the camera itself (not available as a stand-alone program). But in case I can't, I'd like to know what else is possible.
J. D.

Just to clarify... did you copy the individual files or the entire folder structure from SD card to hard drive... or are you importing directly from the SD card?
The way it is supposed to work (according to http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1015001?tstart=0 previous discussion) is importing from the folder links the files together, as Jim said

Unable to open mp4 files from legato video converter

I converted my hi8 tapes to mp4 files using legato video converter. I am unable to open the mp4 files in adobe premiere 11. Please help

double nn
Thanks for the additional information.
This is what I would like you to try.
Make copies of your present AVCHD.mp4 file. And, then go through the process of renaming the file extension ONLY from:
mp4
to
.mts, m2t, m2ts, .mov, .avi.
Then set up a Premiere Elements 11 new project by
a. Setting your own project preset NTSC DV Standard
To do that, in the Premiere Elements 11 workspace, File Menu/New/Project. Then in the New Project Dialog, set for NTSC DV Standard, making sure that you put a check mark next to "Force this Project setting on this project" before you click OK.
b. Then import your AVCHD.mp4, AVCHD.mts, AVCHD.m2t, AVCHD.m2ts, AVCHD.mov, AVCHD.avi into Premiere Elements 11 with its Add Media feature.
Do any of the files with the different file extensions import?
We will be watching for the outcome.
Thanks.
ATR

Re: Can you import 1080 60P material in Elements 11, as an example from a Panasonic HDC-TM900 camcorder?

It is not about a slow computer (míne is new and fast) or an apple computer (I use windows 8) but it's about video quality and editing usability. Down under are the specifications of my camera, you can see the panasonic has different options and the MOV 50p had better quality (because of the higher bitrate), it is easier to use then the highly compressed AVCHD with video editing and I can use it also on a MAC (if I would like to). That is because I use MOV (and professionals like it too). So I need a MOV 50P setting and nog the AVCHD setting (I already installed the AVCHD setting as described above). It is true the panasocic is new and it is not very common in the consumer market to use MOV (most camcorders use AVCHD indead) and most DSLR don't have the 50p resolution yet it is still rare these days.
I hope there is anybody with a solution (I wish someone good give me a MOV 50p setting for PE11 and I'm happy!)
these are the video specifications of the Panasonic GH3
MOV (H.264) resolution, frame and bit rates
• 1920x1080 (60p/50p): 50Mbps
• 1920x1080 (30p/25p): 50Mbps (IPB), 72Mbps (All-I)
• 1920x1080 (24p): 50Mbps (IPB), 72Mbps (All-I)
• 1280x720 (60p/50p): 50Mbps (IPB), 72Mbps (All-I)
• 640x480 (24p): 10Mbps
MP4 (H.264) resolution, frame and bit rates
• 1920x1080 (24p): 50Mbps
• 1920x1080 (30p/25p): 20Mbps
• 1280x720 (30p/25p): 10Mbps
• 640x480 (30p/25p): 4Mbps
AVCHD resolution, frame and bit rates
• 1920x1080 (60p/50p): 28Mbps
• 1920x1080 (60i/50i): 24/17/13Mbps
• 1920x1080 (24p): 24/17Mbps
• 1280x720 (60p/50p): 17/13Mbps
Audio
44.1kHz Mono (Internal Mic), Linear PCM
File Formats
MOV, MP4, AVCHD
I will continue at a new discussions (because originally it's about panasonic 60p and that is indeed AVCHD like most camcorders and that solutions works):
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1169776

One of the beauties of Non Linear Editors is that at final output rendering, it goes to the source. It is not rendered twice.
The single most confusing subject I've run into trying to learn editing is how this works. Here is what I think happens.
First, you have to have a project setting that accepts your source files so that you can work in real time preview with smoothness. The computer is doing "real time project rendering" for preview. So, if Ann's suggestion works during the editing process, you're fine. In other words, you may not NEED an exact match between your source footage and your project preset. Let PrE pick the best it can when you slide the first clip to the timeline.
Second, when it is time to make your final product(s), you set the "output render" or "transcode" setting in the Share+Publish area. You might need something optimized for YouTube, an iPhone or Hollywood. The editing software then looks at what you have been doing in real time, goes to all the markers and transitions you have set and makes an entirely new file, the "video", by reading from your 50Mbps source files.
Somewhere here there is a long post from an Adobe tech who tried to explain it to me. He emphasized that there was some relationship between the project setting and the output files, but the most important part was the output settings.
In the Share+Publish section there are a lot of presets. For some you can change the frame rate and bit rate. You should find something pretty close.
Your GH3 is so new, I've read little about it. A 50 Mbps rate is twice what we've had at the consumer level for the last few years. Have fun with that camera!
Bill

