High Definition Camcorders

Included video camera software is often limited to what it can do. Luckily, Aunsoft Mac MTS/M2TS Converter can make good use of your talents for use with your Mac desktop or laptop, iPad, iPhone 4, Android smartphone, PSP, Xbox360, and etc. Also it can convert AVCHD videos for use with third-party video editing software such as iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Premiere CS3 and Sony Vegas. Available for use on Mac Platform.

Brief Description of AVCHD Files
Most HD Cameras adopt the AVCHD system to author, compress and store HD video files on a variety of media including Blu-ray disc, computer hard drives and removable flash storage such as SDHC memory cards. The AVCHD (Advanced Video Coding High Definition) file system was jointly developed by Sony and Panasonic to author, compress and store High Definition video using the file extensions .MTS or .M2TS. Unfortunately, as they stand, AVCHD files are incompatible with Windows and Mac computers and they can’t be uploaded to any online social networking sites like YouTube without first being converted to the recommended file formats of these sites. This is where the MTS Converter originates from.

AVCHD files are incompatible with Mac computers
Like some users complain, they could neither edit nor play AVCHD videos on iMac/Macbook smoothly. To take an example, when importing your AVCHD footage from Sony or Panasonic cameras into iMovie or Final Cut for editing, the two applications actually do not edit in native HD videos. They transcode your videos into the Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC). When you transcode into Apple’s intermediate Codec, the AVCHD size become even bigger. Much bigger. And accordingly it will take much more spaces of your Mac. Just take it easy!

Mac Quality Lossless AVCHD Converter
Since the debut of Aunsoft MTS/M2TS Converter for Mac, it has become Mac users’ first choice for converting 1080p, 1080i and 720p MTS files to other common formats while keeping high quality.

As Tom, an old customer of Aunsoft Studio says, “I’ve used Aunsoft MTS Converter for Mac for a along time and I really like its intuitive interface and operation. I used Apple iPhone 4 Mp4 codec 720p, works very good. My own videos are 25mins long, so they are over 300mb. Perhaps I will make a shorter one soon, but at the moment I try the possibilities of underwater 3D, with two Sony cameras in one housing, and videos with the Fuji Finepix W1 3D as MP4 side-by-side iPhone movie, which could be watched mobile with a Zeiss Cinemizer. I will do some videos in Egypt in September and upload it to video share, e.G. Youtube 3D.”

Perfect De-interlacing and Output HD Profile Quality
Apart from the conversion capability, this software also boasts powerful editing, including joining, splitting/trimming, adding watermarks, special effects and deinterlacing in particular. That is, Aunsoft products play an important role in handling the issues of noisy points and interlacing camera videos.

Speaking of its output profile, there are a variety of video formats for you to choose according to your own need. Of course, customizing your wishable output parameters is also supported. Noticeably, it could guarantee the video and audio synchronization, which is rarely available with other counterparts’ software on the market.

Fast and Easy-to-use Function
Even you convert a several-hour camera footages, you will not be furious with the conversion speed of the software. As it calculated/estimated, it runs up to three times faster than other similar software.

Supported Camcorders and Operation System
Panasonic, Sony, Canon or other portable HD camcorders like underwater cameras
1G Hz or above PowerPC G4/G5 or Intel processor
Mac OS X 10.4 above (including Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard) on iMac, MacBook, Mac Pro, etc
512 MB physical RAM (memory) or more
1024*768 or higher resolution display

In conclusion, if you are a photographer, Mac user, film maker or even video fans, this is the best choice for you to handle your videos or movies at ease.

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When you are about to engage in video editing, you must answer this question first – What do you want to do? There are so many video editing tasks but you can’t possibly do everything unless you’re a pro. Most of today’s videographers prefer to do certain editing tasks but not all of them. So when choosing for the best software, you must consider the things that you’re planning to do; this is the only way of getting the best software for you to work with.

It’s ordinary to see a lot of attractive promos when you’re shopping for the best software, online and offline. There are even programs that come with a free camcorder; don’t be fooled by these things. Stick to your needs and get the appropriate software if you want to end up with a software program that’s useful.

