Great! That's a really good tutorial. Keep up the good work :-)

/Jesper

awesome! thanks tiago!

thanks for taking the time to be so thorough! It's very much appreciated. Cheers.

i try to import files and i get this error:

cannot open the file 0009.MTS, any idea?

what about getting the 24f? Where would I go for that?

I just got the Canon HG 10. I love the camera but was close to taking it back because my Pinnacle Studio wouldn't edit the video files. Thanks for pointing us in the right direction. Awesome job. I'll be investing in some software soon. Untill then I've got the HDD space to film and save before editing the clips.
Thanks
Bud

WOW, very nice Tiago. HEY como voce fez esse tutorial com essa FReaking wondeful qualidade?
Vou ver se converto meu mts video agora :)

brigadao

Tiago, when I add AVCDH mts file to the program it says I only can add the sound :(

whats wrong? help me

I found the problem it was the codec :) nw works good . Tks

Anyone know how to convert mts files to mpeg using Mac?

hey, I just got this camera, but Sony Vegas 8 doesnt seem to open MTS or M2TS files, GOM player doesnt play MTS, and I also installed TMPGE trial, and when I drag the file, the program just closes and gives an error message.

Only program that seems to convert M2TS (not MTS) files is ProCoder, but I lose lots of the video quality!

Tiago,
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

how did you get tmpgenc to encode to .mpg???

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.

thx, it helped a lot!
your good with tutorials

could you do a tutorial of how to upload good quality videos using adobe premiere pro? if you get a chance please.


thank you in advance.

tiago you are my man, if you want to visit turkey, I will your guide I promise.

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.

tiago my camera can record 1920*1080 hd, may I have to change it from 1440*1080 to 1920*1080 or not?

which version of adobe premiere do you have Tiago?

Hi. Nice tutorial. I have a problem though.
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.

Thx Tiago, renaming to mpeg works. Also, changing my codecs fixed the jumpy video.

Yikes - I did this, and it took TMPGEnc 22 minutes to convert a 40-second .mts file!! And I have a fast computer (Vista 64, Q6600, 8gb RAM, raptor drive)... any ideas?

Yeah, I'm having some bizarre problems with TMPGEnc Xpress, in that it just won't work for me. I tried uninstalling most of my codecs and doing a fresh install, and for some reason I only get a green screen now. Not sure what is up. Elecard Converter Studio works, but I'd prefer to use this... I guess I'll just have to keep fiddling with it

I have same problem with green screen.

is there ANY other way for doing this without using TMPGEnc , my trial for TMPGEnc is over and before when the trial wasnt over I couldnt use it!

is there ANY other converters that can do this (convert without loosing much quality)?

Tiago is Sony Vegas Platinum a good option to edit and burn my files? Thanks for your help.

Thank you soooooo much for this tutorial. I tried everything you said but it really was not working to be honest with you. I was about to return the video camera and wait a few months until some good programs come out. Anyway, here is how it finally started to work for me:

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.

Ok, here is the problem that I am having...after loading up my newly downloaded Premiere Pro, it looks somewhat different. here is a screen shot and it confuses me for some reason

s25.photobucket.com/albums/c62/jerseyscape/?action=view¤t=kamiljpg.jpg

I used VEGAS instead of PP (but still would like to use PP)...here is the first video that i did.

vimeo.com/1031109

Not great but I had no clue what I was doing.

Hey I was wondering if anyone knew where I could read up on file formats. I realized I do a lot of stuff but when it comes to conversions I am completely dependent on tutorials like this. Do you know where i could find info on this stuff for someone who has no clue beyond the obvious? I just want to be able to convert things wisely on my own beyond just getting it to be able to play on WMP or VLC or whatever you use.

Nice tutorial. Some comments:

- 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

Thanx a million, your english is good. Is there anything like
this for the Mac?

hey great tutorial really helped alot, but if i do it like you said, the converted video shows sometimes black pixels and the quality in motion is reduced ^^

Thank you Tiago

Tiago, you do not need to apologize for your english... it is very good! The tutorial is GREAT!
Any tips for Mac Users?

This is a great tutorial, however I own a Mac. Is there anything like this program for Mac?

tiago could you tell me the name of the tracks music you were playing in the background while you did this tutorial...i really liked the Guitar sound...


Thank you...

Hey ya, excellent tutorial.

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.

Oh, follow up incase anyone knows the answer. =p

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?

Here's my first Canon HF100 vid!

vimeo.com/1826169

thx a lot for video tiago

wow! thanks!

btw: what song was in the background? would love to know!

Now that Premiere Pro CS4 handles native AVCHD format, does that still make sense to use TMPGEnc? Have you tried to import directly your MTS in Premiere CS4? And if so, have you noticed any quality difference with the stunning results obtained through TMPGEnc?

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...

Hello, do u have any methods to remove the pulldown when shotting in 24P mode. Is the image shotted by 24P mode sharper than 60i? thank you

Free viewer and downloader for MTS and I have posted a significant amount of information about MTS video at:

electriac.googlepages.com/mtsvideo

Thank you!

Wow, it seems you are taking a lot of unnecessary steps.

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!

Sorry if Im going over old stuff, Im new to all this. I have a HG10, I purchased Final Cut express to convert my Mts (AVCHD) on my mac computer, I did not realize that I have to have a intel processor, my mac has a powerpc. Is there anything I can do too be able to convert the mts files. In the apple website I was able to download (demo version) voltaic, this allows me to convert files that are not too large but its slow and I think I loose the quality. Can anyone help? Thanks
Steve

I'm on a Mac and am trying to open .mts files.
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.

Thanks for the Tute! I have the same camera, and now software. I'm glad to know there are people like you that know about video bit rates to file size conversions.

Great work .Now i can say thank you!
For mac users: you can check m2ts/mts converter for mac
flash-video-soft.com/blog/?p=310

hi may friend tiago
can i ask you if that convertor program is a vailable for mac too ?

Tiago (or anyone)
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

THANK you!!!

Does this process also work for Canon Vixia HF200 .mts files?

This was amazingly helpful thanks. Just one thing how do you automaticaly save those settings in tmpgenc

another question i loaded a lot of clips into the program and i wanted to know when i do the double framerate i have to click and do it for every clip? or can i save it to do it for all

Tiago thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. I've had so many issues trying to encode mts files and you solved them all in less than 20 mins..hehehe. You rock dude! Keep up the good work.

Thank you for the tutorial, it seems it's my first glimmer of hope...in a long time..
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

Oh hey
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