Output AVCHD to DVD disc in high def format?

I know this can be done using Toast on a Mac so it can be played back on a Blue-ray machine, but how would I do it on a Windows machine?

Both Magixmovie edit 16plus and sonyvegas can do this .I do it in Pe 8 using a virtual burner Pe 8 sees a bluray burner and go fro there .its not free but cheaper than those programmes and the trial is unlimited other than only allowing 1 and a half gigs . Here is the link its very straight forward http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55009

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How can I convert my AVCHD footage to an easier high definition format to edit?

AVCHD UpShift, from NewBlue, convert AVCHD (hi-def MP4) to more standard HD-mpeg (hi-def MPEG .m2t), a format that is both more universally editable and which demands significantly less system resources.
http://www.newbluefx.com/avchd-upshift.html
The product sells for $49.95.
Another solution that will convert your AVCHD to formats more easily edited on a PC with no loss quality.
http://www.shedworx.com/voltaichd
Note, of course, with any conversion, your output files will be much larger, so allow for that extra hard drive space.
It sells for $34.99.
More information on the why's and how's of converting video for Premiere Elements can be found in my article "Converting Video for Premiere Elements", free from Muvipix.com.

A free converter that will convert AVCHD to Premiere Elements compatible hi-def MPEG2 is the Free AVCHD Converter, available from:
http://www.koyotesoft.com
According tp Paul Scrivener, you should up the bit rate to 25000kb/s and convert, and it will export 1920x1080 MPEG2.
One downside is that, when you install it, it automatically downloads a search tool to your browser toolbar -- but it can easily be removed using Add/Remove Programs.
For easy editing of AVCHD and even conversion to standard DV-AVI, a great buy is Corel VideoStudio Pro X2. This editor/converter sells for $59.99.
http://www.corel.com/

Anyone got any good AVCHD FOR DVD Presets they can share for AME CC Latest Version when exporting from Premiere Pro CC Latest Version?

Just wondering if anyone has for download or can share some templates or settings that I can use to create a One Stop Encode that will suit both AVCHD HD DVD Disc and be good as a Computer MP4 File for PC and Android Mobile Playback and maybe even good enough for Full Bluray Mastering.
Currently I am using mostly HDV 50i Material with a bit of 1080 30p and Mobile phone type MP4 files thrown in.
I typically Encode to for DVD SD and HD BD. However I would like to be able to take advantage of putting some of the short HD Video to AVCHD DVD-R Discs.
I understand that the maximum bit rate is gonna be 18mbs? for AVCHD on DVD but am unsure what Profile settings I need to be compliant and as I say if create a good one MP4 that will be good for all formats
whether it be AVCHD DVD, Blu-ray Disc and good for YouTube uploading with possibility of compatibility with some of the Android Mobile Phones and Tablets.
Thanks in Advance
Phil

shooternz wrote:
Here is the solution: Slow down. Give your project some love. Smell the roses.
Agreed about the roses but alas my next project always calls. Actually, I think what happens is I give each project SO much love that when it comes to exporting, I've run out of time.
shooternz wrote:
Then it would not be a default...it would be an option and you already have that option.
Semantics aside, I would love to be able to have it at least default to whatever option was last chosen. Or, perhaps I shouldn't use the word default again...I'd love it to simply remember my preferred setting. That's all.

Apple tv video quality vs hd tv and high def dvd's

ok...i know it supports 1080i, but does the video quality of video in itunes really look good compared against say a blu-ray disc, or hdtv signals? i'm sure it will get better (with a hardware or software upgrade?) if its not close to high def quality but want to know what i'm in store for if i buy appletv now...thanks. PS: i currently have directv HD and a ps3 for blu-ray, and my tv's are all HD...

