[MacDV] Re: Capturing AVCHD

[Steve Robertson]

Thanks, sb.

The client is far removed from me. Will the AVCHD files survive being  
transferred to a data DVD so they can be mailed to me?

Steve R.


On Jun 24, 2008, at 10:31 AM, sb wrote:

> For AVCHD you use Log and Transfer, via USB, not Firewire.
>
> AVCHD is a digital file transfer, not a "capture"
>
> The camcorder records on either a disk or a chip. Either way, you  
> should be able to put the chip (a multicard reader) or the disk  
> into your computer and just transfer the data over.
>
> You cannot go back to AVCHD. You must output to whatever final  
> format your client needs (iPod/iPhone, web, standard def, DVD, etc)
>
> And, you must have Final Cut Express 4
>
> hth,
>
> sb
>
>
> On Jun 24, 2008, at 6:41 AM, Steve Robertson wrote:
>
>> Hi Guys and Gals,
>>
>> I have a client who wants me to do some editing and post  
>> production on raw video shot by someone else. The negotiations are  
>> going well - until she informs me that the original video is in  
>> AVCHD format.
>>
>> I use FCE, which I think is supposed to handle AVCHD. But how  
>> would I go about capturing the AVCHD to my hard drive? I'm  
>> assuming you need a camcorder that captures AVCHD to be able to  
>> send AVCHD out through the FireWire to the computer. And she tells  
>> me the raw AVCHD footage is about one gig per hour. Sounds like a  
>> mighty small file size to me!
>>
>> What would happen if the client attached a camcorder using  
>> standard DV to the AVCHD camcorder and did a tape to tape transfer?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Steve R.
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