AVCHD to P2 DVCPRO HD Transcoder software at DVinfo.net

Theodore McNeil · December 6th, 2007, 06:53 PM

I did a search and didn't find this posted anywhere. I just got an email about this...

Panasonic released this cool (windows only) app that converts AVCHD to P2 DVCPRO HD. The app was developed by main concept.

The best part: It's Free.

https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro...load.htm#avchd

Jacob Mason · December 9th, 2007, 05:20 PM

This is interesting, I'm surprised I haven't seen anything mentioned about this convertor elsewhere.
I'd like to hear what others who've used this have to say about it.
Although, I'm kind of dissapointed that it will only apply to Panasonic cameras.

Bob Bollinger · January 19th, 2008, 03:24 PM

I've used this transcoder with the Canon HG10 AVCHD footage and it works very well. I have to process one clip at a time as it will not do "all clips at a specific Folder/Drive. Somewhat time consuming if dealing with multiple clips. But, it's doing what it's supposed to do and the quality is just like the original.

Seun Osewa · January 19th, 2008, 04:36 PM

How do you edit DVCPROHD??

Derek Prestegard · January 25th, 2008, 02:52 PM

Most pro NLEs support DVCPRO HD. It's actually less CPU intensive to edit then AVCHD or even HDV. It's also a keyframe only format, which means it's cleaner in multi-generational editing.

It does loose some resolution though - 720p is really 960x720 and 1080i is really 1280x1080. Sketchy!

~MiSfit

Jacob Mason · January 25th, 2008, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Bollinger

I've used this transcoder with the Canon HG10 AVCHD footage and it works very well. I have to process one clip at a time as it will not do "all clips at a specific Folder/Drive. Somewhat time consuming if dealing with multiple clips. But, it's doing what it's supposed to do and the quality is just like the original.

That sounds great Bob, thanks for the info.
Have you transcoded from 24P in AVCHD to 24P in DVCProHD?
About how long would you say on average does the process take to transfer an hour of footage?

Paul Ewer · January 26th, 2008, 11:21 PM

I have used this to import AVCHD into an Avid Media Composer, works great, just a bunch of steps.

Jay Bloomfield · February 7th, 2008, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Theodore McNeil

I did a search and didn't find this posted anywhere. I just got an email about this...

Panasonic released this cool (windows only) app that converts AVCHD to P2 DVCPRO HD. The app was developed by main concept.

The best part: It's Free.

https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro...load.htm#avchd

The only problem is that it doesn't work quite right at the moment. Here's an email from MainConcept support (dated 2/7/08):

Quote:

Hello Jay,

I've asked our developer and says that there were some problems with files
made by Sony's soft and hardware, but at this moment he has 1.2 beta version of this transcoder which transcodes these files perfectly. Soon (about a week) there will be a release, so you could check Panasonic website.

Regards,
********
Customer Care Team

MainConcept AG
Elisabethstrasse 1
52062 Aachen
Germany

Jeff Zimmerman · March 14th, 2009, 07:18 PM

The link no longer works and I've tried looking up a newer version off of Panasonic's website. So far the results are not good. They need to step-up there support for this otherwise AVCHD is going no where...

James Chen · April 9th, 2009, 06:12 AM

Link just worked for me.

or try this one:
https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro...e/download.htm

December 6th, 2007, 06:53 PM	#1
Theodore McNeil Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Centreville, Maryland Posts: 258	AVCHD to P2 DVCPRO HD Transcoder software I did a search and didn't find this posted anywhere. I just got an email about this... Panasonic released this cool (windows only) app that converts AVCHD to P2 DVCPRO HD. The app was developed by main concept. The best part: It's Free. https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro...load.htm#avchd __________________ http://twitter.com/tedmcneil

March 14th, 2009, 07:18 PM	#9
Jeff Zimmerman Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton, Colorado Posts: 386	The link no longer works and I've tried looking up a newer version off of Panasonic's website. So far the results are not good. They need to step-up there support for this otherwise AVCHD is going no where... __________________ Jeff Zimmerman • Love what I do • Colorado + North America www.m3films.com

December 9th, 2007, 05:20 PM	#2
Jacob Mason Major Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 205	This is interesting, I'm surprised I haven't seen anything mentioned about this convertor elsewhere. I'd like to hear what others who've used this have to say about it. Although, I'm kind of dissapointed that it will only apply to Panasonic cameras.

January 19th, 2008, 03:24 PM	#3
Bob Bollinger Tourist Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Petoskey MI Posts: 1	I've used this transcoder with the Canon HG10 AVCHD footage and it works very well. I have to process one clip at a time as it will not do "all clips at a specific Folder/Drive. Somewhat time consuming if dealing with multiple clips. But, it's doing what it's supposed to do and the quality is just like the original.

January 19th, 2008, 04:36 PM	#4
Seun Osewa Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: West Africa Posts: 255	How do you edit DVCPROHD??

January 25th, 2008, 02:52 PM	#5
Derek Prestegard Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Santa Cruz, California Posts: 30	Most pro NLEs support DVCPRO HD. It's actually less CPU intensive to edit then AVCHD or even HDV. It's also a keyframe only format, which means it's cleaner in multi-generational editing. It does loose some resolution though - 720p is really 960x720 and 1080i is really 1280x1080. Sketchy! ~MiSfit

January 26th, 2008, 11:21 PM	#7
Paul Ewer Tourist Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 3	I have used this to import AVCHD into an Avid Media Composer, works great, just a bunch of steps.

April 9th, 2009, 06:12 AM	#10
James Chen New Boot Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 24	Link just worked for me. or try this one: https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro...e/download.htm