Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion
May 11th, 2010, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 14
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The VideoAktiv web suite is now back to normal...
The VideoAktiv web suite is now back to normal speed, and they apparently had a problem this weekend. My downloads of the two Sony camcorders referred to by Christian each took less than 60 seconds...
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Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion
May 10th, 2010, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,703
Dave,
I have no doubt that Internet...
Dave,
I have no doubt that Internet journalism is far less reliable than truly authoritative and well researched testing done by qualified people, preferably with technical degrees as well as...
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Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion
May 10th, 2010, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,703
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Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion
May 9th, 2010, 11:03 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,703
Dave,
I do not have any of the 3 new...
Dave,
I do not have any of the 3 new camcorders I wish to compare, so I personally do rely on the sites I visit to offer some degree of accuracy and integrity.
I really would appreciate if you...
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Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion
May 9th, 2010, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,703
Dave,
I too have found the website to be...
Dave,
I too have found the website to be extremely slow this weekend. My prior downloads for other camcorders with the same size files (approx 170 MB .mts originals) took 20 or 30 seconds...
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Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion
May 8th, 2010, 10:16 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,703
VideoAktiv Digital Comparisons of Camcorders
The German website linked below has full resolution videos for the current and recent vintage camcorders which contain very nice, repeatable tests at both high and low light levels.
Downloading...
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Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion
May 2nd, 2010, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,134
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Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion
May 1st, 2010, 09:59 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,134
Superb comparison of Canon, Sony, Panny
I have found an excellent German website which allows for extremely detailed comparisons of nearly all camcorders including the latest top-end offerings from Canon (the HFS21), Panasonic (TM700), and...
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Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion
April 22nd, 2010, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,691
Mike,
I will offer a few possible...
Mike,
I will offer a few possible explanations, but I can't really know what the designers and marketeers are actually thinking.
1. HD camcorders need to show the photographer more detail than...
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Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion
April 10th, 2010, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,994
Robert,
Thanks for posting this. Many of us...
Robert,
Thanks for posting this. Many of us have been very curious to see how low-light photography with this camcorder looks.
I must say that the videos of Hawaii are seductive and enticing to...
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Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion
April 2nd, 2010, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,957
I have also had difficulty justifying the extra...
I have also had difficulty justifying the extra bitrate given the very similar performances of 17 and 24 mbit encoding.
Moreover, it sadly appears that few NLE software programs or AVCHD authoring...
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Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion
April 1st, 2010, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,957
The original video captured by the camera's...
The original video captured by the camera's sensor is generated at a rate vastly higher than 24 megabits/sec limit of AVCHD recording. When the user selects MXP, FXP, or other compression / encoding...
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Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion
March 30th, 2010, 12:24 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 64,015
Hi Paul,
i have owned dozens of Macs since...
Hi Paul,
i have owned dozens of Macs since the original 1984 release, including a couple 8 core MacPros and a dual G5 Powermac. I like the Macs a lot, but AVCHD and BluRay are very poorly...
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Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion
March 30th, 2010, 09:05 AM
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Replies: 67
Views: 64,015
Paul,
My experiences with Power Director 8...
Paul,
My experiences with Power Director 8 latest version are also excellent. They have fixed the problems which showed up in the original release with several very successful bug fixes, and the...
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Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion
March 28th, 2010, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,527
Hello Khaled!
I have used ArcSoft's Total...
Hello Khaled!
I have used ArcSoft's Total Media Extreme latest version 2 with some short sample .mts files from the newest Canon 24p. The resulting files play at 24p, full bit rate.
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Forum: Canon VIXIA Series AVCHD and HDV Camcorders
March 2nd, 2010, 10:19 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 8,264
Tom,
Just as you predicted, h.264 is especially...
Tom,
Just as you predicted, h.264 is especially lossy, and this is, in fact, the feature which allows it to compress to a far greater extent that any of the other codecs. AVCHD files are nominally...
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Forum: Canon VIXIA Series AVCHD and HDV Camcorders
March 2nd, 2010, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 8,264
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Forum: Canon VIXIA Series AVCHD and HDV Camcorders
March 1st, 2010, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 8,264
To confirm my original theory, I invite you to...
To confirm my original theory, I invite you to download a brief 24 Mbit/sec sample .mts file at the link below.
I am guessing you will have the very same experience with this Canon 24 Mb/s file as...
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Forum: Canon VIXIA Series AVCHD and HDV Camcorders
March 1st, 2010, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 8,264
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Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion
February 6th, 2010, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,556
The original video content can be transferred...
The original video content can be transferred directly off the camcorder memory card using a card reader attached to your computer. The video is stored in a folder called STREAM which lies within the...
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Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion
February 5th, 2010, 12:05 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,556
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Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion
January 12th, 2010, 08:59 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,007
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Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion
January 5th, 2010, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 67
Views: 64,015
Bob,
I am in a bit of a hurry so my apologies...
Bob,
I am in a bit of a hurry so my apologies for being brief. (My normal posts are way too verbose anyway...)
I have used most of the AVCHD programs on the market, and would recommend Power...
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Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion
December 7th, 2009, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,686
Thanks Ron for the clarification.
I used...
Thanks Ron for the clarification.
I used Neo with Booster for doing a couple projects and generally like the interface and performance. It may not replace Vegas for me as my primary NLE, but I...
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Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion
December 6th, 2009, 03:02 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,686
Thanks for the reply Ron. Back a while ago, I...
Thanks for the reply Ron. Back a while ago, I tried the prior version of Edius on my 9650 quadcore Extreme, and I was totally and entirely underwhelmed by the way it handled AVCHD. It just could not...
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