VS X3 Linking H264 clips from Samsung HD

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi

You should be able to set all the templates I listed.

Make Movie Templates Manager
New ---- give it a name
File Format-- Mpeg4 Files

Compression Tab
Video Type H.264-Main

General Tab
Frame size to 1980 x 1080

Compression tab
Video Data rate to 17608

I don’t understand why you have to swap between tabs to achieve these settings.

For other template frame sizes you may have to use the User Defined option.

[Stwilliam]

Hi

You should be able to set all the templates I listed.

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I've tried several times for the following :

MPEG-4 Files
24 bits, 1920 x 1080, 30 fps (cannot select any other than 30 fps) ??
Frame-based
H.264 Main Profile Video: 17608 Kbps
44100 Hz, 16 Bit, Stereo
MPEG AAC Audio: 128 Kbps


But it wont allow me to get above 720 x 756. Thats the highest the drop down box gives me and manually the box is greyed out preventing any user input ?

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi

I don’t understand why you cannot create the templates.
Either its a windows 7 / Video Studio X3 issue or you are simply pressing the buttons in the wrong order.

Eric Morecambe Quote
“I am playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order.”

Ok
I have a short tutorial on my web site relating to Make Movie ManagerI think i may update this to a video tutorial.

Can you follow these instructions and tell me just where you have problems.

From Make Movie Templates Manager to create a Mpeg4 template
1 / choose New
2 / choose Mpeg-4 Files [*.mp4] as the File Format
3 / give the template a name
4 / Ok
5 / Compression tab--chooseH.264-MAIN as the Video Type
6 / General Tab choose the Frame size as 1920 x 1080 from the drop down box, are you able to do this?
7 / Comperssion tab--set the Video Data Rate as 17608 kbps
8 / if required modify the audio properties
9 / Select OK will close that window
10 / view the details in the Properties window as being correct
11 / Close the templates manager.

To create a Avi using Mpeg4 compression

1 / choose New
2 / choose Microsoft Avi files[*.avi] as the File Format
3 / give the template a name
4 / Ok
5 / Compression tab--choose Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Codec V1 as the Video Type
6 / General Tab set/type the Frame size as 1920 x 1080 from User Defined option.
7 / General Tab set the Frame Rate to 25Frames/Sec
8 / General Tab Set the Frame Type as Frame Based.
9 / Select OK will close that window
10 / view the details in the Properties window as being correct
11 / Close the templates manager.

[Ken Berry]

Trevor -- I think I am pressing the keys in the right order, but though I can, using mpeg-4 as the basis of the template, get 1920 x 1080, as soon as I do it is set to 30 fps and greyed out and unchangeable. And of course, like Stwilliam, I am in a PAL country.

My own preference in this circumstance would be to use the MPEG Transport Stream option you also mentioned. It gives both AVCHD, 1920 x 1080 and also, importantly, 25 fps. But I am surprised that Stwilliam finds it so time consuming, especially with his set-up.

[Trevor Andrew]

Thanks Ken

Yes i can only get 30 fps using that template, hence my use of AVI.

"But it wont allow me to get above 720 x 756" is the last comment from Stwilliam

As you know you have to jump back and forth between tabs to set the options.

[Stwilliam]

I had to re-install the software and finally got both templates.

The m2t files are ok, but MPCHC ( which should play anything) stutters like mad, so I've opted for the 30 fps meg (mp4) it appears to give a good result although it takes around 3 minutes to render a 20 second clip.

The avi file comes out to large ( original 43 MB ) output avi 130 MB

I would assume that once these have been rendered, then If I trim any of the clips (which I cant do until they have been rendered into the above formats)I can use the smart render and avoid any secondry rendering ?