AVCHD, Final Cut Pro, and Apple Power Mac G5... at DVinfo.net

Mike Snaden · July 11th, 2009, 05:00 PM

Hi guys,

I have just bought a Panasonic TM300. I've installed Final Cut Pro, and have tried importing clips into the Power Mac G5 (dual 1.8ghz). Anyway, it comes up with a message saying that AVCHD isn't supported on Power PC based Macs :-( Does anyone know a way around this, or do I have to buy an Intel based Mac Pro?

Thanks in advance of any help offered.

Best regards,

Mike.

Pavel Houda · July 11th, 2009, 11:55 PM

AVCHD is only supported on Intel CPU MSCs. There is no workaround that. Here is an excerpt from the manual:" AVCHD support is available only on Intel-based Mac computers." Sorry.....

Hans Ledel · July 12th, 2009, 05:02 AM

You can use this program to convert your material to AIC

VoltaicHD | AVCHD, high definition, video converter, QT, Movie Maker, WMV HD | ShedWorx

It´s free to try

Clipwrap will soon come out with Clipwrap2 and they will convert AVCHD to a format you can use.

You can also use Tost 9/10 to convert the material.

So you see there are solutions.

The only thing you can´t do with you computer is using imovie or FCE/FCP to do the conversion, but as you see there is no need for that, when you can use other programs for the conversion

Cheers

Hans

Mike Snaden · July 12th, 2009, 01:38 PM

Thanks for the replies guys... Toast 10 seems to convert it ok, but it seems to have to write the clips to a DVD, which can then be imported back into FCP. Quality seems good though. All I have to do now, is figure out how to use FCP ;-)

Best regards,

Mike.

July 11th, 2009, 05:00 PM	#1
Mike Snaden New Boot Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7	AVCHD, Final Cut Pro, and Apple Power Mac G5... Hi guys, I have just bought a Panasonic TM300. I've installed Final Cut Pro, and have tried importing clips into the Power Mac G5 (dual 1.8ghz). Anyway, it comes up with a message saying that AVCHD isn't supported on Power PC based Macs :-( Does anyone know a way around this, or do I have to buy an Intel based Mac Pro? Thanks in advance of any help offered. Best regards, Mike.

July 12th, 2009, 05:02 AM	#3
Hans Ledel Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Stockholm Sweden Posts: 169	You can use this program to convert your material to AIC VoltaicHD \| AVCHD, high definition, video converter, QT, Movie Maker, WMV HD \| ShedWorx It´s free to try Clipwrap will soon come out with Clipwrap2 and they will convert AVCHD to a format you can use. You can also use Tost 9/10 to convert the material. So you see there are solutions. The only thing you can´t do with you computer is using imovie or FCE/FCP to do the conversion, but as you see there is no need for that, when you can use other programs for the conversion Cheers Hans __________________ Remember, that English is my second language.

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July 11th, 2009, 11:55 PM	#2
Pavel Houda Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Laguna Hills, CA Posts: 38	AVCHD is only supported on Intel CPU MSCs. There is no workaround that. Here is an excerpt from the manual:" AVCHD support is available only on Intel-based Mac computers." Sorry.....

July 12th, 2009, 01:38 PM	#4
Mike Snaden New Boot Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7	Thanks for the replies guys... Toast 10 seems to convert it ok, but it seems to have to write the clips to a DVD, which can then be imported back into FCP. Quality seems good though. All I have to do now, is figure out how to use FCP ;-) Best regards, Mike.