keeping files mts

[errepiesse]

hello,
i hope nobody wrote this problem before, in that case: sorry.
i bought a new camcorder (canon legria hf100), AVCHD that records in "mts" format.
I acquired the clips from the camera by vs pro x3, all seem right, but when i play the single clip it work slowly or jerky.
Someone tell to me that is the classic problem of avchd files, that don't work good with any program.
But i bought vs pro x3 cause it has'nt this problem... or not??
at last what can i do to solve this problem??
thank you

[Ron P.]

In this case, your problem is not so much the program (VS), but rather your computer. To edit AVCHD, you need a very powerful PC, like a quad-core. AVCHD is the most demanding video file format to date. I have a Dual-core laptop and I will not attempt to edit AVCHD, as it's just too slow.

Next, this has been the same for all versions of VS, that previewing your project will always be rough. It must throw things together on-the-fly. The degree of jerkiness, out of sync, ect., is intensified by the complexity of your project and the lack of robustness of your computer. In previous versions of VS, they at least had a High-Quality Playback function you could set in the Preferences dialog. With High-Quality plack, VS would render your project to a temp file, and then play it back smoothly. This however was removed from VS X3.

You might try using the Smart Proxy function to edit your AVCHD video. However I doubt that will help much..

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi

What are you intending to make, If it’s a standard DVD then you may be best to first convert the Mts files to DVD Mpeg 2.
That’s the format used to burn a DVD.
It will take some time to render these files.

Using Smart Proxy should improve things within the timeline , but again when it comes to rendering it will take some time.

Smart Proxy files also take time to create, view the Proxy Queue Manager and File Manager for progress.

[errepiesse]

unfortunately,
i think that ron is right.
My pc has a pentium 3.2 gz... i thing too slowly to work with acvhd files.
Infact if i play the single clip it play slowly and jerk with a acvhd player as vlc .
So, vs too...but i think, at last taht this problem is of the system and not of the software.....maybe it's time to buy a new pc...
thanks a lot

[MikeA]

I have an AMD X2 (dual core) 2.8 MHz. It edits my MTS files fine - when they are ready as proxy files. So I would dispute the absolute need for a quad, although if a person were to upgrade, that is what is really desirable. However, as noted, it can take some minutes (or more depending on number and size) for those proxy files to be made. Perhaps the poster had not waited long enough or checked the proxy file manager. Of course, it may still be true that the computer is still not powerful enough. But it is worth checking that proxies are there and are being used. They make editing bearable for me, because if I try before a proxy is ready, the video is really choppy and broken.

[Ken Berry]

it may still be true that the computer is still not powerful enough. But it is worth checking that proxies are there and are being used.

The problem in this particular case is that a Pentium 4, even if you edit the video using SmartProxy, is just not powerful enough to actually *play* an AVCHD file. Believe me, I know. When the format first appeared, my editing computer was a Pentium 4 much the same as errepiesse's. I had some AVCHD video, but it would only play erratically. Nevertheless, I edited it in X2, and the result was also (to me) unsurprisingly also erratic. So I thought the whole experiement had failed. Coincidentally, however, I had just bought a Core 2 Duo 2.2. GHz laptop, and I transferred the newly edited file to it, where it played beautifully.

Thus I would also agree with your assertion that a Quad is the basic necessity for editing (*and playing*!) AVCHD. Corel itself specifies only Core 2 Duo. Personally, I always say "a decent Core 2 Duo or preferably a Quad". I have the latter as my main video editing computer, though recently I have acquired an i3... Onward and upwards! Mind you, as you may be aware from other threads, quite a few users with the latest Rolls Royce i7s, especially with Win 7 64 bit, are having a variety of problems with X3...

[Natal]

Mind you, as you may be aware from other threads, quite a few users with the latest Rolls Royce i7s, especially with Win 7 64 bit, are having a variety of problems with X3...

They would probably have more luck if they were using Intel i7s instead of the latest Rolls Royce knockoffs!

[faber75]

Hi all,

I have just registered to this forum after reading posts for days, looking for a solution to my problems dealing with AVCHD files.
Even if not everything has been completely solved yet, I have to say that well, having some patience it is possible to work with AVCHD files also on an old, weak PC like mine! Smart Proxy was the reason why I choose Corel, and I have to say it works very well...of course with my PC clips do not play smooth, but smooth enough to be able to cut unwanted parts and to have a reasonable preview of the expected output.
I am also able to render to AVCHD format, sure it takes time but I can have the pc rendering while I do something else
As you already said of course, I cannot watch my videos on the PC, but I have a media player (Mede8er) able to play almost everything, so once the video has been rendered I can enjoy it on my TV...Waiting for some budget for a new PC, I can still produce HD video of my travels!
Ok, now I will move to another post looking for possible solution to my last still open AVCHD issue...

[Trevor Andrew]

Ok, now I will move to another post looking for possible solution to my last still open AVCHD issue...

Hi Faber75

And welcome to the forum

I don’t quite understand your reply, it indicates that you think you have another post regarding AVCHD issues
Well you have only one post and that is this one.
View the number of posts below your name to the right……….

[faber75]

I don’t quite understand your reply, it indicates that you think you have another post regarding AVCHD issues...

Sorry Trevor for being confusing, I know I have only one post, I was about to write my problems with AVCHD here, then I decided to move to a new and more appropriate topic...but at the end, I decide to spend some more time looking through other posts before bothering you with already answered questions

I am giving my self a few more days before coming here begging your help