Based on my own testing, the distinctions between an HD-DVD movie (which are true 1080) and an Apple TV video converted as its own maximum settings (which is 720) is actually quite noticeable if you have a 1080 TV set, but at the same I don't consider it a show-stopper. I watch a lot of HD broadcast content that's only 720p, and it's still very good.
An HD-DVD or Blu-Ray DVD will normally be in 1920 x 1080 resolution (1080p or 1080i, generally depending on your equipment). The Apple TV's maximum resolution is 1280 x 720 (basically 720p). Therefore, even an original HD-DVD or Blu-Ray DVD converted to Apple TV will need to be scaled down to 720p for display on the Apple TV.
Further, Elgato EyeTV actually scales these down somewhat lower, so HDTV recorded content could be even worse-off, depending on the original source. The standard Apple TV export settings use a 960 x 540 frame in order to keep the bit-rate and frame rate within tolerances (since a 720p signal is approximately 60fps, and the bitrates will generally exceed 5-6 mbps, which pushes the limits of the Apple TV).
Even more interestingly, Elgato's new turbo.264 dongle will only encode in "Apple TV" format at a maximum resolution of 800 x 600 (and if you do the math you will realize that this will be considerably less for a 16:9 aspect ratio video).
The result is that videos converted from an EyeTV Hybrid are technically much worse off on the Apple TV than viewing the original source material. Whether this is significant enough to be noticeable will depend on your output medium, but on my 62" DLP, the difference is quite apparent (although still far superior to an SDTV signal).
You can get 1280 x 720 content to play back at 60fps at 5mbps bit-rates on the Apple TV by using ffmpeg-based encoders and manually selecting higher settings, although it's been hit-and-miss in my own testing, and of course it creates gargantuan files. Elgato and others have obviously tried to stay with the more conservative settings to ensure that they can guarantee the broadcast possible range of support.
In fact, although most of the standard encoder settings max out at 2.5-3.0 mbps, I've successfully pushed up to 6 mbps through the Apple TV, although such content has to be synced rather than streamed, since even an 802.11n network has a hard time keeping up (it worked, but there were some drop-outs and glitches in the process). Of course, 6mbps content is going to fill up the Apple TV hard drive pretty quickly as well (you'd only be able to fit around 11 hours on the internal 40GB hard drive).
The other thing to keep in mind with DVD movies is that they come from film, which is a 24fps source (based on the physical nature of film). As a result, the distinctions between a 720p and 1080i signal are less prevalant when dealing with film content, since you won't get the full 60fps HDTV capabilities anyway. Interlacing can still create some nasty side-effects, but it's far less of an issue when you're dealing with less than half of the normal frames.
In my own experiences, I have an Apple TV that is connected to a 1080p upscaling DLP TV (native 1080i input, internalized de-interlacing), and a second Apple TV that is connected to a 720p LCD TV. With the first Apple TV, I can notice the difference between 720p and 1080i output settings only when viewing photos, since the remainder of the standard content doesn't exceed 720p anyway. Further, because my TV de-interlaces a 1080i signal to 1080p, I don't get the flicker that is normally associated with a 1080i signal.
On the second Apple TV, I leave the setting to 720p, since that's the native resolution of the second TV, and I get noticeable interlacing-based flickering on the 1080i, particularly with photo slideshows (mostly in the transitions).

Want to make first high-def DVD

I would like to start burning high-def DVDs. After searching this forum, it seems that (a) iDVD is not yet set up to burn full high-def video to DVD and (b) Toast 10 might be the best option.
How do I determine if my Mac Pro has the appropriate hardware to burn to a blu-ray DVD? Will Toast 10 burn to a blu-ray DVD that will work in a blu-ray player? If the duration of the video is sufficiently short, can it be burned to a standard DVD and, if so, will it play back in full high-def on a blu-ray player?

If you want to make a homemade DVD look professional, you need:
1. Cameras with better color
2. Tripod
3. Excellent lighting
4. Professional encoder for mpeg2; with software, set it to multipass and maximum quality. It may take many times real time to encode
5. Proper shooting techniques, so that you're not always moving or panning, which would tax the encoder
6. Color correction, to make it as vivid as desired
7. Proper optics, i.e. something with a short depth of field to add complexity to the image
8. Proper directing
9. A format of film or video which is not highly compressed (like HDV or AVCHD) and introduces artifacts
10. A proper soundtrack and sound editor, which will make it "look" better
11. Dual layer discs allow you to increase your bitrate
So, a homemade DVD and a professional one have very little in common. The fact that they are both SD has little to do with anything.
Jeremy

Can I burn AVCHD project to DVD disc?

I've read that AVCHD uses the DVD format. Does this mean that the nice HD camcorder recordings I have will, after being processed by PE, show nicely on a wide screen television? Does this question even make sense.

