VideoStudio

[oka]

Hello folks,

I hope this link http://www.videohelp.com/glossary will come very handy for some of you.

The seven items below were the questions I had before going on line to the above link. Now, my issue is NOT what they all are, but WHEN is the more practical time to use them?

1. MPEG optimizer (in VideoStudio)
2. MPEG vs MP4
3. .m2t extensions
4. H.264
5. AVCHD
6. ISO (I usually create my finished video in this format)
7. AUDIO_TS

Thanks
Oka

[Trevor Andrew]

Hello folks,

I hope this link http://www.videohelp.com/glossary will come very handy for some of you.

The seven items below were the questions I had before going on line to the above link. Now, my issue is NOT what they all are, but WHEN is the more practical time to use them?

1. MPEG optimizer (in VideoStudio) I don't use this option, others on the forum will help
2. MPEG vs MP4Mpeg2 are used to create a DVD, Mp4 or mpeg4 are used for the internet
3. .m2t extensionsfrom HD type camcorders
4. H.264High Definition compression used on many video types
5. AVCHD from HD type camcorders
6. ISO I usually create my finished video in this format
7. AUDIO_TS at one time created on a DVD Disc but now not used, the folder willbe empty

Thanks
Oka

[Ken Berry]

Re 3: From HDV camcorders using tape usually.

Re 5: From AVCHD camcorders -- one of the several mpeg-4 formats but in this case using the H.264 high def codec. It is an alternative Blu-Ray format (with .m2ts Blu-Ray format transport stream mpeg-2 plus DVC-Pro). It is normally stored on a camcorder's SD card or similar memory. AVCHD can also be used to create a Blu-Ray type disc but using a DVD as the burning medium. Such discs ("hybrid" or "AVCHD Discs" can only be played on Blu-Ray players rated to play such discs. Not all Blu-Ray players are so rated.

Re 6: while a lot of people use this, a lot of others -- myself included -- use either DVD Folders (Video_TS) or else the Blu-Ray equivalent (BDMV). ISO folders usually require mounting on a virtual disc in order to be able to play them back on a computer. The Folders option usally does not require any virtual mounting. Otherwise, they are very similar -- only VS will not produce an ISO for a Blu-Ray disc, only a Folder.