5.0.2 - Still Can't Import JVC QuickTime Files

I was absolutely thrilled about the announcement that the 5.0.2 update would allow importing the JVC Pro HD QuickTime MOV files... until I actually tried it. Unfortunately, I'm still getting the import error complaining that the codec can't be found, and I've tried several of these files without success. Am I still missing something?
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Major Software: Adobe CS5 Master Collection, Office 2007, QuickTime 7 Pro w/iTunes 10, Nero 10, SnagIt 9, Camtasia Studio 7.
Camera: JVC ProHD GY-HD200CB17PS with Focus Enhancements DR-HD100 Portable DTE Recorder. (Usually copy video files from the drive via Firewire.)
This is a brand-new computer and everything purrs like a kitten - no other issues at all with this system; LOVE the performance of the 4800 video card with Premiere CS5! And yes, I'm quite sure the 5.0.2 version was downloaded and updated - I had to update the NVIDIA drivers afterward to regain CUDA support, but all is well after the driver update.
On the JVC camera, we normally record to DV (AVI-2) or HDV M2T formats, but there is another guy in the building who has a Final Cut system with the exact same camera/drive and he uses the HDV MOV mode. When we used his clips, I have to take them home, convert them on my iMac using Calibrated Software's "Calibrated{Q} XD Decode" plug-in (I only have Final Cut Express) and bring the converted files back to use in Premiere. The M2T format we normally record with ourselves works just fine without any conversion.
Would love to bypass buying the Callibrated plug-in for CS5 if possible. Anyone have any thoughts? (Adobe?) -- Thanks!

I was hoping this might be it, but unfortunately, it's not. All of the sequence presets were there. I tried importing MP2, MP4, AVCHD and M2T formats - all came in clean and beautiful without any hesitation. Even took the JVC camera and shot some short test footage in both the M2T and MOV formats. The M2T imported without a hitch, while the MOV files complained of a missing codec (same as before). And I also have the menu option to Deactivate Premiere - I'm assuming you would see the "Activate" command instead if it were in trial mode.
The only difference I noticed in the info graphic from your JVC clip is that your clip was shot in 720p24 whereas our stuff is usually 720p60 - do you suppose that p60 isn't supported? I haven't tried anything at p24 but just might give that a shot this morning to see if it makes any difference. (It probably shouldn't - the QuickTime wrapper shouldn't be that different for these formats.)
The only other difference I've noticed in my system since the 5.0.2 update followed by the NVIDIA driver update is that at some point after I launch Premier Pro, the monitors will "blink" for a moment (i.e. go to black and then restore the correct images). When this happens, the Windows 7 Aero transparency apparently becomes disabled (e.g. the transparent task bar goes to an opaque light blue) - anything that was transparent on the Windows 7 desktop becomes opaque. I think this happened after I installed the NVIDIA update. But since this is so minor and the reverse "blink" occurs when you quit Premiere Pro (i.e. the Windows 7 transparency is completely restored), I'm assuming that the NVIDIA card is just yielding to Premiere's requirements at that point. Other than this, though, everything else (including Windows 7) seems to be behaving quite well.
Thanks for the suggestion - I'm willing to look at just about anything to find the solution.

Easy Setup and Audio Video Settings (FCP7)

Hello,
I am a newbie editor in fcp 7. in fact, I´m newbie on pos production. I´ve been working and editing less than a year (Premiere Pro)
Now I am using FCP7 (and FCPX) but my question is...in fcp7, why do I need Audio/Video Settings and Easy Setup if
final cut has open format sequences?
thx

Well, strictly speaking on FCP 7 and earlier (since this particular forum is for older FCP...not FCX)...yes, you do. You need to choose the Easy Setup that matches the footage you are using. If you have multiple formats, try to convert the footage to a single format. Don't belive this Apple marketting about "open format sequences."
There are some exceptions...like you can have ProRes footage, and a ProRes sequence...and also edit in HDV or XDCAM footage in that. IN fact, it's best to edit HDV and XDCAM as ProRes. Don't have an XDCAM sequence setting and edit ProRes into that...XDCAM is inferior to ProRes.
Also...don't edit may formats natively. Meaning H.264, MP4, AVCHD...there are many formats that FCP just doesn't work with properly. FCX will even ask to "optimize" the media...meaning convert to ProRes. FCP 7 is a different beast than Adobe Premiere Pro. PPro will allow you to edit formats natively...it's designed to do that. FCP 7 is not....and that's a pretty important difference to know. FCP 7 wants media to be in FCP editing codecs before you start...such as ProRes.

