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It's important to note that these are still H.264-compressed files: MPEG4 is a file format which allows for several different codecs. Since the AVCHD spec doesn't allow for higher bitrates, the files are instead wrapped as. Panasonic's DSLRs have long been technically capable of producing higher-bitrate recordings (hence the popularity of hacking the GH1 and GH2 cameras) with the G6 and GH3 they made those higher bitrates available without hacks. The limitations of AVCHD are that the strict spec doesn't allow for 1080p50/60, and the bitrate is arguably rather low. Maximum bitrate is usually quoted as 24Mbps, but you'll sometimes see 28Mbps. Sony, Panasonic, and a few others use it (I think the Canon C100 shoots AVCHD?). "AVCHD is a very specific H.264 implementation with industry-agreed format and bitrate. I stopped using AVCHD long ago due to this total PIA of finding the actual video files in the crazy card format.Ĭan some one explain to me (in simpler terms) why AVCHD is so much better? The AVCHD format is a PITA for editing, but it's doable, and why give up even more quality if you can have it with just a little bit more work. Bigger number means better, even though it means bigger file size, too. Check out bitrate (mbps) and file sizes (MB) each option is offering.

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Check the specs first, because chances are the mp4 option in your camera is even more compressed than the AVCHD option. MP4 going forward so I can avoid this mess. Thanks for any help as I limp through this - probably going to just record in. Without having to dig into the convoluted Private folders and pry out the compressed. What I did notice a long while ago, though, is that earlier Aparture, and nowadays Apple Photos can import those video clips, too, along with all the metadata, and you can even trim them inside Photos if you want, and then send them over to FCPX or into any folder you want, in. I haven't used AVCHD files or iMovie in ages, but I believe the latest iMovie might be able to read and import the video clips off the messy AVCHD file structure and convert them on the fly, but I'm not 100% sure about that. You can transcode the AVCHD files into a more usable format with apps like ClipWrap (AVCHD) or EditReady (AVCHD, XAVC-S, etc.), for example, and then import the resulting video clips into FCPX. Is there a program or a way where I can browse that singular AVCHD package and drag items from it?

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What's the 'best' way is rather subjective, and as we've established from the comments there are several ways to skin the cat, so I won't comment but just one or two other ways.

Is there any better way to go about getting all these files off the memory card? mts just fine, btw.Īnd I have FCP X on my computer but not sure how it would help.

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IIRC you have to open two packages in total and then poke around in the folders to find the movie files (I think they're in. In other words, you can definitely open up the card using the Mac's file explorer and open the AVCHD package. mts files, which can then be dragged to the desktop." In the popup menu, select Show Contents and repeat through the files until you reach your original. To get to the files, hold down the Control key and click on the PRIVATE file.

mts movie files on SD cards and devices is now all hidden under a file called PRIVATE. "In Mountain Lion, movies are now locked into Quicktime so the folder structure containing your. I don't have any SD cards with AVCHD files on them at the moment so rather than go by memory, here's some instructions I just found online: Then I can save them to my harddrive, but only as. They must be opened first, within (presumably) Quicktime player. Within that package, I have all the files, but I cannot simply grab them from within the package and drag them to my computer's Hard drive (working on a Mac). I'm seeing the problem with this now in that when I open the memory card contents from my computer, I see one file called AVCHD which seems to serve as some sort of 'package'.

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Please refer to the instruction manual supplied with your camcorder for more information regarding compatible operating systems.I took a bunch of video clips on my recent trip to Greece, and they were all recorded in AVCHD. Note: Not all model camcorders are compatible with every operating system.

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The camcorder driver for USB video transfer comes preinstalled on the following operating systems: