Is Vegas going to fix the problem of editing M2ts files. It's literally impossible to edit even in draft mode as it's so jerky. The M2t files work as smooth as glass on my system.
I can render all my footage as M2t but that's really not practical. What a mess.
Any suggestions. Someone tell Vegas 9 something needs to be done.
Re: mt2s Files by Roger Bansemer on Aug 14, 2009 at 9:58:56 pm
I don't have a quad core and was hoping I didn't have to go and buy another new computer again to keep up. I don't know what proxies are. Can you explain? Thanks
Re: mt2s Files by Mike Kujbida on Aug 14, 2009 at 10:35:17 pm
Roger, contrary to what Sony claims on their site as the minimum processor required for AVCHD, pretty much every post I read about editing with AVCHD recommends at least a quad core and preferably an i7 processor.
I know you don't want to have to upgrade bit that's the unfortunate reality with this new footage as it's much harder on a CPU than HDV ever was :-(
A proxy takes the difficult to edit AVCHD footage and transforms it into a different format that's much easier to edit.
Each company offering this product does things a bit differently.
VASST has Gearshift ($50) which transcodes to the Sony 4:2:2 YUV codec.
NewBlueFX has AVCHD Upshift ($79) which transcodes to high bitrate MPEG .m2t files.
Finally, Cineform has Neoscene ($129) which transcodes to CineForm AVI or MOV files.
A proxy program is a LOT cheaper than a new computer too :-)
Limited demo versions of all of these are available.
I've never used any of these but I know other forum members have so hopefully they will jump in here and offer their opinions.
Re: mt2s Files by Ron Hurtibise on Aug 14, 2009 at 11:58:20 pm
You might also adjust the setting on your AVCHD camera to the lowest bitrate, or LP setting. I did that on my Canon HG20 and previewing on Vegas, while far from ideal, is much better. Meanwhile, picture quality did not suffer.