AVCHD is High Definition, a DVD is Standard Definition
For true AVCHD quality on a disc, you need BluRay (which Premiere Elements will do, if you have a BluRay burner)
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
AVCHD to DVD http://forums.adobe.com/thread/862611
Elements and AVCHD http://forums.adobe.com/thread/947846
The Tutorial Links Page http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1275830 may also help
Plus
Premiere Elements FAQ List (2 pages of FAQ as of September 2013) http://forums.adobe.com/community/premiere_elements/premiere_elements_faq?view=all
Premiere Elements TIPS List (6 pages of Tips as of September 2013) http://forums.adobe.com/community/premiere_elements/premiere_elements_tips?view=all

Buring DVD in High Def

I have a Canon AVCHD camcorder. Can I burn my movies in High Def on my Mac?

Yes, you can - iMovie supports HD (and it'll be excellent quality, but not blu-ray quality) and you can get up to 2 hours on one DVD. You might want to open iMovie, click on Help and type in HD quality - it will give you lots of information on HD quality, file size, etc.
Another option would be to consider purchasing Toast (including their HD plugin); they claim you can burn blu-ray quality onto regular DVDs (that would be where you'd get about 30 minutes of video onto a regular DVD). Check it here:
http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/
(click on compare and the popup will show that you can author HD content to DVD)
Check the iMovie compatibility list for your camcorder here:
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT3290
If you have a problem importing into iMovie, I'd suggest posting a question in the iMovie forum; there are some very knowledgeable people over there.

How can i burn a slideshow to a dvd disc and keep the same full screen hi-def quality to it? I exported it to idvd but much of the quality was lost.

how can i burn a slideshow to a dvd disc and keep the same full screen hi-def quality to it? I exported it to idvd but much of the quality was lost.

Ask in the iDVD forum on what's the best way out of iPhoto and into iDVD. The resident expert there, Bengt Wärleby, can give you the best option.
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When I import my Sony video, which is in m2ts format, the file size is a few times larger. This affects the volume of clips for creating the blu-ray or DVD discs. How can I squeeze the file size without sacrificing the quality of output?

When I import my Sony video, which is in m2ts format, the file size is a few times larger. This affects the volume of clips for creating the blu-ray or DVD discs. How can I squeeze the file size without sacrificing the quality of output? Is there any other ways of achieving this?

wongrayd wrote:
Thanks. I do not have the experience on burning discs from iMovie for the movie after editing (ie for video discs players). It seems that i cannot find the relevant command in the tool bar for this purpsoe. Would you please show me the way?
The command is gone because iDVD has been discontinued by Apple. After Apple discontinued iDVD they removed the iDVD burning link from iMovie. I still use iDVD sometimes, only because I have an old copy.
wongrayd wrote:
You have mentioned about Handbrake as a converter. What is the RF no. (under Constant Quality) meant? It seems that the smaller the no. is, the better quality will be. What is the optimal no.? or should we use the Average Bitrate? Again, what is the best rate? Furthermore, which format is more suitable or the best: H264 or mpeg 2/4?
I don't know what RF means. When I have used HandBrake, I've used presets that apply to what I want to do, so I don't know the meaning of each individual setting. However, it appears that many of them are listed in the HandBrake User's Guide that is linked from the Help menu in the program:
https://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/HandBrakeGuide
wongrayd wrote:
For iMac, except iMovie, what other software is the best for the amateur? I have read Photoshop. Can this support m2ts files and user friendly?
Photoshop is not amateur-level software, and although it can edit a video, it cannot burn a DVD. Unfortunately, because I still use iMovie, I haven't tried anything else. You might want to read the reviews of various DVD-burning applications in the Mac App Store.
And maybe another forum member will jump in and help us here!

What size should i save my pictures to make a good high def. DVD?

