
Tutorial for Converting AVCHD (mts) Files into HD mpeg 2
2 years ago
For those who want to edit your mts files in programs that doesn´t support AVCHD yet (like Premiere Pro), Here's a way to do it without loosing quality.
in this tutorial the final file will be WMV HD @ 4000 kbps, of course you can set the final H.264 @ 4000 kbps. both are really good for vimeo .
Hope this helps you getting awesome quality footage from your HG10 :)
in this tutorial the final file will be WMV HD @ 4000 kbps, of course you can set the final H.264 @ 4000 kbps. both are really good for vimeo .
Hope this helps you getting awesome quality footage from your HG10 :)
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It´s always good sharing what we know :)
/Jesper
cannot open the file 0009.MTS, any idea?
must be a codec problem... try to install GOM PLAYER, and see if the MTS files play with no problem.
or Re-install the full version of TempEnc.
try to install this in this order : 1st: GOM Player and try to play the MTS files. 2nd: fddshow codec pack 3rd: Tempenc and see if it works now....
Thanks
Bud
You’re going to love your camera once you figure the conversion and what editing program fits you.
Check you pvt message for editing program...
Vou ver se converto meu mts video agora :)
brigadao
fiz com o camstudio configurado na melhor qualidade!
Valeu Bro!
whats wrong? help me
Cheers
Only program that seems to convert M2TS (not MTS) files is ProCoder, but I lose lots of the video quality!
Bravo to you my friend and thanks for your help. As you know I had trouble with TMPGEnc importing mts files. Their tech dept was no help with this.
After a lot of searching around I was able to get TMPGEnc to work after installing "K-Lite Codec Pack 3.8.0 Full" version for free. Comes with a great player too for quick viewing of converted files. Google is great when you know what to look for. TMPGEnc even did a great job with only 128 vid card memory on my laptop. I went through this tutorial again with great success. I did already have Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 8.0 free trial that does import and edit MTS files but there is a lot less control over the edited video output settings as compared to Premier Pro from what I see here. I am thinking hard about PP as my editor.
I am so happy now I could LOL. The HG 10 is awesome and you have made the tools available to get the most out of it. Do you shoot in LP, SP, XP or HXP with the HG 10?
Thanks again for showing us the way.
Bud
I'm really glad that you could get things working with your HG10! Now it's really easy to shot, edit and upload.
Yeah, i have also Sony Vegas but love premiere pro it's a huge difference... so many options!
Once you start working with Premiere pro you'll learn so many things that you can do with it!
It's quite a heavy program... upgrading for a good Desktop when you have the chance will help you a lot...
I always shot HXP @ 25 fps, only in some time lapse i use XP mode.
Appreciate you comment Bud and can´t wait for your videos!
i follow your instructions exactly, but it outputs a .m2t!! which premiere elements cannot handle.
please help.
hmmm, ok. i accepts the m2t file, but the video starts with a red frame, then ends with green!! any idea what is happening here? this ruins the beginning and end of the clip.
hv20.com/showthread.php?t=1417
your good with tutorials
thank you in advance.
There's a part in this tutorial that i explain how to export from premiere pro with good quality, if you want to export direct from PP for uploading in Vimeo Just edit all in PP and when finished export as WMV, set the quality to maximum and play with the bit rate for the final video file :)
I bought sr12e but I coudn't edit my videos in adobe,
vegas 8.0 can do but I don't like it, so thank you man.
Thank you Bro!!!
I will definitely accept the invitation one day! ehehe!
I just returned yesterday from Costa Rica and Panama and will upload some awesome videos soon!
No, just edit all in 1920x1440 (with the 1920x720 program preset) and when you finish you editing just convert it to 1280x720 to upload in Vimeo. Keep the final 1920x1440 cause it has perfect quality.
Cheers man!
My TMPGEnc files only output m2t. How do I output mpeg? Your demo shows you are creating m2t, then like magic you have mpeg.
If I play the m2t file it is jumpy. I am using a Canon HF100 1920x1080.
m2t is an extension for mpeg2. after exporting you can simply rename it to mpeg.
I don't think the jumpy is related to the m2t extension...
