Currently, there is no established workflow for editing AVCHD video, the latest HD format introduced by Panasonic and Sony. Proper editing software for editing raw AVCHD files will not be made available until at least March, however, resourceful reader Jake Ludington has discovered a workaround to editing the raw video produced by the Sony HDR-SR1. It's quite a complicated process and can only be accomplished on a PC due to the software that is involved, but if you need to be able to edit MT2S and cannot wait until the proper tools are released, this method might be your only solution. Be warned that is requires PowerDVD Ultra, VirtualDubMod, and AVIsynth, and a hearty helping of patience. But, there you have it! Thanks, Jake.Editing AVCHD files
Currently, there is no established workflow for editing AVCHD video, the latest HD format introduced by Panasonic and Sony. Proper editing software for editing raw AVCHD files will not be made available until at least March, however, resourceful reader Jake Ludington has discovered a workaround to editing the raw video produced by the Sony HDR-SR1. It's quite a complicated process and can only be accomplished on a PC due to the software that is involved, but if you need to be able to edit MT2S and cannot wait until the proper tools are released, this method might be your only solution. Be warned that is requires PowerDVD Ultra, VirtualDubMod, and AVIsynth, and a hearty helping of patience. But, there you have it! Thanks, Jake.Reader Comments
(Page 1)2. Canopus has a free external program called (what else) the Canopus AVCHD Converter- it converts the .m2ts files to the .avi format. You can select 2ch (stereo) or 6ch (5.1) Audio. The generated avi file increases by the factor 7, but can be imported and easily edited with Edius in full quality (on HI-end PCs). Tried it on a few computers to get it to actually work but is another workable option.
http://www.canopus.co.jp/download/drivers/winxp/avchd_converter.exe
Posted at 10:26PM on Jan 20th 2007 by Brian Alves
1. the camera has an HDMI out - one could always buy a $250 Blackmagic Intensity card and capture over that uncompressed to a RAID, or transcode on the fly to DVCPRO HD or whatever your NLE hardware and software support.
Posted at 10:26PM on Jan 20th 2007 by Mike Curtis