Ok, I am using Elements 10 with Premere 10 to create a DVD high definition movie of our trip to Rome to display on our hi def tv. What I want to know is what size should I save my pictures after fixing them. The JPEGS are usually saved to around 2 mb while the NEF's are saved around 6-11 mb's. I am afraid that the 2 mb files will not retain enough data to show well on the high def TV and maybe the 11 mb pictures may be overkill resulting in long rendering times and larger movie sizes. Anyone have any information on this. Both the Elements 10 and Premere 10 manuals don't address this. The only thing I could find was that they support up to 4086 x 4086 size pictures. Thanks in advance

Hi,
I am not an expert on this subject but since nobody has replied yet, I thought I would give you my current thoughts on the subject so then someone can either confirm it or shoot me down in flames.
If we are talking about a HD TV, they have a screen resolution of about 1920 x 1080 or 1360 x 768 so if your images are greater than that, something has to do some down sizing.
I think that a normal DVD can has a limitation on size of 720 x 480 (NTSC) or 720 x 576 (PAL). To get a greater resolution than that you need to talk about Blu-ray.
The important thing to think about is the aspect ratio. The widescreen TVs are 16:9 and your photos are probably 4:3. If you want a full screen picture without black margins each side then I suggest that you do some cropping first.
I tend to crop to 16:9 aspect ratio (using crop tool) and then resize the image to 1920 x 1080 (using image resize). I use a larger size if I know I want to use pan & zoom effects. I use that size, even though some pixels will be lost, just in case I switch to Blu-ray in the future and it might save a bit of work then.
Hope that helps (and is correct)
Brian

Burning High Def DVDs

I've been reading quite a few posts on this topic, but it seems I'm always missing something:
First, I have bought Snow Leopard but have not installed it yet. I'll be using iMovie 09.
I'm considering buying the Canon Vixia HG21 which needs IM 09 for transferring and editing High Def signal. Up until that point, I'm clear on what to do.
It's what happens then where it's nebulous.
I understand that I'll need Toast to create Blu Ray disks, but what happens to the menus and fancy intros with music we get with iDVD? Is there any way to get them?
If I create short movies (15-20 min max) that can fit on "regular" DVDs, I assume I can still get the High Def signal, but how/where can they be played? I don't have a Play Station. I know I'm looking at investing money to get a High Def TV and something that can read the DVDs (Blu Ray or not) I'll be creating, but I'm unsure on what to get and rather ask questions now than discover too late I made the wrong choice.
Thanks for any insights.

Bought Roxio Toast 10 Pro...

3 questions: Time Warp, High Def, and DVDs

3 questions:
1. If I am wanting to slow down or speed up a shot how do I go about doing that in FCE?
2. If I shoot in High Def, how do I make a video copy for people without High Def? Is there a way?
3. In the past I have had some trouble with some DVDs being read in certain DVD players. Is there a specific type of DVD that is better all around?

1. Modify>Speed
2. Export to QuickTime Conversion and change it to a different format.
3. This can be caused by many different things. The most likely cause is the type of media used. You should try this question on a forum for DVD creation, like iDVD or DVD Studio Pro. It's really nothing to do with anything that can be fixed in FCE.

Firewire video output in high def?

Hi all,
I currently use a Canopus ADVC110 to firewire-output my video inside Logic to my beamer in "lo res" PAL DV format. However, the beamer supports up to 720p HD resolution so I'd like to have a firewire video output device than can handle this higher output resolutions (eg through HDMI or component). Canopus doesn't seem to have any capable products.
Anyone know of any options?
Or does it not exist due to limitations I'm not aware of?
Thanks!

assimilation is the bomb. the bomb.
i have been playing it repeatedly from the demo player at symphobia. i think i heard about 2 bars of it and by mouse automatically went to the buy button.
i have to tell you i am the stingiest bloke out there when it comes to buying stuff for the studio. i could end buying all manner of stuff and have a huge amount of things that i hardly use or don't have time to learn that could be covered by other things i do have. i keep a very basic setup and prefer to design my own sounds from scratch. i (we) have recorded quite a few orchestral FX we like to use, but there is never enough. symphobia is going to perfect for my next 2 projects - one of which is a very big one. unfortunately it may not arrive in time. there will be live records in prague but it won't cover everything and i am a little concerned by the reports i have heard from the other composer on the project.
there will be some london recordings but they will sweetening only.
sorry to hijack your thread BTW. i have long admired your music and this was the first opportunity to tell you so.

I need to clarify before Purchase of High Def Cam

Probably a stupid question, hope its the right thread, but hey! so here goes:
I'm new to high def and about to purchase an HD cam. As Apple and BluRay arent the best of friends at the moment (maybe a bit strong?!), i.e don't have the full array of output options as you do with SD, Im assuming I can just edit away in either AVCHD or HDV without the use of any other third party s/ware and just using my Finalcut Studio 2 I am able to produce a standard definition DVD in DVD Studio Pro?