Canon Vixia HF R50

I just want to be sure that this camera and the way it records (MP4 & AVCHD) are definitely supported in Premiere and After effects. I believe it should be.
Amazon.com : Canon VIXIA HF R50 : Camera & Photo
Thanks!

Hello Magnolia,
The VIXIA HF R50 is definitely capable of manual focusing. It only works in advanced shooting modes though, such as [SCN] [P] (AVCHD / MP4).
So, put the camcorder in one of those two modes and then open the manual focus screen. Touch [MF] and then touch and hold [landscape and portrait] to adjust. You then touch [X] to lock the focus at the selected distance.
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Are export codecs available for PE12?

I would like to have more control over the export settings when burning to blu ray disk. So, I was wondering if a plugin codec for H.264 or mpeg2 HQ IS available for PE12.

Gary199
Thanks for the reply. Great, great news about getting rid of the Chapter Overflow Error going to another computer.
Windows Vista is not the greatest for Premiere Elements 12 since Premiere Elements 12 will be only a 32 bit application on that operating system whether 32 bit or 64 bit system. Resource implications there besides any Chapter Overflow Error connection.
The Lagarith video compression was just an example for an .avi export to file. Some have reported some success in .avi bringing in the DivX video codec. But, the XviD and DivX video codec are typically bad news for Premiere Elements
Depending on the player's specifications, you could look at export to file AVCHD.mp4, AVCHD.mov, and transfer the file to a USB Flash Drive or memory card for playback on a player that supports that.
Just in case notes......Premiere Elements does not support AVCHD.avi. Menus are not available for export to file save to computer hard drive choices. And, stop markers do not function at playback of Premiere Elements (any version) AVCHD format on DVD disc or Blu-ray disc format on Blu-ray disc.
Please let us know if any questions or need clarification.
Much appreciated the follow up.
ATR

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I presently have a 3 year old:
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The system handles 1 layer mp4 & avchd OK. Could be better. I use mainly CS5 Premeire & Encore. Very little photoshop & AE. I edit weddings mainly & are constantly getting different formats & resolutions thrown at me. I need to be able to handle most formats with ease. Lots of Bluray Outputs as well.
**I need to be able to monitor video on a seperate monitor via component and hdmi. Will I need an additional card to do this? What is an inexpensive one?
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1000WT quattro this system has lots of power option that can be modified in the future
also one more thing i heard gtx 500s are having some overheating issues .as far as i know 470 is recommended by adobe cheap as well but still i struggle to find a way to send the timeline preview to 2nd display
o u need a full tower to make some room for vent!
good luck
i am still testing my system
i am checking the AVCHD ..as we know its a hard compression thing ...and so choppy ..but here with MP Engine and 24GB ram its more likely fluid in scrubbing . but note that system reserve 3gb ram and premiere uses 21gb

Why archive AVCHD as disk images, versus .MOV or .MP4?

I get an interesting array of responses to this everywhere I ask...but most of all I'm curious about the opinions of folks who specifically use FCPX for editing, so I'd greatly value your feedback.
Like many folks who have been shooting AVCHD for a while, I now have many years worth of footage from a variety of cameras stuffed into my backup/archive workflow. For all those years, I've been keeping perfect disk images (generally non-compressed, read-only .dmg files created in Disk Utility right off cards and cameras) of every single one of those AVCHD shoots. In the early days of the format, when support was far, far more twitchy and frustrating than it is today, I felt it made sense to have a little "healthy" paranoia.
These days, however, I wonder if this isn't a colossal waste of time and storage space?
Here's the thing about this method...nothing ever gets deleted. You end up sucking every little take, every borked shot, every mishap, into your diskspace, cloud storage, tape library, or whatever you use for archival, forever. When I stop to think objectively about this, it seems nuts. I mean, if I did this with photography, my photo library would be 2x to 3x its current size and full of garbage. It would also be hard to navigate, which come to think of it is a major annoyance with all my AVCHD disk images. I keep them well organized, but still, having to mount them to look through videos (and then having to climb down into the "STREAM" subfolder each and every time) feels like a hassle.
I wonder if I should just go back, bust open those old disk images, use something like ClipWrap or Media Converter to repackage all those .MTS clips in something more portable (like Quicktime or MP4 containers) and just keep around the ones I actually want? There's no quality loss in doing so, and the video/audio content would continue to be usable in both FCPX and pretty much any modern multimedia software, right?
My question is what, if any, good argument is there in 2012 for keeping complete disk images of AVCHD?

