How to create high definition DVDs from AVCHD source.

TomInJax · 10-18-2008, 02:03 PM

I found an excellent thread that should make Pinnacle Studio 12 easier to work with (if you are willing to take an extra step).

Convert AVCHD to MPEG2 before editting

But wait, there's more! Pinnacle just came out with a 12.1 patch that is suppose to fix some of the AVCHD issues:

Pinnacle Studio 12.1 Release Update

Either or both of these solutions should help with AVCHD project rendering. Woo-hoo!

TomInJax · 10-19-2008, 08:50 AM

TomInJax · 10-19-2008, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TomInJax

The fix doesn't work! Pinnacle Studio 12 Ultimate is much more stable and will now render a more complex, longer project. BUT...

I am reinstalling Pinnacle Studio 12 now... The patch is not good...

I did some more research on the Pinnacle forums and found out that any HD DVD video project longer than about 20 minutes, with menus and a few effects will not work. It seems that the patch does work - editing and rendering is much more stable. But you still cannot make a more complex video longer than 20 minutes.

To make a longer video, you cannot use a menu or any effects - other than simple fades and Text. I have made videos up to 40 minutes this way.

Let me know your experience.

-Tom

sputty · 11-12-2008, 08:14 AM

I have some m2ts files from my hf100 camcorder, and I want to burn a SD DVD for regular DVD players (stand alone).

what's the easiest way to do that but still have the best quality I can?
I tried Vegas 8 to encode DVD wide-screen and then DVD Flick to burn, but I got one long VOB (and I want each m2ts file to be a "title" or a vob file).

how do I get that?

sputty · 11-17-2008, 11:01 AM

any one?

OSV · 11-18-2008, 06:53 PM

it sounds like you need a way to put titles on your dvd... that's typically done when the dvd is authored.

sputty · 11-19-2008, 11:07 PM

ok, what software is recommended that gets m2ts as input and outputs a DVD with titles?

acgold7 · 11-19-2008, 11:44 PM

Nero's one.

10-18-2008, 02:03 PM	#16
TomInJax Memories in HD Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NE Florida Posts: 79	A work-around and Pinnacle Studio has a 12.1 patch out! I found an excellent thread that should make Pinnacle Studio 12 easier to work with (if you are willing to take an extra step). Convert AVCHD to MPEG2 before editting But wait, there's more! Pinnacle just came out with a 12.1 patch that is suppose to fix some of the AVCHD issues: Pinnacle Studio 12.1 Release Update Either or both of these solutions should help with AVCHD project rendering. Woo-hoo! __________________ Canon HF S100

10-19-2008, 08:50 AM	#17
TomInJax Memories in HD Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NE Florida Posts: 79	<deleted> __________________ Canon HF S100 Last edited by TomInJax; 10-19-2008 at 01:41 PM.

11-12-2008, 08:14 AM	#19
sputty A couch and an HDTV to go please. Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 11	burning DVD I have some m2ts files from my hf100 camcorder, and I want to burn a SD DVD for regular DVD players (stand alone). what's the easiest way to do that but still have the best quality I can? I tried Vegas 8 to encode DVD wide-screen and then DVD Flick to burn, but I got one long VOB (and I want each m2ts file to be a "title" or a vob file). how do I get that?

11-18-2008, 06:53 PM	#21
OSV High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 112	it sounds like you need a way to put titles on your dvd... that's typically done when the dvd is authored. __________________ Vixia HF11 HD Camcorder Vive Surround Mic

11-19-2008, 11:44 PM	#23
acgold7 I'll never go back to SD Join Date: May 2006 Location: Woodinville, WA USA Posts: 524	Nero's one. __________________ Adam Proud owner of 8, no, 7, no, wait, now NINE Sony HDV cams. Somebody please help me! "There are no experimental failures. There's only more data."

11-17-2008, 11:01 AM	#20
sputty A couch and an HDTV to go please. Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 11	any one?

11-19-2008, 11:07 PM	#22
sputty A couch and an HDTV to go please. Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 11	ok, what software is recommended that gets m2ts as input and outputs a DVD with titles?

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