Firstly, you need to look at the format. What is the format that you’re currently working on? Do you want to create a final video or movie of the same format? The input is largely determined by the material you’re using – a DVD recorder, camcorder, etc. The input may be standard definition or high definition. The output can be in DVD wherein MPEG2 files are written on the DVD, in HDD, Blue Ray Disc, handheld devices, computer viewing, and many other formats.

Focus on the source of your files because the output will be mostly of the same format. Choose software that ensures ease of work with the particular input format so that you will not encounter any difficulty.

Sellers of various software programs see to it that their products are ‘attractive’ to the eyes of customers. Even if the program is not what you want, the seller can make it something that you want and so you’re tempted to purchase such software program.

The next thing that you need to consider is transition. When a scene changes, you should insert transitions between the clips. Transitions can be straight cut or cross fade and there are still others that you can use. You see, each software program usually offers about 50 different transitions.

Overlay tracks is another great feature of editing software programs. You can see this effect on movies and TV shows. A very good example is the news wherein you can see the station logo, tape readout, and a video of the reporter on a particular scene. Controlling the overlay tracks is important so that you won’t make a mess on the video output.

The audio control feature is limited in most consumer video editing programs. Just as the word suggests, the software is used mostly for editing videos and not audio. If you want to have maximum audio control, get advanced software packages used by pros.

DVD authoring is another feature that attracts videographers. You can use this if you have high definition materials. Make sure that it provides 10-20 menu templates for full customization.

Rendering is one of the most important features. The file is not finished until you render it; all the changes you’ve made on the video material are ‘virtual’. After rendering, the final video material is saved in viewing format.

Still looking for the best software in video editing? Focus on your needs and wants. If you know the video editing tasks that you’re about to do, then you can easily purchase the right software.

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Darnell King
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I recently purchased the Canon HV-40 camcorder. Wow! What a big improvement over the Canon GL2. The Canon GL2 is a fantastic camera, but it is just a bit older technology and it is not High Definition quality. There is a real discernible difference in the final result.

I was disappointed by the inability to capture video using Sony Movie Studio 8. I did several Google searches and all I saw was frustration by other users. I found no readily available solutions, and that is why I wanted to make this post available to others.

I attempted to capture video on two different XP computers – one was with the XP-64 operating system and the other was the standard 32 bit XP version. The same error message showed up on each computer. Actually, the same error message kept showing:

“The Device ‘Microsoft AV/C Tape Subunit Device’ could not be opened. Please make sure that it is turned on and is not being used by another application or user.”

I tried using Movie Maker that comes installed on XP and experienced the same error. By the way, I have used the same computers for several years to capture video from the Canon GL2 without any problems.

Note: A USB cable is enclosed with the HV-40. Naturally, you would think that you coule use it to capture your videos, but no way. The instruction book doesn’t make this very clear. It is used only to upload still photos from the miniSD card that you can insert into the camcorder.

You will need an OHCI compliant IEEE1394 card for your computer and the appropriate cable. I found one for only $7.50 on the web, which includes the appropriate cable. The new IEEE1394 card didn’t solve my capture problem.

I finally found a workaround solution. I downloaded freeware called HDVSplit. Because I installed that software, the problem was solved. I was able to import m2t files into Sony Movie Studio 8.0 without any apparent loss. Unfortunately, Microsoft Movie Maker doesn’t recognize the m2t files created by HDVSplit. That didn’t present a problem since I have been using Sony Movie Studio 8 software and really like it.

To summarize, if you are using Sony Movie Studio 8 and the Canon HV-40 camcorder, you can solve your capture problem by downloading the freeware HDVSplit software. It worked for me.

P. S. I did take the Canon HV-40 over to my friend’s house to try capturing with his Sony Vegas Pro 8. It captured perfectly without having to use the HDVSplit software. Sony Vegas Pro 8 is the high end version for about $599. Actually, I just checked…it is Sony Vegas Pro 9 now, and I am confident it will capture from the HV-40.

Canon support was very responsive to my pleas for help, but they couldn’t solve my problem since it wasn’t their problem. It was the Sony software problem. My version of Sony Movie Studio 8 that didn’t recognize the HV-40. I never did contact Sony for help because I solved my problem with the freeware, and therefore, didn’t need to involve Sony.