Hi Neil,
Sorry about all the frustration.
Why does GB output an iMovie generated video podcast as .mov and Final Cut export to iPod as .m4v?
I don't have the newest GarageBand, so can't really say. But I do know that Final Cut will export a movie in different formats. If you choose the default setting for the iPod, you will get a high quality file, but it will be HUGE! Takes a long time to download, and takes a lot of server space.
This isn't too much of a concern if you have just a few movies and they are short, but if you make many long movies, it's a big problem. We produce a movie every week that's about 40-45 minutes long, so we use the QuickTime .mov as well as the MP4 export from Final Cut Express and encode them as H.264 using settings we've refined to make the file size small. Last week's 38:33 minute talk was 61.1 MB for our large 480x360 .mov video, and 35.5 MB for our 320x240 .mp4 videocast.
The extension on a H.264 file could be .mov (our large video) or .mp4 (our videocast). .m4v can also be H.264 (the default iPod QT setting).
The encoding (like H.264) is the most important part - you want to make something that looks good, sounds good, and streams well.
Hope this is helpful.

Exporting AVCHD to mp4 from final cut for uploading to youtube (apple prores, .MOV, h264, x264, handbrake)

Hello everybody,
I Edit 1920x1080 AVCHD in Final Cut 7. Working with apple prores to export video to mp4 and then upload it to youtube. The goal is obviously the least quality loss in the process and to get a file as light as possible. Which of these three options is correct?
1. Export to mp4 from Final Cut (using quicktime conversion): h264 codec and bitrate 8000 kbps.
2. Export to .MOV from Final Cut (using quicktime conversion): h264 codec. Then, use handbrake (mp4 / x264 ).
3. Export apple prores sequence to. MOV from Final Cut (using quicktime movie). Then, use handbrake program (mp4 / X264 codec)
thanks a lot!

One friend told me dont choose none of the three options...
Told me about exporting a reference movie from timeline and then take the reference file into compressor.
I finally took the reference file and took him to compressor. I installed x264 and got one .mov very heavy, so I had to use the handbrake to get less weight and get mp4.
I did the same operation in streamclip and got a mp4 file (x264) with same size than .mov (compressor). So in both cases, if I want the less size I have to go on 2 steps (first compressor or streamclip and then handbrake ..)
any more suggestions? :-)

Quality fast lossless AVCHD to MP4 converter recommendation?

Snagged a Panasonic X920 3chip CMOS
AVCHD format. Recommend a RELIABLE , no-loss ( or little) AVCHD to MP4 converter?
Ive got MacXDVD coverter.
I dont wanna mess around all day looking for a quality converter.
I ask the gods of video for a high recommendation based upon experience in this arena.

Check the video or audio parameters whether set as same as your original video.
If it always mess your video, you'd better try some better alternatives like iFunia AVCHD video converter or Voilabits video converter ...
Good luck!

AVCHD or MP4 for editing and uploading to YouTube?

Our company just bought a Canon Vixia HF R52 camcorder so we can shoot instructional videos, edit, then upload to YouTube for our customers to access. This camcorder has dual recording in AVCHD and MP4. The guy doing the recording and the guy doing the editing live on opposite sides of the country, so the files will need to be uploaded to a website for sharing.
Question 1: Will the AVCHD files be too large to upload to a file sharing site or is it better to use MP4?
Question 2: Which version of Final Cut can handle AVCHD the best, Final Cut Pro 4.0.1 or Final Cut Pro X?
Thanks!

4.01 predates AVCHD by a few years. You need FCPX. AVCHD is a better format than MPEG-4. If you're sharing the same media make disk images of the catds and upload those.

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