Do some tests to figure it out... anything just ask :)
Something is definitely wrong because a 40 sec video should take 30 sec to convert! are you converting into the mts into WMV, because WMV takes longer... that's why i convert the mts into mpeg2 for the editing and only convert the final video to WMV for uploading in Vimeo...
Make a few tests and give me your feedback :)
is there ANY other converters that can do this (convert without loosing much quality)?
1. I downloaded the trial version of TMPGENC 4.0 XPRESS
2. I downloaded K-Lite Codec Pack FULL version 3.9.3
After all that was installed I made sure to restart the computer and I was finally able to add files into tmpgenc.
BTW, when I was installing the K-LITE it asks you whether you want to delete DIVIX and some other files. I clicked YES because then it installs new ones so have no fear. Also, I selected the DEFAULT installation.
Good Luck and have fun.
- In the start menu go to folder k-lite codec pack/configuration and run ffdshow video decoder
- in the codec tabs check the first entry H.264/AVC: if it's disabled click on it and change it to libavcodec.
Note if you have coreAVC installed don't do this (you don't need to do anything).
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Not great but I had no clue what I was doing.
- This is not lossless... You do lose little bit of quality but close enough for most I'd say
- Why double-framerate progressive? Why not leave it same as original?
- You will get better quality for vimeo typically using 2 pass peak/average
this for the Mac?
Any tips for Mac Users?
Thank you...
Just one question, i chose WMV as the output. The default bitrate is 1000 kb/s but this results in a really choppy vid.
I noticed that my vid was shot at 17mb/s so what i did was i set the bitrate to 17000 kb/s, essentially matching my vid. Did i do the it correctly or am i mistaken?
The resulting vid is amazing, no choppiness at all. The downside is processing 100mb = 1 hour. Plus, the resulting files were slightly larger than the MTS source.
If we shot in Progressive, i wonder why under FILTER we have to set the deinterlace mode to
"deinterlace always double frame"
what if we want our output to stay progressive?
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sorry for the late reply... Work is getting all of my time :P eheheh!
glad you figure it out and made your first video! i will take a look.
Keep posting!
Cheers!
btw: what song was in the background? would love to know!
I still work with CS3 and wonder if anyone has tried AVCHD in CS4. It would convince me to upgrade, since it'll be really time-saving to use Premiere only...
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If you just want to upload a video from your camera to Vimeo you can encode the MTS file directly to WMV in TMPGEnc Xpress.
If you want to edit the footage first encode it to a MPG file like you show us in your video. When you are done editing you can encode from within Premiere directly to WMV format. Why would you encode it again to yet another MPG file and then into a WMV file? It's not much, but you WILL lose quality this way (and it will take a lot of extra time).
Just my 2 cents.
It would be great if Premiere CS4 can natively handle MTS (AVCHD) files because encoding them to MPG first takes up A LOT of time!
Steve
I've tried a lot.
Have FinalCutPro 6 (perian uninstalled) and it won't work.
And there seems to be no soluotion to just convert .mts files... any help?
this is a reason to NOT get a GH-1...
I'd like to try the 60fps footage.
For mac users: you can check m2ts/mts converter for mac
flash-video-soft.com/blog/?p=310
can i ask you if that convertor program is a vailable for mac too ?
Not to state the obvious, but very helpful and cool!
I'd like to do all my video editing after I process the mts files to m2t file (or mpeg). My video processor loves the converted files and it flows like butter.
How do you "batch" convert 10 or so files at the same time. I have my preferred templates saved. When I get to the "Encode" screen it asks for "file name" as in, one file total. I'd like each file I put in the batch to come out of the batch independently.
Thanks
One problem though...
everything works great, but for some reason cant import into premier rpo cs4...
using exported format of... m2t, have tried changing to mpg format but same problem...
is it due to the fact i have the trial version of premier pro cs4?
please help... am trying everything...
Thanks in advance..
R
one last question!!!
your screen capture is fantastic quality, mine barely works when edited in premiere pro... i use camstudio 2.0 works great until imported into PP cs4 do you know a good tutorial to help with this?
Thanks soo much
R