But when I do record in AVCHD I use some software called "clicpwrap" that can rewrap the video without transcoding. You cn also use "handbrake" but I'm pretty sue handbook will transcode the video. Clipwrape is as fast as a "copy" and I use it rathe than drag an drop to get video off the SD card. You do have to decide at which point you do the archive. Some people do a rough edit just to cull out the total junk that is out of focus and whatever. I like to archive the video at this point, avetr it is converted to something quicktime can use. This can have the 5x effect you describe but those prores files are the best format for editing. the import/transcode process goes very slow. In FCP X I can turn that off and edit with the original. I FCP X I can at any time trash the large prores files. OK so then I have an edited vedio based on the ProRes files. The next step is to export it to some usable format for my Apple TV or iPod.Īfter the video is exported there is no need to keep the large ProRes files around unless I think I might re-edit. Periodically I clear out those large files.īackup is an issue. mov files from the camera but I also use other redundant backups and always have at leas one off site backup. Just to be clear: Clipwrap will cost you $50. If you are a professional editor, this is worth it, but if not, it is overpriced in my opinion. It does keep some of the metadata from AVCHD, but not all of it. The free tool Free AVCHD to Mov Converter on the Mac App Store keeps just as much of the metadata and doesn't cost you anything. And it's fine for converting and then getting rid of your AVCHD data. The information that is lost (timecode) is not of interest to you unless you do some dual system sound recording and fancy stuff. If you lost your folder structure and are only left with the. MTS files, I programmed a little tool myself that will rewrap the clips for you, ignoring all the missing metadata. But that might not work for very long clips that span over several stream files. If you just want to do a few trims and edits, you will be better off buying the Adobe Premiere Elements Quick Editor for $30. It will import and rewrap your AVCHD, and allow for some simple edits. For $70, you will already get the pretty extensive Adobe Premiere Elements Editor. That's just 20 more bucks than Clipwrap, but it can do so much more. So, what I want to say: It sounds like Clipwrap is not worth the money for you. I want to clearly state: An ".MTS" file is not a complete video, it is just a very raw stream! Tons of information is missing. The program that is more complete is Staxrip, the bad thing that has many bugs, things that can be tolerated.You could compare it to a bunch of wood from IKEA without any screws or instructions how to assemble it. Then there are many other programs that work integrally in the process but do not have many configuration options, very limited. The idea is to be able to do everything in one program.įrom my personal experience I found these programs:Ģ - StaxRip (it's very good but has a lot of bugs)ģ - Hybrid ( The interface is not friendly and has bugs) create a script in Avisynth, with Filters, etcĪll in one process without having to use several other programs in the process. To use a single program for this whole process, I believe Handbrake used ffmpeg before that date (and probably for a while afterward, until libav matured). libav uses libx264, libx265, and many other open source codecs.Īlso note that libav forked off of ffmpeg in 2011. As I understand it Vidcoder is an alternate GUI for Handbrake's encoding engine.
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