If you are one of the many who have purchased a camcorder that records to SD, SDHC, or Hard-Drive Media, you have found it difficult to download and edit your HD video files. The footage from those cameras are encoded in AVCHD format, which is a compressed file.
Until recently, many of the consumer editing softwares did not support AVCHD, however, there are some that are starting to support it and can import AVCHD files directly from the video camera.
If you find yourself in a position where you have an old version of and editing software or one that does not support AVCHD, we have provided a link on our website that you can download a free converter. How To Convert AVCHD Files:
1. Download the Free Video Converter or download it from our website
3. Convert those files using the Video Converter
4. Import those files into your editing software, such as the Campbell Outdoor Challenge Video Editor
5. You are now ready to start editing your footage!
Some of the newer versions of editing software now supports AVCHD. Here are a list of some of them:
Pinnacle HD Studio 14
Sony Vegas Pro 9
Apple iMovie
Final Cut Pro
If you are looking for a complete HD Editing Setup (Computer, Software, speakers), We have put together a Professional Video Editing Package
*Remember that you can only burn HD footage onto a DVD player if you have an HD Video Burner on your computer (your cd burner has to be an HD one). Otherwise, your footage will be in SD.
For Mac owners, I use an SD Card Reader with a USB plug for downloading the files directly to my hard drive. Forget downloading directly from the camera - it's a waste of time.
ReplyDeleteiMovie09 is able to recognize AVCHD files. Previous versions of iMovie09 will not be compatible with this new format and I heard there are a lot of issues with iLife11 - the software bundle that carries iMovie as well. Nuf said about that.
Once I've uploaded the files to my hard drive, I then import them into iMovie09 and then convert them to whatever format I need like AVI, MPEG4, etc.