[cqtiger]

I am having trouble transferring AVCHD files on SD card (originally recorded from Canon camcorder) to Panasonic DMR XW350. It recognises the files as it plays them direct from the card and I can transfer photos Just not AVCHD. Following the instructions to the letter I get to the "start copying" and it pauses 5 sec and then a "cancelling copy" message appears

 

[mdavej]

Wow. What a great recorder. I wish we had those in the states. 250GB of HD with dual tuners and AVCHD playback is pretty sweet. Can you copy straight from the canon via USB? An alternate solution would be to just use the authoring software that came with your canon to make AVCHD DVD's. That's what I do, and they play back fine in my bluray player. I couldn't tell from the specs on your's if it can play AVCHD DVD's, although it does say that it can play them from SD (obviously). I did read that it can't burn AVCHD to DVD.

 

[cqtiger]

yes can playback with USb from cam. In fact can play back and record from SD card so can certainly work around it but just cant transfer AVCHD files from SD to HDD Weird and driving me mad Thinking must be a glitch in either the DVD player or the SD card (or maybe me)

 

[mdavej]

What I meant by the USB question was can you transfer the files that way? I looks to me like if you put your camera in file transfer mode instead of playback mode, you should be able to transfer files that way as well, according to the panasonic manual. If there's an issue reading direct from SD, maybe the alternate USB route will work.

 

[Kelson]

The following is from the Wikipedia article on AVCHD

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Compatibility between brands


The implementation of H.264/AVC codec varies from manufacturer to manufacturer. Canon and Panasonic camcorders use [email protected], up to the AVCHD format's maximum bitrate of 24 Mbit/s. The maximum rate of Panasonic HDC-HS300 in its highest HA recording mode is 17Mbit/s. To date, Sony camcorders have only used [email protected], at a maximum bitrate of 17 Mbit/s. The High-Profile mode of H264 is more difficult to create and play back than main-profile. Consequently, recordings made by one vendor's camcorder or editing software may be unplayable on another vendor's equipment, leading to a frustrating user experience.

This may be the root of your problem.

 

[cqtiger]



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Originally Posted by mdavej /forum/post/16878672


What I meant by the USB question was can you transfer the files that way? I looks to me like if you put your camera in file transfer mode instead of playback mode, you should be able to transfer files that way as well, according to the panasonic manual. If there's an issue reading direct from SD, maybe the alternate USB route will work.

sorry I gave you wrong info before It does NOT play back through usb only the AV cord which I can then record in real time (yawn)

and no it will not transfer AVHCD files through the usb.


Kelson I also tried changing the recorded frame rate from 24Mbps to 17Mbps or even 12 and 9 which are the other settings on my Canon legria HF20 but it made no difference

Think I am stuck with it. The other frustrating part is trying to manipulate these MTS files on the computer Wish I could go back to the simple AVI files

Appreciate your help

 

[Kelson]

One of the great bug-a-boos regarding HD video editing and PC's is the amount of horsepower required. Encoding HD video does not take more PC horsepower than the average PC of even a few years can provide. It's the decoding for playback and AVCHD editing that requires some serious PC horsepower to be tolerable. My PC is decent but has a few years on it. It's been fine for editing SD video recordings, but when I recently got into HD editing of TiVo HD recordings it got painful.

 

[arciervo]



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Originally Posted by cqtiger /forum/post/16879842


The other frustrating part is trying to manipulate these MTS files on the computer Wish I could go back to the simple AVI files

Appreciate your help

Although I don't own an AVCHD camcorder, I've downloaded HD clips and experimented with creating AVCHD discs with NeroVision, with reasonably good results. (I'm using NeroVision 4, which came with Nero 7, and is therefore two releases old.)


You might want to try downloading demo versions of packages such as Nero, Corel Video Studio, or Roxio to see if any of these can handle your MTS files.


As far as playback of MTS files on a PC, I've found that the free SMPlayer handles just about anything you throw at it.


Tony

 

[mdavej]

cq,


I have the same camera as you and have no problems with the pixela software that came with the camera making standard DVD's or AVCHD DVD's. I record at the 17Mb rate to avoid re-encoding. If you're having trouble on the PC side, THIS thread has some good info about the process, particularly thechiz's posts. HERE's a procedure for a direct file copy of the MTS files that's supposed to work. I tried it, but my bluray player didn't recognize the disc. It might work for you though.

 

[cqtiger]



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Originally Posted by mdavej /forum/post/16880425


cq,


I have the same camera as you and have no problems with the pixela software that came with the camera making standard DVD's or AVCHD DVD's. I record at the 17Mb rate to avoid re-encoding. If you're having trouble on the PC side, THIS thread has some good info about the process, particularly thechiz's posts. HERE's a procedure for a direct file copy of the MTS files that's supposed to work. I tried it, but my bluray player didn't recognize the disc. It might work for you though.

thanks I will read through these. The pixela software works ok but very limited on jazzing up your video with all the addons like transitions etc. Everyone says Sony vegas is good for editing AVCHD files but it is a bit expensive

 

[arciervo]



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Originally Posted by cqtiger /forum/post/16884610


thanks I will read through these. The pixela software works ok but very limited on jazzing up your video with all the addons like transitions etc. Everyone says Sony vegas is good for editing AVCHD files but it is a bit expensive

BTW, NeroVision offers transitions, titles, special effects, etc. (although I find the GUI confusing). I assume other packages have similar features but I have no experience with them; my familiarity with NeroVision is simply because it was included with the Nero 7 package.


Tony

 

[cqtiger]



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Originally Posted by arciervo /forum/post/16886323


BTW, NeroVision offers transitions, titles, special effects, etc. (although I find the GUI confusing). I assume other packages have similar features but I have no experience with them; my familiarity with NeroVision is simply because it was included with the Nero 7 package.


Tony

I trialed a few different editing softwares incl vegas and nerovision I find looking at the preview in this editing software impossible to track where I am Admittedly I have recorded in 24Mbps so it is very resource hungry for my computer.With the old avi files using a basic windows movie maker I could see exactly where I was with each frame but these HD files jump along in chunks in the preview screen Am I doing something wrong or do I need a faster computer??