The manual states that I should check the box "planning on burning DVD" to help with preview/rendering.
Should I do this for AVCHD imported video?
And when the manual refers to DVD, does it mean Blu-Ray too?
Thanks,
jmcguire
Hi Jmcguire,
You are more familiar with the manual than I am. I actually would like to know a little more about where you see the check box that you are referring to as I do not recall ever seeing it. Once I know what and where it is I will be able to offer a educated comment on when to use it.
Thank you,
George
Sure.
Page 68 of the manual under Recording AVCHD:
"Optimize for DVD output: If you plan on making a DVD you can select this option.
This means that HD material is converted to DVD format when being transferred so it
can be edited more easily."
The checkbox is at the bottom of the AVCHD import screen.
jmcguire
Hi
This question would not be related to your question about splitting of 45 min AVCHD wedding clips would it?
John
Just to add to what the manual seems to be saying, to my mind at least!
The suggestion that HD whilst importing should be "converted to DVD" means that the footage is, essentially, converted from HD to SD. To me, this means that, unless you keep the footage also on the camera, memory card or whatever, you will never be able to use the "full" quality of the original since it is no longer HD. Yes, a DVD is always Standard Definition, whether PAL or NSTC, 4:3 or 16:9 or whatever but who is to say that you may not wish, at some future point, to use it for HD output (e.g. Blu-ray)? Once converted to SD, HD is lost for ever unless you also keep the original files.
So, the answer to your question about whether such a procedure is appropriate for Blu-ray output is a definite NO.
Jeff
Yes, John. All my questions for awhile will relate to producing one wedding video with two camera angles from the ceremony. At this point I am considering re-entering the wedding video production business and I am evaluating this product for user friendliness and fun. So far it is pretty solid.
I hope the Blu-Ray burning process is successful because I had a terrible time with Sony Vegas Pro.
Thanks emmrecs! I will not check the "box"!
Hi
One trick you can use to get smoother preview is to retain the footage in HD on import but set the project (movie)settings to DVD PAL 16:9 576x720 beore starting to edit. This makes a big difference to preview smoothness and you can switch back to an HD format to see the full quality at anytime during the edit or just at the end prior to export if you want to export in HD. Actually you probably do not need to switch the movie settings back because I think it will export at the export resolution set in the export window providing the footage was imported in HD.
Check it out.
Peter
Peter
Can this movie setting change be done midway through a project? I noticed a pop up window describing frame length changes to be made. I quickly canceled my action.
Jeff M
Hi JM
Yes you will see that. I do not think you should have a problem as long as you are not changing to a different frame rate or audio sample rate in the process. I see it when I change from 50p to 50i and the result is a change of a few frames in an edited 45min project which does not cause me any problems.
To be safe, save your project under a new name before experimenting and you can always revert to the original if necessary. Before you change the settings take note of the hrs:mins:frames for the whole movie after setting the Mark In/Out marker at the start and finish and then after applying the new settings check the end of the movie is not different to the end of the blue range marker above the timeline. A few frames difference should not cause a problem.
Peter