.MTS From GH2 4:2:0 Madness! Please help
WHstock
21 May 2011 20:14
A really good converting program is Xilisoft HD video converter 6.
The file sizes aren't enormous, and i can't see any loss of QT.
You can use the trial version: there's no 30 day try out version but you can only convert the first three minutes of a clip. Pond5 has a max. of 1 minute so it's fine for pond5.
It converts fast and 4 at the same time. You can set:
bitrate
codec
resolution
.mov HD
start time
offset time
you also see a display screen when you click on it in the program so you see where you need to cut.
Hope this helps, to me it's a good solution
PS. I also have premiere pro CS5 but I find the quality from xilisoft much better than CS5
The file sizes aren't enormous, and i can't see any loss of QT.
You can use the trial version: there's no 30 day try out version but you can only convert the first three minutes of a clip. Pond5 has a max. of 1 minute so it's fine for pond5.
It converts fast and 4 at the same time. You can set:
bitrate
codec
resolution
.mov HD
start time
offset time
you also see a display screen when you click on it in the program so you see where you need to cut.
Hope this helps, to me it's a good solution
PS. I also have premiere pro CS5 but I find the quality from xilisoft much better than CS5
TheEngineer
24 May 2011 10:54
Thanks - I will give it a go. I think the problem was that even though I have a Raid Array for the clips the file sizes are too large for the PC to play back smoothly. The clips I uploaded to Pond5 look ok in the preview window!
wildwatertv
24 May 2011 15:59
I had exactly the same problem with .mts files. Found a little piece of software called 'clipwrap' by Divergent Media. Works like a charm. It can either just strip the .mts wrapping, leaving an MP4 file unchanged, or it can convert to Pro-res, HDV or even DV. Takes a while to transcode, but if you allow for an overnight render, then you can edit whatever format you like in the morning.
Jules
Jules
WHstock
25 May 2011 16:24
@TheEngineer
Ok, I think it will work for you. The file sizes aren't that huge with converting to mov.
https://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/4886479?pf_fullscreen=1
This video is 8 seconds and only 27 MB. It's like the normal size of the camera.
It keeps its sharpness really good. I don't see the difference.
Could you let me know if it worked for you?
Ok, I think it will work for you. The file sizes aren't that huge with converting to mov.
https://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/4886479?pf_fullscreen=1
This video is 8 seconds and only 27 MB. It's like the normal size of the camera.
It keeps its sharpness really good. I don't see the difference.
Could you let me know if it worked for you?
CLIPAREA
29 May 2011 14:53
Best to use Photo JPEG *.mov 93-95%
Best quality for reasonable size
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AcmeStudios
2 Jun 2011 01:51
Remember guys... h.264 is a "delivery" codec NOT an "editing" codec. It is NOT friendly to most reverse engineering attempts due to it's structure an highly compressed nature.
Every now and then I come across jobs that require me to edit h.264 and I convert them to ProRes422 with Compressor (part of Final Cut Studio) or MPEG Streamclip
Every now and then I come across jobs that require me to edit h.264 and I convert them to ProRes422 with Compressor (part of Final Cut Studio) or MPEG Streamclip