AVCHD to P2 DVCPRO HD Transcoder

Norbert

Norbert

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Looking for a cheap way to work with AVCHD on PPro CS3. I tried the AVCHD to P2 DVCPRO HD Transcoder, found here: https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/support/desk/e/download.htm

The files imports just fine but it will not let me chose output or process anything. I tried both m2ts and mts files straight from the camera (posted here on the forum) at both 1080/24p and 720/60p. Nothing works.

It might just work with PAL footage but it's a bit early for that yet.

Does anyone else have the same problem?
 
I'm also looking in on how to work with AVCHD files and how to transcode them to an Avid workflow.

I downloaded the AVCHD->MXF transcoder from Panasonic and actually got the transcode proces to work. At first it didn't work, I just got an error message at the end of each transcoding, but once I changed some parameters it did transcode.
It was a straight, I guess, transcoding from a GH1 AVCHD file to MXF.

I'm very familiar with MXF workflow with the HVX200 and Avid, and in theory it should work flawless once in a MXF container. But Avid couldn't compli to the files once imported.
What did work was to play the MXF-files in P2 Viewer. Worked flawless.
It seams the problem is with the framerate because Avid is picky when it comes to fps.
I'll try more once I get my GH1. It isn't released in Sweden yet...

Second try.

I imported the MXF-files into AE and it worked! I'm not sure what res the original files where since I took them from another user. But the transcoded MXF-files are in 960x720 59,94fps res. And finally, once I started a 720p59,94 project in Avid it worked!
I presume the original files where in 960x720 res. I'll try some 1080 files next.
 
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If you can work with XVID encoded AVIs, you can transcode the AVCHD files with MediaCoder (freeware). Set quantization to 1, use I frames only, and you have a poor man's Cineform.
 
MediaCoder doesn't remove pulldown (that I'm aware of). Of course, transcoding with any codec that uses a lossy compression method "lowers quality" (including DVCPRO HD, Cineform, Canopus HQ, etc.). Setting quantization to 1 with XVID does appear (at least to my eye) to be essentially visually lossless.
 
I know you posted this a year or two ago... but do you still have a copy of that transcoder?

For some reason, panasonic stopped hosting it as of November 26, 2010. Days before I got my avccam... I need it to make this video more cooperative with my TV station's older version of edius... Thanks for your help!
 
Used my GH13 for the first time yesterday, and did a test import of some avchd files into an sd project in avid media composer 5.0.3. Straight import, couldn't have been easier (PAL 1080p 25fps, lpowell hi-reliability patch).
 
Any luck?

Any luck?

rotarychicken said:
I know you posted this a year or two ago... but do you still have a copy of that transcoder?

For some reason, panasonic stopped hosting it as of November 26, 2010. Days before I got my avccam... I need it to make this video more cooperative with my TV station's older version of edius... Thanks for your help!
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Any luck with that? I've run into the same problem and can't find that software anywhere. :undecided
 
Hey edit man, I have been trying to find an alternative to the dnxhd to work with .mts in avid express pro and tryed your method. I love that this makes the files 2x the size instead of dnxhd's 10x, but avid won't accept the file with this message: "The import file is not a supported xdcam mfx file" did you get this, or am I missing a codec or something? I am running an older version of AVID - 5.2.4. Any light you could shed would be most appreciated: I have been hacking at this problem for a while, with a big project I am making no headway on!

-Seyr
 
"the import file is not a supported xdcam mfx file"

"the import file is not a supported xdcam mfx file"

editman said:
I downloaded the AVCHD->MXF transcoder from Panasonic and actually got the transcode proces to work. At first it didn't work, I just got an error message at the end of each transcoding, but once I changed some parameters it did transcode.
It was a straight, I guess, transcoding from a GH1 AVCHD file to MXF.
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Hey edit man, I have been trying to find an alternative to the dnxhd to work with .mts in avid express pro and tryed your method. I love that this makes the files 2x the size instead of dnxhd's 10x, but avid won't accept the file with this message: "The import file is not a supported xdcam mfx file" did you get this, or am I missing a codec or something? I am running an older version of AVID - 5.2.4. Any light you could shed would be most appreciated: I have been hacking at this problem for a while, with a big project I am making no headway on!

-Seyr
 
Seyr said:
Any luck with that? I've run into the same problem and can't find that software anywhere. :undecided
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No.... I ended up downloading "Free Video Converter" by Koyotesoft. It's pretty flexible... but I still wish I could find that transcoder. I don't understand why they'd take it down.
 
Avchd to dvcprohd would be awesome. Does anyone know of a transcoder that does this (free)? I have an older power pc with fcp5. Log and transfer wasn't yet available. Moreover dvcprohd would play nice with my hvx.

Thanks!
 
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