Unless you are using a hardware assist like the AJA HDIO or one the the blackmagic devices, which will connect to an HDV camera and do the transcode on capture, capturing HDV over firewire and transcoding to ProRes 422 causes a significant lag: that is, when you stop the camera the process continues for some time. I don't even know if you can do a full one hour tape, for example. That said (which I read on this board), in my limited tests to a single, internal SATA drive (the second one, not the system drive) on my G5 Quad, at least two minutes were captured using the ProRes422 for HDV "easy setup" without any lag (two clips, starts a new clip at camera start/stop), and the display showing "real time capture" the entire two minutes.
But, while capturing HDV to a ProRes sequence, you can only do "capture now" and not capture and log. So if you need to recapture for whatever reason, you don't just get to use the log. You basically position the tape where you want it, start up "log and capture" and a screen appears, starts up your tape and begins capturing until you hit escape. There is an annotation in the window indicating how much behind things might be. Mine said "capture in real time" for my two minute test. A new clip is created on each camera start/stop, however.
So, if you are willing live without log and capture, it's a faster way to to as you note.
Oh, and AVCHD is a more consumer format with lower quality (so far) than HDV. HDV is 25mb/s; AVCHD is around 17mb/s, and with claims of true HD (1920x1080 rather than HDV's 1440x1080), there is significantly more compression. Check out camcorderinfo.com for some camera reviews of both types where compression and its artifacts are discussed.
Ed
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Are apple a high def joke?

Im close to giving up on apple, heres why :
I have owned final cut pro for a while now and up graded my camera to hd. I bought the top of the range sony camcorder hc7 which is mac compatible and looked forward to making my first high def movies.
But my mac would not capture the footage becasue my verison of Final cut pro HD wouldnt read it. So the guys at the MAc store suggested two solutions
1 downgrade and buy final cut pro express which would read the format
2 upgrade to the new version of final cut pro sutdio which would also read the format.
The problem with solution two is that i was adivsed by the guys at the MAc store that my Powerbook G5 was not powerful enough to run the new new Final cut studio annd so they suggested by a new machine.
So i looked into buying a new machine but this is the bit I am amazed at Mac dont make any machine that can write to Bluray. If I am going to spend a large amount of money to upgrade my technology to high definition there is now way Im buying a machine without a bluray drive. I can of course buy a pc with blu ray drive no probelm. In my opinion apple are a high def joke. Any reason why I shouldnt abandon apple all together and guet myself a Viao?

Jeff I dont understand your comparison of Bluray to Dlt. Bluray is the only storage technology that can seriously be expected to fit high def movies. I dont expect to be able to cram them onto to DVD's. Since HD DVD withdrew from the market, one could hardly consider BLuray format of the week. In case you hadnt noticed high def is the new way of shooting and displaying video. I would suggest walking into any home entertainment store to discover this. Morever I bought final cut pro HD , its got HD at the end of the title of the software so its not reaally unreasonable to assume it might be able to handle HD. Well it couldnt, it wouldnt read my high def footage and I was told by the guys at the MAc store to either upgrade to a version of Final cut pro that would (which involved buying a new machine) or spend exra money to downgrade to another verison that would.
If its such a waste of time to put Blu ray drives in computers why are there many pcs with bluray drives? wake up Apple, people are buying high def products and they will want to output it somewhere. To describe Bluray as obscure sounds bizarre to me. Did you not read the news? bluray won the format war. Its so frustrating being a loyal Apple customer to be so behind the times. I feel like an idiot for going with Apple.
I dont need fancy blu ray functionality, I just want to be able to make my movies and not have to worry about fitting them on a disc that cant cope. I dont really want to switch to pc but so far I havent found any good reasons not too yet. I have a stack of tapes shot on high def needing to be edited. Right now my Mac cant cope with it, Im not willing to buy a new Mac that doesnt have a bluray drive when i can buy a new PC that does. Unless of course i
can make my film in FCP and use an external driver to burn into onto a blu ray? If so can anyone reccomend one?

Output AVCHD to DVD disc in high def format?

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